USB DSl modem- Lucid Puppy 528- kernel version ?
Posted: Wed 18 Apr 2012, 13:27
I have been using an DSL usb soft modem - Baudtec C802 USB(Conexant)- ,a throwback really from my Win days, for connecting on the internet with success on a number of Ubuntu-based distros, specifically 10.10 and 11.04, as well as Bodhi 1.3(which is a 10.04 Lucid fork) .
Given the problematic support of USB soft modems in Linux (at least to my limited understanding), the process required some work, but was straight-forward. I will describe it here to make my issue clearer, and in case any one might need it.
.Obtain the relevant cxacru-fw.bin
.Copy the file at /lib/firmware/2.6.30.5
with cp cxacru-fw.bin /lib/firmware/$(uname -r) and reboot
.connect usb modem and create config file at
/etc/ppp/peers/"nameofprovider" with following info
lcp-echo-failure 3
noipdefault
defaultroute
user "username"
noauth
noaccomp
nopcomp
noccp
novj
holdoff 4
persist
maxfail 25
updetach
usepeerdns
plugin pppoatm.so
8.35
and append username password details at /etc/ppp/pap-secrets.
.use pon poff in console to connect/disconnect.
I made several attempts and this process does not seem to work in Lucid Puppy 528;
the following are just initial observations, and my knowledge does not allow me to understand their significance :
a folder with the kernel version does not exist in lib/firmware
pon/poff are not included in the distro.
after consulting relevant forum posts i installed
ppp_2.4.5-4_i386.deb and pppoeconf_1.19_all.deb which provided the pon/poff shell commands
upon executing pon "ISPname", the message returns:
socket() failed: Address family not supported by protocol.
Now, I understand that USB soft modems are a fringe issue; most users have move on to routers etc, while others stick to analogs(hence the wary popularity), and as much as i would love a solution, i get how this does not affect a lot users.
Yet, if any glaring mistakes /omissions on my part jump out, please let us know.
i would like some help figuring out the reasons behind the incompatibility.
in forum discussions kernel incompatibility (newer versions do not support old drivers) is cited most often as the reason of lack of support of usb dsl modems, but it does not seem to be the case here?
Any useful feedback would be much appreciated.
thanks
Given the problematic support of USB soft modems in Linux (at least to my limited understanding), the process required some work, but was straight-forward. I will describe it here to make my issue clearer, and in case any one might need it.
.Obtain the relevant cxacru-fw.bin
.Copy the file at /lib/firmware/2.6.30.5
with cp cxacru-fw.bin /lib/firmware/$(uname -r) and reboot
.connect usb modem and create config file at
/etc/ppp/peers/"nameofprovider" with following info
lcp-echo-failure 3
noipdefault
defaultroute
user "username"
noauth
noaccomp
nopcomp
noccp
novj
holdoff 4
persist
maxfail 25
updetach
usepeerdns
plugin pppoatm.so
8.35
and append username password details at /etc/ppp/pap-secrets.
.use pon poff in console to connect/disconnect.
I made several attempts and this process does not seem to work in Lucid Puppy 528;
the following are just initial observations, and my knowledge does not allow me to understand their significance :
a folder with the kernel version does not exist in lib/firmware
pon/poff are not included in the distro.
after consulting relevant forum posts i installed
ppp_2.4.5-4_i386.deb and pppoeconf_1.19_all.deb which provided the pon/poff shell commands
upon executing pon "ISPname", the message returns:
socket() failed: Address family not supported by protocol.
Now, I understand that USB soft modems are a fringe issue; most users have move on to routers etc, while others stick to analogs(hence the wary popularity), and as much as i would love a solution, i get how this does not affect a lot users.
Yet, if any glaring mistakes /omissions on my part jump out, please let us know.
i would like some help figuring out the reasons behind the incompatibility.
in forum discussions kernel incompatibility (newer versions do not support old drivers) is cited most often as the reason of lack of support of usb dsl modems, but it does not seem to be the case here?
Any useful feedback would be much appreciated.
thanks