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Because some people asked for help installing MiNT-Net in the past, I have some experiences now with the problems a MiNT beginner have.
But there are some basic things you should take care of.

You really should only do what is described in this text and nothing else!

Many people had problems because they didn't follow the description exactly! Special problems were found when some people had installed a CPX for configurating serial devices (e.g. STiNG serial.cpx), or old versions of the MiNT serial device drivers were installed and didn't work. So, for the beginning only install Mfl distribution files and the files that are described in the following text, nothing else! Only when everything works fine you can install other programs! Please pay attention to the security announcements and the passages with "ATTENTION" and follow them!

If it doesn't work, you can ask me, but you have to tell me some details about your Computer and configuration or I don't answer your questions:

• Type of Computer
• installed AUTO folder programs (incl. order!)
• installed Accessories (ACC)
• installed control panels (CPX)
• Contents of the MiNT/Multitos folders
• Send me the following files: /var/log/messages /etc/ppp/options resp. /etc/ppp/peers/provider /etc/ppp/pap-secrets /etc/ppp/pppchat.x /etc/resolv.conf (Don't forget to delete your password!!).

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Now, there we are, we have decided to install MiNT-Net, but it isn't as easy as MiNT freaks always affirm. Many configuration files have to be edited, but how? This instruction was made for the first time MiNT user, who always wanted to install MiNT-Net but never dare. The whole distribution was composed and prepared in a way, that it is very easy to update to Sparemint. This distribution was made with older MiNT packages (MiNT-OS 1.4.1, NET-104, PPPD-2.2.0), but I have replaced old versions with newer ones, when possible.

I have added some programs to this package that are not absolutely needed for MiNT-Net but makes working with the 'bash' easier. The whole package includes only the most necessary programs to get MiNT-Net working and I recommend to concern yourself of the various possibilities of MiNT. I also recommend to read the whole documentation once, because at the end, there are some things that will make installation process clearer.

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The whole package comes with FIRST.ZIP, mfl-3.1.tgz, mfl-3.2.tgz and this html text. I've splitted the archive in two since Mfl III, so that it is possible to copy Mfl to a diskette.

The archiv FIRST.ZIP includes the following folders and files:

             AUTO\
                 DRVIN.PRG
                 ESCC.PRG
                 MFP.PRG
                 MFP_BAST.PRG
                 MFP_FALC.PRG
                 MFP_TT.PRG
                 MIDI.PRG
                 RSVX.PRG
                 SCC.PRG
                 ST_ESCC.PRG
             HSMODA07\
                 The complete HSMODEM archiv from Harun Scheutzow
             MILAN\
                 This folder contains HSMODEM, SERIAL.CPX and HSMINST
                 for the Milan
             MINT\
                 EXT2.XFS
                 HSMINST.XDD
                 MINIX.XFS
                 MINT.CNF
                 SLIP.XIF
                 SOCKDEV.XDD
                 GZIP.TTP
                 MINIT.TTP
                 MKFSEXT2.TTP
                 TAR.TTP
            

The archives mfl-3.1.tgz and mfl-3.2.tgz containing the following Dateien

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I have tried to translate my german docu file "MiNT-Net für Dummies". It would be appreciated if someone whose english is better than mine would read the whole text and send me corrections and notes.
If something is not clear or wrong in this docu, feel free to send me your suggestions to the following adress:

Because I do not use Ataris anymore, I can't help anymore, sorry.

If you have configurated a provider successfully, please send me your /etc/ppp/options resp. /etc/ppp/peers/Provider file. So I can put it in the distribution for others.

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My special thank goes to Christoph Moser, who read the whole text and told me what's wrong or inaccurate.

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