[cad-linux] Re: Newbie - RH8.0 - Gnome - Modem will not responid
- From: phrostie <pfrostie@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 03:09:01 -0800 (PST)
one of the first things you need to check with modem problems is the
permissions. are you running your dialer as a normal user or as root?
if it responds (as root) then you may want to look into changing permissions of
/dev/tty4 or setting up sudo.
--- John Wolf <wolf_j@> wrote:
>
> Sorry to post here. but l.r.ppp won't accept, I have enough problems
> without trying to figure that out, can anyone tell me why I can't post
> there or help with the following:
>
> I have RH8.0 installed and reinstalled on a dual boot with Win98, this
> message is from Win98 because RH8.0 will not dial out or do anything
> with the modem. It is a hardware PCI USR modem which Linux seems to
> see on ttys4 = com5 which is what it runs on in windoze. I have
> configured ISP, etc. and it is connected, but nothing dials out.
>
> Any clues?
>
>
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phrostie
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and danced the skies on Linux silvered wings.
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