make limmodem for kernel 2.4.20-8 work on 2.4.22

qwijibow · 11-03-2003, 04:32 AM

Hi.

after compiling anew kernel,
ive found the site that i used to get drivers from now wants
$15 for the DRIVER !!!!

i paid less for my modem !

anyway, i have a binary rpm for my old kernel 2.4.20-8 (redhat 9)

is there a way i can get it to work on 2.4.22 ?
the kernels cant be that different ?

bones996 · 11-03-2003, 04:39 AM

If this is for the conexant driver then you should just be able to rerun hsfconfig. I've done this on every kernel upgrade & it always seems to clear up any inconsistencies between kernel versions.

qwijibow · 11-03-2003, 04:59 AM

nope.... it tells me ive downloaded the wrong driver for my kernel.
and says to download a new driver for my new kernel

if it wasnt for pci modems, linux reeealy would be a decent desktop OS.

but thanX for replying.

bones996 · 11-03-2003, 04:47 PM

If you have the source rpm then you can rebuild it for the newer kernel, otherwise you may be out of luck unless you can find a copy of it on another website. I spent the $15 for my license, but only because I felt like helping them out. The last rpm that I used before this worked flawlessly, it just didn't have all the V.92 modem support yet - but as a regular V.90 it worked great

. If & when I upgrade my kernel I hope I don't have any issues with the new driver.

bones996 · 11-03-2003, 05:16 PM

Before I forget again, I used the generic modem driver for a long time before I switched to the source rpm & it allowed me to rerun hsfconfig after upgrading my kernel & everything worked fine then too. There is also a new post on this site about people sending or posting the conexant drivers before you had to start paying for them - you might want to check it out.