Bug 116368

Summary: startmode can't be changed for a modem
Product: [openSUSE] SUSE LINUX 10.0 Reporter: Volker Kuhlmann <bugz57>
Component: YaST2Assignee: Michal Zugec <mzugec>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED QA Contact: Klaus Kämpf <kkaempf>
Severity: Normal    
Priority: P5 - None    
Version: RC 1   
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Hardware: Other   
OS: All   
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Description Volker Kuhlmann 2005-09-11 03:41:38 UTC 
The startmode of at least a dialup modem can't be changed in yast (GUI + 
ncurses). For demand dialling it's not always sensible to have the interface 
user-controlled. When disabling "user controlled", cinternet -I no longer 
lists the interface and the interface can't be brought up. As modems are 
always in startmode "manual", the interface can never be activated and is 
inaktive after booting. The startmode can not be changed with yast. 
 
I don't want to require users to bring up the interface first, when I set 
demand dialling then that should be enough to make things work.
Comment 1 Martin Vidner 2005-09-12 21:44:35 UTC 
I see, you have a point.
Until we fix it, you can change STARTMODE in /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-
modem*.
Comment 2 Martin Vidner 2006-08-28 11:52:26 UTC 
Reassigning to the new maintainer of yast2-network.
Comment 3 Michal Zugec 2007-05-11 14:13:26 UTC 
fixed in 2.15.31