I have not had a problem with mandrake 7.1 and the modem below on my Compaq
laptop.
Strange.
Having said that RedHat didn't like it at all.
Kam
> -Original Message-
> From: Greg Stewart [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 3:58 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] WinModem
>
> The only version of Linux that I know of which has been successfuly
> installed on notebooks to take advantage of winmodems is SuSE Linux.
>
> www.elinux.com (or is it www.e-linux.com?)sells a lot of ibm thinkpds and
> provides instructions on configurin the winmodem to work with SuSE. You
> might check out their site, and possibly call to beg and plead for
> assistance.
>
> I do know that any winmodem under Linux will be slower since the mainboard
> CPU has to do all the processing for it.
>
> --Greg
>
> > Hi all,
> > I have installed mandrake 7.1 on my laptop (Compaq Armada 7400). It has
> > an internal modem 56K V.90, but I can not configure it.
> > Could anyone help.
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> > Saadi.
> > N.B The following text is a description of the modem.
> >
> > Internal Modem Support
> > Linux has support for controller based modems. The controller-less or
> > "winmodem" is not supported. The Armada 7400 and 7800 models with 333MHz
>
> > or faster processors use a 56K V.90 winmodem and the only driver Compaq
> > currently provides is for Microsoft based operating systems. Older 7400
> > and 7800 models with 300 MHz or slower processors use a 33.6Kbps
> > controller based modem which uses the standard Hayes commands and is
> > supported by Linux. The internal modem defaults to COM3 (0x3F8). Linux
> > expects the COM ports to use the "standard" resources: COM1 (0x3F8,
> > IRQ4), COM2 (0x2F8, IRQ3), COM3 (0x3E8, IRQ4), COM4 (0x2E8, IRQ3).
> > Notice that COM1/COM3 and COM2/COM4 share IRQ's. If COM1 and COM3 are to
>
> > be used simultaneously, Compaq recommends using Computer Setup for
> > Portables to move COM3 to its own IRQ. For example, if the user wished
> > to use the internal modem and an external serial mouse, then a good
> > choice would be to use IRQ3. IRQ3 is free for use by the internal modem
> > because COM2 (0x2F8), the fast infrared port, is assigned IRQ9. The
> > latest Compaq system ROM (BIOS) moves the internal modem to IRQ3 by
> > default, so we recommend you upgrade the BIOS prior to installing Linux.
>
> > Also be aware that if a system is setup to dual boot the Microsoft
> > Window 9.X operating system, then that OS can reassign the COM port
> > resources, resulting in the possibility of Linux not being able to use
> > the port(s).
>
>
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