sudo apt install wvdial
I used synaptic to try to download wvdialer and kppp dialer, neither of which will run. Thanks.
"Snipping" tool works very well in Windows - or just use the "Print Screen" key on your keyboard and then paste it into "Paint" (or whatever graphics/photo processing app you like).Need guidance on how to make screen shot in windows, and how to 'run' an installed program wvdialer from terminal.
I believe it may be <wvdial> not <wvdialer>. Unfortunately I am unable to do much testing on it as I do not have a dial-up modem :/ When I input into my Terminal <wvdialer> I get a "command not found" response. When I input <wvdial> I get a configuration file not found response. Which tells me wvdial is trying to run but has nothing to work with.Ok, the input in terminal to run wvdialer is just <wvdialer> and it should run?
You will need to create the Live USB of the Linux .iso with persistence. In other words, when you burn/flash/create the USB with the Linux distro of your choice you would tell the installer/app/program installing the image to your USB to create it with "persistence". I don't know if "persistence" can be added later. UNetBootin works for this. And I think there are many apps available for Windows which will accommodate this.Ok thanks those were two tasty morsels. I'll try it as soon as I get that lib file. It is such slow going.
How do I select 'persistence' in Linux Free?
Great, thanks again. I was thinking of making another usb bootable with Mint in case the Grub got corrupted on my copy. Even though it all checked out and was verified. To be able to save things would make life much easier. I appreciate your tips and will see if Etcher gives that option. If not will acquire UNetBootin if I can.You will need to create the Live USB of the Linux .iso with persistence. In other words, when you burn/flash/create the USB with the Linux distro of your choice you would tell the installer/app/program installing the image to your USB to create it with "persistence". I don't know if "persistence" can be added later. UNetBootin works for this. And I think there are many apps available for Windows which will accommodate this.
If you are trying to use your Linux Mint Live USB for installing apps and such (such as wvdial) you may be working against yourself if the Linux Live USB has not been created with persistence.
(Just trying to help here and not make things more difficult for you)
Vrai, I got the wvdial to install from terminal, yet I can't figure out how to enter into it's configuration the needed phone number, user login, and password. If I could get to a GUI I could do that, yet again the terminal is a challenge. I did crawl around in there trying to figure out the proper commands but failed. It did initialize the modem but the message 'no valid phone number configuration' etc, is the only issue evidently, even though I can't find the program in the machine. I'll have to get to hispeed again before I can download the UNetBootin. Then I'll make another Mint Live usb and the ability to save things may make all the difference. If you, or anyone else, can assist me with the commands to configure wvdial, that would be great. Thanks again for your efforts.Great, thanks again. I was thinking of making another usb bootable with Mint in case the Grub got corrupted on my copy. Even though it all checked out and was verified. To be able to save things would make life much easier. I appreciate your tips and will see if Etcher gives that option. If not will acquire UNetBootin if I can.
Looks like we succeeded with a modification on your suggestion:
sudo apt install wvdial
sudo apt-get install gnome-ppp
...you want to blow away /dev/sda's 3 and 4 and make one /dev/sda3 in EXT4 format, also to remove that boot flag from /dev/sda1...
Some interesting information from the <wvdial> man page:Vrai, I got the wvdial to install from terminal, yet I can't figure out how to enter into it's configuration the needed phone number, user login, and password. If I could get to a GUI I could do that, yet again the terminal is a challenge. I did crawl around in there trying to figure out the proper commands but failed. It did initialize the modem but the message 'no valid phone number configuration' etc, is the only issue evidently, even though I can't find the program in the machine. I'll have to get to hispeed again before I can download the UNetBootin. Then I'll make another Mint Live usb and the ability to save things may make all the difference. If you, or anyone else, can assist me with the commands to configure wvdial, that would be great. Thanks again for your efforts.
...and from the <wvdialconf> man page:wvdial is normally run without command line options, in which case it
reads its configuration from the [Dialer Defaults] section of
/etc/wvdial.conf. (The configuration file is described in more detail
in wvdial.conf(5) manual page.)
wvdialconf is completely non-interactive. You still need to edit /etc/wvdial.conf to specify the phone number, login name, and password of your internet account in order for wvdial(1) to work.