[hsflinux] VIA success (Re: New hsflinmodem-5.03.03.L2mbsibeta02060100 release)

[Helmut Neukirchen]

hsflinux-request at lists.mbsi.ca wrote:

> From: Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
> To: hsflinux-announce at lists.mbsi.ca
> Reply-To: marc+hsf at mbsi.ca
> Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 03:09:43 -0400
> Subject: [hsflinux] [hsflinux-announce] New hsflinmodem-5.03.03.L2mbsibeta02060100 release
> 
> Hi,
> 
> A new experimental version of the Conexant HSF (softmodem) driver for
> Linux is now available from
>  
>         http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv
> 
> Some critical bugs and portability issues have been fixed in this release.
> Generic packages should now work with SMP and 2.5.x kernels.
> 
> Also, initial support for Conexant AC-Link modems on the
> VIA MC97 controller (PCI device ID 1106:3068) has been added!
> This should make owners of AMD-based VAIO notebooks happy.

I didn't test the latest (hsflinmodem-5.03.03.L2mbsibeta02060200)
release, yet, but the hsflinmodem-5.03.03.L2mbsibeta02060100 works
fine with my AMD-based VAIO notebook.

Excellent work, Marc!

FYI:
european VAIO PCG-FX502 (VIA Apollo KT133A, Conexant 11246-12, Conexant 20463-13)
(PCI id's Vendor: 1106 (VIA), Device: 3068 (AC97 Modem Controller),
Subvendor: 104d (Sony), Subdevice: 80f6.)
Linux Kernel 2.4.18 with ACPI patches.
Debian Woody Linux with hsflinmodem-5.03.03.L2mbsibeta02060100.tar.gz

bye,
Helmut
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Helmut Neukirchen                   mailto:neukirchen at itm.mu-luebeck.de