Re: Adding A Device in KPPP's Modem Device Combo Box

[David Pye <dmp@davidmpye.dyndns.org>]

Well, there's a brutal way, which you can use until I find the proper way to 
do it!

Edit the kppprc config file (which should be in ~/.kde/share/config) and 
change the line saying:

device=/dev/modem

to 

device=/dev/whateveryoulike

Note that when you go back into kppp, you will see the device is still 
/dev/modem as the other device isn't in the scrolllist. BUT it will now dial 
the device in the config file.

As far as I can see, the device list looks almost as if it might be hardcoded, 
which surprises me, as it's a pretty stupid thing to do! (No offence to the 
kppp authors)

David

On Friday 11 April 2003 19:01, Yuhanes Tjandra wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have woody with KDE 3.1.1 installed in my laptop.
> My modem is a winmodem which works with hcflinmodem driver.
> It is named /dev/ttySHCF0 in the system. In order to use it in kppp, I
> created a symbolic link, /dev/modem, pointing to that device.
> The problem is that the link is always altered to /dev/ttyS1 everytime
> when I plug in a combo card (LAN + Modem).
>
> Is there any workaround to this problem?
> My immediate thought was to use the device's name directly but it's not
> displayed in kppp's modem device combo box.
>
> Yuhanes