Hi Emannuel, You're not the only one to hope that the core gets pulled and separated- for one it would mean much less of a hassle for anyone after a kernel update, since we would have access to the module part of the code and adjust it accordingly. However, by far the hardest work in this is figuring out how to interface with the agrmodemlib.o file, since this contains the subroutines to access the modem hardware. The answers are all in the C files distributed with the driver, but it takes someone with a lot of free time to sort this out... or a good decompiler. (Note: the agrsm license says NOTHING about restrictions on reverse-engineering the code.) The only line that would cause problems is this one: "You agree not to merge or combine any portion of the Software with any other software, other than the Linux operating system, unless expressly permitted by the laws of the jurisdiction where you are located. Any portion of the Software merged or combined with the other software will continue to be the subject of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and you agree to reproduce on the merged or combined portion of the Software the copyright and other proprietary rights notices included in the original Software." @Marv, at least, I think that's what is keeping us from pulling a 'martian' on the agrsm source... If we knew the methods and calls available in the agrmodemlib.o file we could easily do this, right? Bjorn. --- Emmanuel Charpentier <emm.charpentier@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Le mardi 29 juillet 2008 à 06:17 -0400, Bjorn > Wielens a écrit : > > 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 > > Thank you ! I read it. Methinks a rewrite isolating > the (32bit) > proprietary code would be useful, but since I won't > do it, I'll refrain > to push for it. > > Anyways, given the price of external (USB, alas) > modems and the > (relative) ease of finding a Linux-supported one > (Mac OS X seems a > reason for manufacturer to stop plunging into > Windows-only hardware, and > the Vista catastrophe is helping, too...), I'm not > sure there is a great > future in internal Windows-only modems... > > Sincerely, > > Emmanuel Charpentier > > > __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/
