Gentoo 1.4 with USB Speedtouch Modem installation guide

bosko · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 5:00 pm Post subject:

Yes,I am indeed using 1.4 rc3.Are you sure that the problem is rc3?If am willing to try rc2 (eventhough that means I have to burn another cd,do the bootstrapping etc. all over),where can I download rc2?

fifo · Guru Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437

I think it's unlikely using rc2 will help, as not getting the usb filesystem would seem to be something to do with the kernel configuration. If you're using the gentoo-sources kernel then you could try using the vanilla-sources instead, or vice versa, and see if that helps.

bosko · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:17 pm Post subject:

Okay,I will try the vinalla kernel.I just have to chroot to my system and do "emerge sys-kernel/vanilla-sources"?

fifo · Guru Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437

Yes, and then configure and make the kernel and copy it to /boot, as you did for your current kernel.

bosko · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:24 pm Post subject:

Ok,I'll try that now.

bosko · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 10:36 pm Post subject:

I tried the vanilla sources,but I get exactly the same error.

Btw,uname -a still says "linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r1",is that suposed to be like that with a vanilla kernel or only with gentoo-sources?

fifo · Guru Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437

No, that's the gentoo-sources kernel. You might have to change the /usr/src/linux symlink to point at the right directory.

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bosko · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:15 pm Post subject:

bosko · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:19 pm Post subject:

fifo · Guru Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437

So did using the vanilla-kernel make any difference?

bosko · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:28 pm Post subject:

fifo · Guru Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437

The command is

bosko · # uname -sr Linux 2.4.20

fifo · Guru Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437

You should have

bosko · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 7:48 pm Post subject:

I make the shortcut,compiled & installed the kernel and rebooten. uname -sr still outputs "linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r1"

I even tried deleting the gentoo directory in /usr/src,but that didn't help.

P.S.Does anybody know what kind of kernel the Livecd uses and what configuration?

dweigert · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 8:12 pm Post subject:

Ummmm...
you did mount /boot,
then cd into your kernel directory
make menuconfig
make dep && make clean bzImage modules modules_install
cp /boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage.old
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage
sync;sync;sync
umount /boot

and then reboot???

I hope this helped....

Dan
_________________
"Always remember to mount a scratch monkey..."

bosko · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 9:10 pm Post subject:

fifo · Guru Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437

Yes, you say "emerge <package-name>" to install a package and all it's dependencies. It's a good idea to say "emerge -pv <package-name>" first to see exactly what will be installed and what USE flags are relevant. The USE flags are for specifying optional functionally that can be compiled into packages.

bosko · Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 4:15 pm Post subject:

I see.Installing gnome will also install Xfree,and when I install Gaim I will get the Gtk+ 2 version because the Gtk 2 flag is turned on.
I tried emerge -p gnome,but it says that it wants to install Xfree 4.2.1,but I want the latest version (4.3),how do I do that?

My posts are off topic now,sorry for that :oops:

fifo · Guru Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437

To get, for example, xfree from the unstable branch, you do

Linux · n00b Joined: 08 Apr 2003 Posts: 4

sorry to bump this thread up n all, but i'm a gentoo n00b atm, and was running through the steps to install my alcatel modem right at the beginning of my gentoo installation. but what do you mean when you say;

"- edit /etc/conf.d/speedtouch and change the path for the mgmt.o file (/home/mgmt.o) and don't forget to uncomment this line
- edit /etc/ppp/peers/adsl.sample and put your connection ID (fti/*****@fti) at the indicated place and save the file under "adsl"
- edit /etc/ppp/pap-secrets and put this line in : 'your_connection_ID' * 'your_connection_pass' *
- edit /etc/ppp/chap-secrets and put the exact same line as above"

how do i achieve this ? cheers

Linux · n00b Joined: 08 Apr 2003 Posts: 4

*BUMP* anyone ?

fifo · Guru Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437

If I understand your question right, you just need to use a text editor, e.g. for the first one you might do

hayt · n00b Joined: 29 Apr 2003 Posts: 11

I just wanted to thank th author of this guide. I followed the instructions and everything worked on the first time. Got gentoo installed (RC4) in a breeze. Thanks again.!