Okay, So at this point if I keep getting NO DIAL TONE, what is my next troubleshooting step? How do I see if it’s a driver or hardware issue? Andrew -----Original Message----- From: Marvin Stodolsky [mailto:marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 1:43 PM To: Jacques Goldberg Cc: Andrew Merczynski-Hait; Philippe Vouters; Antonio Olivares; Linmodems Subject: Re: For next step : about wvdialconf and wvdial ATI is the first query in the wvdialconf test which accesses the modem hardware. MarvS On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Jacques Goldberg <goldberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Sorry Andrew, wrong, this is a very common mistake. > You can send any AT command to the DRIVER (SOFTWARE) and it will > answer an OK This does not prove that a command which acts on HARDWARE > has been uderstood and executed by the hardware device ... > > Jacques > > > On 06/24/2012 08:12 PM, Andrew Merczynski-Hait wrote: > > Ugh. An AT string to my modem responds "OK" but when trying to dial > minicom, Kermit, respond "no dial tone". Efax responds "Error: dial > command failed", and then "done, returning 2 (unrecoverable error). > > I am pretty sure creating the link on /dev/ttyS4 worked, because using > minicom on port /dev/ttyS4 AT returns OK. > > Gnome-PP does not detect a modem on /dev/ttyS4. > Wvdial conf shows this: > > andrew@ubuntu-11:~$ sudo wvdialconf > Editing `/etc/wvdial.conf'. > > Scanning your serial ports for a modem. > > Modem Port Scan<*1>: S0 S1 S2 S3 > WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port. > ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud > ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud > ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up. > Modem Port Scan<*1>: S5 S6 S7 S8 > Modem Port Scan<*1>: S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 > Modem Port Scan<*1>: S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 Modem Port > Scan<*1>: S25 S26 S27 S28 S29 S30 S31 > > > Sorry, no modem was detected! Is it in use by another program? > Did you configure it properly with setserial? > > Please read the FAQ at http://alumnit.ca/wiki/?WvDial > > In summary: I think the driver is working because (certain programs > on) the computer can talk to the modem. Wvdial and Gnome-PPP still > don't know there is a modem there, and the utilities that can talk to > the modem (minicom, Kermit, efax) return a "NO DIAL TONE" error when > they try to call anything (for efax error see above). > > Thanks, > Andrew > > -----Original Message----- > From: Philippe Vouters [mailto:philippe.vouters@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 1:34 PM > To: Andrew Merczynski-Hait > Cc: Antonio Olivares; Linmodems; Marvin Stodolsky > Subject: For next step : about wvdialconf and wvdial > > [philippe@victor ~]$ ls /dev/ttyS* > /dev/ttyS0 /dev/ttyS1 /dev/ttyS2 /dev/ttyS3 [philippe@victor ~]$ ls > -l /dev/modem lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 10 Jun 23 18:11 /dev/modem -> > /dev/536ep [philippe@victor ~]$ ls -l /dev/536* crw-rw-rw-. 1 root > root 240, 1 Jun 23 > 18:51 /dev/536ep crw-------. 1 root root 240, 1 Jun 23 18:11 > /dev/536ep0 [philippe@victor ~]$ sudo ln -s /dev/536ep0 /dev/ttyS4 > [philippe@victor ~]$ sudo wvdialconf Editing `/etc/wvdial.conf'. > > Scanning your serial ports for a modem. > > ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud > ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud > ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up. > Modem Port Scan<*1>: S1 S2 S3 > WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port. > ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud > ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud > ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- OK > ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z -- OK > ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 -- OK > ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 -- OK > ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 -- OK > ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK > ttyS4<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI -- OK > ttyS4<*1>: Speed 230400: AT -- OK > ttyS4<*1>: Speed 460800: AT -- OK > ttyS4<*1>: Max speed is 460800; that should be safe. > ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK > > Found a modem on /dev/ttyS4. > Modem configuration written to /etc/wvdial.conf. > ttyS4<Info>: Speed 460800; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0" > [philippe@victor ~]$ ls -l /dev/ttyS* > crw-rw----. 1 root dialout 4, 64 Jun 23 19:18 /dev/ttyS0 crw-rw----. 1 > root dialout 4, 65 Jun 20 21:54 /dev/ttyS1 crw-rw----. 1 root dialout > 4, 66 Jun > 20 21:54 /dev/ttyS2 crw-rw----. 1 root dialout 4, 67 Jun 20 21:54 /dev/ttyS3 > lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 11 Jun 23 19:18 /dev/ttyS4 -> /dev/536ep0 > [philippe@victor ~]$ sudo chown root:dialout /dev/ttyS4 > [philippe@victor ~]$ sudo wvdial > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.61 Cannot get information for > --> serial port. > --> 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. > > -- > Philippe Vouters (Fontainebleau/France) > URL: http://vouters.dyndns.org/ > SIP: sip:Vouters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >
