To verify wheather you have a winmodem or hardware modem logon as root. From
command line or in terminal enter the following command
# cat /proc/pci
In the devices listed if you see Communication controller
then you have a hardware modem and it will work in linux. If you do not have
it listed you have a winmodem.
The only place I know of that might be able to help you get a winmodem to
work is www.linmodem.org
and I only have second hand knowledge of them.
Charles 6/4/2000 9:58pm
----- Original Message -----
From: "J-F Gagnon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Charles A Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] hardware configuration
> I finally figured out what was the problem for the sound card, and it work
well
> now. It was a parameter that I had to change in the bios. But my modem
still
> does not work, I think that it is a win-modem, you know the ones that only
works
> in Windows and not in dos. Tell me if it is possible to make it work in
Linux?
> Thanks
>
> Charles A Edwards wrote:
>
> > Which program are you using to configure them?
> > What make and model is your modem? Is it external or PCI?( I got the
same
> > message with a PCI modem. You have to edit a file so Linux knows where
to
> > find the modem. The mormal place is either comm1 or comm2 but PCI are
> > usually Comm5.)
> > What is the make and model of your sound card?
> > If you do have a PCI modem I can tell you how to set it up.
> > I did not have to do anything to get my sound card (SB Live) to work
so I
> > can't off hand tell you how to configure it but I would be more than
happy
> > to help you track down a way.
> >
> > Charles 6/4/2000 3:00pm
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "J-F Gagnon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 1:54 PM
> > Subject: [newbie] hardware configuration
> >
> > > I installed Mandrake Linux 7.0, and I can't make my hardware work
> > > out(sound card and modem) , when I try to configure them it says that
> > > they are busy. Do I have to change something in the bios and will it
> > > affect my Windows 98 installation.
> > >
> > > thank you
> > >
> > >
>
>
