i have looked at a couple of how to's including the speedtouchconf script from sourceforge and the other one which involves recompiling the kernel. the kernel worked a treat after i recompiled and i followed all the instructions to the letter but still no joy with internet access. has anyone had any joy configuring slackware 10.2 with 2.6.xx kernel? if so how did they go about it. cheers for any help

well start with the test 2.6.x kernel that is either in the 10.2 tree or the current tree.

If you want a diff kernel version than those you can just use the config file from them, and then use the make oldconfig command

sorry if i wasnt clear. my problem is not with compiling the kernel. it is with the speedtouch 330 modem. i installed the 2.6.13 kernel from the slackware cd, and used the config file from this when compiling the 2.6.16 kernel. i followed the instructions from here http://www.linux-usb.org/SpeedTouch/slack/ to the letter but have had no joy. has anyone else got this modem working on the 2.6.16 kernel?

what is the output of: lsusb

yeah the modem is listed when i do lsusb, along with my usb mouse. not sure what to try, any ideas?

did you compile the drivers as modules or inside the kernel?

no the drivers for the modem were installed after i recompiled the kernel using linux-atm.2.4.1 ppp.2.4.3 and the firmware mgmt.o i made sure i had the right version of the firmware for my modem. version 4. these are the changes i was instructed to make to the kernel if its of any use


# ode Maturity Level Options --->
#

*[*] Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers

# General Setup --->
#

*[*] Support for hot-pluggable devices

# Networking support --->
#

*[*] Networking support
* Networking options --->
*
o[*] Packet Socket
o[*] Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) (EXPERIMENTAL)
o[*] RFC1483/2684 Bridged protocols (only needed if you're going to use PPPoE)

# Device Drivers --->
#

* Generic Driver Options --->
*
o[*] Hotplug firmware loading support
* Network device support --->
*
o[*] Network device support
o[*] PPP (point-to-point protocol) support
o[*] PPP support for async serial ports
o[*] PPP Deflate compression (not essential, but useful)
o[*] PPP over Ethernet (EXPERIMENTAL) (only needed if you're going to use PPPoE)
o[*] PPP over ATM (only needed if you're going to use PPPoA)
* Character devices --->
*
o[*] Non-standard serial port support
o[*] HDLC line discipline support
* USB Support --->
*
o[*] Support for Host-side USB
o[*] USB Device Filesystem
o[*] OHCI HCD support (only if your USB controller is OHCI)
o[*] UHCI (most Intel and VIA) Support (only if your USB controller is UHCI)
o USB DSL modem Support --->
o
+[*] USB DSL modem Support
+[*] Speedtouch USB support

sorry the drivers were compiled inside the kernel, not as modules

# USB DSL modem Support --->
#

*[*] USB DSL modem Support
*[*] Speedtouch USB support

this is the output i recieve when i try to start the connection with pppd call speedtch

pppoatm.so loaded.

PPPoATM plugin_init

PPPoATM setdevname_pppoatm - SUCCESS:0.38

modprobe: Can't locate module pppoatm

failed to create socket: Address family not supported by protocol

i have tried both compiling the speedtouch drivers into the kernel and also as a module and i get the same result both times.

I think you should compile ATM support too.

ppp over atm support was compiled into the kernel, are you saying i would be better compiling it as a module? all the kernel options i changed are in the post above

problem solved! bought a decent router and booted that old speedtouch usb piece of crap right into oblivion. cheers for all the help anyways.

for anyone looking back at this ... I'm using the speedtouch 330 with no problems on kernel 2.6.7 on Slackware 10.2.

I don't use the kernel module but instead use the speedtouch.sourceforge.net method.

Works a charm

i tried that speedtouch conf script as well. thats strange, maybe i went wrong somewhere along the way. fair play to you.

This is on kernel 2.6.7.

I, like you, had to be sure I was getting all the right pppoa and atm stuff in my kernel ... and that there was nothing in my ppp options except what speedtouch-setup put there (I just removed /etc/ppp to an archive before I started).

[Edit:]
Incidentally this is still working on Slackware 12 but I have some intermittent issue where I have to killall pppd and remove the kernel modules, then modprobe and start over. Works for hours sometimes, minutes others. Generally will work on a fresh boot.