Hi Adrian, > I can't find anywhere in the documentation what commands one has to run in > what order to get things going,
That's because you don't have to run any commands. The firmware is loaded and the connection launched from the hotplug script. This script is run whenever you boot or plug in your modem. Are you using hotplugging? >however I have been guessing at: > # modem_run -v 2 -m -f firmware.bin You need the -k switch as well. > # modprobe speedtch This should be loaded automatically when you boot or plug in the modem. I guess you don't have hotplug support. In that case you need to modprobe before calling modem_run. > # pppd call speedtch > in some order. > > Issue 1 (the firmware): > *************************** > If without speedtch.o inserted I run: > # modem_run -v 2 -m -f firmware.bin > I get promising stuff in syslog, see extract A below. However a > # modprobe speedtch > # cat /proc/net/atm/speedtch\:0 > gives: > Speed Touch 330 (usb-00:10.0-1) > MAC: 00:90:d0:b3:26:44 > AAL5: tx 0 ( 0 err ), rx 0 ( 0 err, 0 drop ) > Line state unknown, no firmware > so implying that the firmware has not been loaded after all. You loaded the module after loading the firmware. The module doesn't have anyway to detect if the firmware was already loaded, so it thinks it hasn't been loaded. > If, then, I reboot the machine to make sure everything is cleaned out and > try loading the module first: > # modprobe speedtch > # modem_run -v 2 -m -f firmware.bin > I get an error telling me that the device is already in use by another > program, after the same initial stuff in syslog, and there's no nice "line > is up" line at the end. That's because you need to run modem_run with the -k (talk to the kernel module) switch. > Issue 2 (persisting anyway): > ********************************** > If I ignore the ambiguity about the firmware (after the first method) and > carry on then pppd prints a lot of random stuff to the console and writes > to syslog: > Nov 3 13:04:17 Haar pppd[11377]: Plugin pppoatm.so loaded. > Nov 3 13:04:17 Haar pppd[11377]: PPPoATM plugin_init > Nov 3 13:04:17 Haar pppd[11377]: pppd 2.4.2b3 started by root, uid 0 > Nov 3 13:04:17 Haar pppd[11377]: Using interface ppp0 > Nov 3 13:04:17 Haar pppd[11377]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0 > Nov 3 13:04:47 Haar pppd[11377]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests > Nov 3 13:04:47 Haar pppd[11377]: Connection terminated. > > Summary: > ************ > I am sure that I am being clueless and missing the point, running the wrong > things etc. but I have RTFM several times and can not find any basic usage > information. Because you shouldn't need to do anything. > If anyone could advise me I would be most grateful. I hope this helps, Duncan. Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
