Asr9xxusbconsoledriverszip Hot

Cisco’s 99-asr9xx.rules typically contains:

SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRSidVendor=="0403", ATTRSidProduct=="6015", MODE="0666", SYMLINK+="asr9xx_console"
SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRSidVendor=="10c4", ATTRSidProduct=="ea60", MODE="0666", SYMLINK+="asr9xx_console"

Installation:

sudo cp 99-asr9xx.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/
sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo udevadm trigger

Manual driver (kernel module) check:

lsmod | grep ftdi_sio
# If missing:
sudo modprobe ftdi_sio
echo "0403 6015" | sudo tee /sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/ftdi_sio/new_id

Persistent custom VID/PID binding:

echo "options ftdi_sio vendor=0x0403 product=0x6015" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/ftdi-asr9xx.conf
sudo update-initramfs -u

Access with screen:

sudo screen /dev/asr9xx_console 9600 cs8 -cstopb -parenb crtscts

Here’s where the keyword gets interesting. In networking forums, “hot” in relation to ASR9xx USB consoles usually means one of two things: asr9xxusbconsoledriverszip hot

Some ASR 9k RPs use FTDI chips. In this case, the generic CDM v2.12.28 WHQL certified driver from FTDI’s official site works. Cisco’s 99-asr9xx