Subject: Re: modem on iBook2001
From: Jeroen Diederen (jdiederen@epo.org)
Date: Thu Nov 15 2001 - 09:15:56 MST
Maybe I am completely wrong, but I had troubles too with my modem under YDL 2.0. But when I tried
ppp dialer in kde it worked ! Maybe you should give it a try
filippo.fraternali@tin.it wrote:
> >
> > Da: Charlie Watts <cewatts@frontier.net>
> > Data: 12/01/1904 18:53
> > A: "yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com" <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> > Oggetto: Re: modem on iBook2001
>
> > OK, you definitely don't want "serial" loading at all. That's x86
> > specific.
> >
> > If it's partly loaded, and you can't get it to un-load, you'll probably
> > want to reboot.
> >
> > Um ... you are right about macserial not being a module in the stock
> > kernel. Which means that alias line in /etc/modules.conf might not be good
> > idea ...
> >
> > I was apparently wrong about needing the i2c stuff, though - I've just
> > booted the stock kernel and it works fine; Those modules don't load.
> >
>
> Ok, "serial" is not there anymore, after typing "rmmod" and
> rebooting the machine it disappeared.
> Moreover, and I am very happy for that, the bad massage I
> had on the login prompt also disappeared.
>
> YDL 2.1 is now just working as 2.0 did, it's already
> something tough...
>
> I tried again to add the alias line to /etc/modules.conf,
> run "depmod -a" and reboot but nothing seem to happen.
>
> I dont see "macserial" in the lsmod menu, should I?
>
> wdial still gives "modem not responding".
> (The previos KDE had aldo an Automatic Recognition of modem
> devices that I can not find in this new version.)
>
> What do you suggest?
> thanks,
>
> filippo
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