From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 15 05:20:15 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 230E837B401 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 05:20:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1365F43FB1 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 05:20:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h3FCKCUp094886 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 05:20:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h3FCKCo6094885; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 05:20:12 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 05:20:12 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200304151220.h3FCKCo6094885@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Dominic Marks Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B526937B404 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 05:17:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cus.org.uk (host213-106-240-81.no-dns-yet.ntli.net [213.106.240.81]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD21243F75 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 05:17:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dom@cus.org.uk) Received: from cus.org.uk (localhost.cus.org.uk [127.0.0.1]) by cus.org.uk (8.12.6/8.11.3) with ESMTP id h3FCH1LX086431 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:17:01 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from dom@cus.org.uk) Received: (from dom@localhost) by cus.org.uk (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id h3FCH1GF086430; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:17:01 +0100 (BST) Message-Id: <200304151217.h3FCH1GF086430@cus.org.uk> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:17:01 +0100 (BST) From: Dominic Marks To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/50977: Additional tips for Alcatel SpeedTouch USB users X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Dominic Marks List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:20:15 -0000 >Number: 50977 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Additional tips for Alcatel SpeedTouch USB users >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Apr 15 05:20:12 PDT 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Dominic Marks >Release: FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE-p3 i386 >Organization: UMIST >Environment: System: FreeBSD moo.cus.org.uk 4.7-RELEASE-p3 FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE-p3 #3: Mon Jan 20 23:49:12 GMT 2003 root@moo.cus.org.uk:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/BAA i386 >Description: Some tips on making the Alcatel SpeedTouch USB even easier to use under FreeBSD. This covers making usbd aware of the device and setting it to automatically transmit the firmware and dialing at startup. Original idea: Jason Mann DocBook conversion: Dominic Marks >How-To-Repeat: NA >Fix: Index: chapter.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.102 diff -u -3 -p -r1.102 chapter.sgml --- chapter.sgml 2003/04/13 14:51:40 1.102 +++ chapter.sgml 2003/04/14 16:37:19 @@ -2138,9 +2138,43 @@ ppp_profile="name_of_service_provider" To install the software, simply use the ports collection. Install the - net/pppoa port and follow the - instructions provided with it. + linkend="ports">ports collection. Install the + net/pppoa port and follow + instructions which come with it. + + Like many USB devices the Alcatel SpeedTouch USB needs to + download firmware from the host computer to be usable. It is + possible to automate this process in &os; so that this is done + whenever the device is plugged into a USB port. The following + information needs to be added to + /etc/usbd.conf and to do this you will need + to be logged in as the root user. + + device "Alcatel SpeedTouch USB" + devname "ugen[0-9]+" + vendor 0x06b9 + product 0x4061 + attach "/usr/local/sbin/modem_run -f /usr/local/libdata/mgmt.o" + + To enable the USB daemon, usbd put + following line into /etc/rc.conf. + + usbd_enable="YES" + + It is also possible to set up PPP + to dial up at startup. To do this add the following lines to + /etc/rc.conf, again for this procedure you + will need to be logged in as the root + user. + + ppp_enable="YES" +ppp_mode="ddial" +ppp_profile="adsl" + + For this to work correctly you will need to have used the + sample ppp.conf which is supplied with the + net/pppoa port. + >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: