Subject: Re: modem doesn't init
From: Ryan Mesler (kraylus@airmail.net)
Date: Tue Feb 19 2002 - 21:03:48 MST
oh, and i forgot to say that the kernel that i used can be found here (it's
2.4.18)
http://www.ppckernel.org/kernel.php?id=22
R.L. Mesler <Kraylus>
Call me Kray
If at first you don't succeed, call it version 1.0
ICQ: 45088864
AIM: Kraylus
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Mesler" <kraylus@airmail.net>
To: "YDL Mail List" <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 9:58 PM
Subject: modem doesn't init
> oook...
>
> ive tried several things to get this working. the default kernel is 2.2.19
> and it's the YDL 2.0 distro. the modem doesn't want to init. the system
can
> see it at /dev/ttyS0 though.
>
> what happens is the same thing for all dialers (kppp, wvdial, minicom,
> etc.). it sends the ATZ command and the modem doesn't respond with "OK".
> kppp will sit there and try forever whereas wvdial times out after a bit.
i
> scanned a few online resources on my other machine and found that others
> were having the same exact problems, but only one resolution was posted.
>
> this was to update to the 2.4 kernel. so i booted into macOS, downloaded a
> specialized kernel for my specific iMac (500MHz Indigo). i got the kernel
> from http://www.ppckernel.org/ and burned it to a cd (claimed that it has
> modem support).
>
> i then booted back into linux, followed the instructions to replace the
> kernel and restarted. after the first reboot i did depmod -a and rebooted
> again. sound didn't load properly. whenever i move my mouse i get static
> from the speakers. kde couldnt play sounds either but i could play mp3s in
> the console using mpg123.
>
> and on top of all that the modem still doesn't work. however! in wvdial,
it
> gets past the ATZ command. i can hear the modem click in my speakers, then
> it comes back saying that the modem is not responding :( i tried various
> inits i found at work (i work for an ISP) that are known to work with mac
> modems, but none have changed anything.
>
> i'm about to return the iMac and go for a pc. can anyone, anyone at all
> please help me with this? i'll try anything.
>
> R.L. Mesler <Kraylus>
> Call me Kray
>
> If at first you don't succeed, call it version 1.0
>
> ICQ: 45088864
> AIM: Kraylus
>
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