56k Modem volume off

[Dalani]

I use Ubuntu 5.04. In the modem monitor applet properties, there is a setting to turn off the volume on a dial up modem. However whenever I connect, my modem dials-up with the annoying volume on. The 'volume off' setting in the applet doesn't seem to take effect.
Is there a way of getting my modem to connect silently???

[Nerderello]

if you can, you could add M0L0 (those are zeroes not ohs) to your dial up command string (ie. make it look like ATM0L0DT instead of ATDT), and while you're at it, add a W2 before the DT to get the correct connect speed returned.

Nerderello

[Dalani]

I did not see any dial-up init entry field in Gnome's modem monitor. I configured the modem with Ubuntu's gui. If (as I was told) wvdial is what this distro uses, I can't find wvdial config file in /etc/

So all this to ask: where do I enter these modem codes???

[Nerderello]

oh. You say you can't find /etc/wvdial.conf . Hmm. See if you can use the file search facility to find wvdial.conf ( or do a 'find -n wvdial.conf' , or ' locate wvdial.conf'). If you can't find this file, then you've got to ask yourself if you're really using wvdial to dial. Try having a look in your syslog ( 'tail --lines 45 /var/log/messages' ) and seeing if you find any wvdial messages.

If you do find wvdial.conf or whatever is being used in its place. you'll see init1 and init2 and Dial Command = ATDT lines in both the global (top part) and for each different ISP that you have defined. You can put the M0L0 and W2 into any of these strings , although you must ensure that the last part of the Dial Command is the DT (Dial Tone).

Sorry I can't be of more help, but I haven't had a play with Ubantu, so I don't know what they use.

Nerderello

[Dalani]

Thanks! mark this solved.

I found Ubuntu's dial-up config file in:
/etc/chatscripts/ppp0

used vim text editor

#sudo vim /etc/chatscripts/ppp0

to add M0L0
(VIM basics: press insert,edit text, press esc,then type :write to save file
then press esc and :q to quit VIM)