Re: [IPCop-user] 1.2 to 1.3

[Brian R. <br...@bj...>]

At 19:27 29/04/2003, Morten Christensen wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Brian Read" <br...@bj...>
>To: "Morten Christensen" <ip...@in...>; 
><ipc...@li...>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 12:48 PM
>Subject: Re: [IPCop-user] 1.2 to 1.3
>
>
> > > > It hangs on the "creating log filesystem".
>
> > >
> > >It is a bug/feature in 1.3 a few of us have met. Not found a solution yet.
> > >
> > >If you can move your disk to another box and make the install, I think
> > >you can move the harddisk back and run the firewall on your IBM after the
> > >install.
>
> > Ok, so I went to another machine (a Digital PC), and did the install
> > successfully onto a 1 Gb HD, using the backup parameter floppy from my 1.2
> > system.  This went through ok.
> >
> > I then plugged this HD into my live firewall machine, and it booted
> > ok.  However the USB Alcatel Frog failed to power up.  This is handled 
> by a
> > PCI USB controller (the on board USB controller is disabled in the 
> BIOS, as
> > i've had power problems with it).
> >
> > I went to the ppp configuration web page, and discovered that the WAN
> > configuration for the ADSL was not correct.  In particular the drop down
> > menu was only offering me the Pulsar ADSL, and a modem, no Alcatel 
> ADSL.  I
> > tried uploading the mgmt.o file, and it was accepted, but this did not
> > enable the Alcatel ADSL option.
>
>Try a real login on the IPcop-box (or through ssh) and run setup.
>That gives possibility to change basic choises, the web interface
>don't give you access to.
>
>
>--

Ok, tried that, but the setup screens don't seem to allow you to identify 
the modem as a USB ADSL Alcatel one, so I am still in trouble.

Cheers

Brian

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