Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 14:05:08 -0400 From: "Person, Roderick" <personrp@ccbh.com> To: 'Vaclav Kares' <vaclav.kares@worldonline.cz>, "Jonathan M. Slivko" <jslivko@cosmic-cow.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: modem on ThinkPad 600 Message-ID: <46AEB8C1B628D511969200508B6FE42A668499@1upmc-msx6.isdip.upmc.edu>
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I believe that this IBM module is a kernel module. As there are other kernel
modules that allow access to other winmodem.
Since FBSD is not linux the module won't work. IBM would have to make a
module for FBSD or you have to get the source for the linux moduel and port
it too FBSD.
Roderick P. Person
Programmer II
personrp@ccbh.com
"Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind."
- General William Westmoreland
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vaclav Kares [mailto:vaclav.kares@worldonline.cz]
> Sent: July 13, 2001 1:59 PM
> To: Jonathan M. Slivko
> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: RE: modem on ThinkPad 600
>
>
>
>
> > >Do you know how to run winmodem ?
> >
> > AFAIK, Winmodems cannot run under FreeBSD or Linux because
> they require
> > Windows in order to tell the modem what to do.
>
> This is not right because the winmodem works under Linux. IBM
> have wroten
> the module which makes that the windomem looks like a external one on
> /dev/ttyS1 with standart Hayes command.
>
> > You may be better off buying a hardware modem from a store.
> If you wish,
> > you can check out http://www.linmodems.org for more information, as
> > there is a bunch there
>
> The hardware modem is better you I right. But in the notebook is very
> small place :)
>
>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I believe that this IBM module is a kernel module. As =
there are other kernel modules that allow access to other =
winmodem.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Since FBSD is not linux the module won't work. IBM =
would have to make a module for FBSD or you have to get the source for =
the linux moduel and port it too FBSD.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Roderick P. Person</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Programmer II</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>personrp@ccbh.com</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>"Without censorship, things can get terribly =
confused in the public mind." </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2> - General William =
Westmoreland</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> From: Vaclav Kares [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:vaclav.kares@worldonline.cz">mailto:vaclav.kares@worldonl=
ine.cz</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Sent: July 13, 2001 1:59 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> To: Jonathan M. Slivko</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Subject: RE: modem on ThinkPad 600</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > >Do you know how to run winmodem =
?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > AFAIK, Winmodems cannot run under FreeBSD =
or Linux because </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> they require</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > Windows in order to tell the modem what to =
do.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> This is not right because the winmodem works =
under Linux. IBM </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> have wroten</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> the module which makes that the windomem looks =
like a external one on</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> /dev/ttyS1 with standart Hayes command.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > You may be better off buying a hardware =
modem from a store. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> If you wish,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > you can check out <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.linmodems.org" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.linmodems.org</A>; for more information, =
as</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > there is a bunch there</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> The hardware modem is better you I right. But =
in the notebook is very</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> small place :)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> To Unsubscribe: send mail to =
majordomo@FreeBSD.org</FONT>
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in the body of the message</FONT>
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