Fri, 10 May 2002 13:26:16 -0400 Folks, Some Good News, and some Explanation from Agere Systems below. The Good News from Agere Systems is: "We have recently received a serious request from a lead customer to support Linux on our AC'97 modem. We certainly have the ability to do it. It's probably just a matter of time until it happens." Someone with more technical depth than me could perhaps expand on the Explanation: "The PCI ID (output from lspci -n) is a function of the core logic chipset and the BIOS, not the AC'97 hardware itself. Different modem suppliers support identical Silicon Labs chips with different drivers" This leaves me perplexed on how the individual User/Owner will be able to determine which is the appropriate drivers to use/test under Linux. See the particular case cited below, which Jacques Goldberg brought to my attention. MarvS =========================================================================== Subject: Re: Lucent AMR chipset supported by Conexnant driver! Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 12:14:37 -0400 From: Ed Schulz Marv, The PCI ID is a function of the core logic chipset and the BIOS, not the AC'97 hardware itself. Different modem suppliers support identical Silicon Labs chips with different drivers. We have recently received a serious request from a lead customer to support Linux on our AC'97 modem. We certainly have the ability to do it. It's probably just a matter of time until it happens. I still haven't resubscribed to discuss@linmodems.org, so I'm a little uncomfortable posting blind. Paraphrase for me, if you're willing. -- Ed Schulz Agere Systems +1 732 949 2066 edschulz@agere.com "stodolsk@rcn.com" wrote: > > Ed, > > There is a very curious report > http://www.pm.waw.pl/~jslupski/vaio/#modem > about an Agere MAR vendor:device - 8086:2446 chipset > being supported: > ------------------------------- > Modem works! Conexant has released new driver. It can be found at: http://www.mbsi.ca/hsflinux/ > Use PCI vendor:device - 8086:2446 > If you download the newest driver (4.06.06.02 dated 2002.02.26), you can use automatic configuration. Your modem should be recognized. > This Winmodem is now a Linmodem :-) -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .