Re: modem on VAIO FX401

[Martin Rowe <debian-lists@dbg400.net>]

On Tuesday 19 February 2002 3:06 am, Denis Kulagin wrote:
> Ionel Mugurel Ciobica <tgakic@chem.tue.nl> writes:
> > My Vaio Fx401 has a build in winmodem. lspci says:
> > 00:07.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC97 Modem
> > Controller (rev 30)
> >
> >  From windows xp I get:
> > Conexant-Ambent Soft K56 Data, Fax Modem
> > PCI bus 0, device 7, function 6, speed 115200, port COM3
> > IO: 1400-14FF, IRQ: 09
> >
> > Question: Is there some other places where I can look, besides
> > http://www.linmodems.org/, and
> > http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html? In order to see if I
> > have any chance to get the modem to work.
>
> Take a look at http://www.mbsi.ca/hsflinux/
>
> NOTE: These drivers are for HSF, not HCF (controllerless) chipsets.

Denis

Excellent. These drivers get the modem in my Vaio SR21K working. I had 
assumed until now it was a winmodem, but it shows up with lspci as
	00:0a.0 Communication Controller: Conexant HSF 56k Data/Fax Modem 
	(Mob WorldW SmartDAA) (rev 01)
Now if I can only get ppp[1] working too...

Regards, Martin
[1] Compiled support in but pppd reports it isn't supported :-( 
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