Installing the Netzero Dialer

Forum: myDSL Extensions (deprecated)
Topic: Installing the Netzero Dialer
started by: doobit

Posted by doobit on Aug. 04 2005,19:54

I put the netzero.deb package in the root of my usb pendrive. I tried sudo su dpkg -i netzero.deb
It seems like it installed it, but I can't find it anywhere, or run it from the run line. Is there a way to make a .dsl package out of a .deb pkg?
thanks!
:cool:

Posted by mikshaw on Aug. 04 2005,20:03

Try running it from a terminal to see if you get any errors.

I think it requires Java.

Posted by clivesay on Aug. 04 2005,20:10

I'm having trouble grabbing the .deb from the site. If you would, email it to me @ clivesay@netzero.net. Thanks

Chris

Posted by doobit on Aug. 04 2005,20:18

OK, Thanks Chris. I sent it to you. Mikshaw, I gave it a shot, but got an error that it can't find the file, even when I type the path.

Posted by clivesay on Aug. 04 2005,21:22

Getting a java error in running the script. We may need someone like Mikshaw to decifer what need to be changed. I'm guessing it's not finding java since we are running it in /opt. The executable is a script in /opt/nzclient.

Chris

Posted by doobit on Aug. 05 2005,00:48

What do you think Mikshaw? Might you do it?

Posted by mikshaw on Aug. 05 2005,02:16

Unfortunately I don't know anything about Java, either in DSL or any other distro. Only mentioned it because I saw someone at linuxquestions said that netzero needs java.
Is it a shell script? I can't find the download to test it from debian or netzero.
Is there anything special that needs to be done to get the myDSL java working?

Posted by clivesay on Aug. 05 2005,03:13

it is just a shell script. I think it's looking for java in a certain place and there is a mozilla mention that might need to be changed to firefox..not sure

Chris

Posted by clivesay on Aug. 05 2005,03:29

Here is the script if someone can help decipher for DSL. This would be cool to have for all those people who can't afford net access or for just having a national ISP to connect your portable DSL to.

Code Sample

#!/bin/sh

cd /opt/nzclient

cp=./lib/zcast1_6.jar:./lib/bwt300.jar

java -cp $cp -Dnz.browser=mozilla -Dnz.clientName=$0 -Dnz.RAS=./nzppp -Dnz.rasdelay=60000 -Dnz.TextFontName=SansSerif -Dnz.TextFontSize=7 -Dnz.FontName=Arial -Dnz.FontSize=9 nzcom.ZCast

Posted by ke4nt1 on Aug. 05 2005,04:45

Run this in a shell after installing the jre1_5_0.tar.gz, and before running the app..

PATH="$PATH:/opt/jre1_5_0/bin:."
export PATH

Then run ??
/opt/nzclient/runclient.sh ??

I got the installer, picked the numbers, etc..
No modem here to test at the moment..

**This could easily be added to the wrapper for a netzero.tar.gz**

Feedback..

73
ke4nt

Posted by doobit on Aug. 05 2005,14:49

Yes! that makes it open. I'm in the same situation here with no modem, but I borrowed a NIC from IS to get the old computer at home set up with a Frugel install of DSL tonight, then I'll run this with the modem plugged in and see if I can configure the modem on the old IBM Aptiva E 245. I think it's a Rockwell, so the hardware should be good to go.:cool:

Posted by clivesay on Aug. 05 2005,15:20

I'm guessing there is additional tweaking to be done. Netzero opens a browser so I'm guessing it would have to point to Firefox? I'm guessing it places ads in it? Not sure we're there yet, but getting closer. If I have time this evening, I'll attach a modem and see what happens.

Chris

Posted by mikshaw on Aug. 05 2005,15:38

I think Chris is right. You'll at least need to change "-Dnz.browser=mozilla" to "-Dnz.browser=firefox", and if that doesn't work probably create a mozilla link to firefox.
./nzppp might need some work, and I have no idea what is in that directory.
-Dnz.FontName=Arial doesn't exist in DSL, so that may need to be changed too.