> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Archie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 11:32 PM > Subject: [speedtouch] Re: config-requests problem > > >> >> Thanks for the tip >> >> I've upgraded it and I'm afraid it still doesn't work .... >> >> Apr 16 22:17:36 linux2 pppd[6796]: pppd 2.4.1 started by philip, uid 0 >> Apr 16 22:17:36 linux2 pppd[6796]: Using interface ppp1 >> Apr 16 22:17:36 linux2 pppd[6796]: Connect: ppp1 <--> /dev/pts/1 >> Apr 16 22:17:36 linux2 pppoa3[6797]: pppoa3 version 1.2 started by >> root >> (uid 0) >> Apr 16 22:17:36 linux2 pppoa3[6797]: Control thread ready >> Apr 16 22:17:36 linux2 pppoa3[6805]: host --> pppoa3 --> modem stream >> ready >> Apr 16 22:17:36 linux2 pppoa3[6806]: modem --> pppoa3 --> host stream >> ready >> Apr 16 22:17:36 linux2 /etc/hotplug/net.agent: assuming ppp1 is >> already >> up >> Apr 16 22:17:38 linux2 kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout >> Apr 16 22:17:38 linux2 kernel: usbdevfs: USBDEVFS_BULK failed dev 2 ep >> 0x7 len 53 ret -110 > > Did you unplug the modem or reset usb before the new attempt? >
I've finally got it working after 8 hours of staring at the screen. For the record I'll explain what happened: (hopefully it will help someone else in future). First make sure that your're using the 1.2 version (as Gilles said). The first problem was with the firmware: the copies of mgmt.o I downloaded for use weren't working, although modem_run isn't very helpful, tucking a single line away in the /var/log/messages file rather than returning an error when called from the bash command line. Anyway, I'd missed the line in /var/log/messages for a while (first moral - check logs carefully!), but when I found it I tried a download of alcaudsl.sys, which didn't work either. Finally I did another search of the CD which actually came with the modem (I had checked it first but it didn't seem to contain anything useful) and discovered two sets of firmware in the directories containing the Mac OS 8/9 (!) drivers. These were called KQ..something and ZZZ..something. It's the ZZ ones that are needed (for the silver 330 I have: I presume the KQ ones will work with different models). I put them in /etc/ppp/firmware (firmware being a new directory I created) and called modem_run: /usr/local/sbin/modem_run -v 1 -a /etc/ppp/firmware/ZZZLP1.eni -f /etc/ppp/firmware/ZZZLP2.eni There being two files, what I understand is being loaded into the modem here is a bootloader (..LP1 following the -a flag) followed by the modem's own (sort-of) OS (..LP2 following the -f flag). The -v flag is supposed to make modem_run verbose, but it doesn't seem to make any difference to what it returns to the command line or the logs. I notice from man modem_run that the -m flag (which all the ready-built scripts I've seen use) is deprecated. Anyway, when the modem loads ok, it will take about 10 seconds, and the right hand light on the modem will blink slowly while it's doing it. Once the firmware is loaded ok, it's time to run pppd: pppd call adsl (Both the above commands can be put in a script (I've named it /root/startadsl and call it at the end of my /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit file so that the adsl connection appears on system startup) when you find that it works) This is my /etc/ppp/peers/adsl file, based on the one that the speedtouchconf.sh script creates: debug kdebug 1 noipdefault defaultroute pty "/usr/local/sbin/pppoa3 -m -1 -c -e 1 -vpi 0 -vci 38" sync user "[private-username]" noauth noaccomp nopcomp noccp novj holdoff 4 # persist maxfail 25 usepeerdns note that Gilles was right again here, and my silver 330 does need the addition of the -e 1 flag to the pppoa3 command. However once the modem disconnects (whether because of line reasons, or because it's user disconnected with: kill -INT `pidof pppd` ) it won't reconnect until after a restart. It's not the end of the world, but having to issue shutdown -r now is a rather drastic method of bringing the adsl connection back up ! I'm sure I'll crack it sometime. Good luck to anyone trying to use the tips above. I think this sort of thing teaches us humility when we realise that if we knew what we were doing and had downloaded the right software in the first place then what took us 8 hours would have taken 10 minutes :-) Archie Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
