I just thought I mention this:
Actually, it doesn't have to be a WinModem (although this one probably is) to
have this problem.
I had (just sold it today) a Diamond SupraExpress PCI modem, which is not a
winmodem, yet I had the same problems
as I did with winmodems. It is heavily dependant on full plug'n'play support
because of the way it communicates through the PCI
port. On the RedHat hardware compatibility list it is listed as non-compatible.
But I have found a file VERY hidden on the modem's
driver disk which had a few lines on how to use it under Linus. This involved
the use of the DOS driver (which I coud not fin anywhere) and LOADLIN and a few
changes in autoexec.bat. So, in short, I would have had to 'warm boot' Linux.
Istvan
Ramon Gandia wrote:
> "Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D." wrote:
> >
> > I've just reinstalled Mandrake Helios on my pentium platform. I have a
> > Zoom 56K PCI Faxmodem that used to work. The boot process sets up the ISA
> > PnP devices, but when I look for the modem with kppp I get a message that
> > the modem is busy.
>
> It used to work? In Windows 95/98 maybe. The Zoom PCI modem,
> as with 99.99% of all PCI modems, is a WinModem. In other words,
> the parts are stripped out of it, and the functions are in a
> Win95 "driver program" that is proprietary and does not work
> in Linux. You need a new modem. It will also improve the
> performance under Windows. Trust me, I am an ISP.
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