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b0ng0

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Registered: 2007-08-25

Posts: 31

Need help setting up USB ADSL Modem Connection

Ok, I have just successfullly installed Arch!

And I have now gotten to the part in the wiki where it talks about updating the system using pacman. This would be all well and fine except that I can only connect using a SpeedTouch USB ADSL modem. I have found some sort of firmware in the AUR in .tar.gz format but as I don't yet have a GUI in place I feel a little lost as to how I can set up my modem and update Arch.

Can anyone help??

Btw please explain in simple terms - all I have infront of me is the command line and I don't know how to set up these type of connections (usually wireless just works itself but don't have wireless just now )

Last edited by b0ng0 (2007-08-26 13:53:17)

berbae

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From: France

Registered: 2007-02-12

Posts: 1,302

Re: Need help setting up USB ADSL Modem Connection

You should follow the instructions given in the Comment by imrahil for the firmware-speedtouch-rev2 3.0.1.2-1 AUR package :

Here is how you install your Alcatel Speedtouch USB modem (revision 2)

1- To make sure you are using this modem type on console:
cat /proc/bus/usb/devices* | grep -B 1 ALCATEL
cat /proc/bus/usb/devices* | grep -B 1 THOMSON

At the end of the first line it should say Rev=X.00
X is the version of the modem you have.

2- Install this packages:
ppp, rp-pppoe, firmware-speedtouch-rev2, linux-atm and br2684ctl.

Tell the result of 1-
For 2- check if the packages ppp and rp-pppoe are already installed :
pacman -Q ppp rp-pppoe
if not installed, you must download the packages from the Current repo on another machine with an internet connection, and copy them on the machine with Arch installed. Then run as root :
cd <directory where you copied the packages>
pacman -U ppp-2.4.4-4.pkg.tar.gz
pacman -U rp-pppoe-3.8-1.pkg.tar.gz

The firmware-speedtouch-rev2, linux-atm and br2684ctl packages are in the AUR, so you must compile them first using makepkg to get packages installable with pacman.
You should read the Wiki to do that if you are not accustomed with that.
I must go by now so I cannot enter much details.
You can also ask the maintainers of the packages for precisions.

Last edited by berbae (2007-08-26 21:37:44)