Re: Mandrake with freeserve ADSL? Help
Ricardo
Trying to connect to fs with Mandrake 10? I have Speedtouch and ADSL and
have no clue as to how I'm meant to start. After 4 fresh installs I still
cant connect. Help!!
> Ricardo wrote:
>
> >
> > There are drivers available for speedtouch modems, look on the
> > thomson/alcatel site for linux drivers.
> > My problem is I think I have done everything right,compiled & installed
> > the drivers got the vpi and vci values off freeserve but I still cant
> > connect.
> >
> > Problem is this is a bit daunting for a linux newbie, must say after 2
> > days trying I might just stick with my xp box!
> >
> > BOLLOX!
>
> You might want to ask this is freeserve.help.unix.
> this has been x-posted and followups directed to there now.
>
> (Summary : OP is trying to use FS Broadband with Mandrake 10 and Alcatel
> "modem")
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Jase
"Angus Marshall" <an...@n0sp4m.n-gate.n0sp4m.net.n0sp4m> wrote in message
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> Ricardo wrote:
>
> >
> > There are drivers available for speedtouch modems, look on the
> > thomson/alcatel site for linux drivers.
> > My problem is I think I have done everything right,compiled & installed
> > the drivers got the vpi and vci values off freeserve but I still cant
> > connect.
> >
> > Problem is this is a bit daunting for a linux newbie, must say after 2
> > days trying I might just stick with my xp box!
> >
> > BOLLOX!
>
> You might want to ask this is freeserve.help.unix.
> this has been x-posted and followups directed to there now.
>
> (Summary : OP is trying to use FS Broadband with Mandrake 10 and Alcatel
> "modem")
>
>
> --
> +---+
> | n | www.n-gate.net
> +---+
I had the same problem it took me nearly a week solid to get it all working.
The problem is the default kernel for Mandrake 10 - which when I installed
was the 25.6.x variety. This doesn't support the speedtouch bundle - you
need to use one of the 25.4.x varieties these do and then it should work.
I tried a load of the methods detailed online and this is the one that
finally worked:
The howto is written by Sylvain Trias, Edouard Gomez & Bernard Brandi
this was the one that got me up and running....
Good luck
Ricardo
somewhere)
Did you have to alter the kernel? I have heard if you make a change to one
file it works anyway?
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Jase
"Ricardo" <r...@nospam.nop> wrote in message
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No, there is an rpm for the old kernel on the discs - install that &
configure lilo to offer it as an option - then I choose to boot into that
and am waiting until the speedtouch bundle works with 2.6.x variety
kernels...
Ricardo
>
> No, there is an rpm for the old kernel on the discs - install that &
> configure lilo to offer it as an option - then I choose to boot into that
> and am waiting until the speedtouch bundle works with 2.6.x variety
> kernels...
>
How do you do this?
Would you please give me more info?
Thanks,