[Gllug] Alcatel speedtouch modem

[michael norman]

On Saturday 11 January 2003 11:01, Roger Whittaker wrote:
trying to install the package following the instructions using 8.1 gives an 
eror at make that the installation was cmpiled using an earlier version of 
gcc.  So I cannot get any further.

Is there a solution to this ?

> The instructions in http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/configSpeedTouch.html
> are for 8.0.
>
> For 8.1, ignore the part beginning:
> "Add one 0x0000 in the file /etc/hotplug/usb.usermap:"
>
> On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, Chris Bell wrote:
> > On Fri 10 Jan, Peter John Cameron wrote:
> > > Has anyone managed to get the Alcatel USB speedtouch modem working with
> > > Suse 8.1? I got it recognised on bootup and the speedmgmt daemon
> > > started but when I connect I just get LCP timeouts. I seem to be going
> > > round in circles trying various howtos, starting the connection
> > > manually with a script or with kinternet. In all cases the modem sends
> > > out packets but nothing is ever received. Lately, with kinternet, the
> > > entire system hangs, with the keyboard lights flashing on and off. I've
> > > tried the procedure on the Suse web site (modifying the speedtouch
> > > config file) but to no avail.
> > >
> > > My broadband ISP is Tiscali.
> > >
> > > Perhaps I've messed up the PPP and/or hotplug files. I'm having to
> > > connect my old 56K USB modem to download email which is a pain.
> > >
> > > Any help and/or configuration files appreciated :)
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Peter
> >
> >    You need to get your box recognised by the routing equipment. Have you
> > been given details of an initial test facility to connect to before
> > attempting to connect to the real destination?


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