[GNUz] thanks guys

[Nick Rout]

On Fri, 26 May 2006 15:46:38 +1200
Rik Tindall wrote:

> > actually the standard debian pppconfig pon poff combination should
> > work. 
> 
> Good tip, thanks Nick. I had been running pon & editing 'provider' 
> default file, but still get a 'fault' exit. Neither pppconfig nor wvdial 
> detect or run the modem yet, while it's listed as ttyS1 IRQ3 at startup 

what driver does your modem usually use? what is it? pcmcia? built in?

what do you do in ubuntu to get it going? what driver does it use there?

> - I assume that means the pcmcia/cardbus initialisation process was 
> complete prior to serial port id. That'd be lsmod to check? Am copying 
If it is a pcmcia modem then the use of cardctl ident would be useful.

cardctl ident will have told you which card is the modem (usually for
one card in the slot and 1 for the other). You can then watch the kernel log as you eject and insert the card usuing these commands:

cardctl eject 1

cardctl insert 1

(do not do this remotely to the card that you are using ssh through!!)


> modem initialisation strings across from other O/S dialers as we speak.
> 
> Saw your inquiry on Voyage mailing list. 

The inquiry I made about modems was answered off list and basically
pointed me to the usual debian modem setup tools, ie pppconfig, pon and
poff.


> The important post there, i 
> reckon - while we await reply - is: 
> http://list.voyage.hk/pipermail/voyage-linux/2006-May/000860.html

not sure why you place importance on that post.


> Good wifi support is becoming standard

has been for ages i'm afraid.

> 
> One Q: have been looking through Voyage online docs & /filetree, but 
> haven't spotted the source files yet? They may be needed.

the source for what? It is all standard packages and a script or three
isn't it? What source are you after?


-- 
Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz>