[ale] newbie: modem configuration

[Jim]

Try typing "ps aux" to which process is locking your modem. It may be
that you locked the modem with a previous attempt to connect. Make sure
you have killed any process that may be locking the modem and try again.
If that doesn't work, check your script and be sure it doesn't have
duplicate lines for opening the modem. You may also try to connect using
minicom, just to be sure you can get a stable connection.

Nick Robinson wrote:
> 
> Ok, new problem, but making progress, I am connecting but kicking myself
> off rather immediately:
> 
> For my tail /dev/log/messages I get
> 
> localhost ifup-ppp: ppd started for ppp1
> localhost chat [1197]: ATDT4450159^M
> localhost chat [1197]: CONNECT
> localhost chat [1197]: -- got it
> localhost chat [1197]: expect (ogin:)
> localhost chat [1197]: ppd 2.3.5 started by root, uid 0
> localhost chat [1197]: Device modem is lock by pid 1195 [note: this number
> started lower]
> localhost chat [1197]: EXIT
> 
> What does the next to the last line mean?  Modem locked? how do I "unlock
> it" or get my ISP to recognize it?  I have the username and passwords
> inserted correctly I believe.
> 
> Thanks,
> Nick R.
> 
> (Previous problem about not being able to read var messages was because I
> had not changed to that directory :-(
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