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Re: Linux Driver

Subject: Re: Linux Driver
From: Tom Heibel (tomh@aspsys.com)
Date: Fri Nov 3 12:54:58 2000

Maurice,

Thanks for the help. This is an issue we all need to overcome if we are going to use PCI modems in any Linux box because the motherboards being produced today have no ISA slots at all.

Thanks again.
Tom
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Maurice Hilarius
  To: axp-list@redhat.com
  Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 5:35 PM
  Subject: Re: Linux Driver

  With regards to your message at 03:02 PM 11/1/00, Tom Heibel. Where you stated:

    I need a driver for the Diamond SupraMax 56k PCI modem. I'm running Redhat 7.0. I would be happy to try a legacy driver if someone has it.
     
    Thanks for your help.
     
    Respectfully,
    Tom Heibel
    Aspen Systems, Inc.

  It's a WinModem Tom.
  I doubt you will have much luck with it!

  http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/20001025a.html

  There has been some progress with making it a "LinModem" , but so far only a binary module for X86 kernels of the 2.2.14 vintage have been released. Company doing it is called Olitec, and if you read French you may find out more at:
  http://www.olitec.com/pci56kv2.html

  The Olitec is another implementation of the same Conexant (Rockwell) chip.
  If source gets released perhaps someone will port it for Alpha, but doing this is not for the faint of heart..

  If you have an ISA slot on the motherboard I would recommend looking at some of the 3COM/USR ISA modems still available. They are true modems, and have jumpers too..
  The 5687 is my favourite.

  Good luck!

  With our best regards,

  Maurice W. Hilarius Telephone: 01-780-456-9771
  Hard Data Ltd. FAX: 01-780-456-9772
  11060 - 166 Avenue mailto:maurice@harddata.com
  Edmonton, AB, Canada http://www.harddata.com/
     T5X 1Y3

Maurice,
 
Thanks for the help.  This is an issue we all need to overcome if we are going to use PCI modems in any Linux box because the motherboards being produced today have no ISA slots at all.
 
Thanks again.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: Maurice Hilarius
To: axp-list@redhat.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: Linux Driver

With regards to your message at 03:02 PM 11/1/00, Tom Heibel. Where you stated:
I need a driver for the Diamond SupraMax 56k PCI modem.  I'm running Redhat 7.0.  I would be happy to try a legacy driver if someone has it.
 
Thanks for your help.
 
Respectfully,
Tom Heibel
Aspen Systems, Inc.



It's a WinModem Tom.
I doubt you will have much luck  with it!

http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/20001025a.html

There has been some progress with making it a "LinModem" , but so far only a binary module for X86 kernels of the 2.2.14 vintage have been released.  Company doing it is called Olitec, and if you read French you may find out more at:
http://www.olitec.com/pci56kv2.html

The Olitec is another implementation of the same Conexant (Rockwell) chip.
If source gets released perhaps someone will port it for Alpha, but doing this is not for the faint of heart..

If you have an ISA slot on the motherboard I would recommend looking at some of the 3COM/USR ISA modems still available. They are true modems, and have jumpers too..
The 5687 is my favourite.

Good luck!


With our best regards,

Maurice W. Hilarius       Telephone: 01-780-456-9771
Hard Data Ltd.            FAX:       01-780-456-9772
11060 - 166 Avenue        mailto:maurice@harddata.com
Edmonton, AB, Canada      http://www.harddata.com/
   T5X 1Y3

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