From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 10 23:06:23 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B9BF16A4CE for ; Sat, 10 Jul 2004 23:06:23 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fri.itea.ntnu.no (fri.itea.ntnu.no [129.241.7.60]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11E6643D1D for ; Sat, 10 Jul 2004 23:06:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Jan.Christian.Meyer@idi.ntnu.no) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fri.itea.ntnu.no (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83394814E; Sun, 11 Jul 2004 01:06:21 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost.revehulen.net (panter.stud.ntnu.no [129.241.56.186]) by fri.itea.ntnu.no (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE6F180A6; Sun, 11 Jul 2004 01:06:19 +0200 (CEST) From: Jan Christian Meyer To: Brenlae MacMillan Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 01:01:06 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.2 References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200407110101.06141.Jan.Christian.Meyer@idi.ntnu.no> X-Content-Scanned: with sophos and spamassassin at mailgw.ntnu.no. cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Lucent LT modem under FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Jan.Christian.Meyer@idi.ntnu.no List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 23:06:23 -0000 > I've read that the proper drivers are in the ports collection, but > there's one big problem. The only way I'd be able to access the ports > collection is with an internet connection, and to have an internet > connection I need the Lucent winmodem drivers for FreeBSD. Someone can probably suggest something more optimal, but FWIW, here's my tedious manual procedure for installing ports without a network connection: 1. Try to compile the port, up to the point where it complains 2. Press Ctrl-C, interrupting the compilation 3. Make a note of the name of the missing file 4. Go to different computer with network connection, carrying floppy or CD-R 5. Download missing file from ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/ 6. Transfer it to /usr/ports/distfiles on target machine using floppy or CD-R 7. Lather, rinse, and repeat from step one until compilation no longer complains For only the ltmdm port (Lucent winmodem driver), this should not be an astonishing amount of work, and afterwards you can install your ports in style like the cool kids do. :) Good luck, -Jan Christian