modem not responding

[housam marzouk]

G'day all,
Can I get a help in this matter?
Trying to connect to the internet using a dial-up modem, I did the following:
-downloading & unpacking the SLMODEMD.gcc4 .
- copying the slmodemd to /usr/sbin then,

housam at housam-laptop:~$ sudo chmod +x /usr/sbin/slmodemd
housam at housam-laptop:~$ sudo modprobe snd-intel8x0m
housam at housam-laptop:~$ sudo slmodemd -c EGYPT --alsa snd-intel8x0m hw:0,6

I,ve got the following:
Quote:
Usage: slmodemd [option...] <device>
Where 'device' is name of modem device (default `/dev/slamr0')
and 'option' may be:
-h, --help this usage
-u, --usage this usage
-v, --version show version and exit
-c, --country=VAL default modem country name (default `EGYPT')
--countrylist show list of supported countries
-a, --alsa ALSA mode (see README for howto)
-g, --group=VAL Modem TTY group (default `uucp')
-p, --perm=VAL Modem TTY permission (default `0660')
-r, --ringdetector with internal ring detector (software)
-n, --nortpriority run with regular priority
-s, --shortbuffer use short buffer (4 periods length)
-d, --debug=VAL debug level (default `0')
-l, --log=VAL logging mode (default `5')
housam at housam-laptop:~$ sudo slmodemd --alsa -c EGYPT hw:0,6
SmartLink Soft Modem: version 2.9.11 Mar 13 2006 18:27:33
symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/1' created.
modem `hw:0,6' created. TTY is `/dev/pts/1'
Use `/dev/ttySL0' as modem device, Ctrl+C for termination.

and in another terminal I configured wvdial:
housam at housam-laptop:~$ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
and got the following:


Quote:
Password:
Editing `/etc/wvdial.conf'.

Scanning your serial ports for a modem.

Modem Port Scan<*1>: S0 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S24 S25 S26 S27 S28 S29 S30 S31
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S32 S33 S34 S35 S36 S37 S38 S39
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S40 S41 S42 S43 S44 S45 S46 S47
WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port.
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI -- SmartLink Soft Modem
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 4800: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 9600: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 19200: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 38400: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 57600: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 115200: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 230400: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 460800: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Max speed is 460800; that should be safe.
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK

Found a modem on /dev/ttySL0.
Modem configuration written to /etc/wvdial.conf.
ttySL0<Info>: Speed 460800; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0"

and editing wvdial.conf:
housam at housam-laptop:~$ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf
and running sudo wvdial
got the following:

Quote:
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.55
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT07770777
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT07770777
CONNECT 50667
--> Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt.
** Welcome **
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--> Hmm... a prompt. Sending "ppp".
ppp
PPP: Not enabled
ascend%
--> Hmm... a prompt. Sending "ppp".
ppp
PPP: Not enabled
ascend%
--> Hmm... a prompt. Sending "ppp".
ppp
PPP: Not enabled
ascend%
--> Hmm... a prompt. Sending "ppp".
ppp
PPP: Not enabled
ascend%
--> Hmm... a prompt. Sending "ppp".
--> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best.
--> Starting pppd at Fri Dec 15 15:47:47 2006
--> Pid of pppd: 6906
--> Using interface ppp0
--> Disconnecting at Fri Dec 15 15:48:17 2006
--> The PPP daemon has died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code = 16)
--> man pppd explains pppd error codes in more detail.
--> Try again and look into /var/log/messages and the wvdial and pppd
man pages for more information.
--> Auto Reconnect will be attempted in 5 seconds
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
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ascend% ATZ
Unknown command
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--> Sending: ATQ0
ATQ0
Unknown command
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--> Re-Sending: ATZ
ATZ
Unknown command
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--> Modem not responding.
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
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ascend% ATZ
Unknown command
ascend%
--> Sending: ATQ0
ATQ0
Unknown command
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--> Re-Sending: ATZ
ATZ
Unknown command
ascend%
--> Modem not responding.
--> Disconnecting at Fri Dec 15 15:48:41 2006


Now what is the problem? and what to do??
thanks for the help
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