modems
 

Hello

I have been playing around with linux with a little success but no luck with internet dial up connections. My modem is a conexant 56k ac link. Do i assume the easy way out is to buy an external modem or does someone know of a linux distrib that works already with modem dial ups.
Thanks
smokeyone

What kind of system is this and which distro are you using? From what you've said it sound like a Winmodem. My laptop uses a Conexant 56K AC-link modem. The only way to get it to work would be with the Linuxant driver. The free version will allow you to connect up to 14.4Kbps, but it costs $ to get the full 56K version. Instead I got a USB modem that comes with linux drivers.

Here's how to get 56kbps connectivity for free:

To hack the Linuxant driver just use hexedit to replace the 74 number to 75 at offset 0x2659D of hsfmodem-hsfmodem-7.18.00.02full/modules/imported/hsfengine-i386.O or /usr/lib/hsfmodem/modules/imported/hsfengine-i386.O (if the driver is already installed):



$hexedit hsfmodem-hsfmodem-7.18.00.02full/modules/imported/hsfengine-i386.O

Press ENTER, type 2659D, press ENTER, type 75, press ENTER, press Ctrl+X,
type Y, press ENTER.

Things may look slightly different depending on the version of the driver. however, this will not give you fax functionality

happy linuxing.

Palka, I'll just say, I did try that and it didn't work for me. By posting that information you might be pushing the limits of what LQ allows. Don't be surprised if a moderator pulls your post or even closes this thread.

It failed for me initially. I would suggest that you do the editing at source, and then compile. that seems the best option.

i understand that this solution is not the most desirable one but $15 is 10% of the monthly stipend that I live on.

Why don't you just rob someone then? Er, I mean someone else besides Marc Boucher.

If you have a computer and internet access, you're not that poor.

HSF Modem on Debian
 

The 56K hexedit has worked for me on Debian/HSF connexant using the .deb. But also it initially failed and has to be edited before installation, not after.

After running dpkg -i hsfmodem-7.18.00.06.deb I did the edit after it had unpacked into /usr/lib but before it compiled (from another SSH session while it was waiting for me to confirm the kernal source location).

hsfconfig --info
still said it was running as Free/14K4, but I could tell from the prolonged modem sounds that it was negotiating a 56K connection properly after the hack was done.

Is this kind of hacking stealing? Thieves work for these companies with their meanful ways to steal every $ from you.