winmodems - ubuntu wiki

[David]

A succesful install of 5.10 but without the drivers for a winmodem led
me to the wiki whih I hvae followed successfully through identifying the
modem and downloading all the required drivers onto a usbstick. I am
unable to get the command

sudo dpkg -i gcc-3.4-base_3.4.4-6ubuntu8_i386.deb


to work though as it says the files are not foud. I think I need to
point the command to look for the usbstick, folder and then file which
is found in path media/usbdisk/linux/<filename>.

Am I correct and, if so where should the path be put into the command -
is it immediately prior to the filename?
--
David

[Matthias]

On Fri, 19 May 2006 16:52:00 +0100, David <me@privacy.net> wrote:

>A succesful install of 5.10 but without the drivers for a winmodem led
>me to the wiki whih I hvae followed successfully through identifying the
>modem and downloading all the required drivers onto a usbstick. I am
>unable to get the command
>
>sudo dpkg -i gcc-3.4-base_3.4.4-6ubuntu8_i386.deb
>
>
>to work though as it says the files are not foud. I think I need to
>point the command to look for the usbstick, folder and then file which
>is found in path media/usbdisk/linux/<filename>.
>
>Am I correct and, if so where should the path be put into the command -
>is it immediately prior to the filename?

sudo dpkg -i /media/usbdisk/linux/gcc-3.4-base_3.4.4-6ubuntu8_i386.deb

should work...
alternatively you can "cd" to this directory "cd
/media/usbdisk/linux/" and then do you regular dpkg there..

hth
matthias

[David]

In article <0ptr621i7biekgu6e75cjeptov7pmi3ldn@4ax.com>, Matthias
says...

> On Fri, 19 May 2006 16:52:00 +0100, David <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
> I think I need to

> >point the command to look for the usbstick, folder and then file which
> >is found in path media/usbdisk/linux/<filename>.
> >

>
> sudo dpkg -i /media/usbdisk/linux/gcc-3.4-base_3.4.4-6ubuntu8_i386.deb
>
> should work...
> alternatively you can "cd" to this directory "cd
> /media/usbdisk/linux/" and then do you regular dpkg there..
>

Thanks Matthias. A basic and naive question I know... but I will learn!
--
David

[David]

In article <MPG.1ed8348693dfa2fb98969c@news.readfreenews.net> , David
says...

> In article <0ptr621i7biekgu6e75cjeptov7pmi3ldn@4ax.com>, Matthias
> says...

> > On Fri, 19 May 2006 16:52:00 +0100, David <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> >
> > I think I need to

> > >point the command to look for the usbstick, folder and then file which
> > >is found in path media/usbdisk/linux/<filename>.
> > >

> >
> > sudo dpkg -i /media/usbdisk/linux/gcc-3.4-base_3.4.4-6ubuntu8_i386.deb
> >
> > should work...
> > alternatively you can "cd" to this directory "cd
> > /media/usbdisk/linux/" and then do you regular dpkg there..
> >

> Thanks Matthias. A basic and naive question I know... but I will learn!
>

Well, I'm afraid I've given up. I can't get the directory recognised
even though it can be seen in nautilus and appears on the desktop when
the stick is plugged in.

So, I tried copying the files to home directory - but the file is not
recognised.

I tried copying it to desktop and it shows up - but the command line
still says the file does not exist. Its probably me but I tired of
booting into linux, finding a fault, rebooting to windoze to get onto
the net to try ad find an answer and then rebooting back to Linux.

I tried to cd to desktop - it didn't like that either - directory not
found.

Conclusion, I guess linux aint for me/
--
David

[oldwetdog]

David wrote:

> In article <MPG.1ed8348693dfa2fb98969c@news.readfreenews.net> , David
> says...

>> In article <0ptr621i7biekgu6e75cjeptov7pmi3ldn@4ax.com>, Matthias
>> says...

>>> On Fri, 19 May 2006 16:52:00 +0100, David <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> I think I need to
>>>> point the command to look for the usbstick, folder and then file which
>>>> is found in path media/usbdisk/linux/<filename>.
>>>>
>>> sudo dpkg -i /media/usbdisk/linux/gcc-3.4-base_3.4.4-6ubuntu8_i386.deb
>>>
>>> should work...
>>> alternatively you can "cd" to this directory "cd
>>> /media/usbdisk/linux/" and then do you regular dpkg there..
>>>

>> Thanks Matthias. A basic and naive question I know... but I will learn!
>>

> Well, I'm afraid I've given up. I can't get the directory recognised
> even though it can be seen in nautilus and appears on the desktop when
> the stick is plugged in.
>
> So, I tried copying the files to home directory - but the file is not
> recognised.
>
> I tried copying it to desktop and it shows up - but the command line
> still says the file does not exist. Its probably me but I tired of
> booting into linux, finding a fault, rebooting to windoze to get onto
> the net to try ad find an answer and then rebooting back to Linux.
>
> I tried to cd to desktop - it didn't like that either - directory not
> found.
>
> Conclusion, I guess linux aint for me/

No, that is not a good conclusion, nor accurate either...

The right conclusion is the Windoz has used the internal modem in
an effort to kill linux...

The right conclusion is that "winmodem's" aren't for you (or
mostly anyone...)

get an external hardware modem or an internal modem which IS
compatible with linux...

sign me:
another newbee who has fought the battle battle of the winmodem,
lost, and gone to the right answer. Windoz suck, winmodems suck.

[Dirk T. Verbeek]

David schreef:

> So, I tried copying the files to home directory - but the file is not
> recognised.
>
> I tried copying it to desktop and it shows up - but the command line
> still says the file does not exist. Its probably me but I tired of
> booting into linux, finding a fault, rebooting to windoze to get onto
> the net to try ad find an answer and then rebooting back to Linux.
>
> I tried to cd to desktop - it didn't like that either - directory not
> found.

This is often due to a slight misspelling.
I have often found the use of the wild card * to be very helpful.
sudo dpkg -i gcc-3.4-base_3.4.4-6ubuntu8_i386.deb
could be done as:
sudo dpkg -i gcc-3*i386.deb

>
> Conclusion, I guess linux aint for me/

Yep, winmodems are a Bitch :(

[Michael B. Trausch]

David wrote in <MPG.1ed95c73376a8b3498969d@news.readfreenews.ne t> on Sat,
May 20 2006 13:04:
[snip]

>
> I tried to cd to desktop - it didn't like that either - directory not
> found.
>
> Conclusion, I guess linux aint for me/
>

Something that I hadn't noticed the first time I read the article, and I
should've picked up on it quite quickly -- UNIX and UNIX-like systems, such
as Linux, use case-sensitive filesystems.

Generally, the folder that contains the desktop, therefore, is the ~/Desktop
folder, not ~/desktop. Notice the difference in case for the letter "d".
You have to make sure that when you're attempting to open files and such,
you're using the proper case. This is, of course, more important on the
command line then anywhere else. While Windows will silently forgive you
and open the file anyway, most other operating systems will not.

This means that under Windows, "FileOne" and "fileone" are the same file --
however, under other systems, they are two totally seperate files.

HTH,
Mike

--
Registered Linux User #417338, machine #325045.

A Bugless Program is an Abstract Theoretical Concept.

[David]

In article <4470f0ba$0$31645$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>, Dirk T. Verbeek
says...

> David schreef:
>

> > So, I tried copying the files to home directory - but the file is not
> > recognised.
> >
> > I tried copying it to desktop and it shows up - but the command line
> > still says the file does not exist. Its probably me but I tired of
> > booting into linux, finding a fault, rebooting to windoze to get onto
> > the net to try ad find an answer and then rebooting back to Linux.
> >
> > I tried to cd to desktop - it didn't like that either - directory not
> > found.

>
> This is often due to a slight misspelling.

Yes, so I found after a tip from elsewhere

> I have often found the use of the wild card * to be very helpful.
> sudo dpkg -i gcc-3.4-base_3.4.4-6ubuntu8_i386.deb
> could be done as:
> sudo dpkg -i gcc-3*i386.deb

I like that one! ta

> >
> > Conclusion, I guess linux aint for me/

>
> Yep, winmodems are a Bitch :(

I'm *still* working away at it. Files and Drivers all seem to be loaded
ok in that sudo modprob Intel36 *didn't* givve any response.

Working now on the next steps to get driver to load at boot

>

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[David]

In article <yrydneOXOJMVhOzZRVn-tA@comcast.com>, Michael B. Trausch
says...

> David wrote in <MPG.1ed95c73376a8b3498969d@news.readfreenews.ne t> on Sat,
> May 20 2006 13:04:
> [snip]

> >
> > I tried to cd to desktop - it didn't like that either - directory not
> > found.
> >

> Something that I hadn't noticed the first time I read the article, and I
> should've picked up on it quite quickly -- UNIX and UNIX-like systems, such
> as Linux, use case-sensitive filesystems.
>
> Generally, the folder that contains the desktop, therefore, is the ~/Desktop
> folder, not ~/desktop. Notice the difference in case for the letter "d".

Yes, I was pointed in the direction of a typo and am working towards the
next steps in the sequence. Ta

--
David