On Friday 30 March 2007 11:24, BRUCE STANLEY wrote: > --- James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Adam Tauno Williams wrote: > > >>> What PC Card modems are they talking about? > > >>> AS I posted last time, I have tried the 'True Hardware' Zonet PC > > >>> Card modem and can't get it to work. On the box it came in, it even > > >>> says that it is compatible with Linux that have later kernals, but > > >>> does not specify which kernal(s) it is talking about. > > >> > > >> I have a US Robotics Megahertz 28.8 kbps XJACK PC Card modem that I > > >> upgraded (via a firmware update) to 33.6 kbps. Linux sees it as a > > >> serial port. It's worked fine in every machine I've used it in. > > >> These can be picked up very cheaply on eBay, and computer surplus > > >> stores often have buckets full of them they're dying to unload. > > > > > > Yep, I got a Dell PCMCIA modem at a junk sale for $12. Has worked > > > perfectly for years whenever I have [rarely] actually needed to use an > > > analog line. > > > > > > Don't forget the most often overlooked solution - your cell phone. > > > Most cell pones can attach via a USB port, emulate a serial port, and > > > support the Hayes command set. Every cell phone I've had I've been > > > able to make a terminal call with (using nothing but the USB cable and > > > minicom). > > > > While my cell phone includes such a "modem", it uses GPRS, which is an > > extra cost service. > > -- > > Follou up: > > I found a version of Linux that will work with my Thinkpad T41 and > my ZONET PCMCIA 56k modem. It is the Live CD version of Simply MEPIS > 3.4.3.
Get on the Thinkpad list and check out your hardware with the IBM experts. They can advise you best on which distribution works best with which hardware. > > I uses a version of the smartlinke modem software. > > Now I must decide if I want to install it on the hard drive as a > permintate multi-boot opition. It is an older version of Mepis > and I would like to use a more current version of Linux. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
