command wvdial not found

[Tony Molloy]

On Tuesday 07 December 2010 13:40:06 Adil Adil wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> the link you gave me does not work. No way to find something like wvdial.
> 


Sorry, My typo


Try

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


Tony

> I guess the solution at this point is just wait until i'll find another way
> to connect to internet in fedora.
> 
> Thank you
> 
> 
> --- On Tue, 12/7/10, Tony Molloy <tony.molloy at ul.ie> wrote:
> 
> From: Tony Molloy <tony.molloy at ul.ie>
> Subject: Re: command wvdial not found
> To: "Community support for Fedora users" <users at lists.fedoraproject.org>
> Received: Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 1:18 PM
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> 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/w
> vdial-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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