usr 5610 modem, was: Re: Installing Speakup

[Vic Beckley]

Greg,

There is no /dev/ttyS4 file.  there is just ttyS1, ttyS2, and ttyS3.  How would this happen and how do I fix it?

I installed minicom and, as you would expect, it gave me the error that there was no device file.

At 11:17 PM 5/1/2004, you wrote:
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>Hmmm, you do have a ttyS4 device file in your /dev directory, right?
>
>If your up to it, can you install minicom, so that we can rule out the
>modem as the source of the problem? Do:
>
>apt-get install minicom
>
>Then, do:
>
>minicom -s
>
>to configure it, and set it up for /dev/ttyS4. The configuration
>screens are fairly self-explanatory, so give me a yell if you're
>confused there. Then, once you get into minicom's terminal screen
>after exiting the configuration screen, minicom will try to initialize
>the modem. You'll see the init string, followed by "ok" from the
>modem. Then, type 
>
>at
>
>and hit enter. If the modem responds with "ok", type
>
>atdt
>
>and hit enter, and you should hear the dial tone at this point. Hit the
>spacebar to hang up the modem, and exit minicom.
>
>If all of this went as described, then your modem isn't the
>problem. If this didn't go as described, then please explain what
>happened.
>
>Greg
>
>
>On Sat, May 01, 2004 at 10:09:33PM -0400, Vic Beckley wrote:
>> Greg,
>> 
>> It did not work.  It did not try to access my modem.  I got the error "Unknown option 'ttyS4.'
>> 
>> At 05:50 PM 5/1/2004, you wrote:
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>> >Ok. Run pppconfig. When you're asked if you want the modem to be auto
>> >detected, select no. When it tells you to manually enter your modem
>> >port, hit backspace to erase the 1, and type a 4 in its place, thus
>> >making your entry read /dev/ttyS4. Follow the rest of your
>> >configuration as you have before.  You should be able to run ppp_on
>> >now. If it still doesn't work, let me know exactly what happens,
>> >including any errors.
>> >
>> >Greg
>> >
>> >
>> >On Sat, May 01, 2004 at 05:10:56PM -0400, Vic Beckley wrote:
>> >> Greg,
>> >> 
>> >> I am running Debian 3.0 R2.
>> >> 
>> >
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>> Best Regards from Ohio, U.S.A.
>> Vic
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Best Regards from Ohio, U.S.A.
Vic
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