On Saturday 09 February 2002 12:06 pm, you wrote: > All: is it fact that a PCI modem can't be used to dial and connect to the > Internet? > The modem I have is a 3Com 56K V.90 Mini PCI Modem. > > I get the following error whenever I try to dial > > Feb 7 19:16:31 linuxravi pppd[2386]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0 > Feb 7 19:16:32 linuxravi chat[2387]: Can't get terminal parameters: > Input/output error > Feb 7 19:16:32 linuxravi pppd[2386]: Connect script failed > Feb 7 19:16:33 linuxravi pppd[2386]: Exit. > > TIA > Ravi
Ravi: Some PCI modems are just fine, some require some work, and others are junk. 3com makes all three species. My advice is to go to www.idir.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html. A short way down the page, you'll find a section about which chipsets are usable, and where to get further information about them. Further down the page, there is a reference to The Table -- go to that page (it's very long), and you can find the latest information on your specific modem. Hint: The easiest way to find the listing is to search for the FCC ID number with your browser search function. You will also find links on the first page to a number of other sites; probably the best of these is linmodems.org. FWIW, at one time it was pretty much true that PCI modems would not work in Linux. That is no longer universally true, although there are still a great many products for which there is no known cure. Some manufacturers have seen the light, and made the appropriate information available to the Linux community. In most cases, however, the progress that has been made is due to the efforts of the open source community -- Linuxers who (1) won't take no for an answer and (2) have the talent and knowledge to break through the barriers. HTH, -- Carroll
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