This howto originally started out as a website about installing Conexant HSF modems under linux, but after several months of being online the number of hits on the website was rapidly growing (100 hits/day at time of writing this howto) and so was the number of request for information being posted to the linmodem mailing list, usenet and various web based forum about Conexant/Rockwell modems I decided that the information needed another distribution medium which would be more accessible to users. The result of this was this HOWTO which expanded to include a far larger range of information then the original website had, in order to cover all the questions being asked on the internet.
At the same time a number of non-english webpages appeared explaining howto setup the drivers in languages as diverse as Portuguese and Japanese, these often lacked all the information that was available making it harder for users to get their modem to work. I decided to release this howto under GNU Free Documentation License, so that native speakers of other language can translate this document and redistribute it freely, thus ensuring that all users get all the information regardless of what language they speak. If your interested in making a translation of this HOWTO please contact me.
The howto assumes a basic knowledge of Linux, you should be familiar with the basics of how to use a console/terminal, how to use common commands like less and be familiar with a text editor.When the howto needs you to type something in at the console, the console prompt will look like this: "[user@localhost]$ "
Some parts of the howto rely upon a greater knowledge of Linux, but those section will mainly apply if you have a non-standard Linux distribution.