There is a sad history from my perspective concening support for 3COM/USrobotics winmodems. Some 4-5 years ago, a 3COM rep did contact this List, asking about the need for 3COM modem drivers for Linux. A few members of this List abusely responded to the 3Com query, condemning the concept of any Linux drivers which were not fully Open Source. The 3Com rep dropped out of the conversation, and thus ended any hope for 3Com sponsored winmodem drivers. I'll just furthermore comment that all the winmodem drivers (or their helper utilities) have some precompiled and hence Closed Source component, which as Bjorn relates would be exceed difficult to "reproduce". MarvS On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Bjorn Wielens <Uniacke1@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > Typically, the problem is not a lack of willing programmers to work on > the code... (Just look at how far we've come with the 536/7 drivers, and > LSI/Agere modems). The problem is that manufacturers do not release the > specifications to their hardware, and so, any potential programmer does > not know how to "communicate" with the hardware and tell it what to do. > While this information can be obtained through skilled hackers and > complex reverse engineering, the skills necessary for that are even > farther and fewer between than good programmers... and often in very > high demand! > > Believe me, if someone had the resources to write a driver, they would > have done so for the benefit of the community. > > Bjorn. > > > > > On 04/13/2010 08:17 AM, Aleksey wrote: >> Hello. >> >> I trust if anyone want to make Linux driver for this US Robotics (3Com) >> winmodem it is possible. >> For unknown reason no one want to make this driver. >> I not very sad if modem is unsupported. But I have this modem and it >> work under windows and I want to make it work under Linux too. >> Has anywhere in the world the good programmer who can make a driver? I >> want to contact that programmer. >> >> P.S.: Sorry for my bad English. >> >> --- >> Best regards, >> Aleksey. >> >> 13.04.2010 03:39, Antonio Olivares пишет: >>> Aleksey, >>> >>> Sadly your Modem is unsupported under Linux :(, Read InfoGeneral.txt >>> for alternatives. See output directly from scanModem: >>> >>> Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 02:0b.0: >>> Modem chipset detected on >>> NAME="Communication controller: 3Com Corp, Modem Division WinModem" >>> CLASS=0780 >>> PCIDEV=12b9:1006 >>> SUBSYS=12b9:005d >>> IRQ=11 >>> IDENT=3COM.winmodem >>> >>> For candidate modem in: 02:0b.0 >>> 0780 Communication controller: 3Com Corp, Modem Division WinModem >>> Primary device ID: 12b9:1006 >>> Support type needed or chipset: 3COM.winmodem >>> Under Linux 2.6.n kernels, the chipset is NOT SUPPORTED . Read >>> DOCs/InfoGeneral.txt about alternatives. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Antonio >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Aleksey<mail@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello. >>>> >>>> Is my winmodem not supported under Linux? >>>> Can anyone make driver to support this winmodem? >>>> >>>> --- >>>> Best regards, >>>> Aleksey. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
