[Gllug] Re: Problems with modem

[Tiago Menezes]

Hi,

After I asked for help from the people in this list a week or so ago, 
I've been reading/trying some of the many helpful suggestions. However, 
I'm still running into trouble with my external modem (3COM Sportster 
Flash).

I followed the procedure on "Take Command Configuring pppd in Linux, 
Part I" (http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5448) and also 
played with minicom/wvdial as suggested by different people in the list.

Looking at the log messages given during the procedure in the article 
mentioned above (please see below), it seems to me that the problem is 
something to do with 'hotplug'.

Skimming through the 'Linux hotplugging' page 
(http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/?selected=debug) they seem to 
suggest that, very often, the problem resides with the drivers for the 
device. However, going to the Mandrake (I'm now running Mandrake 9.0) 
hardware page (http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/hardware.php3)
this is what they say about the modem:

"Known Hardware.This hardware has been reported as compatible with 
Mandrake Linux by someone in our community of users and developers."

I don't have the old log messages, when I was trying to get the modem to 
work on RedHat 7.3, but I seem to remember getting the same error 
message related to 'hotplug'.

The modem is connected to the serial port ttyS0, and it's definitely not 
  USB, so why is there a mention to 'hotplug' in the 1st place?

I'd greatly appreciate any comments pointing in the right direction.

Thanks,

Tiago


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Mar 19 20:37:36 localhost pppd[3231]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
Mar 19 20:37:51 localhost pppd[3231]: Serial connection established.
Mar 19 20:37:51 localhost pppd[3231]: using channel 1
Mar 19 20:37:51 localhost pppd[3231]: Using interface ppp0
Mar 19 20:37:51 localhost pppd[3231]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem
Mar 19 20:37:51 localhost /etc/hotplug/net.agent: assuming ppp0 is 
already up
Mar 19 20:37:52 localhost pppd[3231]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 
0x0> <magic 0x14bcbafa> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Mar 19 20:38:19 localhost last message repeated 9 times
Mar 19 20:38:22 localhost pppd[3231]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Mar 19 20:38:22 localhost pppd[3231]: Connection terminated.
Mar 19 20:38:22 localhost /etc/hotplug/net.agent: NET unregister event 
not supported
Mar 19 20:38:22 localhost pppd[3231]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
Mar 19 20:38:22 localhost pppd[3231]: Exit.


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