Just installed Mandrake 8.1 and all went perfectly well. One problem when i tried to configure my internet connection, which is an ADSL by Alcatel. Mandrake wizard told me to download the new driver from alcatel. On my other os, i downloaded this driver which is in zip form. How do i get it from my windows os onto the linux os and how would i install it. Baffled here....thanks

Hey,

I don't know how you could get these drivers to work on Linux...but I know a way to get your ADSL modem working.

Go to http://www.roaringpenguin.com and download the lates version of the rp-pppoe program. Get the RPM package since you are using Mandrake. Install that RPM from a terminal or with rpminst or just follow the instructions you were given on the RoaringPenguin site. Type adsl-start in a terminal to start your connection, adsl-status to view your connection's status, and adsl-stop to stop your connection.

It worked perfectly for me...And I think it should for you.

Thanks artimer, will give a it a go and post back...........

Alright!



(By the way, it's Artamir, not Artimer. )

Sorry Artamir, hows that. Did not work, i am unable to install the RP-RPPoE program. Mandrake via the connection wizard said that for my ADSL speedtouch modem, i only need the driver from alcatel. This i have put to floppy but i am unable to get it onto Linux. Forget not, i am but a novice, a newbie and first timer at linux. Baffled by this command line thingymejibs. Still reckon i have to start somewhere and this forum looks good to me. Many thanks anyway.........

if it has a .zip extention than it's not the right one. go back to alcatel and get the linux driver, you need the file with the tar.gz extention. then read the install or readme file that's included for installation instructions. it's usually :
./configure
make
make install
but check the install or readme for exact information.

skipped a step, sorry. to unpack the tarball: cd /directory/yousaved/thedownload
tar -xzvf name_of_file.tar.gz then.... read the readme or install files.

Thanks rshaw. The file was a tar.gz. I put in floppy from windows XP. How do i please get it onto linux Thanks anyway.........

I think you'll need the RPM instead of the tar file, since you're using Mandrake. I tried using the tar.gz file and it couldn't run ./configure. I installed the RPM and it worked.

Download the rp-pppoe-3.3.i386.rpm file and mount your floppy.

mount /mnt/floppy

Then use this to install it:

(if you want the gui)
rpm -Uvh rp-pppoe-3.3-1.i386.rpm rp-pppoe-gui-3.3-1.i386.rpm
/usr/bin/tkpppoe

(if you don't want the gui)
rpm -Uvh rp-pppoe-3.3-1.i386.rpm
/usr/sbin/adsl-setup

That should do it.

Thanks Artamir, that sounds not too complicated for me. Will have ago and post back, again thanks to all.

Well had ago but came up against the following: I typed as you instructed Artamir and always got the following response: No such file or directory. One other reply i had was " mount:/dev/fd0 is not a valid block device"....I was signed is as root. thanks.

Hi magis,

I was in the same boat as you.

I am running Mandrake 8.1 and on install, it looked like all was going well.

I did as instructed and found the mgmt.o file in the tarball from Alcatel.

I copied this single file onto a floppy (on my Win2kPro machine).

Logged into the linux box as myself, I mounted the floppy (using the icon on my KDE desktop (I am UberNewbie!). On seeing mgmt.o on the floppy, I right-clicked it and chose copy.

I closed the floppy window. Right-clicked on the Desktop and chose paste. Now it was firmly on the linux box.

I logged out and back in as root (GUI 'cos I is sh1t at cmd line at the mo), I opened a konqueror window and navigated to the /home/furrie/desktop (or whatever it was)... I found the mgmt.o file in there and copied it to /usr/share/speedtouch

Now I am a bit further, but am clueless as to get it working from here!

Hope this helps you.

I will keep trawling the forums to find the answer to my/our problems...

I have posted my question(s) for my problem(s) elsewhere...

here

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=10586

I am still in need of assistance, please.

Thanks furrie, sorry about the delay in replying but have been away. How did you get on with the alcatel speed touch install?? Me i gave up and went back to windows. I have decided to have another go at linux in a few days and hope i can get past the speedtouch stage....lol. Good luck and if i can find some more info will post it.........thanks

look here & see what you think...

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=10586

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Hi furrie, hey, my pc is not some pre-dated hunk of dos. lol. Darn things new and smoking with newbie things. My problem is understanding linux. Now that i have been bitten with it, i must, i repeat must understand how it works. So will be installing again on the 2nd Jan 02. Not sure what that site you send me implies, grateful for any further info though. Thanks for you time........