On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 01:54 am, John Rye wrote: > On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 09:50:42 +0200 > > RAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, I'm totally new in Linux and kind of lost :) > > > > 1st - the modem in my laptop doesn't work. Ok, it's WinModem, but I > > search several forums and find some solutions. I've figured out that I > > have Conexant chipset and found a driver at > > http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/ but it's not for free and it doesn't > > even seems to work. Is there another driver for my modem which works? > > For what is worth, I have no end of hassles with winmodems in laptops - > there is quite simple if a little costly way around this hassle - It works > for me everytime now and I 'look after' 8 laptops running linux. > > The answer is a PCMCIA modem card - about $US60 from the Shack and a whole > heap of other outlets. And the PCMCIA interface is freely available as > source or binary, in fact I think it's even on the 3-CD download set. > > Worth considering? > > I've had no trouble with dial-up with a Zoom V92 PC Card (Series 1003 - > Model #3075, Check it out at: > > http://www.zoom.com/products/dial_up_pc_card.html > > > 2nd - my laptop has touchpad with scroll buttons. I also searched forums > > and I wasn't sucessful. I found a driver for my touchpad but it killed > > it so I had to go back to my PS2 driver. Any sugestions? > > My Acer 653LCI has one of those touchpads and has worked out of the box > with MDK9.2, ok the scroll buttons don't work but it is quite useable > otherwise. I beleive there is a generic Synaptics driver which can enable > the scroll buttons. However, IMHO it's seems simpler to use a 'standard' > ps/2 or usb mouse. > > Cheers > > John
Thanks John, I live in Oz but should be able to get a PCMCIA modem card even here I reckon. I don't know how it works, and the cost will be considerably more I am certain, but will give that a try, if I can't get it working with 10. Thanks for that advice. Charlie. -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 ------------------------------- To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that he is not your enemy. Most contemplate only what would be the accidental and trifling advantages of Friendship, as that the Friend can assist in time of need by his substance, or his influence, or his counsel. Even the utmost goodwill and harmony and practical kindness are not sufficient for Friendship, for Friends do not live in harmony merely, as some say, but in melody. .............................Henry David Thoreau _______________________________ This email is guaranteed to be Wholly Linux Mandrake 9.2, KMail v1.5.3 and OpenOffice.org1.1.0 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ If you want to know Mandrake more intimately - look here:-) http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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