[arch-general] dialup woes wvdial, external v92 modem connected via usb/serial adapter

[Ross]

On 04/06/10 16:39, Joe(theWordy)Philbrook wrote:
>
> It would appear that on Jun 4, Ross did say:
>
>> Perhaps you need pulse instead of tone dialing? If that is the case try
>> setting Dial Command = ATDP
>
> Thanks for the suggestion Ross. Though I don't see how that could be it...
> All of my telephones use tone not pulse (I just double checked the one on
> my desk, it's switchable, but the switch is set to the clearly marked
> "tone" setting.
>
> None the less, I suppose the modem itself might be malfunctioning in
> some way that prevents tone dialing. So while I doubt pulse dialing is
> the answer, I shall test this theory.
>
> 	. . .
>
>
> UnderTree =->  wvdial
> -->  WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.61
> -->  Cannot get information for serial port.
> -->  Initializing modem.
> -->  Sending: ATZ
> ATZ
> OK
> -->  Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0&C0&D2 H1 +FCLASS=0
> ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0&C0&D2 H1 +FCLASS=0
> OK
> -->  Modem initialized.
> -->  Sending: ATDP7340102
> -->  Waiting for carrier.
> ATDP7340102
> ERROR
> -->  Invalid dial command.
> -->  Disconnecting at Fri Jun  4 00:07:41 2010
> UnderTree =->
>
>
> Nope, wasn't that. {sigh} I do wish I could be sure what's wrong.
>
> If anybody familiar with zoom brand external modems could confirm that
> the wvdial.conf I included in my previous post "SHOULD" work, I might
> conclude that my zoom modem may have developed a malfunction during
> the years it spent collecting dust in the junk box under my desk.
>
> In which case, I still have about a week to return the $39 usb/serial
> adapter to staples where $59 will get me a new zoom v92 usb modem.
> But if it turns out that there is something wrong with my wvdial.conf
> that's causing the problem, (rather than a defective serial port modem)
> then I've got better things to do with the $20 difference.
> device
If you are using a usb -> serial adapter I think your Modem should be 
something like /dev/ttyS0 (you could check on your system with "dmesg 
|grep serial") instead of /dev/ttyUSB0

Ross.