I recently installed Suse Linux 10.1 from your July 2006 magazine. I initially had a problem trying to persuade my BT Voyager modem to work. I thought my experience might interest other Linux users.
I found a driver (eciadsl-usermode-0.11.tar.gz) for the Voyager (which uses a Globespan GS7470 chipset) on http://eciadsl.flushtux.org. I installed and configured the driver but could not get the modem to communicate with my ISP (Force9).
After much searching, I eventually discovered the web page http://www.lack-of.org.uk/viewarticle.php?article=114, which resolved my problem. First I needed to download the file eciadsl-synch_bin.tar.tar from the flashtux site and extract the file gs7470_synch03.bin to the directory /etc/eciadsl and, re-run the configuration script eciadsl-config-text, and specify this file.
After running this script, the configuration file (/etc/eciadsl/eciadsl.conf) looked something like this:
VID1=1690 PID1=0215 VID2=1690 PID2=0215 MODE=VCM_RFC2364 VCI=38 VPI=0 FIRMWARE=/etc/eciadsl/firmware00.bin SYNCH=/etc/eciadsl/gs7470_synch03.bin PPPD_USER=myuserid@myisp.co.uk PPPD_PASSWD= USE_DHCP=no USE_STATICIP=no STATICIP= GATEWAY= MODEM=BT Voyager 105 MODEM_CHIPSET=GS7470 SYNCH_ALTIFACE=0 PPPOECI_ALTIFACE=1 PROVIDER=Other DNS1=[Myisp primary IP address] DNS2=[Myisp secondary IP address]
I then needed to edit the file /etc/ppp/peers/adsl (created by the configuration script) to remove the -mode VCM_RFC2364 option. The start of the file (adsl) should look like this:
# this file has been generated # by the configuration tool of # the ECIADSL driver debug kdebug 1 noipdefault defaultroute pty "/usr/local/bin/eciadsl-pppoeci -vpi 0 -vci 38 -vendor 0x1690 -product 0x0215" # -mode VCM_RFC2364" # This option has been commented # out from previous line sync
With these changes, the modem worked fine.
Andrew Cunningham
We read your Sound Surfing article (Linux Magazine Issue 66, May 2006), and we actually liked many of the stations you mentioned, but we were a little upset that http://www.wtnrradio.com didn't make the pages. Who knows, maybe after you check out our international vibe - and the great mixes - you'll stop taking requests too, but only after you make the click and listen...
Holla
| LM |
Thanks for the link. The beauty of Internet radio is that every user can search the whole world for the station they like best. I'm sure some readers will be very pleased to check out your sounds.