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Introduction
============
This ebuild installs firmware files necessary for ADI 930/Eagle USB ADSL
Modem driver which first appeared in kernel 2.6.16.
Configuration
=============
Most ADSL modems are connected via the ATM protocol, rather
than Ethernet. For ATM, run the following:
euse -E atm && emerge net-dialup/ppp net-dialup/ueagle-atm
It is necessary to choose an interface number for the connection. This
is arbitrary - the only requirement is that the connection number is
not already in use. The first available number is 0, and it is usual to
choose the lowest unused number. For the purposes of this document, 0
will be chosen.
Add the following lines from the appropriate section below to
/etc/conf.d/net, then customize them as per the inline comments.
a) PPPoATM configuration:
config_ppp0='ppp' # Runs /lib/rcscripts/net/pppd.sh
# The 2 numbers represent the VPI & VCI of your ISP, and they are separated
# by a dot. Ask your ISP about those numbers.
link_ppp0='0.38'
plugins_ppp0='pppoa'
# 'man pppd' shows other options. Compression is disabled because it is
# rarely taken advantage of, and may interfere with the connection.
# Add option 'usepeerdns' to populate /etc/resolv.conf
pppd_ppp0='updetach noauth debug defaultroute noaccomp nobsdcomp noccp
nodeflate nopcomp novj novjccomp child-timeout 60'
username_ppp0='username@isp.com' # ADSL login, assigned by your ISP
password_ppp0='password' # ADSL password, assigned by your ISP
# If the kernel modules are not built-in, then they must be loaded
# before starting the PPP daemon:
function preup() {
if [[ "$1" = "ppp0" ]] ; then
modprobe -q ueagle-atm
return 0
fi
}
b) PPPoE configuration:
# Configure first the RFC2684 bridge interface
config_nas0='null'
# Use "-e 0" for LLC mux or "-e 1" for VC mux.
# The 2 numbers after "-a" represent the VPI & VCI of your ISP, and
# they are separated by a dot. Ask your ISP about those numbers.
br2684ctl_nas0='-e 0 -a 0.38'
config_ppp0='ppp' # Runs /lib/rcscripts/net/pppd.sh
link_ppp0='nas0' # The name of the RFC2684 bridge interface
plugins_ppp0='pppoe'
# 'man pppd' shows other options. Compression is disabled because it is
# rarely taken advantage of, and may interfere with the connection.
# Add option 'usepeerdns' to populate /etc/resolv.conf
pppd_ppp0='updetach noauth debug defaultroute noaccomp nobsdcomp noccp
nodeflate nopcomp novj novjccomp child-timeout 60'
username_ppp0='username@isp.com' # ADSL login, assigned by your ISP
password_ppp0='password' # ADSL password, assigned by your ISP
depend_ppp0() {
need net.nas0
}
# If the kernel modules are not built-in, then they must be loaded
# before starting the RFC2684 bridge:
function preup() {
if [[ "$1" = "nas0" ]] ; then
modprobe -q ueagle-atm
return 0
fi
}
Configuration continued
=======================
Create a symlink for the new network interface, for it to be enabled by
baselayout:
cd /etc/init.d && ln -sfn net.lo net.ppp0
If you use PPPoE, you should also create the symlink for the RFC2684
bridge interface:
cd /etc/init.d && ln -sfn net.lo net.nas0
The "debug" option adds some extra commentary from pppd regarding the
connection to /var/log/messages, e.g.:
"sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <magic 0x7bea6ef1>]". It is wise to keep the
option on permanently, due to its usefulness when debugging.
Set RC_NET_STRICT_CHECKING="yes" in /etc/conf.d/rc, to prevent Internet
services in /etc/init.d/ from starting before the Internet connection
is established. Other options are to start/stop programs in
/etc/ppp/ip-{up,down}.local, and to customize initscript dependencies
as described in:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=4
Starting the Connection
=======================
To start manually, with the modem connected:
/etc/init.d/net.ppp0 start
To start automatically when the PC boots:
rc-update add net.ppp0 default
Kernel Configuration
====================
The ebuild, during an emerge, checks that the required kernel modules
are present.
Note that in the list below, "[*]" means that the option is compiled
into the kernel, whereas "[M]" means that the option can either be
compiled into the kernel, or as a module. Compiling them into the
kernel is recommended, to guarantee that the modules are already loaded
when they are needed, and it will improve the bootup time by a couple
of seconds.
In "make menuconfig", you can press "/" and search on e.g. "eagle"
to see exactly where an option is - the location of an option and its
dependencies can change between kernel versions.
Check that the following kernel options are configured as shown (this
list includes the prerequisites, e.g. USB_UEAGLEATM depends on USB):
Code maturity level options --->
[*] Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers
- CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL
Device Drivers --->
Generic Driver Options --->
[ ] Select only drivers that don't need compile-time external
firmware (*unselected*) - CONFIG_STANDALONE
[*] Hotplug firmware loading support - CONFIG_FW_LOADER
Networking --->
[*] Networking support - CONFIG_NET
Networking options --->
[*] Packet socket - CONFIG_PACKET
[M] Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) - CONFIG_ATM
[M] RFC1483/2684 Bridged protocols - CONFIG_ATM_BR2684 (only needed for PPPoE)
Device Drivers --->
Network device support --->
[*] Network device support - CONFIG_NETDEVICES
[*] PPP (point-to-point protocol) support - CONFIG_PPP
[M] PPP Deflate compression - CONFIG_PPP_DEFLATE (only useful if
compression is supported - rare)
[M] PPP BSD-Compress compression - CONFIG_PPP_BSDCOMP (only useful
if compression is supported - rare)
[M] PPP over Ethernet - CONFIG_PPPOE (only needed for PPPoE)
[M] PPP over ATM - CONFIG_PPPOATM (only needed for PPPoATM)
USB support --->
[*] Support for Host-side USB - CONFIG_USB
[*] USB device filesystem - CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS
[M] (O or U)HCI HCD support
USB DSL modem support --->
[M] USB DSL modem support - CONFIG_USB_ATM
[M] ADI 930 and eagle USB DSL modem - CONFIG_USB_UEAGLEATM
Troubleshooting
===============
Try "emerge ueagle-atm" again, because the ebuild checks that the
required kernel modules are present (showing a warning message if
appropriate), and creates the firmware files in /lib/firmware/ueagle-atm.
If the modem is unresponsive, then run "/etc/init.d/net.ppp0 stop" and
unplug the modem for 30 seconds, to drain its memory. Then reconnect
the modem to the PC and run "/etc/init.d/net.ppp0 start"
To check the modem's connection progress, run:
tail -f /var/log/messages
/var/log/messages should show e.g.:
pppd[nnn]: Plugin pppoatm.so loaded.
pppd[nnn]: pppd n.n.n started by root, uid 0
pppd[nnn]: Using interface ppp0
pppd[nnn]: Connect: ppp0 <--> n.nn
ADSL line is synchronising
DSL line goes up
ADSL line is up (nnn Kib/s down | nnn Kib/s up)
pppd[nnn]: CHAP authentication succeeded
pppd[nnn]: local IP address nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
pppd[nnn]: remote IP address nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
If the authentification fails, then check username_ppp0 and
password_ppp0.
If the ADSL connection is not established, then check the options in
pppd_ppp0. "man pppd" explains all the options in that file.
If the ADSL connection seems to have worked, but no websites can be
contacted, then check that /etc/resolv.conf is populated, and possibly
add the "usepeerdns" option (to use the ISP's DNS) to pppd_ppp0 in
/etc/conf.d/net .
If the problem is still not resolved, post to the Gentoo Forums at
http://forums.gentoo.org/ and ultimately, if there is no answer,
file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org/ .
Compression
===========
Some ISPs require compression to be disabled in order for the
connection to work, so the default configuration described above
disables compression. Few ISPs support ADSL compression anyway. If you
are lucky enough to have an ISP which *does* support compression
(Google is your best friend for determining this), then compression can
be enabled by following these steps:
* Compile the kernel modules CONFIG_PPP_DEFLATE and CONFIG_PPP_BSDCOMP
(only one is strictly necessary - pppd prefers "deflate" compression).
Add them to /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 or /etc/conf.d/net above
the "pppoatm" line, if they are not built-in.
* Remove the following options in pppd_ppp0:
noaccomp nobsdcomp noccp nodeflate nopcomp novj novjccomp
* Ensure that "debug" is in the pppd_ppp0 options, to check that
compression is being utilized. Note that "module registered" in
/var/log/messages only confirms that the kernel module is loaded -
it does not indicate that the connection is compressed.
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