Mandrake 8 install probs Mk II

[Richtofen]

I took the plunge and downloaded the 2 iso images from the Linux-Mandrake webby last night.
Burnt to CD ok and then time to install. I used Partition Magic to carve off a partition which was then formatted to suit Linux.
Set the installer to use it and no prob. Great, whistles thru all the install steps until it comes to setting up the network.
1st Prob, I dont have a network card, but obviously I want to use the 'net. Select my connection type ok and then it hangs asking for the network protocol to use,which is pointless without a card.
2nd Prob, I have the inux drivers for my modem on a windows partition, but how do I a) get Linux to find them, and b) install the blighters. The root cause of the hassle can be summed up in a short phrase " USB Alcatel ADSL modem ". I don't know if the usb has been set up right as the only thing connected is the modem, but the lights wont activate till the drivers are in I think.

So........
HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPP !!!!

Please :)

[aef]

1) Hard to advise without precise details. Try not selecting any type of network or internet connection at all, and set that up later.

2a) You can mount FAT16 and FAT32 partitions from Linux. There is also (I think experimental) support for read-only NTFS.

2b) Depends on how the drivers are distributed. If they are packages, install them. If they are .tar.gz/.tgz files, unpack them and look for instructions. Most drivers are modular. in which case you need to see if they're being inserted ok (try insmod-ing them yourself to see).

AEF

[Richtofen]

Cheers, O'll give it a go if I can get the bloody thing to boot into Linux again .

[Richtofen]

I finally managed to boot into the Linux os (by using a boot floppy) and gopt into the usb modem driver files. Looks like I have to collect the drivers from alcatel, a compiler from somewhere else, the managment system from site 3 and the ppoe protocols from site 4. Looks like I'm gona be busy. :laugh:

[Slime]

Try here (http://www.linuxdude.co.uk/docs/Alcatel-Speedtouch-USB-mini-HOWTO/speedtouchusb.html) or here (http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/postlist.pl?Cat=&Board=linux) or here especially (http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=linux&Number=33664&page=0&view=expanded&sb=5&part=) and this one (http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=linux&Number=33229&page=1&view=expanded&sb=5&vc=1#Post33229) as well.

Let us know how you get on can you as it's something i might have to do soonish.

Cheers
Slime

[Edited by Slime on 13-05-2001 at 11:12 PM]

[Richtofen]

The files to get are actually listed once you view the install readme contained in the package downloaded from the Openworld site. Might give it a go later tonight once I've got a squad match out of the way on AA

[Richtofen]

Ran into a slight problem (newbie stuff)
Got all the files, but when I've read the install docs they mention entering commands in a shell.
Now, Shells I can cope with even as far back as my old Amiga days, problem is, whats it called in Mandrake?

[aef]

Not sure that I entirely understand your question, but...

A shell in Linux/Unix is the program that lets you enter commands. When you see whatever command prompt it is that you see, that's the shell. There are a few to choose from, but under Linux, you will almost certainly be using the shell called 'bash' (Bourne Again SHell) by default (it's normally located in you /bin directory).

HTH

AEF

[Richtofen]

Thx, thats exactly what I wanted to know.
Couldn't find any mention of what the shell was called or where to find it.

For instance , on the wondrous Amiga, after much money and thought, they called their shell, "Shell". Impressive eh :laugh: