On Thu, 2004-12-09 at 22:54 +0000, John Talbut wrote: > Hi again > > Is there any chance I might get some answers to this? If not, any > suggestions as to how I might get some help? > > John > > Hi > > I have managed to install Woody 3.0r3, and otherwise I am new to Linux. > > I am trying to install a driver for my Conexant AccessRunner PCI ADSL modem. > > The (18 page!) instructions for installing the Linux drivers that came > with the modem start by by stating: > > "To use the Conexant ADSL drivers, you must upgrade your Linux kernel to > add support for ATM and the required encapsulation protocols. The > drivers will not work on Linux kernels without this support. Currently, > we support the Red Hat 6.2 and 7.1 distributions. For Red Hat 6.2, the > resulting upgraded kernel is 2.2.16. For Red Hat 7.1, Red Hat recommends > upgrading to kernel 2.4.3-12, which we support." > > Since I obtained the modem in March and I have only just obtained Woody, > I would think that my kernel is sufficiently up to date. Is that so, > and if not how do I update it (or where do I find the instructions on > how to do so)? > > The instructions then say I need a PPP Daemon. Woody seems to have PPP > support, is that so? > > Then the instructions say: > > "‧ Get the distributed driver RPM file for your product and Linuxkernel > version (from CD, website, etc.) from the appropriate driver directory > and place it the /usr/src directory (e.g., the driver for kernel version > 2.2.16 would be named > > CnxADSL-TgrATM_k2.2.16_6.1.2.007-7.i386.rpm and found in the directory > Tigris_K2.2.16_Driver):" > > So, what is the name of the driver I need and where can I find it? If I were in your shoes, I would upgrade to sarge or at least re-install from a newer Debian-Installer Netinstal ISO. From rom there: apt-get install xdslusb xdslusb-source ppp pppoe pppoeconf also get the headers for you current kernel (mine == 2.6.9-1-k7), my needed packages would be apt-get install kernel-headers-2.6.9-1-k7 kernel-headers-2.6.9-1 cd /usr/src/ tar zxf xdslusb.tar.gz cd modules/xdslusb/ make #(some errors will turn up but ignore them) cp cxacru.ko /lib/modules/2.6.9-1-k7/kernel/drivers/usb/misc/ depmod Do the depmod to make sure the stuff is alright. Then reboot. You should be able to at least try a setup of the pppoe link for your modem. Or maybe just works. Also, don't forget to make sure you use *YOUR* kernel version and its proper headers. -- greg, greg@gregfolkert.net The technology that is Stronger, better, faster: Linux
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