
Intel modems
 ==============================
 Vendor=8086 is Intel, Inc. producing chipsets for 536EP host controller free (HCF) modems, 
 537 soft modems, several AC'97 softmodem controllers and HDA (High Definition Audio) cards.

 For Ubuntu Linux users with Intel 536 and 537 chipsets the are driver 
 installation packages available, see:
   https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto/Intel537EP
   https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto/Intel536EP
   with suggestions for improvements to c.marcano@gmail.com

 For INTEL537 and INTEL536 chipset modems, updated support sources are at:
   http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/intel/Philippe.Vouters/ 

After downloading the most recent package and copying to your Linux partition,
Compile and install with Root permission:
$ make clean
$ make 537
$ su - root
# make install
or under Ubuntu with:
$ sudo make install

 Formal Intel support for Linux appears to have ceased updates.  But their offical 
 support packages  can be accessed through:
       http://developer.intel.com/design/modems/support/drivers.htm

 The AC'97/CNR controllers of softmodems usually do NOT use Intel software. 
 Rather, the modem Subsystem determines the required software support. 
 Subsystems with Conexant chips require hsfmodem software from http:/www.linuxant.com
 Other Subsytems are currently supported by Open Source ALSA drivers plus the slmodemd helper.

 The HDA cards may host softmodem chipsets, through a different bridging then the AC'97 types.
 Both Conexant chip and ALSA supported chipset types have been encountered.

 For the 537 class softmodems, prior to software release 2.70.95.0, 
 there were distinct support packages: 
   PCI_id    SubSystem_id     Older_package  Comment
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   e159:0001 8086:0003          537          TJ320 v2.0  controller
   8086:1080 8086:100[7,8,A,0]  537EP        8086:1080 AC'97 controller
   8086:1040 8086:1005          537SP        8086:1080 AC'97 controller
   various   various            537AA_secure primary AC'97 controller 
                                                over si3054 chip with SIL25 codec
                                                     si == Silicon Instruments 
   various   various            537EA        primary CNR  controller 
                                                over si3038 chip with INT65 codec
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 But all are currently supported by a single Intel-537EP package
 The 537AA and EA types may be alternatively be supported by an ALSA modem driver
 and the Smartlink slmodemd.
 
 Intel-536 chipset modems have an onboard DSP (digital signal processor) chip.
 They may alternatively be served by the 537EP software, with added CPU burden.

 A very detailed installation report cogent to 537 type modems is at:
    http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fifth/msg00541.html
 
 For Debian like distros, a modified install script is at:  
   http://members.lycos.co.uk/persianlinux/downloads/intel536EP/Intel536_inst_debian

	======= end Intel section =======
