Karmic iburst driver

Found the patch:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=138984&atid=742190

Hi Stephan,

Would you please mind detailing the exact circumstances under which you got the patch to work (i.e. ubuntu version, kernel version, ib driver) ?

I'm attempting to get an iBurst PCMCIA modem running under 9.10. I've tried the driver posted by Regardt van der Vyfer (http://www.vdvyver.net/2009/09/iburst-2-6-31-drivers/), which I understand corresponds to this patch, but I get a 'kernel panic' if I hot-insert the card, and if I cold-boot with the card ubuntu hangs (presumably also panicked).

Hi David

Sorry some bad news. I thought I got it working (in a VM), but at home (x86 platform) I got the same issue.
Once you plug in the modem Ubuntu just hangs!

Sorry should have updated this answer.

Hey if you have any ideas, I'm willing to test.

Stephan

Thanks to Monad for posting a working driver (http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?p=3323587).

Resolved.

Thanks a lot David!
Will try it out!

Hi David

Tried it last night and I'm still getting some issues when trying to configure pppoeconf

Here's what's shows up in my var/log/messages:

Nov 10 20:27:00 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1003.640026] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 5
Nov 10 20:27:01 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1003.869567] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444146] Modules linked in: ib_usb ib_net pppoe pppox isofs udf crc_itu_t nls_iso8859_1 nls_cp437 vfat fat binfmt_misc lp ppdev parport_pc parport emu10k1_gp ns558 gameport i2c_sis96x sc92031 shpchp snd_emu10k1_synth snd_emux_synth snd_seq_virmidi snd_seq_midi_emul snd_wavefront snd_emu10k1 snd_intel8x0 snd_cs4236 snd_ac97_codec snd_wss_lib ac97_bus snd_opl3_lib snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_seq_dummy snd_mpu401 snd_util_mem snd_mpu401_uart snd_hwdep snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_timer iptable_filter snd_seq_device snd ip_tables snd_page_alloc soundcore x_tables usb_storage usbhid sis_agp agpgart ohci1394 ieee1394 floppy [last unloaded: ib_net]
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444258]
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444268] Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted (2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu) System Name
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444275] EIP: 0060:[<c0126fc5>] EFLAGS: 00000246 CPU: 0
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444291] EIP is at native_safe_halt+0x5/0x10
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444298] EAX: c0742000 EBX: 00000000 ECX: c1887a80 EDX: 00000000
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444304] ESI: c078ab5c EDI: ca3dae14 EBP: c0743f58 ESP: c0743f58
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444310] DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 00e0 SS: 0068
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444317] CR0: 8005003b CR2: 09b9e82c CR3: 3288d000 CR4: 000006d0
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444324] DR0: 00000000 DR1: 00000000 DR2: 00000000 DR3: 00000000
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444330] DR6: ffff0ff0 DR7: 00000400
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444335] Call Trace:
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444350] [<c010a486>] default_idle+0x46/0xd0
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444359] [<c010202c>] cpu_idle+0x8c/0xd0
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444373] [<c055e875>] rest_init+0x55/0x60
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444387] [<c078e8cd>] start_kernel+0x2e6/0x2ec
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444396] [<c078e406>] ? unknown_bootoption+0x0/0x1ab
Nov 10 20:27:47 sw-desktop kernel: [ 1050.444406] [<c078e07c>] i386_start_kernel+0x7c/0x83
Nov 10 20:28:07 sw-desktop pppd[3202]: Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded.
Nov 10 20:28:07 sw-desktop pppd[3202]: RP-PPPoE plugin version 3.8p compiled against pppd 2.4.5

Unfortunately, my skill here extends only so far as locating someone with actual knowledge.
i.e. You should give this Monad dude (link above) a shout, maybe he has some non-surface knowledge of the drivers and config.

Hi David

Thanks for the feedback, I've posted the message here:
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?p=3323587