for the next stage would you please download the file scanModem.gz from this address:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/scanModem.gz [1] the file is quite small. You need to get it onto your linux laptop. It is a script that should give us more info about your modem. I suggest that you copy the file scanModem.gz onto a floppy disk, then put the floppy into the running ubuntu notebook. now you will need to mount the floppy disk. run the following (this is all done in a terminal window, to get to a terminal window click the "Applications" menu on the desktop and choose the "System Tools" menu, then choose "Terminal". This will bring up a window where you can type commands and get responses. In that terminal window do the following - don't type the bits in [square brackets], they just lead you to the comments later in this email: 1. type sudo mount /media/floppy0 [2][3] 2. type cp /media/floppy0/scanModem.gz $HOME [4] 3. type gunzip scanModem.gz [5] 4. type bash scanModem [6] When that is finished it will say something like this: "Please browse the folder Modem/ containing the following files: 1stRead.txt General.txt Rational.txt Testing.txt DriverCompiling.txt ModemData.txt SoftModem.txt" Ok now what that means is that it has created a directory called Modem and put some files in it for you to read. so now you can do the following: 1. type cd Modem [7] 2. type less 1stRead.txt [8] 3. you can go through the other files with less, the one we are really interested in is ModemData.txt. In fact you should probably copy it back to the floppy and transfer it to the win machine, then post it to the list. 4. cp ModemData.txt /media/floppy0 5. umount /media/floppy0 [9] 6. remove the floppy. post the contents of ModemData.txt to the list. [1] obviously you will _either_ have to do this on your machine that _can_ access the net, or enable Internet Connection Sharing on your desktop machine and network the laptop to the desktop. The above assumes that you take the easy way out and download it to your windows box. [2] sudo allows an ordinary user to run command usually reserved for root , ie the system admin. you will be asked for your password - thats the user password not the root password ok? [3] mount allows the system to access the floppy, and the files on the floppy will appear in the file system at /media/floppy0 [4] cp copies a file, in this case the file scanModem.gz from the floppy drive to your home directory, signified by the environment variable $HOME. [5] scanmodem.gz is a gzipped file - think winzip or pkzip from the windows universe. This command simply unzips the file into the current directory. [6] this command runs the scanModem script. [7] this changes directory to the Modem directory [8] less is a "pager" it allows you to page thru a file thats longer than the terminal page. The only keys you need to know at this stage are PgUp, PgDown and q for quit [9] unlike windows you cannot just remove removable media. you must unmount it first. Trap for the unwary: the command is umount NOT unmount. On Sat, 2004-10-30 at 19:47, eBhakta wrote: > Success! :) Ubuntu IS installed... ;) Thanks Nick... Will get back to you > about getting the modem issue resolved soon... Kind regards... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: eBhakta > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 6:53 PM > Subject: Re: Getting connected with Linux... > > > > Ubuntu is installing... :) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nick Rout > To: clug > Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 4:33 PM > Subject: Re: Getting connected with Linux... > > > On Sat, 2004-10-30 at 14:38, eBhakta wrote: > > SunflowerGreetings! > > > > Unfortunately Linux is no longer on the computer... and can't > > reinstall. Had to go back to Windows... :$ Bummer! Wanted to do a dual > > install, but couldn't reinstall ubuntu/Linux. Same kernel-based problem as > > with Mandrake etc. > > you need to read the instructions again! you were having apic troubles > if i recall correctly. the solution was to boot the cd with the noapic > and nolapic parameters. > > at the cd boot prompt type > > linux noapic nolapic > > for information on these and other boot parameters do precisely what the > cd tells you to do - press F1 at the boot prompt! (you shouldn't need > to, as I have given you the solution above, I just wanted to reinforce > the fact that there is a lot of self help invoilved.) > > (good luck. if you are still having problems i'd be happy to meet up in > town somewhere one evening this week and get the ubuntu install going > again. I cannot guarantee to get the modem going though, not on the > basis of the research I have done, but if we play around for a while, we > may get it going. Its likely we will have to download your kernel > sources, which are not on the cd. The catch 22 is getting them without > the modem going, in which case we should be able to plug you into the > lan at work and get what we need). > > > > > Too much sh#t going on in this world. Especially coming > > from Microsoft. Sorry to be back with Microsoft. Can't go with Linux > without > > the necessary support/help though. And it's really "hands-on" stuff > > (recompiling kernels etc.). Trippy! > > > > Regards, > > Bhaktavatsala Dasa (Vatsala) > > > > @ http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~vatsalaji - Hare Krishna! > > >
