Re: port-amd64/40991: Include uhmodem(4) in the GENERIC amd64 config

[christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

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From: christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)
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Subject: Re: port-amd64/40991: Include uhmodem(4) in the GENERIC amd64 config
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:21:23 -0400

 On Apr 9,  3:50am, evaldo%gardenali.biz@localhost (Evaldo Gardenali) wrote:
 -- Subject: Re: port-amd64/40991: Include uhmodem(4) in the GENERIC amd64 con
 
 |  I have validated the need for this to be implemented today.
 |  
 |  Having plugged the modem in before boot, I were able to fully utilize 
 |  the modem, with decent latency and bandwidth, excellent stability 
 |  (enough to cvs checkout src/ using cvs-over-ssh)
 |  
 |  Hotplugging with latest 5.99.10 kernel gave me crashes, filed as 
 |  port-amd64/41174
 |  
 |  Having this in 5.0/amd64 would be great. I am not sure there is still 
 |  time, but this modem sold extremely well in the last year in Brazil. Too 
 |  many people are using it, would be nice to have it well supported. Will 
 |  try to test on 5.0_RC3/amd64 as soon as I can.
 |  
 
 Can we have a traceback? I don't have a modem myself to test.
 
 christos