[NBLUG/talk] hsf softmodem trouble

[Micxz Love (lovedialup.com)]

Well OK. I've tried many times to install winmodems in linux and have 
failed. Call me lazy but I have to admit I just went to my SuSE.com and 
looked in the hardware database and went to eBay and searched for that 
product or one that used that same drivers. After I got tired of 
compiling bunk drivers.

Micxz
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BTW' you will always be able to get the windows drivers in most cases if 
you need them too?


 > Dave Sisley wrote:
> Update:
> 
> I don't really understand how modules are used, but I've been playing with 
> modprobe & lsmod, and I see the following:
> 
> The following files were put in my /lib/modules/2.4.20-6/misc/ directory:
> hsfengine.o   hsfmc97ich.o  hsfosspec.o     hsfserial.o
> hsfmc97ali.o  hsfmc97via.o  hsfpcibasic2.o  hsfsoar.o
> 
> Now see the output of the following command:
> 
> [root at localhost dsisley]# /sbin/lsmod | sort | egrep '*hsf*'
> hsfengine             538304   0  (autoclean) [hsfserial]
> hsfosspec              53184   2  (autoclean) [hsfpcibasic2 hsfserial hsfengine]
> hsfpcibasic2           49816   0  (autoclean)
> hsfserial              33064   0  (autoclean) [hsfpcibasic2]
> hsfsoar                51240   0  (autoclean) [hsfpcibasic2]
> 
> Missing from this list are: 
> hsfmc97ich.o, hsfmc97ali.o and hsfmc97via.o
> 
> Now see the output of modprobe:
> [root at localhost dsisley]# /sbin/modprobe hsfserial
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-6/misc/hsfmc97ich.o: init_module: No such device
> Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
>       You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-6/misc/hsfmc97ich.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.20-6/misc/hsfmc97ich.o failed
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-6/misc/hsfmc97via.o: init_module: No such device
> Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
>       You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-6/misc/hsfmc97via.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.20-6/misc/hsfmc97via.o failed
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-6/misc/hsfmc97ali.o: init_module: No such device
> Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
>       You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-6/misc/hsfmc97ali.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.20-6/misc/hsfmc97ali.o failed
> 
> The files mentioned are the 'missing' files.
> 
> I tried to insmod the files:
> 
> [root at localhost dsisley]# /sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.4.20-6/misc/hsfmc97ich.o
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-6/misc/hsfmc97ich.o: init_module: No such device
> Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
>       You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
> 
> [etcetera]
> 
> ...with no success.
> 
> My guess is that there is something wrong with these files? Note also the '97' 
> in them - could they be related to my AC97 soundcard?
> 
> -dave.
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