[linux-help] Re: Clues on Lucent modem. OHH JOY it is working

[Michael Holmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh happy days are here again my linux is up and talking!!!
And I am happy.




On Thu, 28 Dec 2000, you wrote:
> Michael,
> 
> I work for Lucent, and I've seen some internal
> discussions between the group that produced that modem
> chipset and some internal open-source advocates. 
> Basically, some of us are saying that they should open
> source the driver code, but the modem group is afraid
> that open sourcing the code will give other
> "Lin-Modem" manufacturers a big boost.  I won't
> comment on the wisdom of Lucent's current stance, but
> I can tell you that you will probably never find any
> way to recompile the source for your version of the
> kernel.  At best, they may release a module built for
> your version of the kernel sometime in the future.
> 
> If you can't force the module to load in your kernel,
> you'll have to recompile your kernel using the older
> kernel source... I guess I shouldn't hold my breath
> waiting for you to do it.
> 
> This won't be much consolation to you, but I expect
> that the linux driver's main purpose is to allow
> Dell/IBM/whomever to use Lucent based modems in
> systems that come preinstalled with Linux.
> 
> Jeremy
> 
> --- Michael Holmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I down loaded the binary for the lucent modem and I
> > have it installed as a loaded module.  Trouble, on
> > boot, it comes back with compiled for kernel
> > 2.??.14, and system is running 2.??.16 kernel. 
> > There is not any source code to rebuild with my
> > kernel, and it will not run on this kernel. 
> > Anybody, any clues?  This is pissing me off, that I
> > cannot make linux run on the net!  I bought this new
> > modem, because it said "Supports Linux" on the box,
> > so I bought it without thinking about whether I had
> > any isa slots on my new M/B.
> > 
> > Michael
> > 
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