well I'm obviously missing something.... I did a full install of the pro version. I've used the slightly older Benoit drivers on RH7.2 with success. but somehow get nowhere with pppd and the new version.
did you try this http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/configSpeedTouch.html ? anyway thanks, i'll persevere... jonathan ----- Original Message ----- From: "jpearson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 7:15 PM Subject: [speedtouch] Re: problems with alcatel modem and suse 8 > > I am running alcatel modem with SuSe8 using Benoit's drivers with no > problems. > My ISP is Wanadoo. > > If you have a standard SuSE PRO installation then you ***must first*** > install the following packages: > auto config, build and make from Develop\Tools\Building as well as gcc from > Develop\Languages\C and C++ > so that you can compile Benoit's drivers. The process is fairly straight > forward after that unless you make a typo! > > Ciao > James Pearson > E mail (mai) : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > E mail (bur) : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web page: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/j.pearson/ > > What you make of your life is up to you. > You have all the tools and resources you need. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jonathan chetwynd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 5:21 PM > Subject: [speedtouch] Re: problems with alcatel modem and suse 8 > > > > > > did your friend get suse/adsl working, because i must say I am wasting > > plenty of time without any such success... > > were there any special instructions? > > > > is he/she using ppp over atm? > > > > thanks > > > > jonathan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "v" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 9:29 PM > > Subject: [speedtouch] Re: problems with alcatel modem and suse 8 > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday 07 Jul 2002 4:20 am, you wrote: > > > > On Sunday 07 Jul 2002 1:01 am, you wrote: > > > > > On Sat, 6 Jul 2002, v wrote: > > > > > > My friend has got suse 8 and a speedtouch modem from alcatel, > > > > > > > > > > > > He has installed everything and configured it, everything was > > working > > > > > > but decided to reinstall after reinstall, > > > > > > > > > > > > the following happens: > > > > > > >after i've added the next lines to the /etc/modules.conf > > > > > > > > > > > > > >alias char-major-108 ppp_generic > > > > > > >alias tty-ldisk-14 ppp_synctty > > > > > > >alias tty-ldisk-13 n_hdlc > > > > > > > > > > > > > >the adsl0 is added to eth0 and lo during rebooting process, but i > > stil > > > > > > > have the same message > > > > > > > > > > > > > >modprobe: cannot locate module tty-ldisk-13 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >and don't have access to the Net... > > > > > > > > > > > > > >thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > does any one here have the answer because i cant figure it out, > > > > > > > > > > I don't know what is wrong - maybe n_hdlc isn't found. Have you > tried > > > > > depmod -a? > > > > > > > > > > However, if you add -a to the pppoa3 commandline then you don't need > > > > > the n_hdlc module so if the module had got corrupted or won't load > > > > > you can at least get onto the net. > > > > > > > > > > (I get a more reliable connection with the -a option and it doesn't > > > > > seem to up the load on the box measurably but I also have a buggy > > > > > usb chipset and a patched(hacked) pppoa3 so my results should be > > > > > taken with a pinch of salt :-) > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > Tim. > > > > > > > > > > Just spotted the problem - ldisc - not ldisk! > > > > > > > > that may be a spelling mistake on the part of my friend, when he > emailed > > it > > > > through to me, ill confirm with him > > > > > > > > but thanks ill see if i can get it working using the method u wrote. > > > > > > > > v > > > > > > > > > > Yes indeed it was the typo, instead of putting ldisc he had put ldisk, > > lol, > > > > > > Excellent pick up on the mistake, > > > > > > Thanks a lot for the help > > > > > > v > > > > > > > > > > > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB > > > Pour se désinscrire : > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB > > Pour se désinscrire : > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > > > > > > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB > Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe
