Linux partitioning - ready for install.

By the way, you need to have Ubuntu installed on your computer for this to work. You can't run Ubuntu from the 'Live CD'.

Also, notice the edit I made in my last post - i've highlighted it in red.

If this doesn't work out for you, put a post on Ubuntu Forums - Online Community . They are the real Ubuntu gurus

 

Thanks once again for the script - I think I can follow it if I take my time.
However, I'm a little perplexed (easy for me!) by the highlighted part of this sequence:

1) Make sure your modem is plugged into the USB port

2) Download the driver by clicking here

3) Click 'Applications', point to 'Accessories' and click 'Terminal'.

4) Now copy and paste what you see in the box below:


Is this a download I have to make after I have run the script, as I have of course, no Internet connection at this stage via Ubuntu? Therefore, is it something I can download in Windows and copy & paste over to the terminal in Ubuntu? Sorry to be a pain.

Cheers,

Dave.

P.S.

Yes, I have Ubuntu installed on a HD partition.

 

Yes, you should download that file before you do anything else

Download it whilst in Windows and save it to your C: Drive

Then you should log into Ubuntu and copy the file to your /home directory.

PS. Can you access your Windows partitions in Ubuntu?

 

I can only access my external USB drive in Ubuntu from Windows (+ optical drives + floppy).

I managed to get the said file over into Ubuntu, but none of its programs could open it. This might be a little more difficult than expected. Well, who said life was easy!

Cheers,

Dave.

 

That's because you aren't supposed to open it!

Make sure the file is saved to your /home directory, then follow the instructions I posted earlier.

On a side note, if you want to access your Windows partitions in Ubuntu, click below

Mounting Windows Partitions in Ubuntu

 

Thanks, Megamaced.

Well, I ran the first line of the script but got an error message that the file could not be found. I had saved it to 'Home', but no joy.

I'll just have to be patient on this one. I'm doing some searching for getting the broadband connection working in Ubuntu, but I feel this may be a long haul. Still, it's all good experience and I'm confident it will come good in the end. Your assistance has been much appreciated,

Cheers,

Dave.:good:

 

Update:

I was kindly provided a script to get my SpeedTouch 330 modem working in Ubuntu - when I installed this script, a dialog box popped up and asked me if I wanted to extract the file.

Basically, do I have to take this action in order to run the script or do I just save it to my ‘Home’ directory? The reason that I ask - is that when I ran the script in the terminal window, I got an error message saying that it could not be found.

I have since found another script and was thinking of giving that a try but not sure whether it should be extracted first.

Many thanks,

David.

 

Can you post a link to the script?

 

Thanks, Megamaced.

Yes, no problem. Many thanks.

SpeedTouchConf - Home

 

I've posted the original instructions in red and my explainations underneath

1. Save the latest version of speedtouchconf.tar.gz, the script for configuring it all.

Download THIS FILE and save it to the /tmp directory

2. Extract the files: tar xzvf speedtouchconf-dd-mm-yyyy.tar.gz

Open up a terminal and copy and paste (or type):

Code:

tar xvzf /tmp/speedtouchconf-2.0-09_Jan_2006.tar.gz

3. Change into the speedtouchconf directory: cd speedtouchconf-dd-mm-yyyy

Now type:

Code:

cd /tmp/speedtouchconf-2.0-09_Jan_2006

Keep this terminal open the whole time!

4. Get the Microcode from Alcatel (now Thomson):
* Visit The Alcatel Microcode Download Page
(fill in your details, uncheck the "spam me" checkbox, click "Continue" and select the "Binary" download link) Only one firmware file (unzipped) should be in the same directory as the speedtouchconf.sh script at any time.

Pretty self explanatory. Download the file and save it to your home folder.

5. Save the microcode (either speedmgmt.tar.gz, mgmt.o, alcaudsl.sys, or the .zip file) into the speedtouchconf-dd-mm-yyyy/ directory.

Double click the newly downloaded file and extract it to the /tmp/speedtouchconf-2.0-09_Jan_2006 directory.

6. # ./speedtouchconf.sh

Go back into the terminal and type:

Code:

sudo chmod +x speedtouchconf.sh

And then:

Code:

sudo ./speedtouchconf.sh

 

Thanks, that's much appreciated.

Dave.