For anybody who reads this thread in the future; it seems we got our
threads mixed up: CANADA Slacko Puppy Linux - Linux 3.4.52 [ i686 arch ]
kernel
and
ModemData.txt
On 14-03-18 12:52 PM, Pierre Dagenais wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I've done some more testing and found that if after closing wvdial I
> reconnect with picocom and send three + ('+++') then everything is ok,
> even if I reboot with slackosave. From what I've googled it seems that
> wvdial leaves the DCD up when it exits. I guess wvdial needs a proper
> exit strategy:-(
>> Sounds like you need stronger help than I... Since Slacko works for you
>> until you start using a save file, Then I doubt the problem is the modem
>> itself. So perhaps a better venue for your help would be the
>> Puppy Linux {user} forum. they are a helpful bunch.
>
> Yes, unless Marvin can help regarding the DCD, that's what I'll do.
>>
>> http://murga-linux.com/puppy/index.php
>>
>> Once logged in, their forum index pages do include a "view YOUR posts" link
>> that could make checking for replies less painful on a dial-up connection...
>
> No problem, I generally use DSL to access the web. I got interested in
> the dial-up modem when I needed a second IP address to test a squid
> server I've set-up on my desktop. Setting up a Telephone Answering
> Machine would be nice too. But that's another project, and another can
> of worms, I suppose.
>>
>> You said you got the cd for free, and it works if you start from scratch...
>> Your using dialup so you would want to avoid large downloads. BUT depending
>> on the slacko version your using it might be a good idea download a recent
>> version. They are all fairly small {the latest Slacko is less than a 170 Megs}
>
> I'm using Slacko 5.6
>>
>> http://puppylinux.com/download/index.html
>>
>> ftp://ftp.vcu.edu/pub/gnu+linux/puppylinux/
>>
>> And if that laptop doesn't have a burner, then for very few USD you could check out:
>>
>> https://www.osdisc.com/products/puppy
>>
>>
>>
>
> Thank you Marvin and Joe for your help,
> As always it is much appreciated,
>
> PierreD.
>
