Hi, So paul tell me about this external modem you have, will it be easy to setup with mandrake? and how much you want for it? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Wilkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 6:48 PM Subject: Re: modem help
> On Thu, 2003-12-04 at 13:24, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > > > Hi, im a newbie at Linux and have just installed mandrake 9.1, it > > > seems that the o.s.detects the modem but does not have drivers for any > > > modem with a conexant chipset. Can anyone out there help with this > > > problem, the modem is a 56k Puretek 3515 with conexant chipset. > > > > Bad luck. There are only commercial drivers for connexant chip modems > > available, US$15. You can try at reduced speed (33k) before you buy. > > For $30-35, you can get a new modem card with lucent chip which has > > costless, but no opensource drivers. Installing the drivers will be a > > little hassle as you'll need to recompile/link them for your kernel. > > Bummer - I have an external Singlepoint 56k modem that's going at the > right price. > > -- > Paul Wilkins > > >
