georgeg4 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Success Thanks to bruno and peachy I am now an official linux user Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengeek Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 About time too! Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeg4 Posted May 29, 2003 Author Share Posted May 29, 2003 Thanks Joy And you are right it is about time . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 George, you did it !! On line, congratulations ! Good job George, exellent, major success !I´m proud of you George, you just kept on going, never gave up ! BrunoPS: Get yourself Registered as official Linux user George ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengeek Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 How about a blow by blow description on how you did it.What's happened to your penguin, he's grown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeg4 Posted May 29, 2003 Author Share Posted May 29, 2003 He sure has grown in the last few days Joy , He should have a full head of grey hair like me for all he has been through . As you can see bruno I took your advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeg4 Posted May 29, 2003 Author Share Posted May 29, 2003 As far as a blow by blow Joy . The first mistake I made was after running the rpm install<rpm -i (modemdriver>You have to wait till the system configures the drivers for you and that was my biggest mistake I didn't know enough to wait I just assiumed when the first screen came up it was done . After that I can only quote from peachy I just followed her instructions from there Copied the rpm file from a floppy after downloading from Linuxant. Typed as root:rpm -ivh hcfpcimodem-0.99inxtbeta03042700k2.4.18_14-1rh.i586.rpmsince that was the version specific to my kernel. The installer automatically ran hcfpciconfig. Told me that it assigned the modem to the block device /dev/ttySHCF0 and automatically created a symbolic link to /dev/modem. This can take up to five minutes to configure. Not sure if it's CPU speed-dependent but it was tempting to issue a Ctrl-c to kill it. Eventually it did finish even telling me it configured the Country as CANADA based on my timezone setting it read from my config files, I guess.Ran /sbin/lsmod to see if the modules were loaded. Nope. What to do next. Decided to startx and see if I could add the modem interface. Ran the Network Device configuration tool and added a modem, set it to use /dev/ttySHCF0 and then entered my ISP telephone number, username and password. Then I activated the modem. Heard some sounds coming from the modem, like checking for dialtone, etc. After about 2 minutes, the modem was activated. Ran /sbin/lsmod again and noticed the hcfpciengine, and two other modules were loaded. Good.Then the misadventure. Okay, now what? How do I dialup? The answer will surprise you. I remembered that KDE came with kppp, a GUI app that talked to the pppd daemon. Okay, go to package selection and install KDE and include kppp. Done. Ran kppp, created an ISP account. Tried dialing. Said the modem was in use. Huh? Killed it. Ran it again. Said it couldn't find a modem. Okay. Not good. Go to a console and reran hcfpciconfig manually. Asked if I wanted the driver to load on boot or user initiated. Chose load on boot. Couldn't hurt, right?Reboot the computer, noticed that it said bringing up ppp0 interface. Then displays a message about the hcfpcimodem being a tainted driver with respect to GNU/GPL, go see this website to fully appreciate why this was a morally bad thing (and not a software functionality issue). Said it was loading the module, etc.Login. Ran /sbin/lsmod and the modules were loaded. Good. startx. Checked network config and noticed the modem was activated. Good. Ran kppp. Modem in use. Huh? Kill it. Activated modem again. Checked the DNS setting for some reason. Noticed that an IP address was attached to the modem interface. How'd that get there? Didn't recognize it at first. Then realized that it was my ISPs domain. So, I was connected?Okay, from a console type init 6 and reboot. Noticed that when the ppp0 interface was brought up, I could hear the modem clicking. At first I thought it was just loading the modules and doing a diagnostic. Well, you remember I told it to load at boot? Lightbulb! It was dialing my ISP using the information I gave it when I created the modem in network config. Login in. ping my ISP. Migod an echo reply!!!! startx. Open Mozilla. Load a web page. There by the grace of god I'm on the internet!!!!Debriefing. Okay, installing the rpm should pose no problem. To get the modem to dial out, you must add a modem interface in the network configuration tool. You need to supply it with your ISP account info. In order to dial out, you need to activate the modem. It really helps to set the modem volume to high to get the full effect of the activation.Okay, George, do you follow me? You don't need to have kppp installed. If you do, make sure the modem is not activated. It will activate the modem for you.The only exception is I did not configure my modem to run on boot[ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havnblast Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 georgeg4 - Congrats to you!! I believe you find it as a great operating system and with all the great help here it makes one feel more confident and not afraid to ask questions. I have learned so much from this forum on linux in last couple months than i did in last 4 years or so of using RedHat. Once I am done with this training course I am planning on switching to knoppix. It's great to learn and nice to know your not under MS power of control. Stick around and learn more, I know I will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jong357 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Alright George!!! Glad to hear it. I think you owe Bruno a bottle of wine, don't you? Man, He really got down in the trench with you, that's for sure.... Now you need to install Java and Flash and you'll be stylin' it.... Mozilla runs pretty good. I'm sure we can help you out with any little tweaking questions you may have.... Time to let that Windows partition collect some dust..... Here is a no-brainer latest Flash RPM for RH 8/9 on any arch.... I'ts nice to keep all the esentials on disk. I'm a format freak like yourself.... Go here to see it in action.Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 GeorgeAllow me to give you one more advice after this adventure: Backup all the files you used to achieve this and make yourself a how-to of the install/config of this modem. Because each time you will install an other distro, another version of RedHat ( or the same after who knows what serious problems ) you will need to do this all over again. Today you might still know by heart what you did to get it done, but in a few month time . . . . . So prepare yourself for the next time you´ll have to get that modem talking. BrunoPS: Nice to see another registered Linux user. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcranium Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Yea!!! Georgeg4 took the RED pill!!!!! Now you can see just how deep the rabbit hole goes! (Matrix reference there for those that haven't seen it)I'll bet you feel like Darth Vader emerging from within the suit and from the dark side of the force? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeg4 Posted May 29, 2003 Author Share Posted May 29, 2003 Thanks Jon . I think I owe more people than Bruno a bottle of wine . I haven't forgotten your help either . And I bookmarked your flash rpm and will DL it soon . Thanks AgainBruno Great idea about backing up all the files . I do have two linux partitions on my hard drive and two installs of RH9 on them . I do have to reinstall the second one . so I can configure it the same way to use as a backup . And by the way I should mention that when you install the m\driver rpm and then subsequently uninstall it RH won't let you do it . I had to format and reinstall to erase it completely . That was part of the problem it would not re-install over the original and it also would not remove the original. I will try to put together a composite of what I did and submit it for you to keep in case someone else has the same problems .Twisted , Thanks for your support .One other thing anyone How do you change Lilo's default to boot in linux instead of Windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Way to go George!Chalk another one up to the combined tenacity of teachers and pupils! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcranium Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 One other thing anyone How do you change Lilo's default to boot in linux instead of WindowsIn your /etc/lilo.conf file there should be line that reads...default=linuxthis 'linux' in the above line refers to the label of the image you want to be the default. See the sample set of images below (which also exist in lilo.conf). default=windows is probably how it reads now, find the label line below of the image you want and set the default=labelname above.image=/boot/vmlinuz label=linux root=/dev/hda8 append=" hdc=ide-scsi devfs=mount quiet" vga=788 read-onlyother=/dev/hda1 label=windows table=/dev/hdaother=/dev/fd0 label=floppy unsafe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 One other thing anyone How do you change Lilo's default to boot in linux instead of WindowsIn your /etc/lilo.conf file there should be line that reads...default=linuxthis 'linux' in the above line refers to the label of the image you want to be the default. See the sample set of images below (which also exist in lilo.conf). default=windows is probably how it reads now, find the label line below of the image you want and set the default=labelname above.image=/boot/vmlinuz label=linux root=/dev/hda8 append=" hdc=ide-scsi devfs=mount quiet" vga=788 read-onlyother=/dev/hda1 label=windows table=/dev/hdaother=/dev/fd0 label=floppy unsafe Allow me one little addition here twistedcranium: open /etc/lilo.conf in vi as root. Make the changes, save them and give the command /sbin/lilo to write the new lilo to the MBR. BrunoPS: There is a Lilo section in The Tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcranium Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Allow me one little addition here twistedcranium: open /etc/lilo.conf in vi as root. Make the changes, save them and give the command /sbin/lilo to write the new lilo to the MBR. BrunoPS: There is a Lilo section in The Tipsby all means! changes to lilo.conf don't do anything unless updated by running /sbin/lilo LOL, I should get more 'complete' with these things....someone else down the road reading this might have needed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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