Using the modem

[mpnash]

Just found relevant issues/help in this thread:
http://forums.oztivo.net/showthread.php?t=1470

I think an older version (around 30Nov2006) of nic_config_tivo may have created a blank ppp-options file. Apparently that has been fixed in recent (2007) versions of nic_config_tivo. 'update -y' at a bash prompt should get it...

[mpnash]

Turns out that the latest version of nic_config_tivo (dated 28 Jan 2007; file size 23754 bytes), also creates a blank /etc/ppp-options file.

If you run into this problem, you can fix it by copying the /etc/ppp-options.orig file and manually adding your ISP dialin username using the following commands at a bash prompt in a telnet session:

cd /etc
rw
cp /etc/ppp-options.orig /etc/ppp-options
echo "user ISP_USER_NAME" >> /etc/ppp-options
ro

...where ISP_USER_NAME is your dialin username for your ISP.

Note that nic_config_tivo correctly updates the /etc/tclient.conf and /etc/pap-secrets files.

[mpnash]

Further to above: the following should fix the nic_config_tivo problem for modem setup (note, Warren may make an update available for
'update_oztivo -y' download):

Edit /sbin/nic_config_tivo and replace line 269:
[i.e.
cat $pppops | sed "s/^user.*/user $username/" > $pppops || \
fatal "Cannot update $pppops"
]

with:
cat $pppops | sed "s/^user.*/user $username/" > $pppops.tmp || \
fatal "Cannot update $pppops"
mv -f $pppops.tmp $pppops


To edit above file you'll need to make the filesystem read-write using:

cd /sbin
rw

...then edit and save /sbin/nic_config_tivo as above. Make sure nic_config_tivo is executable using:

chmod 775 /sbin/nic_config_tivo

then set filesystem back to read-only using:
ro

Then nic_config_tivo should correctly create/update the following 3 files for the modem option:
/etc/tclient.conf
/etc/ppp-options
/etc/pap-secrets


Cheers,
Martyn.

[mpnash]

Just to confirm that a new version of /sbin/nic_config_tivo is now available for download using the bash prompt command:
update_oztivo -y

This fixes (for me) the updating of the /etc/ppp-options file for modems.
Thanks Peter!