Jan Nice work!! Re --> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/chap-secrets: Permission denied --> --> CHAP (Challenge Handshake) may be flaky. --------- is a known problem. The fix is in http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-sixth/msg04656.html Presently please do a clean writeup on the pulse audio solution, and send to the List. There it will acquire a http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-sixth/msg?????.htm which scanModem will output for agrsm chipsets. MarvS On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Jan Groenewald<jan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > > On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 10:48:23AM -0400, Marvin Stodolsky wrote: >> You can't blacklist snd-hda-intel as the agrsm drivers depend on it >> for 11c11040 chips >> Try: >> $ sudo /etc/init.d/pulseaudio stop >> before the modem tests. > > Thanks. I had to do some more to stop pulseaudio. > > Now gnome-ppp says: > > --> Looks like a login prompt. > --> Sending: ***@is.co.za > ***@is.co.za > Password: > --> Looks like a password prompt. > --> Sending: (password) > % Authentication failed > Username: > --> Looks like a login prompt. > --> Sending: ***@is.co.za > --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. > --> Starting pppd at Sun Aug 16 19:47:18 2009 > --> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied > --> --> PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) may be flaky. > --> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/chap-secrets: Permission denied > --> --> CHAP (Challenge Handshake) may be flaky. > --> Pid of pppd: 5801 > --> Using interface ppp0 > --> Disconnecting at Sun Aug 16 19:47:27 2009 > --> The PPP daemon has died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code = 16) > --> man pppd explains pppd error codes in more detail. > --> Try again and look into /var/log/messages and the wvdial and pppd man pages for more information. > --> Auto Reconnect will be attempted in 5 seconds > --> Initializing modem. > --> Sending: ATZ > ATZ > OK > --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > OK > --> Modem initialized. > > I will recheck on the username and password. > > regards, > Jan > -- > .~. > /V\ Jan Groenewald > /( )\ www.aims.ac.za > ^^-^^ >