RE: modem-mandrake


Subject: RE: modem-mandrake
From: Jim Gribbin (jewelrysupplier@gci.net)
Date: Sun Dec 29 2002 - 13:45:36 AKST


I'm not up on Mandrake. Is it set up to automatically connect to the
Internet when you use a network tool? Or do you need to run the dialer
and get connected first?

Jim Gribbin

On Sun, 2002-12-29 at 13:24, Matthew Dunaway wrote:
> Well, I'm up and running, but not going anywhere. Mandrake was working
> perfectly yesterday. Today I go on line to check my mail and nothing. It
> won't contact the mail server. Next I try the internet. Nothing. I try
> different browsers (Mozilla, Gaelon, Konqueor) nothing. Now I have to use
> Windows to check my mail. Blech!!
> I did not change any settings or anything. What the hell happened?? I am
> tempted to trash Mandrake and go back to SuSE. At least it worked.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Gribbin [mailto:jewelrysupplier@gci.net]
> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 12:09 PM
> To: Matthew Dunaway
> Subject: Re: modem-mandrake
>
>
> Your wife posted the link to mandrake's fix. It looks like a manual
> version of the steps taken by the script in the RH RPM you were looking
> at.
>
> Glad to here you're up and running now though.
>
> Jim Gribbin
>
> On Sat, 2002-12-28 at 18:03, Matthew Dunaway wrote:
> > I found a fix on Mandrake's user forum. Worked like a charm. Thanks for
> > the help, I do appreciate it.
> >
> > Jim Gribbin wrote:
> >
> > >A floppy should work fine. It's only an 8K file.
> > >
> > >BTW - If the modem is still in the box you should be able to see the
> > >modem if it's being detected by tho os. either 'cat /proc/pci' as before
> > >or another command I had forgotten about. 'lspci'(list pci). In the
> > >output of either of those commands you should see something recognizable
> > >as the modem.
> > >
> > >Jim Gribbin
> > >
> > >On Fri, 2002-12-27 at 15:34, Matthew Dunaway wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Hi Jim,
> > >>I am going to download this with SuSE. After I am through, what do I
> > >>do with it? Should I burn it to a CD or put in on a floppy disk?
> > >>Remember, I know very little, if nothing about Linux. In fact, this
> > >>will be the first time I have downloaded anything with Linux. I don't
> > >>know how to burn to a disk or floppy or how to install a program once
> > >>it's downloaded. I feel so helpless when it comes to Linux, I get
> > >>embarrased to ask for help. But if I don't ask, I'll never learn,
> > >>right?? :-P
> > >>
> > >>Jim Gribbin wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>To find out if Mandrake is seeing the modem, type 'cat /proc/pci' at a
> > >>>terminal prompt. If you see something in the output about the modem
> then
> > >>>the rpm you're looking at should help the application see the modem.
> > >>>
> > >>>after downloading the application,
> > >>>su to root, type
> > >>>rpm -i LNUX_3ComMdm-1.0-1.i386.rpm to install, then run
> > >>>3ComMdm
> > >>>
> > >>>It should setup the modem where the dialer application can now find it.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>If this doesn't work, write back and let us know the problems and
> > >>>someone will try to help work it out.
> > >>>
> > >>>Jim Gribbin
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>On Fri, 2002-12-27 at 02:44, Quemielle DuChesne wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>Hi.
> > >>>> My hubby (Matthew Dunaway) spent Christmas day pulling his hair out
> with Mandrake 9.0 after spending 200 bucks for 2 US Robotics modems #
> usr5610b. On the box it says "Minimum system requirements: Linux (kernel 2.3
> and higher).
> > >>>>Mandrake 9.0 is not 'seeing' this modem.
> > >>>>On US Robotics' site is a trouble page for this particular modem,
> > >>>>http://www.usr.com/support/product-template.asp?prod=5610b
> > >>>>with a fix for RedHat. I don't know what this is. It says the fix
> 'should' work on other distros. Could this solve my problem (yes, I've
> inherited the problem from Matt and feel honor-bound to solve it)?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
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