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[jcoder24]

2006/10/06 Added Puppy 2 info
2005/11/05 Updated drivers

HSF Driver | HCF Driver | Download Page

Installation instructions

0] Determine if HCF/HSF
For puppy 1.0.7 or older users type grep -i 14f1 /proc/pci in a console and hit enter. In the output either you should see HCF or HSF in the output.

If you are running Puppy version 1.0.8 or newer (including version 2.xx), you can download the scanmodem.gz file, gunzip it and run the script to see which modem you have. This scanmodem program should also work versions of puppy.

1a] For Puppy 2.xx
See http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?p=69034#69034

1b] For Puppy 1.0.8 & 1.0.9
The version of lspci in these versions of puppy changed (I think) and the autodetection of the modem now proceeds correctly. However, if it fails to autodetect your modem you can determine the settings as follows:

For PCI Vendor ID, use 14f1
For PCI Device ID, type grep -i 14f1 /proc/pci in a console and use the four characters after the 14f1:

1c] For Puppy 1.0.7 & older
For PCI Vendor ID and PCI Device ID, use the information determined by the configuration script cnxtcfg.

2] Install the dotpup package and restart puppy.

3] In a console window run cnxtcfg and answer the presented questions accordingly. Use the sample output below as a guide.

Sample output

The bolded text are the values I entered. The text highlighted in green can be ignored completely.

******************************************************
** PCI Vendor ID = 14f1 PCI Device ID = 1033 **
******************************************************

Linux HCF controllerless modem drivers, version 0.99mbsibeta02123100

WARNING: this is an EXPERIMENTAL BETA VERSION of the HCF drivers for Linux.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! See the file /usr/lib/hcfpci/LICENSE for details.

Conexant Systems neither distributes nor maintains this package.
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONEXANT REGARDING THIS SOFTWARE!!!
If you require assistance or need more information, go to:
http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv

Should we attempt to automatically configure your hardware? [yes] n
Is the modem presently installed in your system? [yes] n


Please enter your modem's PCI Vendor ID []: 14f1

Please enter your modem's PCI Device ID []: 1033

1) /etc/hcfpci/inf/hcfv90_lan_linux.inf
2) /etc/hcfpci/inf/hcfv90_linux.inf
3) /etc/hcfpci/inf/hcfv92_linux.inf
4) /etc/hcfpci/inf/hcfv92_riptide_linux.inf
5) None of the above

Which INF file would you like to use with your HCF modem? (1-5) 2

Selected PCI VendorID=14f1 DeviceID=1033
and INF file /etc/hcfpci/inf/hcfv90_linux.inf

Unable to determine country, defaulting to "USA"

Configuring modem for country: "USA"
You can change this setting later with the command "hcfpciconfig --country"

This package does not contain pre-built modules suitable for your system:
Distribution: unknown-unknown
Kernel arch: i686
Kernel version: linux-2.4.29

Please obtain the appropriate variant of this package for your system
or try the generic RPM or tar version.
Using /lib/modules/2.4.29/hsfmodem/hcfpciosspec.o.gz
Warning: loading /lib/modules/2.4.29/hsfmodem/hcfpciosspec.o.gz will taint the k ernel: non-GPL license - Copyright (C) 1996-2002 Conexant Systems Inc. All Right s Reserved.
See http://www.tux.org/lkml/#export-tainted for information about tainted modules
Module hcfpciosspec loaded, with warnings
Using /lib/modules/2.4.29/hsfmodem/hcfpciengine.o.gz
Warning: loading /lib/modules/2.4.29/hsfmodem/hcfpciengine.o.gz will taint the kernel: non-GPL license - Copyright (C) 1996-2002 Conexant Systems Inc. All Rights Reserved.
See http://www.tux.org/lkml/#export-tainted for information about tainted modules
Module hcfpciengine loaded, with warnings
Using /lib/modules/2.4.29/hsfmodem/hcfpciserial.o.gz
Linux HCF controllerless modem drivers, version 0.99mbsibeta02123100

WARNING: this is an EXPERIMENTAL BETA VERSION of the HCF drivers for Linux.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! See the file /usr/lib/hcfpci/LICENSE for details.

Conexant Systems neither distributes nor maintains this package.
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONEXANT REGARDING THIS SOFTWARE!!!
If you require assistance or need more information, go to:
http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv

Your HCF modem should now be accessible as /dev/ttySHCF0

or through the symbolic link /dev/modem.

HSF Driver | HCF Driver | Download Page

[Johnny Reb]

jcoder, the HCFmodem driver works great! In fact I believe that the modem works better with this driver than it ever worked in windows. I can see no reason not to go ahead with the pupget for the HCF.

[gliezl]

hi! I'm new to puppy. Will it worked with 1.0.4? I'm going to download it now. How do i install it? Any CLI commands? Thanks!

[jcoder24]

Thanks gliezl, I forgot the instructions.

I've updated the original post above with the installation instructions.

These packages should work with any version of puppy with a 2.4.29 kernel which include 1.0.4 and 1.0.5.

[alphasurfer]

It works great!! Thank you for the drivers......

[gliezl]

HCF drivers are working! Thanks for the dotpup. Will this be included in Puppy 1.0.5?

[gliezl]

according to linuxant, you can only use the modem up to 14kbps.
What will i put in my config file?

9600, 19200, 38400?

[jcoder24]

[gliezl]

ok thanks, I'l try that.

Will this (drivers) also work with Smart Link modems, right?

[jcoder24]

No, but they are smart link modem (slmodem) pupget packages available. You can add them through the menu via "Setup" -> "Pupget package Manager".

[gliezl]

ok. thanks again. just one more thing, can you please upload a TGZ format of this driver so i can use it with Slackware 10.2 using Kernel 2.4? is that ok? again, a million thanks for this driver.

[MU]

gliezl, you can unzip a pup:
unzip xxx.pup

Or rename it to .zip

Greets, Mark

[gliezl]

wow! thanks for the info.

[jcoder24]

I've compiled and tested the pupget packages for these drivers. I hope that they meet Barry's standards and can be included in unleashed 1.0.5.

Packages attached below.

[gliezl]

jcoder24, whenever I reboot Puppy, I always go the the HCF modem setup to install again the drivers. Can this be made permanent? I already installed Puppy in the HD.