Have you tried "apt-get install minicom"? You also might want to try running pppconfig instead of wvdial. This isn't expert advice, just something else to try.
-Jeff > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 20:27:21 EST > > First, thanks to many who have tried to help me with multiple newbie > problems. I appreciate. > > Now trying to connect to modem pool of my university ISP. wvdial connects, > but then says "Hummmm Prompt detected" and launches ppp, and then ppp > hangs, and starts trying all over again. > > I found wvdial.conf and #'d out username and password, hoping that program > would stop after connect, and let me enter name of server that I connect to > at prompt. However, wvdial won't even dial after that; because it wants a > username and password. > > So I looked at var/log ppp messages to try to get ppp to work. It appears to > be failing because of wrong parity parameters: 7 instead of 8. Holy smoke, > if win 3.1 terminal program can do it with no hassle, am I making progress?? > Tried to locate minicom, but I guess Potato distribution doesn't come with > minicom. > > Newbie still needs help. TIA, dave > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
