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506101	2006-12-13 05:04:00	The modem I use is a Dick Smith one, XH1154 DSE Modem 56k -PCI Int HaM V2. I know it works ok because I am using it now on XP using the same computer that I tried to connect to the internet using puppy on. DSL = Damn Small Linux, another .iso that I had a go with but gave up because I could not connect to the internet. It is me that is the problem, but after all I am not completely clueless, and if Linux is ever get to get into common usage they are going to have to improve the way novices interface with it. Puppy offers a lot of options to detect the modem and I have tried them all but none work!	zqwerty (97)
506102	2006-12-13 09:04:00	I apologise for my ignorance but having downloaded Puppy to a CD and having booted it from the disc...I like it. How can I install it on my laptop's hard drive so that I can dual boot...I already have Windows XP Home. Thanks for the help:)	smurf (6545)
506103	2006-12-13 17:06:00	The modem I use is a Dick Smith one, XH1154 DSE Modem 56k -PCI Int HaM V2. I know it works ok because I am using it now on XP using the same computer that I tried to connect to the internet using puppy on. DSL = Damn Small Linux, another .iso that I had a go with but gave up because I could not connect to the internet. It is me that is the problem, but after all I am not completely clueless, and if Linux is ever get to get into common usage they are going to have to improve the way novices interface with it. Puppy offers a lot of options to detect the modem and I have tried them all but none work! Your modem sounds as if it is a winmodem. If that is the case, some of its functions are picked up from Windows itself. In other words, it is not a self contained device. Linux can have trouble with winmodems because of this. In my experience, the safest type of modem to use with Linux on dialup is a serial, external one. I was using Puppy Linux and had no trouble getting it to find my Dynalink External (1456VQE) serial modem. That modem worked fine with several different varieties of Linux. Jim	Hhel (8073)
506104	2006-12-13 20:33:00	The modem I use is a Dick Smith one, XH1154 DSE Modem 56k -PCI Int HaM V2. I know it works ok because I am using it now on XP using the same computer that I tried to connect to the internet using puppy on. DSL = Damn Small Linux, another .iso that I had a go with but gave up because I could not connect to the internet. It is me that is the problem, but after all I am not completely clueless, and if Linux is ever get to get into common usage they are going to have to improve the way novices interface with it. Puppy offers a lot of options to detect the modem and I have tried them all but none work! From the support page for XH1154 on the DSE site Frequently Asked Questions Q. I cannot get the Linux driver to install even after carefully following the instructions in the readme.txt file. How can I get this driver to work? A. We have found that the driver provided by Intel will not work under kernel 2.6.9 or higher (you can verify your kernel version by typing uname -r at the console). At this stage we are still waiting for Intel to update the Linux drivers. The updated drivers will be posted here when they are released, so watch this page. www.dse.co.nz	snoopy (74)
506105	2006-12-13 20:35:00	I was using Puppy Linux and had no trouble getting it to find my Dynalink External (1456VQE) serial modem. This was my experience as well. I have an XH1154 and have managed to get it going with an older version of Ubuntu (5.04); but was only able to do so because of a very good post here: www.ubuntuforums.org	worl (8599)
506106	2006-12-13 20:40:00	zqwerty: You may need to d/load the compiler pakage (www.puppylinux.org) , and have a go a compiling the driver. smurf: Np, first of all I will lay down the series of steps in generals terms and you can tell me which steps you need broken down. 1. Patition hdd : boot puppy, use Gparted to set up the hdd something like this ( 10-12gig ntfs for winxp, 512mb linux swap, around 2gig ext2 (for puppy), and another partition (maybe fat32 for strorage). 2. Reboot into puppy again, now use the installer to start the installation, choosing the "cd" as the source and "Internal IDE drive" as the destination. 3. After the files have been copied the routine will ask you if you wish to install grub, select yes and install it to the "MBR". 4. Once grub has installed click on the "drives" icon on the desktop to open the mutt utility, Make sure that your puppy partition (the 2gig ext2 partition) is mounted and navigate to the "/boot/grub folder as now you need to edit the "menu.lst" file contained within. 5. Editing the "Menu.lst" file: Find the line that has your puppylinux partition listed and you'll see that it mounts it "ro" (readonly), change that to "rw" (read/write)...and then she'll boot ;) note: you could also uncoment the "timeout" line, and adjust it to about 3secconds or so to speed the boot. So, that's quickly how it's done, wot step do you need more help with?	dchip (1426)
506107	2006-12-13 21:06:00	Ps:zqwerty: I have that same model modem installed on my desktop running suse 9.2 using the dse driver and Yast to configure. Haven't had a chance to install the puppy to the hdd on that machine yet but when I do I'll let you know if I get that modem sorted.	dchip (1426)
506108	2006-12-14 20:34:00	How'd you get on with that hdd install Smurf? Am I to assume from your silence that it went well and you are so impressed with the puppy running from the hdd that you are simply speechless:D	dchip (1426)
506109	2006-12-15 02:17:00	Sorry dchip. I am away frpom home today but when I get back home I will follow your instruction. Thanks very much for replying. I will certainly let you know how I.get on. Smurf PS I hope I become speechless:)	smurf (6545)
506110	2006-12-15 04:21:00	Np smurf. I'll be out this evening but I'll check the forum when I get home later to see how you got on. Basically you'll be booting from the cd twise, the first time to set up your partitions and then the next time to install the puppy. After the install of grub don't bother looking at the grub configuratioin using the install proceedure, it never works for me. Instead use "Mutt" to mount your puppy partition and navigate to the: "/boot/grub/menu.lst" file. Don't forget to edit the line in your "menu.lst" file that mount's your puppy partition as "read only" (ro) , you need to change that to "read write" (rw). If you don't change that the machine wont boot. ;) Havent had much time to spend with my own puppy lately as I've been busy setting up other ppl's machines. However I have recently installed the latest version of blender on it and it runs great!! Eventually I hope to get the gimp on it too.	dchip (1426)
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