adsl usb modem problem

[dabbtech]

hi!
i got Greatspeed Globespan usb modem and i just cant make it work
plz someone help

[Dolda2000]

These USB ADSL modems are causing trouble for everyone, since they're often using proprietary protocols and drivers are almost always only available for Winbloze. You'll need to find a Linux driver for it. Try asking the manufacturer for one, but don't get your hopes up too high.
I know that the Speedtouch modems have Linux drivers. Try asking your ISP if you can switch to one of those.

[dabbtech]

i did find one driver for globespan usb modems (but i dont know how to install it ...i did try ...but im a newbie soo )


http://eciadsl.flashtux.org/index.php?lang=en

there is the site to the driver

(when i got the modem was a driver for the modem for linux on the disk but it was only for PCI modems )

[Dolda2000]

What distribution are you using?

[dabbtech]

im going to install gentoo
but i did try to install the driver on mandrake

[dabbtech]

i was sending a mail to greatspeeds support team or wat ever and im waiting

[Dolda2000]

http://eciadsl.flashtux.org/download...ode-0.8.tar.gz
That will work for any distro.

[dabbtech]

just this one file?

[Dolda2000]

That .tar.gz is the UNIX counterpart of a Windows zip file, so to speak. To extract its contents, start a terminal and issue this commands:

tar -xvzf eciadsl-usermode-0.8.tar.gz

It will extract a new directory which will contain the source code for the driver. To compile it, use the "cd" command (as in MS-DOS) to enter that directory, then issue these commands:

./configure
make
su -c "make install"

The last command will ask you for a password. Enter the root password that you chose during the installation.
As far as I could tell, you would then run the command "startmodem" to actually initiate the connection. That will probably have to be run as root as well, so you must run this:

su -c "startmodem"

There will be a README file in the directory that you should read.

[dabbtech]

thank you very much ;*