[CLUG] Broadband from UTVip

[Alan Hamilton]

Peter Flynn wrote:
>>I haven't gotten their ZyXEL 630-11 modem to work in linux yet, but it
>>should be possible. You need to use something like this [1] to load the
>>firmware (which needs to be done every time the modem is plugged in),
> 
> I have a second phone line for this, so I'm assuming this only needs
> to be done once (otherwise only after power outages etc).

Yes, whenever you reboot your computer or unplug the modem (from the usb
port).

>>and a slightly modified version of this [2] to use the modem. There are
>>some instructions here [3], unfortunately they are in spanish.
> 
> That shouldn't be a problem.
> 
>>[1] http://sourceforge.net/projects/zyxel630-11
> 
> That looks useful, thanks. Odd that the firmware exists but the driver 
> doesn't.

AFAIK the ZyXEL 630-11 and the speedtouch modems use the same chip. You
need to use the driver for the speedtouch modem. It is mentioned in the
readme that comes with the firmware loader.

>>[2] http://www.linux-usb.org/SpeedTouch/docs/index.html
> 
> This is for an Alcatel SpeedTouch modem. When you say "slightly 
> modified", can you explain a little more? If it means kernel mods,
> forget it: this is a production network, not a sacrificial one, so
> recompiling the kernel is not an option.

The 'slightly modified' just involves changing the usb device id the
speedtouch kernel module uses. From the readme that comes with the
zxload tool:

Change in speedtouch.c file this
      #define SPEEDTOUCH_VENDORID             0x06b9
      #define SPEEDTOUCH_PRODUCTID            0x4061
    by
      #define SPEEDTOUCH_VENDORID             0x06b9
      #define SPEEDTOUCH_PRODUCTID            0xa5a5

>>[3] http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=927162&forum_id=287227
> 
> This is also for the SpeedTouch modem.

It is for the zyxel 630-11, but it does reference the speedtouch driver 
frequently as that is the required driver.

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Alan
a.hamilton at cs.ucc.ie