Ryan, This was the message that I sent you. Please send to me if you want what you have attempted and I'll see what I can do to help. Sorry if the mail was lost or misplaced :( Regards, Antonio On 7/14/09, Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ryan, > > 1) Since you mention that it will be a few months and you would still > like to connect with linux in the meantime. Could you tell us what is > your ISP? > > This way we can see what they require and see if we can emulate it with > linux. > > 2) If you have plenty of RAM and CPU power on your machine, install a > virtual machine, either microsoft machine/wmware/..../ other virtual > machine and inside that virtual machine (Linux whichever one you run > like Ubuntu should find the modem and use the native windows drivers > and connect (automagically like it does within windows). This only if > you are willing to experiment after you have done all of the hard work > and gone through many exercises, I think why not? > > 3) if you decide to use option 1) > Have you read Jacques's Post Install help: > > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/post-install.html > > If you decide to continue, keep/save your /etc/wvdial.conf and please > post it or attach it here. Don't worry about your password/account > information use **** in the meantime. Although it might help to know > if there are other Linux Users in your area and use that same ISP to > see which parameters they use. > > I have suggested you add > Carrier Check = no > Stupid Mode = 1 > > to your /etc/wvdial.conf > > For instance, I had some troubles a while ago and Marv, Jacques and > others on the list helped me tremendously with Init Strings and > configurations. Also we have done many great things, but not have > achieved success, but there is something we might not have tried: > > save a wvdial.log session and posted that to us and list > (discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) so that others could help if possible. > > Thank you Ryan for your attention. > Marv & Phillippe Thank you as well for your time spend in trying > tremendously to help Ryan here connect with linux. It has been a > great challenge for all of us. > > Ryan, > > Here I will post one wvdial.conf file I use with martian drivers, I > usually use different ones, one for martian, one for smartlink, one > for Intel 536 ep modem and one for pctel modem. > > [root@ET1161-05 ~]# cat /etc/wvdial.conf > > [Dialer Defaults] > Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > Modem Type = Analog Modem > Phone = 7072000 > ISDN = 0 > Username = my_username > Init1 = ATZ > Password = my_password > Modem = /dev/ttySM0 > Baud = 460800 > Carrier Check = no > Stupid Mode = 1 > > Also when one runs scanModem there is a file in DOCs folder called > wvdial.txt. Please read it carefully if you have a chance and if you > try please do the following: > > ## To make a logfile wvdial.out > # wvdial 2>&1 | tee wvdial.out > # # For some Internet providers, the following line is necessary > # Stupid Mode = yes > ## for other wvdial options, do "man wvdial" or see the documentation in > ## /usr/share/doc/wvdial/ > > > If you make a logfile send it to list and we will all get it that way > you might not have to cc: to us all. And others can join to help. > > $ sudo wvdial 2>&1 | tee wvdial.out > > Send us wvdial.out as an attachment to list (discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) > > Thank you for your attention. > Sorry for insisting if you consider it is too much work and pain with NO > GAIN . > > Regards, > > Antonio >
