This is probably a futile question, but here it goes. I recently built a new puter and took great care to specify the need for a hardware modem, being a linux user. I was assured by my supplier that the Aopen FM56-PX was definately a hardware modem. Anyhow, I completed the system, installed windows as the second system and proceeded to install Fedora Core 1 on a dual boot with it. To my disgust, when I tried to set up the modem it was not detected. I checked with the vendor and Aopen and the unit is confirmed as a controllerless hardware modem with a conexant chipset. I found a driver that works through Linuxant but the free version only gives a connection speed of 14.4 Kbps. They have a full version which will unlock the full capabilities of the modem, but they want over $ 20.00 CA for it and the modem only cost $ 29.00 CA including the Windows drivers. Has anyone else had this experience and, if so, were you able to find a full driver somewhere for free or at least low price compared to the modem price?

Here's how to crack the driver for hsf modems:

http://www.thebugs.us/forum/open.shtml?fid=7&id=57843

If you had a hsf modem, the short answer would be to change the byte 0x2488d in hsfengine.ko
from 0x74 to 0x75, but since you have a hcf modem, you're going to have to dissassemble hsfengine.ko and find the equivalent section where the instruction is and then patch it.

Happy hacking

I have a hsf modem. How do I do this?