Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269242AbUJFMvQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Oct 2004 08:51:16 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269255AbUJFMvQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Oct 2004 08:51:16 -0400 Received: from web41015.mail.yahoo.com ([66.218.93.14]:48310 "HELO web41015.mail.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S269242AbUJFMvJ (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Oct 2004 08:51:09 -0400 Message-ID: <20041006125108.14261.qmail@web41015.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 05:51:08 -0700 (PDT) From: John Carlson Subject: Re: Converting kernel modules from 2.4 to 2.6/Suggested new driver To: crash77a@allvantage.com, "Randy.Dunlap" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <41636E72.7090103@allvantage.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 3188 Lines: 109 --- Kenny Bentley wrote: > Randy.Dunlap wrote: > > >| Does anyone know if there is a detailed guide on > how to convert kernel > >| modules for 2.4 kernels to modules for 2.6 > kernels? I know very little > > > >http://lwn.net/Articles/driver-porting/ > > > > > I haven't had a chance to look at it in detail yet, > but I think that > should definitely cover it. Thanks a lot. > > >OSS is deprecated. It needs an ALSA driver. > > > > > That's one reason they made it open-source. They're > hoping someone can > write an ALSA driver for it. > > >You can recommend them for inclusion, but the > developer or maintainer > >of them needs to either submit them or at least > approve their > >submission for inclusion. > > > > > I'm not suggesting adding the drivers as they are > now in the kernel. > I'm recommending taking those drivers, revising them > to fix whatever > problems they had (including writing an ALSA driver > for the sound card > driver), and releasing the revised modules. Or > would even that still > need the original developer's approval? > > >How about posting their web locations (wherever you > found them) > >in case someone is interested..? > > > > > I think it was Linuxant (http://www.linuxant.com). > The links in a HOWTO > file on Conexant modems redirect to that. I got > them somewhere for > free, whereas Linuxant charges for a full version, > but either I can't > remember where I got them from or the links I got > them at redirect to > Linuxant. And the documentation in the file doesn't > list a Web site, > but it does mention a copyright by Conexant, but I'm > unsure whether > that's for the driver itself or for the device. > Same deal with the > Riptide sound card driver. That was from Linuxant, > but they're not > posting that on their Web site any more, so I'm glad > I got it when I > did. The file name for the HSF modem driver is > "hsflinmodem-4.06.06.02.tar.bz2" and the one for the > Riptide sound card > is "riptide-0.6lnxtbeta03122800.tar.bz2". You might > try doing a Web > search for those files. Actually, I don't remember > whether they were > originally compressed in .bz2 format or if they were > compressed in .gz > format and I recompressed them in .bz2 format (as I > did for a lot of > stuff), so make sure you try both extensions. the address your looking for is http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/riptide/download.php and http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/download.php > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line > "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at > http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > ===== John Carlson _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/