Joan Leach wrote: > Try www.linmodem.org > > --- George St Louis wrote: > > > I have a compusa 56K pci internal mocem made by > Motorola. > Debian Linux (2001) can not "see" the thing. > > Where do I go from here. (I have read the f*** > manual!) > > Thank you > > George
George, Yes, contrary to the canned advice most Linux people give, one can often use a winmodem in Linux. They are a little slower and use some CPU/memory but many will work. I google "Winmodem Linux " and found loads of useful info in addition to Linmodem.org <http://www.linmodems.org/> . Here is an example: "Linmodem-HOWTO" <http://walbran.org/sean/linux/linmodem-howto.html> To see what chipset you have try using the Linmodem.org "scanModem tool page" <http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/> In my Dell with Linux I yanked the Dell Conexant-based winmodem because it was harder to get working. I knew from OS/2 that the most widely supported Winmodem chipset in Alt op sys's was the Lucent chipset. So I put a Lucent-based modem in and SuSE 9.0 recognized it, installed the driver and tested it during the install. I seldom go online in Linux (I use eCS-OS/2 Warp 4.52 on this main system) but in an emergency or for testing it is available and works fine. On this main workstation I have an internal USR 2977-OEM hardware modem (cost ~$56.00) and usually have my external USR hardware modem (bought at church sale for $3.00!) attached. HTH, WarpDavey -- Davey Brain Due to political oppression I'm seeking a Canadian or European spouse...any takers? "When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered." - Dr. Martin Luther King This OS/2 uptime is 1 d 03 h 33 m 22 seconds To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
