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Modem setup

I was trying to use 'seyon' to dial up in the xterm of X-window. After I type 'seyon', then press return, I got the message which is showed below:
Initialization error
Modem initialization routine failed.
Possible causes:
* no modem device is specified.
* modem device is locked.
* failure to open modem device(e.g. non-existent port, insufficient permission, etc).
Suggested action:
* check that you specified the correct port.
* check that no other process is using the modem.
I actually specified the correct port(cau1--com1:under DOS which works fine with no problems in win95) during setup configure procedure.It's impossible that other process is using the modem, and I did see a link file modem -> cua1 under /dev. How come?

your help will be appreciated!

Wu

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wuy

ASKER

Sorry, I mistook! The 'cau1 com1: under DOS' should be cua1 com2: under DOS. I did correct option!

I can't use ttys* instead of cua*.I can't type in anything in menu option during setup configure.

Go into Linux as soon as I turn computer on. So it is impossible that another process is using modem.

ahoffmann

ttyS* **not** ttys*

> I can't type in anything in menu option
What do you mean by that?

wuy

ASKER

You are right. The ttyS* is not ttys*, but this is not the reason
which causes my problem.

"I can't type in anything in menu option" means when I setup configure during installation, it's a menu option allows me choose cau0, cau1, cau2 & cau3 only. No chance to type in anything.

wuy

ASKER

I login as root, then go to /dev. I delete 'modem' link file using 'rm' command. Then, I tyied all ways below:

ln -s /dev/cua1 /dev/modem
ln -s /dev/ttyS1 /dev/modem
setserial /dev/cua1 auto_irq
setserial /dev/modem autoconfig

The linux still coundn't recognize modem. No response from modem.