Hi Stuart,

> USBFS loaded -> firmware loaded (which establishes line availability
> andconfig) -> ppp deamon started (-> calls connection/configuration scripts
> -> connects)
> 
> During boot, the firmware (/lib/firmware/[speedtch-1.bin &speedtch-2.bin])
> is supposed to load itself. There is no sign of this happening in the boot
> log, or system log. Well, down to suse 10 maybe, although their
> documentation agrees that this should happen. But I sat there watching the
> lights too - just to check :D.

this sounds confused.  That's ok, it's easy to be confused because there are
two different drivers for this beast.  And what's more, they used to share
some code too (modem_run).

The drivers are (a) "kernel driver", i.e. a kernel module;
(b) "usermode driver", i.e. a driver which runs entirely as a normal program.

If you have both of these drivers installed then they can fight for control
of the modem, which can lead to strange results.  I see from your log file
that pppd is trying to connect to the kernel mode driver.

You'll have to choose one driver or the other.  Since I use the kernel
mode driver I will tell you about that.

You can read all about it at http://linux-usb.sourceforge.net/SpeedTouch/

The kernel driver will automagically load the firmware on system boot,
as long as (a) you have a reasonably recent distribution, and (b) you
put the right firmware in the right directory (the following command
will hopefully give you the list of allowed directories:
        grep "FIRMWARE_DIRS=" /etc/hotplug/firmware.agent
).  Are (a) and (b) ok?   What firmware did you put there?


If you are using the kernel driver, then don't use modem_run.

> Still - no worries, put the hotplug script into the /etc/hotplug dir,
> although no idea how this is called, I assume linux internals look for
> scripts, or excute all scripts on hotplug event, still, no joy with that
> either.

Your assumption is right.  Which hotplug script are you using?  Did you put
it in /etc/hotplug/ or in /etc/hotplug/usb/?


> Oct 30 22:29:29 linux pppd[7102]: connect(0.38): No such device

What does

        cat /proc/net/atm/speed*

give?

Ciao,

Duncan.

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