>> Conexant Modem in Acer Aspire Laptop <<

Hi,

I have a

Laptop from Acer, Aspire 1310 with Athlon XP 1800.
Internal is a Conexant Soft 56k Modem.

Under WinXP the modem works absolutly perfect !

I have allready installed the special package form linuxant.
hsfmodem-6.03.00lnxt04032800full_k2.4.21_99_athlon-1suse.i586.rpm

If a make i wvdial the modem doesn't dial out.
Or I make a minicom to the /dev/ttySHSF0, after ATDT019012345
minicom says NO CARRIER.

+ uname -a
Linux linux 2.4.21-99-athlon #1 Wed Sep 24 13:34:32 UTC 2003 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

Any idee ?

how did you setup your modem? Did you follow the installation instructions carefully?
Just installing the modem wont do the deal I guess....

I also have a Conexant chipset modem, and have used the Linuxant driver successfully (the full paid version). The free version would connect, but at painfully slow speeds.

The real device file should be linked to the standard modem device /dev/modem which most programs will use. Show output from the command

ls -l /dev/modem

If you see a symbolic link to /dev/ttySHSF0, you can use /dev/modem for all programs using the modem. Many programs will expect to find the modem at /dev/modem.

The "NO CARRIER" response is a good start. It means that minicom is communicating with your modem. That response can mean different things depending on how your modem is initialized. Try the following commands in minicom. (My comments in italics.)

at
(should get "OK" response)

atm1
(make sure speaker is on, should give "OK")

atl2
(turn up speaker volume, should give "OK)

ath1
(you should hear the modem pickup, and hear dialtone)

ath
(modem will hang up, give "OK")

atx4
(this sets the modem to give more detailed messages and should give "OK")

Now issue the appropriate "atdt" command with the number for your ISP. You should hear the modem pickup and listen for dialtone, dial the number, and attempt to connect. Hopefully you get a "CONNECT xxxxx" response. Anyway, let us know how your modem responds to these commands. It will provide some good diagnostic info.