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=Ubuntu= | =Ubuntu= | ||
==General Modem Information== | |||
*[http://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto Ubuntu Community Help Wiki - Dialup Modem How To] | |||
*[http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/html_single/Modem-HOWTO/ The Linux Documentation Project - Modem HOW TO] | |||
*[http://linux.about.com/od/mdm_howto/a/hwtmdm_idx.htm About.com - The Linux Modem How To] | |||
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==Modem Troubleshooting Software== | ==Modem Troubleshooting Software== | ||
====scanModem==== | ====scanModem==== | ||
Software that scans modem, identifies it, and gives instructions on how to configure it. | Software that scans modem, identifies it, and gives instructions on how to configure it. | ||
*[http://www.linmodems.org Linmodems Support - ScanModem Utility] | *[http://www.linmodems.org Linmodems Support - ScanModem Utility] | ||
*[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto/ScanModem Ubuntu Community Help Wiki - | *[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto/ScanModem Ubuntu Community Help Wiki - Scan Modem] | ||
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<pre style="font-size: 130%;"> | |||
wget "http://132.68.73.235/linmodems/packages/scanModem.gz" | |||
gunzip scanModem.gz | |||
chmod +x scanModem | |||
sudo ./scanModem | |||
gedit Modem/ModemData.txt | |||
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====wvdialconf==== | ====wvdialconf==== | ||
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sudo apt-get install wvdial | |||
sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf | |||
less /etc/wvdial.conf | |||
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====setserial==== | |||
<pre style="font-size: 130%;"> | |||
setserial -g /dev/ttyS* | |||
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==Finding the Device== | ==Finding the Device== | ||
====dmesg==== | |||
*Look inside "/var/log/dmesg" after plugging in modem. | *Look inside "/var/log/dmesg" after plugging in modem. | ||
::Device should start with "tty". | ::Device should start with "tty". | ||
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cat /var/log/dmesg | grep tty | |||
ps -lax | grep getty | |||
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====lsusb==== | |||
*List USB Devices | *List USB Devices | ||
Latest revision as of 13:49, 1 June 2014
Ubuntu
General Modem Information
- Ubuntu Community Help Wiki - Dialup Modem How To
- The Linux Documentation Project - Modem HOW TO
- About.com - The Linux Modem How To
Modem Troubleshooting Software
scanModem
Software that scans modem, identifies it, and gives instructions on how to configure it.
wget "http://132.68.73.235/linmodems/packages/scanModem.gz" gunzip scanModem.gz chmod +x scanModem sudo ./scanModem gedit Modem/ModemData.txt
wvdialconf
sudo apt-get install wvdial sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf less /etc/wvdial.conf
setserial
setserial -g /dev/ttyS*
Finding the Device
dmesg
- Look inside "/var/log/dmesg" after plugging in modem.
- Device should start with "tty".
cat /var/log/dmesg | grep tty ps -lax | grep getty
lsusb
- List USB Devices
