Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-05 Thread Mij
vinai wrote: On Fri, 5 Jul 2002, Robbie Pickering wrote: did someone write that earlier ibook2s have a real modem in them instead of the softmodem? if i didn't dream that, how can one tell? I think (and I have nothing to go on, except for my-own-you-should-not- trust-your-life-with-memory :

Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-05 Thread yves
Quoting vinai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I think (and I have nothing to go on, except for > my-own-you-should-not- > trust-your-life-with-memory :) that the very first version of the > ibook2 > (400 and 500 MHz G3 with a 66 MHz system bus) _DID_ have full hardware > modems. It was the revision after

Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-05 Thread Scott Patterson
vinai wrote: On Fri, 5 Jul 2002, Robbie Pickering wrote: did someone write that earlier ibook2s have a real modem in them instead of the softmodem? if i didn't dream that, how can one tell? I think (and I have nothing to go on, except for my-own-you-should-not- trust-your-life-with-memory :

Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-05 Thread vinai
On Fri, 5 Jul 2002, Robbie Pickering wrote: > did someone write that earlier ibook2s have a real modem in them > instead of the softmodem? if i didn't dream that, how can one tell? I think (and I have nothing to go on, except for my-own-you-should-not- trust-your-life-with-memory :) that the very

Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-05 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
>Doesn't the ibook2 and Tibook have PCMCIA slots as well? Might be useful >for plugging in a modem card while waiting for Someone (TM) to provide a >softmodem driver. The tipbook has, not the ibook. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact

Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-05 Thread Robbie Pickering
Michael Schmitz wrote: > >Doesn't the ibook2 and Tibook have PCMCIA slots as well? Might be useful >for plugging in a modem card while waiting for Someone (TM) to provide a >softmodem driver. the ibook2 has no pcmcia slots. one could connect an external usb modem to it ... would be -- to put it

Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-05 Thread Michael Schmitz
> Doesn't the ibook2 and Tibook have PCMCIA slots as well? Might be useful > for plugging in a modem card while waiting for Someone (TM) to provide a > softmodem driver. Scott Patterson enlightented me on this: the ibook2 doesn't have PCMCIA. Too bad... Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-05 Thread Michael Schmitz
> >All Intel only. They mention "Macintosh/PPC" in the 'might be supported > >some day' section. Well, that's not something I'd base my purchase > >decision on. > > Marc (who maintains that driver) and I got it working on PPC. There Good to hear that. Nothing on the web site convinced me he might

Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-04 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
>All Intel only. They mention "Macintosh/PPC" in the 'might be supported >some day' section. Well, that's not something I'd base my purchase >decision on. Marc (who maintains that driver) and I got it working on PPC. There have been a couple of endian issues to solve, and I yet have to do more tes

Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-04 Thread Michael Schmitz
> > What's the developing status of the modem driver for the newest > > ibook2? > > It seems as if there will be support in the future. The Ibook2 has a > Conexant HCF USB modem. As stated on their website, Conexant is > planning to release drivers this summer. > also check here: > > http://www.mbs

Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-04 Thread Michael Schmitz
> > Won't happen. > > And what about the rumour about binary-only modules? I'd Sure. For ix86 perhaps. Last I checked the winmodem-for-linux pages there was no trace of support for other architecures. Now you could consider incorpoating some sort of ix86 emulator into the kernel - that would

Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-03 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
> >> > What's the developing status of the modem driver for the newest ibook2? >> >> Won't happen. > > And what about the rumour about binary-only modules? I'd > appreciate anything about the modem, even if it is a > binary-only module. > > Of course, an open-source driver

Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-03 Thread Alexander Stagun
Vincent Bernat wrote: > The latest changelog for the PCI version confirms this : > > Tue Jun 25 2002 Marc Boucher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >* Renamed PCI driver package to hcfpcimodem in preparation >for release of hcfusbmodem. Most pathnames and script >prefixes also changed fr

Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-03 Thread Vincent Bernat
OoO Peu avant le début de l'après-midi du mercredi 03 juillet 2002, vers 13:37, "Alexander Stagun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> disait: >> What's the developing status of the modem driver for the newest >> ibook2? > It seems as if there will be support in the future. The Ibook2 has a > Conexant HCF USB mo

Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-03 Thread Alexander Stagun
Mij wrote: > What's the developing status of the modem driver for the newest > ibook2? It seems as if there will be support in the future. The Ibook2 has a Conexant HCF USB modem. As stated on their website, Conexant is planning to release drivers this summer. also check here: http://www.mbsi.ca

Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-03 Thread Rogério Brito
On Jul 03 2002, Michael Schmitz wrote: > > What's the developing status of the modem driver for the newest ibook2? > > Won't happen. And what about the rumour about binary-only modules? I'd appreciate anything about the modem, even if it is a binary-only module. O

Re: modem on the new ibook2

2002-07-03 Thread Michael Schmitz
> What's the developing status of the modem driver for the newest ibook2? Won't happen. Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]