[Ilugc] USB modem in linux
- From: cyborg4k@xxxxxxxxx (Shakthi Kannan)
- Date: Sun May 7 14:51:10 2006
Hi PNV Kannan,
--- pnv kannan <pnvkannan_linux@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
But when the modem works in windows through
USB,
Because proprietary companies like micro$oft have an
agreement with USB modem vendors (winmodems, for
example) that they will not release chipset data
sheets unless you sign an agreement with them.
Greedy, huh?
AFAIK, you can't run software in the air. It needs to
run on some piece of hardware. Without knowing the
hardware details you cannot write any software for it.
why not in Linux?
Unless vendors provide their chipset details, there
isn't anything one can do.
But, hackers (programmers) have done good reverse
engineering and have written drivers for pci modems,
which you can try.
I have tried smart link modem drivers on both 2.4 and
2.6 kernels.
http://shakthimaan.com/installs/modem-on-suse-t41.html
A newbie doesn't know all this, but, must know.
Regards,
SK
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Shakthi Kannan
http://www.shakthimaan.com
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