Hans, Short of buying another modem. there is no alternative to buying the software key. But you get all future upgrades free. MarvS On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 11:03 AM, hans Range <info@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ok i have installed a new modem, "Rockwell International HCF 56k > Data/Fax/Voice/Spkp" > > I followed driver instructions and finally found > "hcfpcimodem-1.19full.tar.gz" from > http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hcf/full/downloads.php > the driver seems to have installed successfully unfortunately it's a > free version limited to 14.4 Kb/s. Is there not another non limited Hcf > modem driver that is compatible and free? I really do not want to pay to > have my modem work under the free open source Linux. If this is not > completely successful I will sadly end up installing windows 2000 :(. > > On Fri, 2009-05-15 at 12:00 +0300, Jacques Goldberg wrote: >> Hans, >> >> Better forget about using this modem. >> >> See below what ModemData.txt says about it. >> >> There s only one way to make this modem work. >> >> Replace the recent Linux distribution by an old, obsolete, outdated >> distribution based on a kernel of family 2.4.any - while your present >> one is a 2.6.something. >> >> If this PC is a laptop, and you want it with the modem just to >> read/write mail and browse the Web (basically, no good handling of >> video and sound applications), a kernel 2.4 will do it. >> >> Otherwise, again, forget about this modem. >> >> >> Excerpt from ModemData.txt: >> >> Vendor=1813 Ambient Tech was acquired by Intel with its HaM (Host >> assisted Modem) chipsets. >> There is no support under 2.6.n kernels!! >> Intel-v92ham-453.tgz 2.4.n kernels was the FINAL 2.4.n update for HaM >> modems, available at: >> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/Intel/ham/ >> http://developer.intel.com/design/modems/support/drivers.htm >> It is NOT functional when compiled under 2.6.n kernels. >> But under the 2.4.nn kernels, all HaM chipsets were supported, >> with a single EXCEPTION: the odd PCI_ID 1813:4100 modems. [ yours >> is 1813:4010 thus not excluded]. >> >> >> Jacques >> >> >> hans Range wrote: >> >> > Hello my name is Hans Range and I live in British Columbia,Canada. I >> > have an old pc here with a fresh install of sabayon linux 4.1 its pretty >> > old and has a seemingly incompatible modem in it i really would like to >> > get this up and running asap. any help is greatly appreciated. if there >> > is no hope for this modem then what will work that i can pick up at most >> > computer stores. i understand some of the modem data file but not enough >> > to know where to get started. the data file is attached! >> > >> > >> > Thanks in advance. >> > -hans >> > >> >
