From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.0.0) Gecko/20020530 Description of problem: My friend's computer has an Alcatel SpeedTouch USB modem that connects to the Internet using a PPPoA connection; it is supported under Linux but not by default, which makes for a real hassle when configuring. Could support be added for the upcoming 8.0 release? The driver (and its alternate) is open source; it does require some binary data from Alcatel though (link provided on the page at the URL above). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install Limbo on a computer with Alcatel SpeedTouch USB Actual Results: Modem not detected Expected Results: Modem detected, available for setup under first-time setup wizard Additional info: Alternate driver at http://benoit.papillault.free.fr/speedtouch/index.en.php3 Linux driver from Alcatel/Thomson at: http://www.speedtouchdsl.com/support.htm
It requires a binary only management tool
How about just PPPoA support, so it would be easier for users to compile the USB drivers themselves?
This modem is also very common in the UK, as the major ISPs typically give it away or offer it as an option with an ADSL broadband connection. Adding support for the existing linux drivers from http://linux-usb.sourceforge.net/SpeedTouch/ to RedHat would make it much easier for broadband users in the UK to switch to Linux - at the moment it takes a _lot_ of configuration.
Maybe we get this in 9? I hope so - most ADSL users use a speedtouch modem, and around half of broadband users use ADSL.
Most newer UK broadband is using other products, generally the little ADSL routers to ethernet. The speedtouch is tricky for 2.4 because it involves major changes to layers like ATM. It is in the 2.6 base tree if I remenber rightly however so things move slowly the right way
Fedora includes an option for the SpeedTouch when you do a make menuconfig. However, enabeling this and recompiling has no effect. The main problem is the internet configuration wizard for xDSL will only see my ethernet port, not my USB modem... I'm currently trying the Speedbundle open source drivers and as a newbie its causing me a BIG headache... I can see how this would deter many people from Linux as trying to get online is killing me...
speedtch.o module is already compiled for Fedora, so you don't need to recompile. There won't be another RHL8 errata, so I'm closing this.