----- Original Message ----- From: <whitnl73@juno.com> To: <linuxworld999@yahoo.co.uk> Cc: <wine-users@winehq.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 2:29 AM Subject: Re: AOL on Linux > > | Hello. I am a newbie to wine. In my local area, the only way to have > | unmetered access to th internet is to use AOL. After some research on > | the internet, it gas come to light that some linux users have managed > | to install AOL's version 5.0 of their software to access AOL. > | > | Following these instructions, AOL5 is installed on my computer. The > | command "wine setup32.exe" was run. AOL5 has been installed. On > | launching the program, the login screen appears. However, the software > | is unable to access the modem and establish a connection. > | > | Is it possible to access AOL in this way? Does anyone have a better > | Solution. > > Maybe. if it works the modem with the *Comm or *File API, these are > well supported. DUN and RAS are not, probably will never be. In fact > you get this mail by modem from the Juno version 2 client. > > Note you must configure the modem to linux (set the correct IRQ with > setserial, FI) and name the com device in ~/.wine/config: > > > [serialports] > "Com1" = "/dev/ttyS0" > "Com2" = "/dev/ttyS1" > "Com3" = "/dev/ttyS2" > Confirmed these settings in muy home durectory. > The user who runs wine needs to be able to read and write the modem > device (not just the symbolic link /dev/modem, the real device, > /dev/ttyS<n> or (with devfs, /dev/tts/<n>) and needs to be able to > create a lock file in /var/lock, I think). Root should not run wine. > Do you know how to check for this? How can I make sure is modem is usable by all users? > If you still have trouble with the modem, let me know. I can probably > find a copy of AOL somewhere and hack around with it, and I am familiar > with wine serial comm (See documentation/ChangeLog.OLD). > Thank you. Any help will be appreciated. > | I have downloaded and compiled Penggy. However, this allows browser > | and non-AOL mail access but not access to their computing chat channel > | which I use a lot. If Penggy has a connection to AOL the AOL front end > | does not connect at all. Probably becase Penggy is already connected > | and two connections are not permitted by AOL. Is there a workaround > | this? > > Does Penggy use the modem? It does. However, this program has to be run by root. > | > | Any help will be appreciated. > | > | > | LinuxWorld999 > | Registered Linux User #305521 > | http://counter.li.org > | > I registered a long time ago, but I have forgotten my User #, > > Lawson > -- > ---oops--- :) I like this fad; :) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ wine-users mailing list wine-users@winehq.com http://www.winehq.com/mailman/listinfo/wine-users
