Steve, Thus far the modem looks sane. To set it up hereafter: $ sudo modprobe agrserial Everytime you run: $ sudo agrsm-test it will overwrite the prior /etc/wvdial.conf So you need to again remove the ; < > symboles and put it dialout info with: $ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf before $ sudo wvdial MarvS On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 12:00 AM, steve king<steveking@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Marvin, > I read your email and realised that I'd left the <> around my details so > went back to that first - they were gone! So Iput them back in removing <> > and tried sudo wvdial . You can see the result in the attached " > wvdial_text". I've put those details in 3 times now, but still no-go. > cheers, Steve > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marvin Stodolsky" <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "steve king" <steveking@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: <discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:13 AM > Subject: Re: Agrsm for Xubuntu 8.04 kernel 2.6.24-19 > > > Steve, > > From http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/11c11040/ > get the agrsm-tools_0.0.1_all.deb . Install under Linux with: > $ sudo dpkg i a*.deb > Afterwards run: > $ sudo agrsm-test > > If the modem is detected, edit in your personal information, with: > $ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf > removing the symbols ; < > > Then try a dialout with > $ sudo wvdial > > MarvS > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Antonio > Olivares<olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Steve, >> >> This modem is kind of troublesome. Your installation hsa been >> successfull but wvdialconf has not found the modem. Would you mind >> running >> $ sudo lsmod | grep 'agr*' >> and >> $ dmesg | grep 'agr*' >> >> also and post it here. >> >> Regards, >> >> Antonio >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: steve king <steveking@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:13:38 +1200 >> Subject: Re: Agrsm for Xubuntu 8.04 kernel 2.6.24-19 >> To: Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> >> >> Hi Antonio, >> Good news and bad! >> Drivers installed and set up, but I still can't get the system to dial-up. >> I did another scanmodem and to my inexpert eye it looks OK, but one of the >> texts suggested that ifconfig may be interfering, so I ran "sudo ifconfig >> eth0 down." there was no reaction to the command, so I ran "ifconfig" . > I've >> attached both files. >> I'm sure Ive got all the details right in Network manager, but I can't > hear >> any sound from the dialler. Where do I go from here. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Antonio Olivares" <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: "Stephen King" <steveking@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Cc: <discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 2:04 PM >> Subject: Re: Agrsm for Xubuntu 8.04 kernel 2.6.24-19 >> >> >>> Stephen, >>> >>> After you have unpacked the agrsm.8.04.1-2.6.24-19-generic.tar.gz >>> >>> steve@steve-desktop:~$ cd agrsm-ubuntu8.04.1-2.6.24-19-generic/ >>> >>> steve@steve-desktop:~$ sudo ./setup >>> >>> It should setup everything for you. Please run the above commands on >>> your system and if something does not go correctly, and if you want to >>> rerun please do a >>> steve@steve-desktop:~$ ls -l setup >>> >>> and see if setup is executable, if it is not please run >>> >>> steve@steve-desktop:~$ chmod +x setup and rerun with >>> steve@steve-desktop:~$ sudo ./setup >>> >>> and everything should work as advertised. After successfull >>> installation of drivers and running of sudo depmod -a / and or >>> rebooting. Please run the agrsm-test and then run >>> steve@steve-desktop:~$ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf >>> >>> and it hopefully finds the modem port. Let us know how it goes. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Antonio >>> >>> On 7/12/09, Stephen King <steveking@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> > >>> > I've dual-installed Xubuntu 8.04 on my PC alongside Win 98. Broadband >>> > internet access is not available where iI am so I'm trying to get my >> dial-up >>> > modem operating with Xubuntu. I downloaded >>> > agrsm-ubuntu8.04.1-2.6.24-19-generic.tar.gz from the Linmodem website >> using >>> > win 98 which is still working (just) put it on a usb stick and >> transferred >>> > it to xubuntu where I put it in the home directory. I've unpacked it >> using " >>> > tar xzvf agrsm8.04.1-2.6.24-19-generic.tar.gz ". I read the text files >>> > contained and tried " sudo ./setup " which came back "no command" or >>> > something similar, so I tried " sudo > agrsm8.04.1-2.6.24-19-generic/setup >> " >>> > which tried to set the files up but couldn't. See attached text copy of >> what >>> > was on terminal. http://www.nabble.com/file/p24454815/agrsm-inst >> agrsm-inst >>> > -- >>> > View this message in context: >>> > >> > http://www.nabble.com/Agrsm-for-Xubuntu-8.04-kernel-2.6.24-19-tp24454815p244 >> 54815.html >>> > Sent from the Linux Winmodem Support - Discussion mailing list archive >> at >>> > Nabble.com. >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >>> Checked by AVG. >>> Version: 7.5.560 / Virus Database: 270.12.26/2116 - Release Date: >> 15-May-09 06:16 >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.560 / Virus Database: 270.12.26/2116 - Release Date: 15-May-09 > 06:16 > >
