Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 00:29:39 +0100 From: Marin Krkac <mkrkac@public.srce.hr> To: Johnson David <DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What about controllerless "hardware" modems? Message-ID: <400C6863.4050804@public.srce.hr> In-Reply-To: <200401191114.31546.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> References: <400A89CC.1060200@public.srce.hr> <200401191114.31546.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com>
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Johnson David wrote: > On Sunday 18 January 2004 05:27 am, Marin Krkac wrote: > >>I have an internal "hardware" modem. When I bought it they said it >>was a hardware modem and it said so on the box too. It has an >>Intel/Ambient chipset, or more precisely, as the windows driver says, >>Intel 536ep. But I found out just a few days ago that it's not >>actually a real hardware modem. It has a DSP but it's controllerless >>- that part is in software. It's also called a HAM modem (a Host >>Accelerated Modem). There is a linux driver but I think it's only >>partially open-source. Is there any chance this modem might work >>under FreeBSD? > > > For technical advice on modems, I would redirect this question to the > freebsd-hardware or freebsd-questions lists. That's what they're there > for. I wasn't exactly looking for technical advice. First I wanted to see if there is any chance it would work at all. I still hope there is, so I think I'm going to ask there. > But on to non-technical answers. You're going to have a devil of a time > getting winmodems working under FreeBSD. Porting their drivers over can > be very problematic because of the differences in kernel achitectures. > I have heard that there had be some limited success with some modems, > but I don't know much more. I know this modem isn't exactly what I expected (it's not completely in hardware), but I wouldn't call it just a winmodem. The box clearly says it's a "hardware-based modem, built-in processor", so I think that should help a little to increase the chances it might work. I mean it isn't a real hardware modem, but it isn't a soft-modem either. Because, as I've said already, if it doesn't work, I really don't see a point in running FreeBSD. There is no other way I can get on-line. Thanks for your help.
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