New Mandrake user - modem and USB questions

[Cory B]

Greetings,

I've just installed linux for the first time on my B&W G3. Everything went according to plan and I'm really enjoying having a play.

A couple of questions that continue to bother me. I've searched everywhere for the answer but haven't been able to get an answer yet so I hope that someone can offer me a pointer.

I realize this list is really for the folks that are woking under the hood so to speak so even if someone can point me in the right direction I'll be happy.

First - my Global village USB modem doesn't seem to be too happy. I can't seem to get ppp to talk to it at all. I know that USB modems can be a challenge and that soft modems are to be avoided but I haven't been able to find out if my GV modem is soft or not. I can say that using USBview allows me to see the modem but the network configuration tools don't seem to be able to locate it. Is there a way around this or should I just think about buying a new modem?

Second - I've got a Sandisk compact flash card reader for my digital camera. It also shows up on the USB bus using USBview but I don't have a clue as how I might be able to get it to mount. I realise that I may actually have to try and find some drivers and perhaps try to compile a kernel. However, before I launch into a wild goose chase I'm hoping someone can tell me if I should even try.

Thanks very much for your help.

Cheers,

Cory

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