Messages in this thread | | | From | "Anthony Barbachan" <> | Subject | Re: PCI Modem Support | Date | Sun, 25 Oct 1998 01:52:30 -0500 |
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-----Original Message----- From: Khimenko Victor <khim@sch57.msk.ru> To: vladimid@red.seas.upenn.edu <vladimid@red.seas.upenn.edu>; mj@ucw.cz <mj@ucw.cz> Cc: barbacha@Hinako.AMBusiness.com <barbacha@Hinako.AMBusiness.com>; linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu> Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 11:46 AM Subject: Re: PCI Modem Support
>In <Pine.GSO.4.02A.9810231326030.15522-100000@red.seas.upenn.edu> Vladimir Dergachev (vladimid@red.seas.upenn.edu) wrote: > > >> On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, Martin Mares wrote: > >>> Hi, >>> >>> > I noticed at the last computer show in my local area that PCI modem are >>> > becoming very numerous. They actually outnumbered the ISA modems at the >>> > show. Is anybody working on writing a Linux driver for these modems? If >>> > not I may want to give it a shot. Given PCI's solving of the IRQ limitation >>> > (as well as probably the 4 COM port limit) on the PC I could definately put >>> > these PCI modems to good use, besides I will need it if Intel is successful >>> > in killing ISA (and the COM ports) this year. On another note somebody told >>> > me that all PCI modems were WinModems. Does anybody know if this is true? >>> > I doubt it, but the possibility is there. >>> > >>> > - A. Barbachan >>> > > >> Writing a driver for WinModems can be an interesting exercise in itself. > >Especially since such thing can not be done reliable in "standard Linux". >Only in RT-Linux :-(( >
This doesn't make sense. Win9x is not real time and yet it supports WinModems. If Win9x supports them then Linux should be able to as well.
>> This would require (probably) some mathematics and some knowledge of how >> to do dsp processing. > >Plus you'll need to do a lot of reverse ingeneering :-)) >
Not if some company decides to finally give us the needed info.
>> The question is whether the corresponding literature is available. > >Literature about dsp processing and mathematics are widely available. But not >specs for WinModems: it's trade secrets... > >> I don't have any of these cards but would be glad to help once the >> development begins. I think getting a used one should not be too >> expensive. > >I'm doubt. Writing driver itself should not be big problem but all this reverse >ingeneering stuff :-(( I'm doubt. Plus it's not legal in some contries... > >P.S. Linux was done with VERY right timing. Now OSS (mainly Linux for now) >world is big (I hope) enough to keep standard modems and printers alive. Not >mainstream but alive. > > >
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