Hi Emmanuel, Here's a link to the HOWTO if you're interested and decide to return to a 32 bit system: http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/11c11040/HOWTO-Agere-11c11040-HDA.html Best! Bjorn. --- Emmanuel Charpentier <emm.charpentier@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear Bjorn, dear Marvin, > > Le lundi 28 juillet 2008 à 18:25 -0300, Bjorn > Wielens a écrit : > > Hi Emmanuel, > > Unfortunately, this modem (11c11040) is not > supported by the slmodem driver. > > We do have an Agere proprietary driver for it that > I helped hack a fix > > for newer kernels, but it will require that you > run your system in 32 > > bit mode to load it, as there are precompiled > libraries not made for x86_64. > > Ouch ! I came to appreciate 64-bit tools (I am a > statistician, among > other things...). A modem is part of my "useful to > have" list, but not > on the "essentials" one... > > > However, there may be plans to move this > proprietary core from the > > kernel modules to an external helper (as was done > with the martian > > package for LTModems) > > Therefore I'll wait for this. Unless I'm forced to > reinstall a 32-bit > systems, in which case pointer to this hack would > interest me... > > > With regards to non detection by ScanModem, Marvin > Stodolsky will be the > > one to help you there. > > Please be sure you are using the latest version, > since scanmodem updates > > weekly!... > > Done that. > > > --Marv, doesn't scanmodem do a cat on the codec#1 > file to check for this? > > I did it by hand... > > By the way, further googling showed that contacts > were made with LSI > (Agere spinoff) about Linux support for this > godd*mn*d 11C1:1040 device, > and that they made nice noises about some future > suport in the ALSA > snd-hda-intel device (née hda-codec). Any news on > this front ? > > Sincerely yours, > > Emmanuel Charpentier > > __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/
