Hi I am a linux newbie. I just installed Red Hat Linux 9 and I need to know how to setup my USB Alcatel Speedtouch Modem.

I followed the intsructions from the following website and no luck.

http://www.webconexion.net/speedtouch/index.php

Can someone Help me Please?

Did you get any errors during install?
Checked all the configuration files?
Did you get any errors on boot (see /var/log/messages)?
Does "lsmod" show the module loaded?
Any other USB errors?

apparently the instructions for the website were INCORRECT.

It says to use the lsmod command to set the value for DEFAULT_USBINTERFACE for the file called /etc/speedtouch.conf

The output from the command for the line that says

usbcore 79040 1 [hid usb-uhci]

before i installed the drivers it said [hid] instead of what was above the brakets.

So I just used the values from the instructions and I now I can connect!

hello!

i used the same HOW-TO and had my problem later on.

Ich have following ERROR (/var/log/messages) and don't know what to do:




Jun 14 12:35:55 localhost modem_run[4189]: modem_run version 1.1 started by root uid 0
Jun 14 12:35:57 localhost kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
Jun 14 12:35:57 localhost kernel: usbdevfs: USBDEVFS_BULK failed dev 2 ep 0x85 len 512 ret -110
Jun 14 12:36:18 localhost modem_run[4189]: ADSL synchronization has been obtained
Jun 14 12:36:18 localhost modem_run[4189]: ADSL line is up (544 kbit/s down | 64 kbit/s up)
Jun 14 12:36:19 localhost kernel: HDLC line discipline: version $Revision: 3.3 $, maxframe=4096
Jun 14 12:36:19 localhost kernel: N_HDLC line discipline registered.
Jun 14 12:36:19 localhost kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California
Jun 14 12:36:19 localhost kernel: PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
Jun 14 12:36:19 localhost pppd[4197]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
Jun 14 12:36:19 localhost pppoa3[4200]: PPPoA3 version 1.1 started by root (uid 0)
Jun 14 12:36:19 localhost pppoa3[4200]: Control thread ready
Jun 14 12:36:19 localhost pppoa3[4200]: ppp(d) --> pppoa3 --> modem stream ready
Jun 14 12:36:19 localhost pppoa3[4200]: modem --> pppoa3 --> ppp(d) stream ready
Jun 14 12:36:19 localhost pppd[4197]: Using interface ppp0
Jun 14 12:36:19 localhost pppd[4197]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0
Jun 14 12:36:19 localhost /etc/hotplug/net.agent: assuming ppp0 is already up
Jun 14 12:36:22 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp-compress-21
Jun 14 12:36:22 localhost kernel: PPP Deflate Compression module registered
Jun 14 12:36:22 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp-compress-21
Jun 14 12:36:22 localhost pppd[4197]: local IP address 62.47.241.27
Jun 14 12:36:22 localhost pppd[4197]: remote IP address 172.19.88.132
Jun 14 12:36:22 localhost pppd[4197]: primary DNS address 195.3.96.67
Jun 14 12:36:22 localhost pppd[4197]: secondary DNS address 195.3.96.68
Jun 14 12:36:23 localhost anacron: Starten von anacron succeeded
Jun 14 12:36:23 localhost atd: Starten von atd succeeded
Jun 14 12:36:42 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-226
Jun 14 12:36:42 localhost last message repeated 3 times





I checked allready the config files over and over. I'm shure i did it the way the howto guessed.

If someone knows what to do, an answer would be nice.

hello
i talked to a friend meanwhile and he meant, that the message from the "usbdevfs" may not be an error... ?? He also said that the missing module (only bsd_comp.c file on a RH9 system, no .o) is not importatan and according to an Austrian HOWTO it may be important to set the "nobsdcomp" optiion in /etc/ppp/options. also there may be a few other austrian-specific options aside from the VIC-thing (yes i'm from austria :-). I'll check that. But what confuses me ist, that the mgmt.o won't load automatically (lsmod | grep mgmt). i thought this ist the modem driver...

ciao, nico.

Hello!

I got it running!!!!!

for AUSTRIA u need special optins!

my /etc/ppp/options looks like this:
-------------------------------------------------
lock
defaultroute
noipdefault
nobsdcomp
nodeflate
lcp-echo-interval 2
lcp-echo-failure 7
name 6198754001
noauth
passive
asyncmap 0
-------------------------------------------------


also u have to be carefull when editing /etc/resolv.conf: in the HOWTO it is said to tyoe in the DNS Server with " but u must not type in the IP adress with " -- u have to type it in without the " at the start and the end of the IP adress!!! otherwise the DNS lookup won't work: u can only surf by inputing naked IP adresses in your Browser


best wishes!!