georgeg4 Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 Hello all . i have installed RH9 in my computer and am having trouble getting a modem to work . I have found 4 linmodem drivers for it but I have to know the kernel version to choose a driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 Hi GeorgeCould you open a console and type:uname -rYou will see the kernel verion right on your screen ! Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeg4 Posted May 17, 2003 Author Share Posted May 17, 2003 OK thank you bruno I will have to shut down then and reboot in RH because the modem isnt set up in it as yet . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 O.K we´ll see you right back George ! Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeg4 Posted May 18, 2003 Author Share Posted May 18, 2003 Ok I downloaded the driver in rpm format and installed it (successfully it looked like) but when I went to activate it I got the error messageFailed to activate pppo with error 6 And I have no idea what error 6 is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 Hi GeorgeGood man, got a modem, found the driver and installed it ! Bravo, we´re nearly there . . . . . . error 6, I´ll have to look into that, but the first thing I came across is a kind of simple solution, don´t know if it will work though : Turn off ¨PnP aware OS¨ in the BIOS ! And try to reconfigure your ppp again.In general: You are very short on the info you give ! I have a few questions for you: What are you using to set up your dial-in ? What program do you use for making the connection, kppp ? Does yoour ISP use CHAP or PAP ?I have lots of more questions but let´s start with those. Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengeek Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 I always turn off plug and pray for Linux.Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 Yep Greengeek, perhaps I should make a ultra short Howto in the TIPS covering these basic things ! Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imranj Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 hey "georgeg4" is yur modems brain from conexant then i may help u out their.,.............i have extensive exprience using those kind of modems.Well if u have the source kernel u should complie yur modems from them best way, otherwise hope that u get a matching rpm for it if u using hsf based modem or even HCF based.i used wvdial for dialing to net , very easy to install and configure, u might need to get the configuring the script right which is very easy , just read the read me..........and every thing should be just fine.any help pm me........ :DAnd i also never had any plug and pray issues with linux except for modem one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 Thanks for jumping in here imranj ! It sure looks like George could benefit from your help .:lol: Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeg4 Posted May 19, 2003 Author Share Posted May 19, 2003 In general: You are very short on the info you give ! I have a few questions for you: What are you using to set up your dial-in ? What program do you use for making the connection, kppp ? Does yoour ISP use CHAP or PAP ?I have lots of more questions but let´s start with those.Sorry bruno I am not familiar with all those terms you asked me about . I am trying to set it up under system/internet connections . It shows up as ppp As far as windows is concerned I am using the original modem that is not compatible with linux .Now about the isp I have no idea what chap or pap means . It is through earthlink if that is any help . But I don't use their software I just let WinXp set it up .It does that automaticly . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengeek Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 :rolleyes:Don't give up yet George, after a day of fiddling around this is now coming to you via Mandradke 9.0 on a Gateway PII350. The penguin now has his own computer, no more dual or multi booting. SuSE 8.0 Pro is on a PII 400 but no internet as yet, I'm working on it.Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 Hi GeorgeGive m a bit of time and I¨ll try ti figure out for you what earthlink uses for protocol, pap or chap.Did you change the BIOS settings to: PnP aware OS ---> NO ? Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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