Tiny Core Linux

General TC => General TC Talk => Topic started by: astray on April 02, 2011, 09:35:02 AM

Title: Need live-cd with USB-modem support
Post by: astray on April 02, 2011, 09:35:02 AM
Need live-cd with USB-CD boot & USB-modem support. Target image size<30MBytes
Is it real? Can help?
Title: Re: Need live-cd with USB-modem support
Post by: tinypoodle on April 02, 2011, 10:14:19 AM
For USB-CD use boot option 'waitusb=20'. You may have to experiment with the value.

"USB-modem support" is a very vague expression...
Have you done web research about support of your specific device/chipset under Linux?
Title: Re: Need live-cd with USB-modem support
Post by: floppy on April 02, 2011, 01:34:40 PM
Need live-cd with USB-CD boot & USB-modem support. Target image size<30MBytes
Is it real? Can help?
looks possible.
ndiswrapper your usb-modem? probably a wlan? post your hardware list here and the best way will be probably suggested to you (I made running a USB-Wlan + ndiswrapper with TCL).
Title: Re: Need live-cd with USB-modem support
Post by: tinypoodle on April 02, 2011, 01:55:25 PM
A wlan usb-modem? Are you sure any such exists?   ???

ndiswrapper is really only a measure of last resort when all other options are exhausted or a temporary measure (e.g. to connect to net in order to aquire a wireless driver).
Title: Re: Need live-cd with USB-modem support
Post by: astray on April 13, 2011, 03:40:31 PM
GSM USB modem ZTE MF626, MF631
Title: Re: Need live-cd with USB-modem support
Post by: vinnie on April 14, 2011, 02:24:17 AM
ok, cheers to the coincidences  ;)
I just finished today to package wvdial, and work! (remain only to finish infofile)
for my internet key i use usb_modeswitch and wvdial.

Bad news: I haven't found with grep -i "model" /usr/share/usbmodeswitch/* your pen.
This means that it does not support zeroinstall (good) or you have to look for options for switch modality, try to researching

P.s. for testing I created a tinycore only with the need for connecting (and opera9 as browser), all  stay in 27 mb
Title: Re: Need live-cd with USB-modem support
Post by: astray on October 14, 2012, 02:55:17 AM
Hi guys! I`m sucessfully boot my USB GSM modem by changing native image with tinycore.iso, but not experienced in linux and don`t know what to do more  :P
Title: Re: Need live-cd with USB-modem support
Post by: Rich on October 14, 2012, 07:49:35 AM
Hi astray
Maybe  ezremaster.tcz  would be of some help?
Title: Re: Need live-cd with USB-modem support
Post by: floppy on October 14, 2012, 08:34:51 AM
In order to make it easier, perhaps you make first a USB install? (not an ISO creation on a CD).
Your target: "Need live-cd with USB-CD boot & USB-modem support. Target image size<30MBytes"
So my understanding is: you have a CD reader connected to an USB and another USB port for connecting a USB-modem.
This is what I have on my samsung nc10.
You could do:
- install TinyCore (from another PC) on a USB memory stick
- put that stick on your PC
- boot your PC from it; make all setups by using a LAN connection
- post here the result of "lsusb" when your modem is in your PC
- then make the usb_modeswitch install. See here  http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,11509.msg61207.html#msg61207
I know, this is not your target, but perhaps an easier target in my point of view.
Title: Re: Need live-cd with USB-modem support
Post by: astray on October 25, 2012, 06:09:04 PM
In order to make it easier, perhaps you make first a USB install? (not an ISO creation on a CD).
Your target: "Need live-cd with USB-CD boot & USB-modem support. Target image size<30MBytes"
So my understanding is: you have a CD reader connected to an USB and another USB port for connecting a USB-modem.
This is what I have on my samsung nc10.
You could do:
- install TinyCore (from another PC) on a USB memory stick
- put that stick on your PC
- boot your PC from it; make all setups by using a LAN connection
- post here the result of "lsusb" when your modem is in your PC
- then make the usb_modeswitch install. See here  http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,11509.msg61207.html#msg61207
I know, this is not your target, but perhaps an easier target in my point of view.
CD reader in USB modem is the CD-emulation from CD image located in internal memory of modem. I`m replaced native iso with tinycore.  The usb_modeswitch is good idea, I`m try to inegrate it in to ISO or something like that.