mwave modem -- any support?
Any plans to support the IBM MWave DSP's modem features in Linux? The kernel docs indicate that sound support is in the process of being added, but the current method is to load DOS level drivers . . . and the IBM drivers for the modem are unfortunately Windows-level. Hey, I hate to invest money in a PCMCIA modem for a laptop this old. -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manager, Dueling Modems Computer Forum http://dm.net
Re: MWave Modem
The real reason is that the MWave (and similar modems like the WinModem) are not really real modems. They offload the stuff that the modem should be doing itself on to the computer's CPU. This is bad. First, it eats CPU time like crazy. Secondly, it requires special OS-specific drivers to work. In all, a bad design and something to be avoided. Stephen Zander [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: tommy knocker [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have an IBM computer with debian installed and it uses an internal Mwave modem. I can't seem so write a script that will initialize the modem. Does anybody have a script that will work with this modem that I can look at? I have bad news I have bad news. The answer is almost certainly: buy a pcmcia modem. AFAIK, there is no support for MWave devices in linux, mainly because IBM/(what is their name ?) won't provide documentaion without lots of legal/economic strings. -- Stephen --- Normality is a statistical illusion. -- me -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- John Goerzen | Developing for Debian GNU/Linux (www.debian.org) Custom Programming| Debian GNU/Linux is a free replacement for [EMAIL PROTECTED] | DOS/Windows -- check it out at www.debian.org. --+-- Find out how to avoid all those pesky crashes, lockups, application errors, and slow applications at http://www.debian.org -- Debian can replace Windows 95 with a much more stable operating system. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: MWave Modem
The real reason is that the MWave (and similar modems like the WinModem) are not really real modems. They offload the stuff that the modem should be doing itself on to the computer's CPU. This is bad. First, it eats CPU time like crazy. Secondly, it requires special OS-specific drivers to work. In all, a bad design and something to be avoided. This is absolutely NOT true. MWave is a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) which offloads the CPU from doing any modem work. It DOES eat DSP cycles like crazy, though, so in that respect you are correct (though applied to the wrong processor). Please also note that virtually ALL of the newer modems use this type of technology. Only the others usually hide the DSP behind a UART, so they can't use it for things other than a modem (like voice or sound for example). Steve -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
MWave Modem
I have an IBM computer with debian installed and it uses an internal Mwave modem. I can't seem so write a script that will initialize the modem. Does anybody have a script that will work with this modem that I can look at? __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: MWave Modem
tommy knocker [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have an IBM computer with debian installed and it uses an internal Mwave modem. I can't seem so write a script that will initialize the modem. Does anybody have a script that will work with this modem that I can look at? I have bad news I have bad news. The answer is almost certainly: buy a pcmcia modem. AFAIK, there is no support for MWave devices in linux, mainly because IBM/(what is their name ?) won't provide documentaion without lots of legal/economic strings. -- Stephen --- Normality is a statistical illusion. -- me -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
