Hi, For the last few days I've been searching on the internet for detailed instructions on how to configure the Alcatel Speedtouch USB broadband modem to work with SuSE 9.1. I have found many step by step tutorials which I followed closely. None of which work.
I consider myself to be fairly intelligent and competent with computers, although new to Linux, and if someone gives me detailed instructions I can generally follow them without a problem. So this is why I can't understand how it can be so difficult to set up this modem to work, and how none of these 'instructions' on the internet seem to work either. Maybe it's just me that doesn't work. But I don't think so. Anyway enough of that.. I have downloaded and installed the speedmgmt.tar.gz file which all the tutorials instruct to do. I typed 'make' and then 'make install' in the 'mgmt' directory, this went without a hitch. I then went into Yast2, went into DSL configuration, set the PPP mode to PPPoA, set my VPI/VCI numbers to the correct value, set idle time as always 0 and enabled the firewall. This is when all tutorials that I read fell apart. Some had this piece of information, some did not. Irrelevant really cos they are instructions which are apparently erroneous or at least lacking in necessary detail. The exact line said: "Set smpppd in runlevel 3 & 5 on active (enabled)" So I found the Runlevel editor in the system menu of Yast, scrolled down to smpppd, which had absolutely no mention of a level 3 or 5 (or any other level for that matter) and had one option which could enable it or disable it. It was already set to enabled. I've no idea how important the level 3 or 5 business is, but there is no mention of it in the place that was stated in the tutorial I was following. Next line was: "Open : System - Kernel - MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT Enter the following module : pppoatm" So I went into the /etc/sysconfig editor where I did not see any 'Open' command. Only a pull-down menu for 'Current Selection: Setting of:' which was greyed out. Beneath were Search, Abort and Finish buttons. So obviously I clicked search, and searched for MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT. And sure enough a line appeared saying exactly that, located in /etc/sysconfig/kernel, with instructions saying "If you see the item you want, select it then click Go To." So I selected it as instructed so that it was highlighted blue and then firmly pressed the left mouse button over the words 'Go to', where I was promptly taken to the exact same screen as before (with the greyed out pull-down menu and massive empty grey area underneath and the 3 buttons). I tried again and again, nothing happened. I tried restarting the computer etc, no luck. So I searched for this mysterious file myself. I opened it up with Emacs (the 'Kernel' file I mean in /etc/sysconfig), found the area which said MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT and, not really knowing quite what I was doing, added the line pppoatm after the only instruction which was listed underneath the immense array of comments in that section, so that the line read: ACPI_DSDT="pppoatm" Now I have absolutely no idea what this means, or if it is what would have ended up in that file had the instructions I'd been following actually worked, or if it is even necessary as this information wasn't included in some other instructions I had read online. Like I said I'm what you'd call a hardcore n00b. All I know is that the modem works fine with Windows XP (installed on the exact same machine), and when it is plugged into the USB port of the computer while SuSE is running, the 2 lights are a solid green, the ISP details are correct, my username and password are correct, and having followed all the instructions to the letter (or as far as was in my power to do so), when I opened up Konqueror to try and visit a webpage (www.amazon.com for example) I got a message saying: "An error occurred while loading http://www.amazon.com: Unknown host www.amazon.com" Due to my n00bity I have no idea whether this is because the modem isn't set up correctly, the Konqueror explorer isn't set up correctly, or anything else it could be... Nor do I even know how to properly check if I am connected to the internet (apart from trying a webpage in Konqueror). I mean like in Windows XP you'd type in ipconfig in the cmd prompt to see if you're connected to a network or the internet, so that even if retarded Internet Explorer isn't set up right for whatever reason, you know you're connected and it's a Microsoft settings problem. I know in Linux there's that ifconfig which I've tried. But I've no idea what it's meant to say if you are connected and if you're not. So yeah, someone please help! Cos this is killing me, sorry about the extremely long and grumpy post. Just wanted to explain my situation as best I could, and not make everyone think that I didn't try to work it all out myself before turning to the light... Best regards Andy --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.756 / Virus Database: 506 - Release Date: 08/09/2004 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. 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