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Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6?

From William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux.debian, alt.os.linux.ubuntu, alt.os.linux.suse, alt.os.linux.redhat, comp.os.linux.setup, comp.os.linux.portable
Subject Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6?
Date 2016-07-09 03:00 +0000
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <nlppcf$ehv$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <nlpoch$ci1$1@pechter.eternal-september.org>

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On 2016-07-09, pechter@t61.(none) (William Pechter) <pechter@t61> wrote:
> Has anyone got Winmodem (ConexantHSF) support hacked in to any
> linux kernel newer than 2.6?

You could probably buy a used USRobotics etc modem for $5 and not use a
stupid winmodem. 

>
> I'd like to get Ubuntu supporting it on a Thinkpad T61, but I'd
> consider other LTS versions of linux like Open Suse or Debian (I
> want to retire the ugly old 19200modem I've got in the PCcard slot
> which dates from my IBM days on OS/2).
>
> I really need to get the modem working as well as dual gigabit
> ethernets which takes up my pccard slot.
>
o
> I could go USB but was just wondering?
Or that. 
At $5/hr coding to get it working, you should be able to buy a new
computer, never mind a modem
Do you really thing Gigabit never mind dual gigabit would work? I am not
sure that the bus is fast enough on such an ancient machine. 


>
> Thanks...
>
> Bill
> pechter-at-gmail.com

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Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? pechter@t61.(none) (William Pechter) - 2016-07-09 02:43 +0000
  Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-07-09 03:00 +0000
    Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? pechter@pechter.net (William Pechter) - 2016-07-12 18:16 +0000
      Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-07-12 18:39 +0000
        Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-07-12 19:41 -0400
          Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-07-13 11:34 +0200
        Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? pechter@pechter.dyndns.org (William Pechter) - 2016-07-15 01:45 +0000
          Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-07-14 19:35 -0700
            Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? pechter@pechter.dyndns.org (William Pechter) - 2016-07-15 03:25 +0000
              Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-07-15 08:29 -0700
                Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? pechter@pechter.dyndns.org (William Pechter) - 2016-07-16 05:29 +0000
          Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2016-07-14 19:40 -0700
            Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-07-15 19:33 +0000
              Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-07-15 15:04 -0700
                Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2016-07-15 20:16 -0400
      Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-07-12 17:43 -0700
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    Re: Anyone hack HSF Winmodem (thinkpadtseries) into kernels newer than 2.6? pechter@pechter.net (William Pechter) - 2016-07-12 18:17 +0000
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