HOWTO: install, configure and run usb modem Sagem on Debian

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How cool is Debian anyway! Running usb modem Sagem has never been easier.
It is even possible to configure it to netinstall then, so from the text without relying on any Internet connection.

Even with a minimal Debian installation , (etch in this case) the driver is already present. But the modem does not work because it lacks the firmware, which is not free, therefore, has not been packaged by default. we will go through three steps:

1.Installing ppp
2.Installing the firmware files
3.Setting up ADSL

1. Start by installing ppp. open a terminal (konsole) and just type:

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$su
# apt-get install ppp

**note: if you have windows, you can download it and installing it manually:

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$su
#dpkg -i ppp

2. Now we will install the firmware file. Start by downloading the firmware and save it on your computer.

3.create a directory for your modem firmware package.

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$ su
# mkdir /lib/firmware/ueagle-atm

Extract the content of the archive containing the firmware to the folder you have just created:

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# tar -zxvf ueagle-atm.zip /lib/firmware/ueagle-atm

4.The modem now works.We need now to reinitialize it. On a terminal type:

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#rmmod ueagle-atm
#modprobe ueagle-atm

5.Now we will configure Internet access. There are two files to be edited. Create the following file:

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#nano /etc/ppp/peers/atm-ueagle

6.And inside enter the following:

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user "username"
plugin pppoatm.so 8.35
noipdefault
usepeerdns
defaultroute
persist
noauth

"username" is your login name.

7.Then open your favourite editor:

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#nano /etc/ppp/chap-secrets

8.add the following line::

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"username" * "password" *

"username" is your login, "password" is your password.

9.Now is the time to test:

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# pppd call ueagle-atm

10.And after a few seconds, it must work! Type:

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$ ping google.com

And you should have a response!

11.Well now it is necessary to automate connection ... it is enough to create a script, in our example,we'll call it "start adsl"( you can give it any name you like).

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#nano /etc/init.d/start-adsl 

12.Enter the following information:

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#! /bin/bash
pppd call ueagle-atm

13.Save, go back and hit the prompt:

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# ln-s /etc/init.d/start-adsl/etc/rcS.d/S38start-adsl
# chmod 755 /etc/init.d/start-adsl

Oh yeah!!!, but it seems that it works!!!!!!!
my last word: I hope this howto will be useful and newbie friendly.
note: this howto has been posted with errors for the last week; now i have fixed the ones i noticed.