Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 10:28:29 -0400 From: Kenneth Culver <culverk@sweetdreamsracing.biz> To: Mark Jayson Alvarez <jay2xra@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: help: Linux Drivers on FreeBSD Message-ID: <20040510102829.cwc80cko0s8sgo4o@www.sweetdreamsracing.biz> In-Reply-To: <20040510004622.41787.qmail@web20514.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20040510004622.41787.qmail@web20514.mail.yahoo.com>
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You can't use linux drivers in BSD, but you might be able to port linux driver to FreeBSD. Ken > Hi, > I've installed an internal "Smartlink HSP56 > Micromodem" pci modem on the first pci slot of my > H30CF jetway motherboard with(if i'm not mistakem) > only one com1 port and a com2 header which i think is > just an extra or something. I'm really having a hard > time configuring it unlike before when i've installed > an external modem. I've went to their actual > site(smartlink) and found a driver but it says its > only for Linux. I've read that freebsd can run Linux > programs(that's why I've swithched to it). > My question is, in my case, can I also use Linux > drivers so that I can get my internal pci modem > working properly or is there something that i can to > do to make it work properly? > > I've also cut this message during bootup: > > pci0: <unknown card> (vendor=0x134d, dev=0x2189) at > 13.0 irq 11, > > which I believe is the message of the kernel detecting > my pci modem. > > Please help me. I'm just an average student here in > the Philippines and I can only afford to learn, but > not to by an external modem.. > > Thanks and regards to all of you BSD people! > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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