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Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 1st, '13, 02:56
by drew77
I would like some help in getting my USB modem setup for faxing and dialing out to another modem via a phone line.

It is a Trendnet TFM-561-U modem. Both Linux and Windows capable.

Andy

Re: Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 1st, '13, 15:46
by drew77
Any help bitte ?

Re: Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 1st, '13, 17:51
by isadora
Please don't push, your message has come through.

Re: Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 1st, '13, 22:28
by doktor5000
What help do you need exactly? Please have a look at http://doc.mageia.org/mcc/3/en/content/drakconnect.html

Re: Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 1st, '13, 22:38
by drew77
Setup is totally different than other distros.

Mageia recognized a modem.

I may have to install a driver if there is not diagnostic to find the right driver.

Andy

Re: Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 1st, '13, 23:01
by doktor5000
Modems are usually covered by one driver, which is installed by default, that is the usbserial driver, the same one as for most 3G modems.

What happens if you try to setup a new network connection as described in the documentation linked to above?
For a modem that would be http://doc.mageia.org/mcc/3/en/content/ ... ml#d4e1345

Re: Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 2nd, '13, 03:13
by drew77
I have two modems. I can live without the internal "fake" modem. :-)

It shows this one which is the one I previously posted about.

I would like to get it working.

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dentification
Vendor: ‎Conexant

Description: ‎USB Modem

Media class: ‎Communications|Abstract (modem)|AT-commands (v.25ter)

Connection
Bus: ‎USB

Bus PCI #: ‎4

PCI device #: ‎2

Vendor ID: ‎0x0572

Device ID: ‎0x1329

Misc
Module: ‎cdc_acm

Re: Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 2nd, '13, 06:44
by doktor5000
doktor5000 wrote:What happens if you try to setup a new network connection as described in the documentation linked to above?
For a modem that would be http://doc.mageia.org/mcc/3/en/content/ ... ml#d4e1345


So did you try to configure it as described in the documentation?

Re: Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 3rd, '13, 00:59
by drew77
Yes.

Re: Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 3rd, '13, 16:05
by doktor5000
And, what happend and what is the current state? Any error messages?
Please show the output of
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ifconfig -a
as root.

Re: Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 5th, '13, 00:06
by drew77
Is there a SuperKonsole available ?

Much easier to run root commands.

Re: Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 5th, '13, 19:10
by doktor5000
What's a SuperKonsole? Just open a terminal and switch to root via su -
You can also setup sudo, even for passwordless access, if you want that.
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Configuring_sudo

Re: Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 5th, '13, 22:05
by drew77
SuperKonsole is a konsole window with admin privileges. (OpenSuse uses it.)

No time wasted with su - everytime you need to do some work.

Any recommendations on a forum that has experience with setting up and using an actual modem ?

Re: Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 5th, '13, 22:54
by doktor5000
drew77 wrote:Any recommendations on a forum that has experience with setting up and using an actual modem ?

If you give the same feedback as here probably doesn't matter where you ask. Until now you didn't even respond to the last question about the current state.

Re: Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 5th, '13, 23:36
by drew77
If you continue to be unhelpful, your user base will stay small.

Re: Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 6th, '13, 00:17
by Ken-Bergen
drew77 wrote:If you continue to be unhelpful, your user base will stay small.
And if you refuse to give answers to the questions asked your answers will be few to none on any forum you find. :shock:

Re: Modem help

PostPosted: Oct 6th, '13, 14:20
by doktor5000
drew77 wrote:If you continue to be unhelpful, your user base will stay small.

Are you kidding me? I've pointed you to the corresponding documentation, and asked questions, most of which you didn't answer,
also you didn't provide enough information for others to help you remotely. If you continue like this, thread will be locked.