On Tuesday 28 September 2004 07:53, Phil Dibowitz wrote: > David Woodhouse wrote: > > The speedtch driver offended me by needing a userspace tool 'modem_run' > > to load its firmware and -- worse -- to monitor the line state as a > > dÃmon too. > > > > So I tried to convert it to use request_firmware() and monitor the line > > for itself. The results are below -- but it doesn't actually work. > > Sending the firmware boot block times out, whereas when modem_run does > > the same thing it works fine. > > For what it's worth, I once had to deal with those evil modems and linux > for my parents (yes, I got my parents using linux). > > I had a **significantly** easier time with the userspace driver than > with the kernelspace driver...
Hi Phil, the main difficulty with the kernel driver is getting a pppoa aware pppd. Also, the website is out of date. However once it is set up it does have some advantages - lower latency and lower overhead (only important for old machines). Ciao, Duncan. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
