iBurst Modem Driver for Linux
To find an iBurst modem driver for Linux with ongoing support and
development, see: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ibdriver
The following driver file is for reference purposes only. The
story behind this file is: As part of my work at ArrayComm, I
(Ted Merrill) developed a Linux 2.4 driver for iBurst modems, which we
used in the development of prototype modems. The driver was never
officially released by ArrayComm, but leaked out. Some
hard-working folks at the sourceforge project (above) ported it to
Linux 2.6 (a complete rewrite). Since i liked their rewrite, i
then modified their driver to support the 2nd generation of iBurst
modem chips (and fixing a few minor issues) and we used this in the
development of prototype products based on 1st and 2nd generation
chips. Permission to submit patches to the sourceforge developers
was granted in late 2005 and the patches are apparently incorporated
into their current driver. Permission to release this driver as a
whole (still minus documentation) to the public was granted in March
2006 and here it is... although see CAUTION below.
CAUTION: This driver was developed for use in ArrayComm labs with
prototype products only. There is no gaurantee of any sort that it will
work with real products, and ArrayComm (and myself) specifically
release this only for reference purposes and make no claims as to it's
effectiveness for your purposes and disclaim any responsibility for any
problems you may have with it. I am not allowed under my
relationship with ArrayComm to provide any further information on the
driver or iBurst other than what you see here. ArrayComm does not
provide end-user support of any kind. I suggest you direct any
requests for support to the sourceforge site, and that you use their
driver.
Reference driver file: iburst26.tgz
Reference documentation: iBurstModemDriverGuide.pdf