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-I am currently in the process of setting up a
Turbocomm PCI ADSL Modem (
IA310) under Linux.
+!!!
Turbocomm IA310 HOWTO (Work In Progress
)
+-----
-The following instructions will have a distinctive
Debian feel
to them
. I do
not use any other distribution so unfortunately cannot provide instructions
for any other
.
+!!Hardware Requirements:
+* Turbocomm IA310 Internal ADSL Modem
+* Spare PCI slot
+
+!!Software Requirements:
+* Kernel 2.4.2 or 2.4.16+
+* PPP-2.4.x compiled with [PPPoA] support
+
+!!Optional Software:
+* linux atm packages (atm-tools deb in Debian) - I do not know if this is necessary or not - need to double check.
+
+
The driver for the IA310 is not in the kernel source, and is not distributed as source code. The best place I found for drivers is [http://www.nzdsl.co.nz/software/other/Default.htm].
+
+!!My Setup:
+*
Debian 3.0 (Woody/Stable)
+* Linux Kernel 2.4.19
+* ppp 2.4.0b1
+
+!!Kernel Requirements:
+!Code Maturity Level Options
+* Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers [[Y]
+
+!Networking Options
+* Packet Socket [[Y]
+* Packet Socket: mmapped IO [[Y]
+* Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) (EXPERIMENTAL) [[Y]
+* RFC 1483/2684 Bridged protocols [[Y]
+
+!Network Device Support
+* PPP (Point-
to-Point Protocol) Support [[Y]
+* PPP Deflate Compression [[Y]
+* PPP Over Ethernet (EXPERIMENTAL) [[Y]
+* PPP Over ATM (EXPERIMENTAL) [[Y]
+
+Once You have restarted with the new kernel, it's time to install the binary module
. The tarball
I downloaded was Kernel-2.4.16.tar.gz. It has a few files, however the only ones you need are:
+
+Kernel-2.4.16/2684-PPPoA-PPPoE/2684-PPPoA-PPPoE-User-Guide.pdf%%%
+Kernel-2.4.16/2684-PPPoA-PPPoE/itex1577-2.4.16.o%%%
+
+I decided the best place to put the driver was in /lib/modules/2.4.19/kernel/net/drivers. As the module is
not compiled
for the correct kernel version, you have to force the module to be loaded.
+
+insmod -f itex1577-2.4.16
+
+You should see the following in your messages logfile:
+
+Jan 27 16:23:28 dbx-akl-1 kernel: itexadsl: version= 2.2.7.ITEXPC86.0005 , built date= Thu Feb 7 11:16:17 PST 2002%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:28 dbx-akl-1 kernel: itexadsl: card# , ix=0x0, bus=0x0, fn=0x78, ven=0x1471, dev=0x188%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:28 dbx-akl-1 kernel: itexadsl: total 1 card(s) found.%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:28 dbx-akl-1 kernel: itexadsl: irq=0xc, ioaddr=0xe000, membase=0xd9000000%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:28 dbx-akl-1 kernel: itexadsl: card #0 - MAC: 00:30:eb:c0:8b:d7 from eeprom.%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:28 dbx-akl-1 kernel: itexadsl: ITeX i90234 chip.%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:28 dbx-akl-1 kernel: init_module: cardcnt = 1%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:28 dbx-akl-1 kernel: Into the GenCRC10Table%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:28 dbx-akl-1 kernel: Finished the GenCRC10Table%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:30 dbx-akl-1 kernel: itexadsl: modem line disconnected.%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:34 dbx-akl-1 kernel: card #0 - current modem state : INITIALIZING.%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:42 dbx-akl-1 kernel: itexadsl: modem line connected. (card_no: )%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:42 dbx-akl-1 kernel: itexadsl: upstream latency - interleaved%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:42 dbx-akl-1 kernel: itexadsl: downstream latency - interleaved%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:42 dbx-akl-1 kernel: itexadsl: card #0 - data rate: 800 / 5344 (line rate: 960 / 6296) kbps%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:42 dbx-akl-1 kernel: connect_bh:tx cell per msec 2%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:42 dbx-akl-1 kernel: connect_bh: upstream rate 800%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:42 dbx-akl-1 kernel: card #0 - current modem state : SHOWTIME_L0.%%%
+
+At this point, the driver has loaded and is waiting for pppd to be started.
+
+I attempted to find ppp-2.4.1 with [PPPoA] support, but this proved to be an impossibility. I found a patch to ppp-2.4.0 and attempted to port it to ppp-2.4.1, but failed. The version of ppp I ended up using was ppp-2.4.0b1.
+
+The last thing that needed to be done was setup the relevant ppp files.
+
+/etc/ppp/options%%%
+
+!# Standard Options
+lock%%%
+crtscts%%%
+hide-password%%%
+modem%%%
+lcp-echo-interval 60%%%
+lcp-echo-failure 4%%%
+noipx%%%
+noauth%%%
+defaultroute%%%
+#usepeerdns%%%
+proxyarp%%%
+asyncmap %%%
+!# If connection dies, reconnect
+persist%%%
+name yourusername@yourisp%%%
+user yourusername@yourisp%%%
+!# Required for PPPoA Support
+plugin /usr/lib/pppd/plugins/pppoatm.so%%%
+!# VPI/VCI
+.100%%%
+
+
+Jan 27 16:23:45 dbx-akl-1 kernel: itex_open: opening vpi.vci .100 on 0 NIC card%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:45 dbx-akl-1 kernel: itex_open: target cell rate (UBR) = 0 0 0 on 0 NIC card
.%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:45 dbx-akl-1 kernel: InsertOAMF5Info: Vpi = , Vci = 100%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:45 dbx-akl-1 kernel: Finish InsertOAMF5Info%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:45 dbx-akl-1 kernel: Into the CAtmOAMF5Init%%%
+Jan 27 16:23:45 dbx-akl-1 kernel: Finish CAtmOAMF5Init%%%
The first major problem I have discovered is that the drivers for the IA310 are a binary only module. It is highly unlikely that an open source driver will be released by ITeX (chipset manufacturer) or Turbocomm (they make the IA310). The latest module is compiled for linux-2.4.16 but seems to load correctly under a 2.4.19 kernel.
There are a few HOWTOs out there describing the process and I will list them at the end.
