Re: Installing modem.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles-Roberts" To: "Hoyt Bailey" <hoyt13@wiredok.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 13:16
Subject: Re: Installing modem.
> Hoyt Bailey wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Charles-Roberts" > > To: "Hoyt Bailey" <hoyt13@wiredok.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 09:50
> > Subject: Re: Installing modem.
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hoyt Bailey wrote:
> >>
> >>>I recieved my USR5610B and replaced the Intel winmodem. Turned on the
> >>>computer and it dialed the ISP in Windows. So I said hey this is going
> >
> > to
> >
> >>>be easy. Went to U.S. Robitics website and no debian driver only RH,
> >>>Mandrake, & SUSE. Ok I can do rpm. downloaded rpm driver put it on a
> >
> > CD
> >
> >>>and booted debian. Did ^alt F1 read man rpm & man alien. No problem
> >>>mounted CD issued alien -i </cdrom/<pkgname> ran ok w/no errors.
> >
> > Checked
> >
> >>>for files 3commdn and found the following:
> >>>/usr/share/doc/3commdn
> >>>/usr/share/doc/3commdn/changelog.Debian.gz
> >>>/usr/share/doc/3commdn/copyright
> >>>/usr/doc/3commdn
> >>>/usr/dpkg/info/3commdn/.postinst
> >>>/usr/dpkg/info/3commdn/.list
> >>>/usr/dpkg/info/3commdn/.prerm
> >>>/usr/dpkg/info/3commdn/.conffiles
> >>>/usr/dpkg/info/3commdn/.md5sums
> >>>Read the copyright file and there is a statement (Not Installed). Went
> >
> > back
> >
> >>>to X & read the log XFree86 no indication of modem. Tryed to start
> >>>connection -No-. Any Suggestions?
> >>>Regards;
> >>>Hoyt
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>Hoyt;
> >>PS my earlier reply.
> >>There may not be a /dev/ttyS4 defined.
> >>If not, do this command:
> >>ls -al /dev/ttyS*
> >>note the minor/major numbers from ttyS0 to ttyS3
> >>do command 'mknod .... See 'man mknod'
> >>
> >>HTH
> >>Charles
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I have a problem with mkno its written in debian(not clear). I issued
the
> > following commands
> > mknod -m TTYS4 c 4 68 (invalid mode)
> > mknod -m MODE TTYS4 c 4 68 (invalid mode)
> > mknod -m=MODE TTYS4 c 4 68 (invalid mode)
> > That was all the options mentioned. Could you provide the correct
command.
> >
>
> Why the hell are you using CAPITAL letters? DID you read 'man setserial'
> & 'man mknod'?
>
> the command is:
> mknod /dev/ttyS4 c 4 68
>
> You may have to chmod to correct user. Usually the 'Group' user is
> dialout. Add what ever user will be using this device to /etc/group
> 'dialout'.
>
> > On your first post the command:
> > setserial -G /dev/ttyS4 NOTE the capital 'S'
> > should ^ be an 'S'? or were you refering to ttyS4?
> > As usuall confused;
>
> What do you think? Read 'man setserial'.
> It is the 'S' in /dev/ttyS4. If you had issued the command
> 'ls -al /dev/ttyS*' you would have seen for yourself th capital 'S'.
I did and copyed the previous 3 exactly except for the 68.
>
> > Hoyt
> Maybe I am a little harsh!!! Maybe English is not your mother language!
It is but man pages are written in linux (var debian) not english.
> Maybe you have no experience with linux!! True, the man pages are not
> easy to read.
Very little.
> But, the man pages get easer with practice READING them. You must try.
> You must think. You must try to help yourself. It is not good for
> someone to hold you hand. You will never learn anything that way.
>
> If you are going to use Debian you had best learn to READ READ READ READ
> READ. And to THINK THINK THINK THINK. You MUST learn a lot about the
'cli'.
>
> Anyway, I use this very same moden with Debian & I will help you get it
> working. It works very good for me.
>
> HTH
> Charles
>
> PS. Is the debian-user mailing list still messed up where if one post to
> the list one gets a lot of virus for microsoft?
>
>
>
>
Thanks for the info the man setserial I didnt read. I havent gotten any
viruses or spam either. Apparantly many do but Norton & Spam Defender are
protecting me pretty well.
Regards;
Hoyt
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