Yep, I was changing to root via the "su -" command. From memory it was failing at step 3 of 5.
Thanks for the instruction to get to the configuration gui. I will give it a go. I have a separate FAT32 drive to save common files on now so I could save a plain text file to that drive. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Rout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 2:31 PM Subject: Re: mail clients, WAS a laugh > I suggest printing this out in windows before rebooting. > > at what point does it fail? > > you are changing to root first? (via sux -) > > you could try running the setup program again. your fiddling may have upset the settings. the command was > > eciconf.sh (Yeah thats right just type it in the terminal and enter) > > that will give you this gui: > http://eciadsl.flashtux.org/img/tutorial/capture7_eciconf.sh.png > > firstly make sure your username and password, and the VPI:VCI are right. Also the ppp option was the first one on the list (something about > rfc2364 or something. ahh got it from the screenshot on their page - > option is VCM_RFC2364. > > Also check the right modem is selected - Dynalink ALE070. > > Don't worry about the provider dns, it seemed to pick them up over ppp > just fine. > > Click "Create Config" > > try logging in again. (remember to be root. if you get errors write them down or copy and paste the contents of the terminal window to a text > file, and save it to the windows partition - if you can ::NTFS :( > > > If that doesn't work try different sync.bin files. > > Reading the eciadsl site tells me that there can be problems with the > synch.bin files, you need to find one that works by trial and error. If > i recall what happened on Tuesday the first one synch00.bin didn't work, > but the second one synch01.bin did work. Keep trying them until you find one it likes. > > > On Thu, 19 May 2005 13:15:36 +1200 > Deane Foreman wrote: > > > Last night I could connect in Suse using the konsole to start the usb modem. > > It would only go halfway through the setup process and then fail. I am due > > to receive an old Nokia adsl router I got on Trademe for $27 in the next few > > days which will (I hope to g*d) make connecting from Suse much easier. > > Until then I will run this pita os. > > -- > Nick Rout > > >
