Hi All

I've been trying for a while now to get my dial-up modem working on G4 PowerMac with CentOS PPC 4 beta 2.

I finally have some good news :)

I had an issue where my modem wasn't being detected, in wvdial I was getting input/output errors (http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=563&forum=34)

my solution - install the latest yellowdog kernel on centos-ppc

I downloaded the latest ydl kernel (2.6.10-1.ydl.1) from http://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/yellowdog/updates/yellowdog-4.0/ppc/, installed it. modified /etc/yaboot.conf and /etc/modprobe.conf(see below) and now dial-up and sound work perfect :)

I tried to re-complie the centos-ppc kernel but couldnt find the macserial option.

Im sure this is not everyones preferred method, but it works.

From what i cant see of the ydl kernel the only main difference when

it comes to modems it that it has Macserial compiled in the kernel by default where as centos-ppc doesn't. If possible I would suggest this be compiled in the centos-ppc kernel as well, im no kernel expert, i just wont dial-up to 'just work'.

Now i just gotta get X working all nice and i'll be very happy.

hint: if anyone else tries this remeber use rpm -ivh and not rpm -uvh to install the kernel, took me a few re-installs for me to learn this lesson :)

Cheers

Justin Kelly

______________________________ /etc/modprobe.conf ______________________________ alias eth0 sungem alias usb-controller ohci-hcd

#ALSA portion alias char-major-116* snd alias snd-card-0 snd_powermac

#OSS/Free portion alias char-major-14* soundcore alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0

# card #1 alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss

install snd-card-0 /sbin/modprobe ~@~Signore-install snd-card-0 && { /usr/sbin/aslsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :; } remove snd-card-0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || :; }; /sbin/modprobe -r ~@~Signore-remove install sound-slot-0 /sbin/modporbe ~@~Signore-install sound-slot-0 && { /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L >/dev/null 22>&1 || :; } remove sound-slot-0 { /sbin/modprobe -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >>/dev/null 2>&1 || :; }; /sbin/modprobe -r ~@~Signore-remove ~

On 4/1/05, Justin Kelly linuxppc@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Alexander

I would use system-config-network but it has problems at the moment on CentPPC Beta - wont run

anyway is there any other suggestions to see

• first if the modem has actually been recognised by Cent
• and secondly to configure and use it for dial-up

note: Hardware spec PowerMac G4 400 with built-in modem

Thanks again

Justin Kelly

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 03:33:29 +0200, Alexander Dalloz ad+lists@uni-x.org wrote:

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Am Mi, den 30.03.2005 schrieb Justin Kelly um 2:04:

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Im having problems setting up a dialup connect in CentOS PPC

I get the following error when attempting to use wvdial (modem set as /dev/ttyS0)

--> Cannot open /dev/ttyS0: input/output error

Ive tried kppp but ive had not luck

Anyone know how to fix this?

normally I would use pppconfig and pon/poff but havent been able to use/find them, are they install by default?

This isn't Debian :) system-config-network - as you seem to run X. Explanation you can find in the documentation

http://www.centos.org/docs/4/html/rhel-sag-en-4/s1-network-config-modem.html

...

Justin Kelly

Alexander

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