Support for Intel 537 winmodems dropped in Feisty

[towsonu2003]

Binary package hint: linux-source-2.6.20

In 6.06 and 6.10, Intel 537 winmodems could be forced to work by installing 3rd party drivers. With Feisty, according to a number of reports[1], these drivers cannot be compiled. As a result, Feisty users won't be able to use Intel 537 modems.

A workaround or a fix in someway is needed. We already are bad at supporting winmodems, last thing we need is to drop "support" (!) for winmodems that can be made to work...

[1] ex: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto/Intel537EP#head-7341e77bc85d35ebf714fccd032b87fbc985e34c

[Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)]

This is not a kernel bug, nor do we have control over 3rd party drivers that we do not support. I can tell you that we are considering improvement of Winmodem support, but it won't happen in Feisty.

[towsonu2003 (towsonu2003)]

making it an ubuntu bug, hoping that someone will come up with a work around

[Petar Vasić (p-vasic)]

Try using driver from here:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/intel/Philippe.Vouters/

(try the 2007 version: http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/intel/Philippe.Vouters/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1_19_01_2007.tgz ),

I've had similar problems with 536ep, and driver from that location fixed them.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

The spec - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OutoftheboxWinmodem - contains some information regarding winmodem support for Intel 536 and 537 devices.

[Andres Mujica (andres.mujica)]

this is a wishlist. Thanks for your report please use the spec mentioned in previous comment for further developing.