[hsflinux] Problem using cnxtinstall.run with Debian Linux For Conexant HSF 56K Data/Fax Modem

[P. C. Chan]

The HSFmodem does require patching alsa driver on my thinkpad that uses snd_hda_intel if I remember correctly.  The alsa patch is only up to 1.0.23 but the kernel has been using 1.0.24 for a long time. 

At one time unpatched alsa driver did not even compile on newer kernels, I had to keep patching the driver inside the kernel directly instead of trying to compile the one posted on alsa-project.org.  The new kernels may be giving everyone a hard time. :)

Looking at the About Linuxant "News" & Announcement on the web, the last one was dated 2006.  I wonder if the company is still in business. :(


> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:53:25 +0100
> From: chris at cvine.freeserve.co.uk
> To: p_c_chan at hotmail.com
> CC: jhart at customstaffing.com; hsflinux at lists.linuxant.com
> Subject: Re: [hsflinux] Problem using cnxtinstall.run with Debian Linux For Conexant HSF 56K Data/Fax Modem
> 
> On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:30:56 -0400
> "P. C. Chan" <p_c_chan at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > The laptop I am using now at work requires the alsa driver to be
> > patched as well.  I'll try the patch at home to see if it works for
> > 3.0.1.  I don't have to patch alsa on my desktop at home.
> 
> I thought it was HCF which requires the alsa driver?  The patch will
> almost certainly not work with the HCF driver (although you could use it
> as a template).
>  
> > I think the kernel has changed quite a bit, more than the lock.
> 
> Indeed it has.  The patch deals with the relevant changes.  However, a
> considerable number of them are to do with changes to the locking
> primitives in the kernel (not just the removal of the global lock).
> There was also an ioctl change.
> 
> > kept patching it on my own till somewhat 2.6.37 and gave up since the
> > modem is something I haven't been using for years and probably
> > something I can live without.
> 
> I use it for faxing.
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
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