help: Linux Drivers on FreeBSD

[Kenneth Culver]

You can't use linux drivers in BSD, but you might be able to port linux driver
to FreeBSD.

Ken

> Hi,
>    I've installed an internal "Smartlink HSP56
> Micromodem" pci modem on the first pci slot of my
> H30CF jetway motherboard with(if i'm not mistakem)
> only one com1 port and a com2 header which i think is
> just an extra or something. I'm really having a hard
> time configuring it unlike before when i've installed
> an external modem. I've went to their actual
> site(smartlink) and found a driver but it says its
> only for Linux. I've read that freebsd can run Linux
> programs(that's why I've swithched to it).
>    My question is, in my case, can I also use Linux
> drivers so that I can get my internal pci modem
> working properly or is there something that i can to
> do to make it work properly?
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> I've also cut this message during bootup:
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> pci0: <unknown card> (vendor=0x134d, dev=0x2189) at
> 13.0 irq 11,
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> which I believe is the message of the kernel detecting
> my pci modem.
>
> Please help me. I'm just an average student here in
> the Philippines and I can only afford to learn, but
> not to by an external modem..
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> Thanks and regards to all of you BSD people!
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