Greg, There is no /dev/ttyS4 file. there is just ttyS1, ttyS2, and ttyS3. How would this happen and how do I fix it? I installed minicom and, as you would expect, it gave me the error that there was no device file. At 11:17 PM 5/1/2004, you wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >Hmmm, you do have a ttyS4 device file in your /dev directory, right? > >If your up to it, can you install minicom, so that we can rule out the >modem as the source of the problem? Do: > >apt-get install minicom > >Then, do: > >minicom -s > >to configure it, and set it up for /dev/ttyS4. The configuration >screens are fairly self-explanatory, so give me a yell if you're >confused there. Then, once you get into minicom's terminal screen >after exiting the configuration screen, minicom will try to initialize >the modem. You'll see the init string, followed by "ok" from the >modem. Then, type > >at > >and hit enter. If the modem responds with "ok", type > >atdt > >and hit enter, and you should hear the dial tone at this point. Hit the >spacebar to hang up the modem, and exit minicom. > >If all of this went as described, then your modem isn't the >problem. If this didn't go as described, then please explain what >happened. > >Greg > > >On Sat, May 01, 2004 at 10:09:33PM -0400, Vic Beckley wrote: >> Greg, >> >> It did not work. It did not try to access my modem. I got the error "Unknown option 'ttyS4.' >> >> At 05:50 PM 5/1/2004, you wrote: >> >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> >Hash: SHA1 >> > >> >Ok. Run pppconfig. When you're asked if you want the modem to be auto >> >detected, select no. When it tells you to manually enter your modem >> >port, hit backspace to erase the 1, and type a 4 in its place, thus >> >making your entry read /dev/ttyS4. Follow the rest of your >> >configuration as you have before. You should be able to run ppp_on >> >now. If it still doesn't work, let me know exactly what happens, >> >including any errors. >> > >> >Greg >> > >> > >> >On Sat, May 01, 2004 at 05:10:56PM -0400, Vic Beckley wrote: >> >> Greg, >> >> >> >> I am running Debian 3.0 R2. >> >> >> > >> >- -- >> >Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org >> > >> >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) >> > >> >iD8DBQFAlBuU7s9z/XlyUyARAnEtAJ9hYU8RH68noYRev52xUToZjMmllgCgqtBd >> >5NCrvA5gk1kGTaNGtoKyums= >> >=DbB3 >> >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Speakup mailing list >> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> >> Best Regards from Ohio, U.S.A. >> Vic >> MailTo:vbeckley at wilkshire.net >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> >> !DSPAM:40945897324764714611275! >> >> > >- -- >Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > >iD8DBQFAlGhm7s9z/XlyUyARAtsrAKCaW2iECPwaB22jovUoUB2w0dOaHgCfaADU >iB0iFX9DZ4/eETKfeOBXF18= >=shrS >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup Best Regards from Ohio, U.S.A. Vic MailTo:vbeckley at wilkshire.net
