Hi Bryan
I've had no luck with recent 2.4 kernels (and gcc 2.95.4). Do you know
that the driver will compile and link with recent versions of 2.4.x?
If so, could you post a pointer to the appropriate archive?
Thanks
Tony
PS FWIW IMHO Ihug lost a gem when you moved.
On Wed, 28 Jul 2004, Bryan Christianson wrote:
> At 11:41 AM +1200 7/28/04, John Williams wrote:
> >Hello, It seems that Linux users of IHUG Ultra must look after themselves. I
> >can happily use the sm200d card with FC1 but the new format for loadable
> >modules in kernel 2.6 is incompatible with the previous kernels.
> >I wonder if there is a person on this list who would write a new driver for
> >the card?
> >I'm sure lots of people would be interested besides me.
> >Thanks, John.
> >
> >
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>
> John
>
> In a previous lifetime when working for IHUG, I did the port of the
> Telemann driver from Linux 2.2.x to 2.4.x
>
> I have not investigated a 2.6.x port as I am still using a 2.4.x
> kernel in my old P133.
>
> The major problem is binary incompatibility between kernels compiled
> with gcc 3.x.x and modules containing any component part compiled
> with a gcc 2.9.5 compiler. Unfortunately Telemann have never released
> the full source code to the driver - only a wrapper containg kernel
> interfaces for a binary object they supply. That binary object was
> compiled with gcc 2.9.5 and thus the module will not load.
>
> It may be possible to compile a Linux 2.6.x kernel with gcc 2.9.5 -
> (however I would not bet the farm on it) and then it may be possible
> to simply port the driver to Linux 2.6.
>
> Rewriting the driver is not really an option unless someone can
> persuade Telemann to disclose the source code for the hardware
> specific parts of the card.
>
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> Bryan Christianson
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