Hi Bruce,
> I'm a newbie. I'm trying to install SuSE 7.3 this weekend. I have a > speedtouch modem with Brit Tele's ADSL service. > > I've linked to <http://benoit.papillault.free.fr/speedtouch/user.en.php3 > > and found this list of uncompiled source files: > speedtouch-09042001.tar.gz > speedtouch-13042001.tar.gz > speedtouch-14042001.tar.gz > speedtouch-26042001.tar.gz > speedtouch-09052001.tar.gz > speedtouch-21062001.tar.gz. > > How do I know which one to use, I'm assuimg the numbers relate to the > modem model numbers, but see no similar numbers on my modem. The numbers are dates. The first file listed was released on 9th April and the last on 21st June. There are later ones too. The best page to go to now is http://perso.wanadoo.fr/ed.gomez/ > And I've a lot of questions about the installation instructions at the > site: > > > How do I "Make sure your kernel has been compiled with the following > options: > > PPP (point-to-point protocol) support (CONFIG_PPP) [M] > PPP support for sync tty ports (CONFIG_PPP_SYNC_TTY) [M] "? I believe with SUSE you should probably be OK. > How do I "try modprobe ppp_generic If pppd gives you the following error > message :"? You log in as root, and at a shell prompt (the Linux equivalent of a C:\> prompt) you type the line: modprobe ppp_generic and look to see if it gives you an error. If it says nothing except for giving you the next shell prompt you are OK. > How do I "try modprobe ppp_synctty." In the same way. If neither of them gives you an error, you can verify the modules were loaded by entering the command: cat /proc/modules and looking for their names in the list. > And how do I "To automatically load > the appropriate modules, add those lines to > /etc/modules.conf: " > > How do I add the lines? You need to learn how to use the Linux text editors. I always use the one called vi, but there are other simpler ones, such as pico, which might be more like Windows notepad to use (I don't know, I've never used pico, but it's often recommended to newcomers). At the shell prompt (again) you give the command: pico /etc/modules.conf And then make the required changes to the contents of the file, and then save it. > How do I "Make sure your kernel has been compiled with the following > option: > > Character devices ---> > [*] Non-standard serial port support > HDLC line discipline support > [*] Unix98 PTY support"? You probably don't need to make sure - it's extremely likely to have been, straight out of the box. Can anyone with SUSE 7.3 confirm this? > How do I "load modprobe n_hdlc or add the following line to your > /etc/modules.conf: "? modprobe n_hdlc in just the same way as above. And edit /etc/modules.conf in the same way. > I also don't understand, "You need the following information : > 1.your login (in the form fti/xxx@fti for instance) > > Does this mean my email address? It means whatever goes in the username box of the DUN connection you used in Windows for ADSL. Typically your username, then an @, then the name of your home gateway. Mine is [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 2.your password Whatever password you used in Windows for connecting ADSL. > 3.your vpi.vci couple (example: 0.38 for the UK) > > What's a vpi.vci couple? Since I'm in the UK, do I use 0.38 for real or > is that really just an example? It's to do with the ATM protocol. All ADSL connections in the UK really do use 0.38, it's not just an example. > How do I "add your login/password in the file /etc/ppp/chap-secrets."? It's that text editor thing again..... > # Secrets for authentication using CHAP > # client server secret IP addresses > your_login * your_password > > Is that really the format? Do I type those three lines just as they are, > but substitutting my login and my password? Yes. > 4.the location of mgmt.o (or equivalent) > > What's that? Somewhere in the instructions it tells you that you need to visit Alcatel's website and download the Linux drivers, or even the Windows drivers. You don't need the actual drivers, but you do need the file that contains the microcode which must be uploaded to the modem to make it work. In the Alcatel Linux driver, the microcode file is called mgmt.o and you just need to extract it from the download file and put it in a convenient directory. The answer to question 4 above is then the location where you have put it. > Also, I don't understand this from that page, "You still need to > configure your DNS, usually by making a symlink to /etc/ppp/resolv.conf: > ln -s /etc/ppp/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf > You should be connected now! If not, read the FAQ! " > > Also, what faq? Where? It's in the speedtouch package you download. If you download the speedtouch-21062001.tar.gz file (or a later version) and extract the contents (if you're doing it under Windows, WinZip understands .tar.gz files), you will find the FAQ and other useful docs in the doc-linux sub-directory. > Can anyone help with this? Otherwise I'm going to wind up having to just > reformat my drive and reinstall bloody windows again. And I really don't > want to do that. No, you don't, but if you have any friends or colleagues who have been using Linux a little bit longer, it might be useful to negotiate for an evening of their time! And read lots - things like using the shell prompt and editing files are fundamental to doing anything with Linux. Hope this helps, Cheers, Tony Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe
