Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:52:53 +0100 >On Sunday 30 December 2007, Michel BRIAND wrote: >> Include the package speedtouch-ng in the netinst ISO so that we can >> install Debian with old dsl modem ;) > >I cannot find any package with that name in Debian, which basically >means that the installer team cannot do anything with this request. > >The first step would be to get the package into Debian. Provided it is >free software and suitable for the main archive, we could then >consider adding it to CD images, although you'd probably still need to >explain how exactly just adding it to a netinst would help because >just adding the package won't make it available for use during >installations. > >Cheers, >FJP
Hi, sure, I forget to explain the goad and speak about the way it could be used ;). First : speedtouch-ng is a small package that configure the DSL link for use with speedtouch modems. It includes a script that creates a ppp0 interface with a debconf ui and then brings up ppp0 so that installation can continue with an internet connection. Speedtouch includes some firmware that are non-free. But we could find a way to include them anyway. A special non-free netinst iso ? Or a lobby against the manufacturer ? This modem is obsolete but a lot of people still have it (at least in Europe). Do you think my explanations are suffisent ? Cheers, Michel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
