command wvdial not found

[Tony Molloy]

On Tuesday 07 December 2010 13:04:37 Adil Adil wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'll answer your questions:
> I want use F12 because i want to use a software (NCTUns) that was tested
> only in F12. The model of modem is "HDM EC122".
> 
> The problem now is that even yum does not work properly. Does it nead an
> internet connection to work properly?

Of cource it needs an internet connection to work, Either that or you must 
have a local repo.


Try.

Boot into Windows if you have it.

Download wvdial from

<http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/fedora/linux/releases/12/Everything/i386/os/wvdial-1.60-10.fc12.i686.rpm>

Use x86_64 if you have a 64 bit system

Copy it to a USB key

Boot into fedora.

copy wvdial to local disk

Them

yum localinstall wvdial

Tony

> 
> because once i'm in fedora i'm not connected to internet.
> 
> I did :
> 
> yum clean metadata
> yum install wvdial
> 
> but did not change anything.
> 
> Thank you
> 
> --- On Tue, 12/7/10, Harish Pillay <harish.pillay at gmail.com> wrote:
> > From: Harish Pillay <harish.pillay at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: command wvdial not found
> > To: "Community support for Fedora users" <users at lists.fedoraproject.org>
> > Received: Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 12:53 PM
> > 
> > > I want to use my 3G modem in
> > 
> > F12. the manufacturer gives automatic intallation software
> > for mac and win only.
> > 
> > > I checked on internet, I found there is a way to do
> > 
> > that using "wvdial". But I cannot find it. Does this command
> > have another name in fedora?
> > 
> > What model 3G modem are you using?  And, is there a
> > reason you want to
> > use F12 (which reached EOL earlier this month)?.
> > 
> > IIRC, you do not need anything fancy for get the 3G USB to
> > work on Fedora
> > since F11 I think (or it might have been F12).
> > 
> > Harish
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