OK folks...I am a definate newbie so please bear with me as I discuss my
frustration. I come from a heavy MS background, but thought I would try to
bring a Linux box into my home network for fun. I bought Mandrake 7.2 this
weekend and attempted to install it in an older PC I had laying around.
(P166, 64mg RAM, etc) The install went great but I am having a problem
getting any modem installed. I had a Winmodem in the machine to start, them
found out that Linux cannot use Winmodems easily if at all. So I went out
and bought a Award Technology ISA modem. I installed the modem and fired up
the PC, now I have no idea what to do with it. The device shows up in the
Mandrake hardware config under the unknown section, not under the modem
section. Do I need drivers or something? Also, I have a serial mouse
attached. Correct me if I am wrong, but are serial mice usually put in COM1?
If so, then I should make sure my modem jumpers are set to COM2 or 4,
correct?
Anyway, thanks for any ideas you give!
Devin
