Forrest,
Here is why we ask for what we ask:
Modem = /dev/ttyHSF0 is WRONG
Modem = /dev/ttySHSF0 is CORRECT (of course only for a Conexant HSF
chipset).
In addition, unless I am now completely senile, this wvdial.conf was NOT
generated by wvdialconf because
wvdialconf would have done it correctly.
The instructions are very clear:
1- run once sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
2- Edit /etc/wvdial.conf for the username, password and phone number
3- and connect using sudo wvdial
What I really cannot understand is how can it be that you heard the
modem dialling if the modem is not correctly defined.
Jacques
Antonio Olivares wrote:
Forrest,
On 11/18/09, Forrest Charnock <fpcharnock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
With proper respect and calmness I have done that over and over and over
and over again from the very first time you asked me to Antonio.
I very much appreciate your help but I cannot force you to believe what
I say is true.
I am sorry if I came too strong, but I only saw
<quote>
forrest@warden-Ubu-1:~$ sudo ifconfig eth0 down
[sudo] password for forrest:
forrest@warden-Ubu-1:~$ sudo wvdial
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
--> 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.
--> Configuration does not specify a valid phone number.
--> Configuration does not specify a valid login name.
--> Configuration does not specify a valid password.
</quote>
and I got frustrated seeing the same thing over and over, and you had
told us that you had changed it properly but that it was not being
saved? Now that we have got that out of the way, lets proceed
I keep putting in that command, making any changes you ask, saving the
file and then reopening it to make sure it has not changed.
Here is what it says right now.
Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Phone = 2990051
ISDN = 0
Username = fpcharnock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Password = *********
Modem = /dev/ttyHSF0
Baud = 460800
All of this looks correct.
Then I ran the second command and this was the result.
forrest@warden-Ubu-1:~$ sudo wvdial 2>&1 | tee wvdial.out
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
--> Cannot open /dev/ttyHSF0: No such file or directory
--> Cannot open /dev/ttyHSF0: No such file or directory
--> Cannot open /dev/ttyHSF0: No such file or directory
forrest@warden-Ubu-1:~$
This tells us that /dev/ttyHSF0 is not present/loaded. Can you do a
$ sudo ls /dev/ttyHSF0 -l
for us please and reply back to this message.
Also check output of
$ sudo lsmod
and post its contents here. Maybe
$ hsfconfig --dump
or something similar to above also will help.
Again I ran sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf and the result was the same.
[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Phone = *******
ISDN = 0
Username = fpcharnock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Password = 45merrie
Modem = /dev/ttyHSF0
Baud = 460800
The config file always has the phone number-password -username etc. and
when I dial it always says they are not there. When it boots it tries to
dial. I found the reason it said the modem was not there, it was a
physical problem, I cleaned the contacts and it found it again. I am
doing exactly what you asked me to do Antonio.
Should I go remove all the settings in Point to point communications in
network??
Does Wvdial not need those? I don't know , all I know is I have done
what you asked, I copied and pasted the commands , I ran them .
It will dial with gnome-ppp but it won't connect. WVdial does nothing .
Please don't do any extreme measures yet. We have to find what is
going on, maybe hsf is not loaded, and it previously was? So now you
get something different.
Try the above commands, and report back to us. Also sorry for my
comments, but I got frustrated seeing no progress.
Regards,
Antonio
On Thu, 2009-11-19 at 01:14 +0000, Antonio Olivares wrote:
Forrest,
With proper respect and calmness, please do what we ask you to do.
$ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf
remove the ";", add your username, password, ISP phone number and save
the file. Then as soon as that is done and saved for good. and NO
problems, no permissions,, or other type of errors please do a
$ sudo wvdial 2>&1 | tee wvdial.out
and send us inline or as an attachment the file wvdial.out. Otherwise
and without that we CANNOT do anything to help you :(
We are a team of volunteers and have no time to be fooling around with
details after which we have kindly asked you to please supply them.
Normally, I am a very calm person, and please forgive me if I am
coming very strong, but mosting everything that you have posted is the
SAME thing with no VARIATION and no PROGRESS. Please do what we are
asking you to do so that we can help you troubleshoot your connection.
Regards,
Antonio
On 11/19/09, Forrest Charnock <fpcharnock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
When I booted up this time the modem did dial and I heard the operator
recording -not sure what it was. When it finished booting I tried wvdial
and got the same result, it said I had no valid phone number -password
etc. Just for grins I tried gnome-ppp and it dialed again and this is
the log file.
Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf.
--> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best.
--> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd.
--> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf.
--> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best.
--> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd.
--> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf.
--> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best.
--> Unable to run /usr/sbin/ppp
I don't know what to do with wvdial config because it shows the
passwrods-username -phone etc is there and I do not know how to check
permissions or specify a pppd path.
Thanks
