Gentoo 1.4 with USB Speedtouch Modem installation guide

metz2000 · n00b Joined: 03 Oct 2003 Posts: 5

FYI:
Guide for Speedtouch USB and Gentoo 1.4

Is this easy to do from a fresh Gentoo install? Will I need both CDs ?

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metz2000 · n00b Joined: 03 Oct 2003 Posts: 5

I have this failing on me (using the guide in the post above). Have modprobed in the ones listed.

username and pass is listed as follows in both pap and chap secrets:

metz2000 · n00b Joined: 03 Oct 2003 Posts: 5

Still failing with error failed to start the pppd daemon

Any ideas??? I'm really desperate ! :lol:

I saw an 'ifconfig ppp0' earlier, i tried that and it said device not found, is this a problem?

474 · l33t Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 714

I have a pretty good system going now for using the Speedtouch from the LiveCD. Expect a follow up to my 2.6 guide soon which will explain more. In the meantime, if anyone is stuck I don't mind taking questions

hulmeman · Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 9:12 am Post subject:

Has anyone managed to get the modem to connect through hotplug?
I mean, plug it in and it runs /etc/init.d/speedtouch start automatically.
Baz

Rick · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 18 Dec 2002 Posts: 141

for the people that don't know it yet

if you have the SPEEDTOUCH 330
you need to patch this file
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Gnux · n00b Joined: 14 Aug 2003 Posts: 38

Oki we must patch modem_run so that we could connect but I ve got a question:
where is the patch and how apply it?
Moreover when I've test without any patch I've got a lot of:

Rick · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 18 Dec 2002 Posts: 141

I just downloaded a new version of modem_run.c from the cvs and that fixed it

ive got my Speedtouch 330 working now

just put modem_run.c in the src directory and compile it yourself with ./configure && make && make install

after that edit the ppp files as it is explained here and away you go

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Gnux · n00b Joined: 14 Aug 2003 Posts: 38

Oki thx
But will it be possible to run the compilation of modem_run-c under the livecd so that I could install gentoo with this modem.
That my quesion indeed: have u install ur gentoo box thx to ur modem from ,let's say stage one, or did u make a GRP install and then configure ur modem?
Me I want to be able to install gentoo from the stage one thx to this modem simply
Thx for ur answer

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pkrzykowski · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 31 Aug 2003 Posts: 97

is that working with silver speedtouch too?? or should i do something else??

loz · n00b Joined: 16 Nov 2002 Posts: 13

I seem to have no problems with the modem_run, but the ppp is not going up. /var/log/messages says the DSL line is up at XXXup/XXXdown. However the ppp part does not work. There are no debug messages either.

How can I get the ppp part to output details? My VCI/VPI differ, so I altered them.

Any help would be great.

loz · n00b Joined: 16 Nov 2002 Posts: 13

here's my log for ppp. I tried both pppoa3 and pppoa2. I got bet source and tried new moden_run as spoken above, still no joy.

Is the problem here:

loz · n00b Joined: 16 Nov 2002 Posts: 13

Problem was with Zen Provider no me. They fixed it. Shame one has to install on windows to prove it's there prob not mine

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___c___ · n00b Joined: 04 Dec 2003 Posts: 61

i've been following the instructions to get my green speedtouch usb to work on an inspiron 8600 right after the boot with the gentoo minimal iso. everything seems to be right except that i get a name resolution error everytime i try to ping a site.

a few of my outputs, what did i do wrong

___c___ · n00b Joined: 04 Dec 2003 Posts: 61

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mordred · n00b Joined: 30 Mar 2004 Posts: 55

I'd like to ad a few remarks to the "manual".
I installed Gentoo last night and followed the instructions to connect my speedtouch.
I don't know if I'm the fisrt to experience this (ppp won't load) but it seems that the given syntax for the pap/chap files is a little faulty.
I had to use the following:

"login" "*" "pass" "*"

I also had to nano -w the /ppp/options file and add the following lines:

noauth
usepeerdns
noipdefault

then it worked just fine...

by the way 8.35 is the vci/vpi for france and belgium.

Cheers to all and thanks for tha manual and other posts, they helped me a lot

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chiptuttofuso · n00b Joined: 18 Dec 2004 Posts: 58

hi,I'm italian.
I can't run my speedtouch during the installation by the live cd.
I did this:
boot the live cd
type
modprobe ppp_generic
modprobe ppp_async
modprobe n_hdlc (but I have this output: "fatal: module not found)
modprobe ppp_synctty

the I did this:
mount /dev/hdb1 /mnt/dati (in this partition I have my backup file!)
cp /mnt/dati/modem/mgmt.o /home/

nano -w /etc/conf.d/speedtouch
I removed the #,and put this line: "MICRONODE=/home/mgmt.o"

nano -w /etc/ppp/peers/adsl
and I put my username between the quotes,in this line : "here_you_login"

nano -w /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
and I put this syntax: mylogin * mypass *
I also tried to put this other syntax: "mylogin" "*" "mypass" "*"
and I do the same thing for the /etc/ppp/chap-secrets

then I run /etc/init.d/speedtouch start
and I received this output:
speedtouch usb loading....
ppp daemon loading...
failed to load ppp daemon.

WHY?!?!?!?!?
I don't understand what I did wrong.
help me if you can,and sorry for my bad english.

puke · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 05 Oct 2002 Posts: 128

Hi there

I have an original Alcatel Speedtouch USB modem (the green stingray). Works fine on 2.4.27 kernel, but when I upgrade to 2.4.28 kernel, after uploading the mgmt.o firmware the modem locks up (one green light, one orange, futher uploads fail).

Anyone have any ideas or similar experience? How could a kernel upgrade affect the modem firmware upload? I'll keep working on it.