Hello Everybody,

I’m thinking to install a USB ASDL modem to my Linux box, but I have at the moment only a Redhat 9.0 driver in RPM. Can I use this for my Fedora Core 2?

I’m using a Billion Bipac-7000 ADSL modem?

If somebody has more information about this modem or knows where I can find the right driver(s) then I would be very grateful…..

With kind regards,

Richard

If the driver rpm is redhat 9 kernel specific then it will not work. is there a *.src.rpm ? this file you can use to build your own rpm on fedora

Hello Hitman,

I have a file what called USBNET_E2_LINUX_062802_REL1.7.tar.gz.

The readme:

First, uncompressing the packaged: USBNET_E2_LINUX_062802_REL1.7.tar.gz
#tar zxvpf USBNET_E2_LINUX_062802_REL1.7.tar.gz
A directory named e2 will be created under current directory.

Second, Changing directory to the "e2" directory.
#cd e2

Third, compiling the source code.
#make

At last, copy the firmware file "CnxE2Fw.bin" to directory "/etc".
#cp CnxE2Fw.bin /etc/CnxE2Fw.bin

Now, you can install the driver by the command below under current directory:
#insmod e2.o

If you would like to installing driver anywhere else, Please copy the e2.o to
the directory: /lib/modules/2.4.xx-xxx/kernel/drivers/usb first.

If the network doesn't up automatically, you must run the following commands to activate the net adapter.
#ifconfig hsb0 up
#dhcpcd -n hsb0

Upgrade the firmware:
Replace the firmware file "/etc/CnxE2Fw.bin" with the new release. Note that the file
name must be case sensitive.

It sounds easy...I have not that much trust in easy things in Linux therefore I wanted to ask if somebody has experience with this?

With kind regards,

Richard

I have copied the CnxE2Fw.bin to /etc but the following panic occurs when I connect adsl usb modem to my board:

....Firmware image file does not exist.
Please check if the file "/etc/Config.dat" exists. The file name is case sensitive.
SendFileSystemToMemory() passed
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000014
pgd = c0004000
[00000014] *pgd=00000000, *pmd = 00000000
Internal error: Oops: 807
CPU: 0
pc : [<c5da9cb4>] lr : [<c0048cfc>] Not tainted
sp : c36f7e24 ip : c0201364 fp : 00001000
r10: 00000003 r9 : ffffffff r8 : c36f7e64
r7 : c36f7e64 r6 : 00000012 r5 : 04000000 r4 : c3fca5c0
r3 : 00000000 r2 : c36f7e64 r1 : 00000001 r0 : 00000012
Flags: nZcv IRQs on FIQs on Mode SVC_32 Segment kernel
Control: 39FF Table: 0373C000 DAC: 0000001D
Process CmdRD (pid: 21, stack limit = 0xc36f6368)
Stack: (0xc36f7e24 to 0xc36f8000)
7e20: c3fca5c0 c0048cfc c0200fac c3fca5c0 c0200ae4 00000012 c0048dd4
7e40: c02099a0 c36f7e64 00000001 c01ad074 20000013 c0048f28 c36f7e98 c36f7eac
7e60: c0048040 c5dc92e4 c31eb2e4 00000000 730000ea 0620a0e3 04e09de4 a34400ea
7e80: 00000000 c3672a74 00000000 00000003 00001000 00000d1c c36f7eac c00662c0
7ea0: c01ad074 20000013 ffffffff 00001000 00001000 c36f7f1c 0028ddd8 00000000
7ec0: c00662c0 c02b4494 c02b447c c3fce520 c0065d4c c03f381c 00000001 c36729c0
7ee0: c0066268 c36f7f1c c3fce540 c36f6000 c3fce520 00290dd8 00290dd8 00000000
7f00: c3fce540 c5dc6000 c3fce520 c00663cc 00000000 00000000 c36f6000 00003000
7f20: 0028ddd8 c5dc9000 00000000 c36f6000 c3fce520 00000000 00290dd8 00290dd8
7f40: 00290dd9 c5dc6000 c0000000 c5dafe6c c5dafde0 00000000 00000000 c36f7f8c
7f60: c36f7f90 00000000 c5db4dc8 c365f6a0 c3699000 ffffffea c3700000 0010b9c0
7f80: 00000000 c5dafbec c36f7f94 00000000 00000000 2f657463 2f436e78 45324677
7fa0: 2e62696e 00699000 c365f6a0 c36f6000 00000060 c3699000 c5daf980 c365f6a0
7fc0: c5db39c4 00000000 c36f6000 00000000 00000000 00000000 c36f6000 c5db7740
7fe0: c5db7740 00000000 c3700000 00000060 c3699000 c0049adc 000e9ff0 000e9ff0
Backtrace: invalid frame pointer
Code: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 (00000000)
Kernel panic: Aiee, killing interrupt handler

In interrupt handler - not syncing

Fun to see a really old post of myself.

Okay I fixed the problem by downloading the general Linux driver from the Billion website (http://www.billion.com/support/download/fd/fd1.htm)

And followed the readme to make the driver (this needs the Kernel source)

The firmware image is provided by the vendor... so why this panix occurs....?

Its now showing the following error:

....<1>Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000018
pgd = c0004000
[00000018] *pgd=00000000, *pmd = 00000000
Internal error: Oops: 7
CPU: 0
pc : [<c007797c>] lr : [<c006c7e0>] Not tainted
sp : c36add60 ip : a0000013 fp : 0000018a
r10: 00000030 r9 : 00000c80 r8 : c01f2450
r7 : c0256db0 r6 : c0ff11e0 r5 : c0256db0 r4 : 00000000
r3 : 00000000 r2 : 00000000 r1 : 00000030 r0 : c0256db0
Flags: nzcv IRQs on FIQs on Mode SVC_32 Segment kernel
Control: 39FF Table: 00008000 DAC: 0000001D
Process CmdRD (pid: 16, stack limit = 0xc36ac368)
Stack: (0xc36add60 to 0xc36ae000)


But after this it gives the prompt.(shell)so can I use my adsl modem now. ignoring the above error??

hello Dummy-...
i am not using the Billion adsl modem but of conexant.. i am using the snapgear kernel... plz help..