Ray, On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Ray Chandler <raychandler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Great - thanks. 'sudo wvdial' works a treat. > One more thing though - is there a command to hang up when I've finished, rather > than just crudely pulling the modem usb plug out? Use CTRL + C, the CTRL key(hold it) then press C and you should be done. Regards, Antonio p.s. Sorry for not replying to the previous question, I was thinking about permissions problem, but did not come back to respond in time :( > > Thanks, > Ray > > > ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Jeff Hunt <jeffhunt90@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: Ray Chandler <raychandler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Friday, 22 October, 2010 22:21:22 >> Subject: Re: pppd problem >> >> This is a common problem (bug?) in Ubuntu. A dialup user needs to be >> in both the dip and dialout groups to get the necessary rights to use >> the required files - there are at least two more files that will cause >> problems once you get past pppd -. The files need to have the >> appropriate group set to write. >> Ask again if you don't know how to do this. >> >> An alternative is to run as root. Sudo wvdial. >> >> On 10/22/10, Ray Chandler <raychandler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > With help from linmodems.org and this discussion group (many thanks), I > have >> > got >> > >> > my Ubuntu 10.4 system talking to my Zoom 3095 usb modem, but after dialling >> > and >> > initial recognition, a ppp problem prevents completion of the ISP link. >> > >> > The wvdial log says "Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd" (although pppd is >> > definitely >> > at that location), followed by "Check permissions or specify a PPPD Path >> > option >> > in wvdial.conf" >> > >> > Here's my wvdial.conf : >> > >> > [Dialer Defaults] >> > Init1 = ATZ >> > Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 >> > Modem Type = USB Modem >> > ISDN = 0 >> > New PPPD = yes >> > Phone = 08456600924 >> > Modem = /dev/ttyACM0 >> > Username = (correct username shown) >> > Carrier Check = no >> > Password = (correct password shown) >> > Baud = 460800 >> > >> > Do I need to make changes here, or elsewhere, to get things working? >> > Thanks, Ray >> > >> >
