Linux-Kernel Archive: Please!! Help me to help us to use WinModems in Linux

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A brief Introduction
I am a Windoze user, programmer, system administrator. compitent in =
C/C++,
Delphi, Visual Basic and more. I also am a little more than a newbe to =
linux
with several computers running Windows version x and Linux mostlly using
Lucent Viking modems.

I have been trying to make these work in linux and have been reading all =
of
the topics from several mailing lists with very little help until I =
found
someone saying that this modem was all software driven (duh I knew that) =
and
that the drivers were somekind of seceret (did not know that can't even =
see
how, sence i found them?) and that they were not available. Well as of =
now i
have the technology (drivers source code) to make the drivers required =
to
run my modem. I can recreate the drivers for windozs make new ones for =
DOS
(also not "supported" by the vendor) but i have no ability to program in
Linux and don't even know where to start. The drivers would need to do 3
major things

1. initialize the device maybee at a very early stage the ports are =
turned
off until initialize is complete and successful.
2. process every 32bit word before being sent to the modem.
3. process every 32bit word after being recieved by the modem.

I think this might be slightly off topic but am not sure I know that i =
have
seen this and simalar topics on this and a few other mailing lists. =
sorry
for any inconvience.please feel free to respond even if you don't know =
how
to do this as I learn from every comment
Thank you
Richard.Reynolds@usa.net
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A brief Introduction
I am a Windoze user, programmer, system=20 administrator. compitent in C/C++,
Delphi, Visual Basic and more. I = also am a=20 little more than a newbe to linux
with several computers running = Windows=20 version x and Linux mostlly using
Lucent Viking modems.

I have = been=20 trying to make these work in linux and have been reading all of
the = topics=20 from several mailing lists with very little help until I = found
someone saying=20 that this modem was all software driven (duh I knew that) and
that = the=20 drivers were somekind of seceret (did not know that can't even = see
how, sence=20 i found them?) and that they were not available. Well as of now = i
have the=20 technology (drivers source code) to make the drivers required to
run = my=20 modem. I can recreate the drivers for windozs make new ones for = DOS
(also not=20 "supported" by the vendor) but i have no ability to program=20 in
Linux and don't even know where to start. The drivers would need = to do=20 3
major things

1. initialize the device maybee at a very early = stage=20 the ports are turned
off until initialize is complete and = successful.
2.=20 process every 32bit word before being sent to the modem.
3. process = every=20 32bit word after being recieved by the modem.

I think this might = be=20 slightly off topic but am not sure I know that i have
seen this and = simalar=20 topics on this and a few other mailing lists. sorry
for any=20 inconvience.please feel free to respond even if you don't know how
to = do this=20 as I learn from every = comment
       =20 Thank you
        Richard.Reynolds@usa.net
=        =20