Hi Leonard, Thanks very much for your reply.
Leonard den Ottolander wrote: > Funny. I used to have this problem, but wrote just 2 days ago that I >solved it by removing "kdebug 7" from the pppd config file (called "adsl" >in most docs). What does your config file look like? > > I think you mean this file: $ cat /etc/ppp/peers/speedtch # To connect to using this configuration file, do # pppd call speedtch lcp-echo-interval 10 lcp-echo-failure 3 noipdefault defaultroute user "[username removed]" noauth noaccomp nopcomp noccp novj holdoff 4 persist maxfail 25 updetach usepeerdns plugin pppoatm.so 0.38 >>/sbin/insmod usb-ohci >> >> > I seem to use usb-uhci on my firewall (Red Hat 9 as well, Pentium 3, same >on Athlon 800). Is usb-ohci the usb driver that gets automatically loaded >at boot? > > Yes. I have no idea what the difference is, but that is the one that's loaded... > /usr/sbin/modem_run -k -f /usr/lib/speedtouch/alcaudsl.sys > > > You might want to try another firmware. > > I originally set it up with firmware.bin and changed to this one to see if it made any difference. It didn't so I presume it's not an issue with the firmware. >>1. I have to unplug my modem when I switch on the computer and then plug it >>in after booting, or it doesn't work. Could that problem be connected with >>this one? >> >> > Possibly. By the way, the reloading of the usb modules makes it >unnecessary to unplug the modem in any case. As you can see, when you >unload the usb-ohci or usb-uhci module the modem is turned off. Same as >unplugging. > > Excellent, thanks for this - I can now plug it in at the back and avoid the risk of treading on it! >>2. Is there a way this problem can be prevented, or my script called >>automatically when the problem occurs? >> >> > Please have a look in the archives. Search for a message of mine with the >subject "[speedtouch] Re: Connexion (et reconnexion) automatique" >(29/10/2003). It contains some scripts that I use to check my line. It >essentially is a cron job that checks whether ppp0 exists and if there are >USBDEVFS_BULK failed's in the system log. > > Thanks very much - I'm sorry I didn't find this in the archives when I looked. This will be very useful. Does anyone have any idea what causes this problem to occur and whether we can help someone fix it? Thanks, Andy Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
