[hcflinux] Re: hcf won't work on kernel upgrade

[Marc Boucher]

It looks like you have installed the wrong version of the
kernel upgrade package from RedHat. Instead of kernel-2.4.9-31.i386.rpm 
you should have gotten kernel-2.4.9-31.i586.rpm or kernel-2.4.9-31.i686.rpm.
Try upgrading to the latter with "rpm -U --force kernel-2.4.9-31.i686.rpm"

Including binaries for the i386 kernels would almost double the size of our
hsflinux redhat package, so we only provide pre-built versions for i586/i686.

Marc

You have installed the wrong version of the kernel upgrade package.

Instead of the i386 version you 

On Tue, Apr 16, 2002 at 10:56:02PM -0400, PS wrote:
> I installed the 0.9mbsibeta02041300-1_redhat.i586.rpm on redhat 7.2 with
> kernel 2.4.7-10. It worked great. Thanks for making this available.
> Unfortunately, redhat put out a bunch of upgrades, which includes a kernel
> upgrade to 2.4.9-31. I installed this kernel upgrade and now the modem
> doesn't work. It's not recognized. Also, there was an error message during
> the hcfconfig step. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the rpm package in
> the new kernel, but no success. I am able to use the modem by booting into
> the old linux kernel.  Any help you can provide will be much appreciated.
> Here's my console terminal screen output from the hcfconfig attempt, and
> following it is the hcfconfig dump.
> 
> [root at localhost root]# hcfconfig
> Linux HCF controllerless modem drivers, version 0.9mbsibeta02041300
> WARNING: this is an EXPERIMENTAL BETA VERSION of the HCF drivers for
> Linux.
> USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! See the file /usr/lib/hcf/LICENSE for details.
> Conexant Systems neither distributes nor maintains this package.
> PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONEXANT REGARDING THIS SOFTWARE!!!
> If you require assistance or need more information, go to:
> http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv
> Warning: existing HCF modules found under /lib/modules/2.4.9-31/misc/
> Would you like to keep using them? [no] yes
> Should we attempt to automatically configure your hardware? [yes]
> Selected PCI VendorID=14F1 DeviceID=1033
> and INF file /etc/hcf/inf/genHCF.inf
> Supported countries:
> ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM,
> BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA,
> CROATIA, CZECH_REPUBLIC, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE,
> GERMANY, GREECE, HONG-KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND,
> INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY,
> JAPAN, KOREA, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MEXICO,
> NETHERLANDS, NEW_ZEALAND, NORWAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND,
> PORTUGAL, RUSSIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA,
> SOUTH_AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN,
> THAILAND, TURKEY, UK, UNITED_ARAB_EMIRATES, USA
> Please enter your country name [USA]:
> Configuring modem for country: "USA"
> You may use the command "hcfconfig --country" to change this setting
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in
> /usr/lib/hcf/modules/binaries/i586/RedHat/linux-2.4.9-31/hcfosspec.o
> depmod: irq_stat_R4a2c50a8
> depmod: filp_open_R35444df2
> depmod: filp_close_Rde4675a4
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in
> /usr/lib/hcf/modules/binaries/i586/RedHat/linux-2.4.9-31/hcfserial.o
> depmod: remove_wait_queue_Rbac57c20
> depmod: tty_wait_until_sent_Rca898109
> depmod: tty_flip_buffer_push_R8b14d651
> depmod: tty_register_driver_Ra3e617b6
> depmod: tty_hung_up_p_R1b00a6f0
> depmod: tty_get_baud_rate_R6a0f5081
> depmod: tty_register_devfs_R5699d6db
> depmod: add_wait_queue_R60b49ece
> depmod: tty_unregister_driver_R400e3f76
> depmod: tty_hangup_R3868fbaf
> Your HCF modem should now be accessible as /dev/ttyHCF0
> or through the symbolic link /dev/modem.
> 
>