WebStar Cable modem

[Guest linux_inside]

can someone tell me how to start this modem through USB on Mandrake 10.1

[tyme]

does the modem not have an ethernet connection on it? most do. or is that no an option? (you don't have a network card, etc.)

 

configuring a cable modem through USB can be a bit tricky.

 

if you booted with the cable modem connected and turned on, please do the following two commands in a terminal window (i.e. konsole in KDE or gnome-terminal in GNOME) and post the output:

lsmod | grep CDCEther

and

lsmod | grep usbnet

either it'll return some information or it will just drop you back to the command prompt if it doesn't find what we're looking for.

 

also do the same with dmesg:

dmesg | grep CDCEther

and

dmesg | grep usbnet

if this seems a bit complex, we can try a different route, since you're new (welcome!) we don't yet know your "linux literacy" ;)

Edited January 9, 2005 by tymark

[Guest linux_inside]

Yes i have network card but there is some problems and my internet deliverer

told me that i must be with USB :(

 

[root@localhost linux_inside]# lsmod | grep CDCEther

[root@localhost linux_inside]# lsmod | grep usbnet

[root@localhost linux_inside]# dmesg | grep CDCEther

[root@localhost linux_inside]# dmesg | grep usbnet

[root@localhost linux_inside]#

 

nothing happend

[Guest linux_inside]

I found some drivers for USB in /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk/kernel/drivers

 

 

[root@localhost linux_inside]# cd /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk/kernel/drivers

[root@localhost drivers]# ls

acpi/ bluetooth/ i2c/ isdn/ misc/ pci/ telephony/

atm/ cdrom/ ide/ md/ mtd/ pcmcia/ usb/

base/ char/ ieee1394/ media/ net/ scsi/ video/

block/ cpufreq/ input/ message/ parport/ serial/ w1/

[root@localhost drivers]# cd usb

[root@localhost usb]# ls

class/ gadget/ image/ media/ net/ storage/

core/ host/ input/ misc/ serial/

[root@localhost usb]#

[tyme]

ok, try these commands:

modprobe usbnet

and

modprobe CDCEther

then try running the network wizard and see if it detects the modem.

[Guest linux_inside]

That`s all the modules.

There is usbnet but still nothing :(

 

[root@localhost net]# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
rtl8150                11168  0
pegasus                20808  0
kaweth                 18240  0
catc                   10848  0
usbnet                 24200  0
nfsd                  189408  8
exportfs                4736  1 nfsd
lockd                  58344  2 nfsd
sunrpc                127652  2 nfsd,lockd
md5                     3584  1
ipv6                  230916  14
rfcomm                 32348  0
l2cap                  19876  5 rfcomm
bluetooth              39076  4 rfcomm,l2cap
snd-seq-oss            31232  0
snd-seq-midi-event      6080  1 snd-seq-oss
snd-seq                47440  4 snd-seq-oss,snd-seq-midi-event
snd-pcm-oss            49480  0
snd-mixer-oss          17376  1 snd-pcm-oss
snd-via82xx            22372  1
snd-ac97-codec         69392  1 snd-via82xx
snd-pcm                81800  2 snd-pcm-oss,snd-via82xx
snd-timer              20356  2 snd-seq,snd-pcm
snd-page-alloc          7400  2 snd-via82xx,snd-pcm
gameport                3328  1 snd-via82xx
snd-mpu401-uart         5856  1 snd-via82xx
snd-rawmidi            19300  1 snd-mpu401-uart
snd-seq-device          6344  3 snd-seq-oss,snd-seq,snd-rawmidi
snd                    45988  13 snd-seq-oss,snd-seq,snd-pcm-oss,snd-mixer-oss,snd-via82xx,snd-ac97-codec,snd-pcm,snd-timer,snd-mpu401-uart,snd-rawmidi,snd-seq-device
soundcore               7008  1 snd
af_packet              16072  0
floppy                 55088  0
ne2k-pci                7584  0
8390                    7936  1 ne2k-pci
8139too                20928  0
mii                     4224  2 usbnet,8139too
ide-cd                 37280  0
cdrom                  37724  1 ide-cd
loop                   12520  0
nls_iso8859-1           3680  2
nls_cp850               4480  2
vfat                   11168  2
fat                    39776  1 vfat
supermount             34804  1
via-agp                 7360  1
agpgart                27752  1 via-agp
uhci-hcd               28752  0
usbcore               103172  8 rtl8150,pegasus,kaweth,catc,usbnet,uhci-hcd
ext3                  120680  2
jbd                    49080  1 ext3
[root@localhost net]# modprobe CDCEther
FATAL: Module CDCEther not found.
[root@localhost net]# modprobe usbnet
[root@localhost net]#

 

the network wizard didn`t find the modem