My laptop use a hsf winmodem (connexan) and i can now use it under linux. There are RPMs which work very well and it could be a great thing to add it to the distrib. ?
Le lun 12/08/2002 � 13:47, O'Riordan, Kevin a �crit : > yeah, actually there seem to be a few .o files without corresponding .c > files alright. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Giuseppe Ghib� [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 08 August 2002 14:21 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Cooker] Mandrake and Winmodems > > > O'Riordan, Kevin wrote: > > > Smart link have winmodem drivers with source code included. Licence seems > > similar enough to gpl, in that it allows source code distribution and > > modified source code distribution as long as licence is included. Drivers > > are at http://www.smlink.com. Have tested them on my own machine with > > success (laptop with via board and integrated amr modem). > > Are you sure they don't include some binary only files (like for > the Conexant based winmodems http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv/). > > Bye. > Giuseppe. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 04 August 2002 14:18 > > To: Cooker Mandrake > > Subject: [Cooker] Mandrake and Winmodems > > > > > > Dear Cooker Team, > > > > I want to raise an issue with the cooker team regarding Winmodems. I > > recommend Mandrake to everyone I know. As such I get calls to help with > > installs all the time. These people are ALWAYS encouraged by me to > > either buy ML or join the club. They almost always do once they see how > > great ML is. I would say that as the premiere desktop distro, a > > concerted effort should be made to support winmodems when possible and > > include all available drivers in the distro along with the tools to > > autodetect them and install as appropriate. I would say that at least > > 70-80% of my installs run into a winmodem problem. A newbie has no clue > > how to go to linmodems.org and get drivers/install etc. > > > > When these winmodems are detected, the installer simply suggests the > > cryptic "please visit linmodems.org for more information" or something > > to that effect. Why are the available winmodem drivers not simply > > included in the distro?? This would be a major plus if Mandrake added > > this and it would put it even further ahead of the other desktop > > oriented distros. This one sticking point has always concerned me and as > > I run into this problem more and more I thought this feature would be > > EXTREMELY useful to myself and many others who use/recommend ML. > > > > Thank you ALL for your hard work and dedication to making the best Linux > > distro possible but please can we make some progress in this area for > > 9.0?? > > > > Kind Regards, > > > > Jason Greenwood
