To everyone that has helped me/sent me information on how to fix this - thank you! I will take your advice and purchase an external modem - it seems to be the common fix that everyone has suggested.
Regards, Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Kinz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 9:52 PM Subject: Re: Modem Blaster DI5630/RH8 > On Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 09:17:09AM +0800, Edward Dekkers wrote: > > > Jeff, > > > > > > It's a Creative Modem Blaster, 56k, DI5630 > > > > > > Mike > > > > Mike, from this second post of your original problem and Jeff giving you the > > same advice as I did the first time, I would deduct that you're either not > > helping yourself, or this maybe a little beyond you. > > > > Let me give you another suggestion. > > > > Get an external serial 56K modem from a reputable manufacturer. > > > > All your problems will magically dissappear. > > > > As described before - it seems your modem is (in the words of another poster > > 'a brain-dead modem'), a softmodem. Softmodems have no hardware in them that > > traditional modems do. They can do NOTHING without special software on the > > operating system, that mimicks the hardware that they lack. Softmodems > > require a lot more CPU processing power, in that they specifically need to > > emulate true hardware. Also, in my experience (please guys - no flames - I > > did say in my years of experience that these modems have existed), I find > > them slower and a lot less reliable than a hardware modem. They are fine for > > web browsing with a decent CPU, but trying to play on-line CPU intensive > > games is truly a joke. > > > > Get a 'real' modem if you can afford it. I'm not even sure whether a Linux > > driver exists for the modem you do have. > > > > Also Mike - one more note (a footnote, as it were), There is a > general description with pointers to more resources on this web page: > http://www.cumbytel.com/~bobcatos/rhifaq/index.html#winmodem > > This document is a FAQ for the RedHat Install List. > A quick read over of it may give you a good overview/understanding of what the > issues are here. > > -- > Jeff Kinz, Open-PC, Emergent Research, Hudson, MA. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > copyright 2003. Use is restricted. Any use is an > acceptance of the offer at http://www.kinz.org/policy.html. > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
