>-- Original Message -- >From: "F J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: [speedtouch] Speedtouch 330, Rev 4, modem and Yoper >Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 14:10:55 +0100 >Reply-To: [email protected] > > > >[Please don?t think that I?m being impatient in repeating this message, but >I think I sent the first one before I had re-subscribed to the Mailing List] > > > >Two questions: > > > >First, with the considerable ? and crucial ? help from a number of people >on >this mailing list, I managed to get my SpeedTouch 330 modem working with >Kubuntu, using ?The Linux Kernel SpeedTouch Driver for Ubuntu Hoary >Hedgehog? procedure. > > > >Now I wish to use my modem to connect to the internet with Yoper. I have >been unable to find any ?official Linux? procedure to do this. I have tried >a number of ?unofficial? schemes ? all without success, and, in desperation, >yesterday spent best part of three hours working my way through ?The Linux >Kernel SpeedTouch Driver on Linux from Scratch?. To be honest, I didn?t >quite follow ALL of the procedure as, being a Linux novice, I chickened out >of doing the 'kernel compiling' bit, as I wouldn't know what I was doing >and >would probably screw things up. Probably because of this, it didn't work. > > > >Does anyone know of a foolproof procedure which will enable me to access >the >internet using my SpeedTouch 330 modem with Yoper? > > > >Second, in desperation, I have been trying to use the 'Linux Kernel >Speedtouch Driver for Ubuntu Warty Warthog' procedure to solve my problem >on >Yoper. Towards the end of this procedure, under the heading: ?Tidying Up?, >we are instructed to : ?Open /etc/modules with a text editor: > > > >gedit /etc/modules > > > > Add these two entries?. > > > >ppp_generic > >pppoatm? > > > > When I call up /etc/modules with a text editor, eg, vi, I cannot open it >for editing. How can I add the two entries? > I�m unfamiliar with Yoper but if it�s like the other Linux distros you need to login as �ROOT� in order to edit the file.
>On the other hand, am I wasting my time trying to use this procedure for >Yoper? > > > >Thanks > > > >Fred > > > > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.5.1 - Release Date: 02/06/2005 > > >Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB >Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ___________________________________________________________ Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005. Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/ Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/ Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
