Re: [newbie] ADSL Modem not recognised
Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, i haven't been able to spend much time on this. Will update the list if i manage to get the Speedtouch working on Mdk9.0 Most free time goes to migrating my 8.2 to 9.0, and setting up 9.0 the way i'd like it. Currently making do with using Smoothwall for routing, and Mdk 9.0 behind it for serving mail and news. Will try this again when i've the opportunity, as I would really like to use Mdk 9.0 as my router/NAT too. - Original Message - From: Idea.list2BT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 1:50 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] ADSL Modem not recognised Hi Stormjumper - my reply is a bottom of this lot - - Original Message - From: Stormjumper [EMAIL PROTECTED] i'm also trying to get my Speedtouch USB to work with Mandrake, ANY mandrake. Idea.list, you referred to documentation that accompanied the packages. i assume you refer to the Mandrake specific packages. can i find out where to find those package specific documentation? as in which RPM they come in, or where they're installed to. thanks. - Original Message - From: Idea.list2BT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 9:59 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] ADSL Modem not recognised - Original Message - From: Dennis Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Saturday 30 November 2002 09:02 pm, Idea.list2BT wrote: Can someone tell me why, with LM-8.2 we simply had to load the USB-Speedtouch file mgmt.o into usr/share/speedtouch/mgmt.o and then Linux detected it but with LM-9 it doesn't? I was even more disappointed to find that I might have to do god-knows-what to the kernel and recompile it to get Speedtouch recognised by LM-9. Have Mandrake not put the same facilities in LM-9 as they had in 8.2? Mandrake detects all my other peripherals but not this bloody modem. Thanks Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 Mandrake has packages on CD1, look for speedtouch, it is the usb ALCETEL modem and you should have the driver and a management package to install. No kernel recompile needed I don't think. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user # 180842 Thanks Dennis Installed the packages you mentioned but modem stil not recognised. The docs that accompanied the packages are a bit ambiguous regarding patches to kernal in order to allow the drivers to work. Will do some more research via google. Still can't see why Mandrake had it working with 8.2 by simply installing mgmt.o and 9.0 now has a problem. Thanks for pointing me in right direction though. Will let you know how I get on - in five years' time. Dave Hi Stormjumper The files are on cd1 as pointed out by Dennis Myers. In windows, assuming your cd is E: the path is E:\Mandrake\RPMS\speedtouch-1.0-3mdk.i586.rpm (I'm back in windows now - so, going from memory) Think it installs in usr/share/doc/speedtouch and in usr/share/speedtouch It expands into several files including several text files with HowTo's etc. When I succesfully installed the Speedtouch USB in LM8.2 (long time ago) I thing it was necessary to remove my network card completely and only put it back after the Speedtouch is working. You also needed to put the mgmt.o file in as usr/share/speedtouch/mgmt.o Then entered ISP (bt) connection stuff (username etc. - I probably entered the bt prefix as with windows - i.e. mine is [EMAIL PROTECTED] - you are probably something other than hg11). I chose to 'connect at bootup' Rebooted and bingo - worked first time. Now the downer. Others tried this sequence but it didn't work for them. Wish you luck. You are welcome to let me know how you get on or discover any tricks. Dave. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ADSL Modem not recognised
- Original Message - From: Dennis Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Saturday 30 November 2002 09:02 pm, Idea.list2BT wrote: Can someone tell me why, with LM-8.2 we simply had to load the USB-Speedtouch file mgmt.o into usr/share/speedtouch/mgmt.o and then Linux detected it but with LM-9 it doesn't? I was even more disappointed to find that I might have to do god-knows-what to the kernel and recompile it to get Speedtouch recognised by LM-9. Have Mandrake not put the same facilities in LM-9 as they had in 8.2? Mandrake detects all my other peripherals but not this bloody modem. Thanks Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 Mandrake has packages on CD1, look for speedtouch, it is the usb ALCETEL modem and you should have the driver and a management package to install. No kernel recompile needed I don't think. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user # 180842 Thanks Dennis Installed the packages you mentioned but modem stil not recognised. The docs that accompanied the packages are a bit ambiguous regarding patches to kernal in order to allow the drivers to work. Will do some more research via google. Still can't see why Mandrake had it working with 8.2 by simply installing mgmt.o and 9.0 now has a problem. Thanks for pointing me in right direction though. Will let you know how I get on - in five years' time. Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ADSL Modem not recognised
i'm also trying to get my Speedtouch USB to work with Mandrake, ANY mandrake. Idea.list, you referred to documentation that accompanied the packages. i assume you refer to the Mandrake specific packages. can i find out where to find those package specific documentation? as in which RPM they come in, or where they're installed to. thanks. - Original Message - From: Idea.list2BT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 9:59 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] ADSL Modem not recognised - Original Message - From: Dennis Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Saturday 30 November 2002 09:02 pm, Idea.list2BT wrote: Can someone tell me why, with LM-8.2 we simply had to load the USB-Speedtouch file mgmt.o into usr/share/speedtouch/mgmt.o and then Linux detected it but with LM-9 it doesn't? I was even more disappointed to find that I might have to do god-knows-what to the kernel and recompile it to get Speedtouch recognised by LM-9. Have Mandrake not put the same facilities in LM-9 as they had in 8.2? Mandrake detects all my other peripherals but not this bloody modem. Thanks Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 Mandrake has packages on CD1, look for speedtouch, it is the usb ALCETEL modem and you should have the driver and a management package to install. No kernel recompile needed I don't think. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user # 180842 Thanks Dennis Installed the packages you mentioned but modem stil not recognised. The docs that accompanied the packages are a bit ambiguous regarding patches to kernal in order to allow the drivers to work. Will do some more research via google. Still can't see why Mandrake had it working with 8.2 by simply installing mgmt.o and 9.0 now has a problem. Thanks for pointing me in right direction though. Will let you know how I get on - in five years' time. Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ADSL Modem not recognised
Hi Stormjumper - my reply is a bottom of this lot - - Original Message - From: Stormjumper [EMAIL PROTECTED] i'm also trying to get my Speedtouch USB to work with Mandrake, ANY mandrake. Idea.list, you referred to documentation that accompanied the packages. i assume you refer to the Mandrake specific packages. can i find out where to find those package specific documentation? as in which RPM they come in, or where they're installed to. thanks. - Original Message - From: Idea.list2BT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 9:59 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] ADSL Modem not recognised - Original Message - From: Dennis Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Saturday 30 November 2002 09:02 pm, Idea.list2BT wrote: Can someone tell me why, with LM-8.2 we simply had to load the USB-Speedtouch file mgmt.o into usr/share/speedtouch/mgmt.o and then Linux detected it but with LM-9 it doesn't? I was even more disappointed to find that I might have to do god-knows-what to the kernel and recompile it to get Speedtouch recognised by LM-9. Have Mandrake not put the same facilities in LM-9 as they had in 8.2? Mandrake detects all my other peripherals but not this bloody modem. Thanks Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 Mandrake has packages on CD1, look for speedtouch, it is the usb ALCETEL modem and you should have the driver and a management package to install. No kernel recompile needed I don't think. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user # 180842 Thanks Dennis Installed the packages you mentioned but modem stil not recognised. The docs that accompanied the packages are a bit ambiguous regarding patches to kernal in order to allow the drivers to work. Will do some more research via google. Still can't see why Mandrake had it working with 8.2 by simply installing mgmt.o and 9.0 now has a problem. Thanks for pointing me in right direction though. Will let you know how I get on - in five years' time. Dave Hi Stormjumper The files are on cd1 as pointed out by Dennis Myers. In windows, assuming your cd is E: the path is E:\Mandrake\RPMS\speedtouch-1.0-3mdk.i586.rpm (I'm back in windows now - so, going from memory) Think it installs in usr/share/doc/speedtouch and in usr/share/speedtouch It expands into several files including several text files with HowTo's etc. When I succesfully installed the Speedtouch USB in LM8.2 (long time ago) I thing it was necessary to remove my network card completely and only put it back after the Speedtouch is working. You also needed to put the mgmt.o file in as usr/share/speedtouch/mgmt.o Then entered ISP (bt) connection stuff (username etc. - I probably entered the bt prefix as with windows - i.e. mine is [EMAIL PROTECTED] - you are probably something other than hg11). I chose to 'connect at bootup' Rebooted and bingo - worked first time. Now the downer. Others tried this sequence but it didn't work for them. Wish you luck. You are welcome to let me know how you get on or discover any tricks. Dave. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ADSL Modem not recognised
On Sunday 01 December 2002 08:44 am, Stormjumper wrote: i'm also trying to get my Speedtouch USB to work with Mandrake, ANY mandrake. Idea.list, you referred to documentation that accompanied the packages. i assume you refer to the Mandrake specific packages. can i find out where to find those package specific documentation? as in which RPM they come in, or where they're installed to. thanks. - Original Message - From: Idea.list2BT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 9:59 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] ADSL Modem not recognised - Original Message - From: Dennis Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Saturday 30 November 2002 09:02 pm, Idea.list2BT wrote: Can someone tell me why, with LM-8.2 we simply had to load the USB-Speedtouch file mgmt.o into usr/share/speedtouch/mgmt.o and then Linux detected it but with LM-9 it doesn't? I was even more disappointed to find that I might have to do god-knows-what to the kernel and recompile it to get Speedtouch recognised by LM-9. Have Mandrake not put the same facilities in LM-9 as they had in 8.2? Mandrake detects all my other peripherals but not this bloody modem. Thanks Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 Mandrake has packages on CD1, look for speedtouch, it is the usb ALCETEL modem and you should have the driver and a management package to install. No kernel recompile needed I don't think. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user # 180842 Thanks Dennis Installed the packages you mentioned but modem stil not recognised. The docs that accompanied the packages are a bit ambiguous regarding patches to kernal in order to allow the drivers to work. Will do some more research via google. Still can't see why Mandrake had it working with 8.2 by simply installing mgmt.o and 9.0 now has a problem. Thanks for pointing me in right direction though. Will let you know how I get on - in five years' time. Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 --- - Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com One other package to see if you have installed, pptp-adsl-1.0.2xxx this is supposed to have something to do with included support with an Alcatel modem to go through a firewall or something. Worth taking a look at maybe? HTH -- Dennis M. linux user # 180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ADSL Modem not recognised
- Original Message - From: Dennis Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] One other package to see if you have installed, pptp-adsl-1.0.2xxx this is supposed to have something to do with included support with an Alcatel modem to go through a firewall or something. Worth taking a look at maybe? HTH -- Dennis M. linux user # 180842 Thanks Dennis Will probably be away from machine for a few days. Will follow your suggestion upon return. Cheers Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] ADSL Modem not recognised
Can someone tell me why, with LM-8.2 we simply had to load the USB-Speedtouch file mgmt.o into usr/share/speedtouch/mgmt.o and then Linux detected it but with LM-9 it doesn't? I was even more disappointed to find that I might have to do god-knows-what to the kernel and recompile it to get Speedtouch recognised by LM-9. Have Mandrake not put the same facilities in LM-9 as they had in 8.2? Now for the sulky bit - (you don't need to read this, I'm just venting) - and don't tell me that you all don't secretly sulk. I'm feeling very **ck*** sorry for myself! I want my Linux! I've been trying, on and off, for literally years to get into Linux, and Mandrake 8.2 was the closest I've been to a working system. I was finally able to actually start learning Linux with it! Then of course there came closing down problems which led to more probs and that was the end of a working ML8.2 system. I can't easily install a new Linux on my tri-boot machine - Win2000, Win98 (for work reasons) Mandrake - so it wasn't until I noticed that vers 9 was available that I got the enthusiasm to disturb my machine again with a new Linux install. I was at least confident that problems with the USB Speedtouch had been solved way back in the 8.2 past. Instead there seems to have been a step backward. As the USB-Speedtouch is supplied by Britain's largest ISP British Telecom, to all it's ADSL customers there must be so many thousands of punters out there needing it to work with Mandrake I am amazed that Mandrake seem to have chosen to 'withdraw their support??' for it. Mandrake detects all my other peripherals but not this bloody modem. Kernel - Shmernel! I haven't even learned how to escape from the gui and get to the command line yet - that's another prob I've got. (I was weaned on CPM and DOS so I can appreciate the value of using the command line). I don't know why I'm such a fan of Mandrake, perhaps because the RedHat BookDisc kit I bought in 1997 nor the various systems from magazine covers have never worked, perhaps because this has always been such an informative n.g. :-), who knows. If anyone can help I'd apreciate it. Five years of being a Newbie is very embarrasing - what can I tell my kids? Thanks Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ADSL Modem not recognised
On Saturday 30 November 2002 09:02 pm, Idea.list2BT wrote: Can someone tell me why, with LM-8.2 we simply had to load the USB-Speedtouch file mgmt.o into usr/share/speedtouch/mgmt.o and then Linux detected it but with LM-9 it doesn't? I was even more disappointed to find that I might have to do god-knows-what to the kernel and recompile it to get Speedtouch recognised by LM-9. Have Mandrake not put the same facilities in LM-9 as they had in 8.2? Now for the sulky bit - (you don't need to read this, I'm just venting) - and don't tell me that you all don't secretly sulk. I'm feeling very **ck*** sorry for myself! I want my Linux! I've been trying, on and off, for literally years to get into Linux, and Mandrake 8.2 was the closest I've been to a working system. I was finally able to actually start learning Linux with it! Then of course there came closing down problems which led to more probs and that was the end of a working ML8.2 system. I can't easily install a new Linux on my tri-boot machine - Win2000, Win98 (for work reasons) Mandrake - so it wasn't until I noticed that vers 9 was available that I got the enthusiasm to disturb my machine again with a new Linux install. I was at least confident that problems with the USB Speedtouch had been solved way back in the 8.2 past. Instead there seems to have been a step backward. As the USB-Speedtouch is supplied by Britain's largest ISP British Telecom, to all it's ADSL customers there must be so many thousands of punters out there needing it to work with Mandrake I am amazed that Mandrake seem to have chosen to 'withdraw their support??' for it. Mandrake detects all my other peripherals but not this bloody modem. Kernel - Shmernel! I haven't even learned how to escape from the gui and get to the command line yet - that's another prob I've got. (I was weaned on CPM and DOS so I can appreciate the value of using the command line). I don't know why I'm such a fan of Mandrake, perhaps because the RedHat BookDisc kit I bought in 1997 nor the various systems from magazine covers have never worked, perhaps because this has always been such an informative n.g. :-), who knows. If anyone can help I'd apreciate it. Five years of being a Newbie is very embarrasing - what can I tell my kids? Thanks Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 Mandrake has packages on CD1, look for speedtouch, it is the usb ALCETEL modem and you should have the driver and a management package to install. No kernel recompile needed I don't think. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user # 180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
