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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Thu, 1 Jun 2006, David Moberg wrote:

> sindi keesan wrote:
>
> > > The ltmodem site says that the package does not work on 2.4.21. It is
> > > not clear whether 2.4.31 will work. You or I will need to test
> > > compiling it with 2.4.31. If you try this, you will need the 2.4.31
> > > kernel source code package, unpacked where the source code can find
> > > it. (3 most common locations: /usr/src/linux /usr/src/linux-2.4.31
> > > /lib/modules/2.4.31/build) I don't have the 2.4.31 source tree set up
> > > right now, so if you wait for me to build them, you will need to wait
> > > at least a week.
> >
> > I have the tree all set up (first location).
>
> It might look in only one of the locations that I listed, so if the
> build fails due to the path, it's a good idea to put symlinks in the
> other two locations so it can find it anywhere it looks.
>
> > I cannot find a working site
> > from which to download the source - one is gone, another times out.
>
> http://www.sfu.ca/~cth/ltmodem/
> http://heby.de/ltmodem
>
> Both of these are working for me.
>
> > Version 5.78
>
> I think this version is old. Is there some reason why you are after
> this particular version?

A site I read said the latest version was 5.78e.  I will check your URLs.

> > Does anyone know why aic7xxx.o did not compile in 2.4.31 but did in
> > 2.2.16?  I configured it as module.
>
> Did the kernel compile stop with an error message? If not, was it
> listed in the output of cd /usr/src/linux; find | grep aic7xxx? If
> not, that is very mysterious. Perhaps it's a bug.

I don't know how to look at an output list but it was not anywhere under 
drivers when I did a find -name aic7xxx.o

> > Did you post your 2.2.16 ltmodem modules?
>
> I didn't build them. Other people already figured out how to get it
> working with 2.2.16, I merely posted the directions on the BL list.

When I get the code I will try compiling for both kernels.

> > I have kernel source for that.
>
> The driver I posted is the old, proprietary (Lucent?) driver. You
> can't compile it from source. I don't know if the new driver will work
> with 2.2.16, but I don't care since the old driver works well.
Where did you post the old driver for 2.2.16?  Sorry if I am getting 
confused.

> > > Probably not substantially. With my monitors, the monitor is still on
> > > and the electron gun is still firing in blank mode.
> >
> > I use a 13" TTL monitor - what would that do?
>
> Probably saves a few watts. Many older monitors were not designed to
> save power; what does the label on the monitor say about power
> consumption?

'Samsung'  Manufactured 1990.  My first one from 1986 got burn-in so was 
dumped.  The green light stays on the monitor when the computer is turned 
off.  On the newer VGA monitors it goes yellow.

> David
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