On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Ganesh Subramanian wrote:
| I installed linux 6.5 on my pc which contains
| windows 98.
|
| linux does not recognize my modem.
| My modem is conexant soft k56 PCI Modem.
| ( I am able to use it from windows 98)
|
| Any set up needs required to acheive this.
| Any pointers would be appreciated ?
|
| Thanks in advance
|
| ganesh
|
|
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Sad to say, the term "soft" in your modem's moniker is a dead givaway if the
"PCI" isn't. I am afraid that you have what is called a "win modem", and this
is not good if you wish to connect with Linux. The problem is that a part of
the modem's hardware is emulated in software. Windows supports this rather
cheap method of manufacturing, but Linux does not (at least to my knowlege).
Others may be better informed on this issue, but my suggestion is to get either
an external modem, or an internal device which allows you to manually set the
COM port on which it will run with jumpers, and will plug into an ISA port.
Be quite specific with the sales person that you want a modem which is
compatible with Linux, and that it can not be a "winmodem" or any similar
device. There are a few names under which these modems are sold, but never
having owned one, I cannot be as helpfull as I would like to be.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings,
Ernie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
