Re: Modem

From: Peter T. Breuer (ptb_at_lab.it.uc3m.es)
Date: 10/31/04 

Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 15:46:40 +0100

Dr. Deb <dgfreeman@mon-cre.net> wrote:
> Peter T. Breuer wrote:
> > Dr. Deb <dgfreeman@mon-cre.net> wrote:
> >> How do you set a 3Com 5610 faxmodem to "stupid mode?" I need to turn off
> > That would involve reading the man page for wvdial, grepping down to the
> > word "stupid".
> >
> > "Intelligent" programs are frustrating when they don't work right.
> > This version of wvdial has only minimal sup?? port for disabling or
> > overriding its "intelligence", with the "Stupid Mode", "Login Prompt",
> > and "Password Prompt" options.
> >
> > Then move on to the man page for wvdial.conf.
>
> I did as you advised and found, that like most, the Man page was only
> minimally helpful.

Why should it be? It's not the manual page for the area of knowledge
involved in writing the config file. There's a separate man page for
that (as I said! And as it says).

> It told me there was a "Stupid"mode but not how to turn
> it on.

There is no reason why it should tell you so. It's not its business.
With the knowledge that you need Stupid mode, you then look in the SEE
ALSO section of the manpage, note the reference to the manpage for
wvdial.conf, and go read that.

I wrote that down for you too!

> Currently it is set at "1". SuSe made this easy in their setup
> tool, all I had to do was click "stupid mode" in Yast setup.

And what is hard about doing the obvious? I see plainly the reference to
the man page.

> Fedora RC3 doesn't make it quite as easy.

It makes it neither more nor less easy. It IS easy.

> In fact Fedora appears to have
> designed by geeks.

That would be useful if it had been. RH is "designed" by computer
scientists who have no idea what they are doing. SuSE *is* designed -
by engineers.

> In addition to its difficulty in use,

There is no difficulty in use - just read the man page and do what it
says! How am I supposed to guess you should use Yast instead? And where
is the man page for it?

> I have gotten
> some unrequested reboots and lockup in this release of Fedora.

Then change your kernel, or its config.

> Glad I
> installed on my backup system.

Which neuron did you use for that ... ;).

Peter

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