Drivers and source codes are the leat of our problems. A lot of companies provide them for linux.
I've tried downloading the sources and binaries of some of these drivers. The problem is it needs to be compiled first. Then it has to be activated as a module to the kernel. I once had the opportunity to see a warning to the effect that I'm using a "tainted kernel" simply because the module was not open source but rather, a binary file. Then there's the problematic winmodem that's tied in to the sound card. so if Linux is using the sound card, you need another module to "ungrab" the winmodem. Very daunting even for non-newbies. I ended up using the mepis distro since everything's been compiled and all. On 9/6/06, Harvey Diaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> some soft modem manufacturers (those so-called winmodems) release their source codes to the linux community while others do not, which makes winmodems (especially conexant's) problematic in linux. i read from a website somewhere that said if we just e-mail winmodem manufacturers and ask them why there is no linux driver for their product, they would be forced to create a driver or release their codes... sounds tough... what you think? > _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
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