Re: [newbie] US Robotics Modem Driver]
> No, it's a USB modem -- way too many of which are winmodems. I've never heard > of a parallel port modem; you probably mean a serial port modem. They don't > require drivers; they just work. > -- cmg > ahathere ARE parallel port modems...they are ancient already and many have not seen them before. My apologies for not reading the post properly... it was stated clearly that it was a USB modem. Well, i learnt my lesson with a USB modem a few years back...it's not gonna work unless u run it on windoz. Or, at best, it's gonna be an on-off case...bad connectivity, etc, etc. i Agree fully, a serial port modem is the best...coz it's a hardware modem, totally independent of the OS. http://www.spreadfirefox.com/community/?q=affiliates&id=0&t=61";>http://www.spreadfirefox.com/community/images/affiliates/Buttons/110x32/trust.gif"/> -- __ Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] US Robotics Modem Driver]
On Friday 17 September 2004 12:31 am, moey tony wrote: > - Original Message - > From: aron Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 21:21:59 -0700 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] US Robotics Modem Driver] > > > On Thursday 16 September 2004 02:26 pm, Stephen Kühn wrote: > > > On Thu, 2004-09-16 at 02:13, Eric Scott wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2004-09-16 at 17:09, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > > > > On Thursday 16 September 2004 08:21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > I have just installed Mandrake 10 but it does not recognise my > > > > > > modem which is: > > > > > > > > > > > > U.S. Robotics 56K Faxmodem USB > > > > > > Model No. USR5633 >>> whack -- and top post moved below > is this the modem where you gotta connect with a parallel port? > I thought they never needed any drivers? No, it's a USB modem -- way too many of which are winmodems. I've never heard of a parallel port modem; you probably mean a serial port modem. They don't require drivers; they just work. -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] US Robotics Modem Driver]
On Wednesday 15 September 2004 09:06 am, Eric Scott wrote: | On Thu, 2004-09-16 at 13:21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | > U.S. Robotics 56K Faxmodem USB | > Model No. USR5633 | > | | > My Computer is old - it's a Dell Dimension XPS T600 | > 600 Mhz Sheesh, my best box is only an 850. | > 20 Gig - Hard Drive | > 128 Mb - Ram More Ram would help--a lot. | > Dual boot with Windows 98SE I'm sorry!! | > I have no idea about the Motherboard. | > | > I would be grateful for any advise or help. | > | > Sean | | Hey; don't feel bad! I'm using a home-built 233MHz comp with 96MB of RAM | and all that good stuff. :-P One of my boxen is a P200--lots of Ram, though. It's just o.k. with kde, but excellent with Xfce. I booted a P233 laptop with only 64 megs of Ram with a Damn Small Linux disk--it was great with the Fluxbox provided. | | Your modem is probably a "winmodem" which basically means it's a modem | made to work with Windows. Somebody out there may have come up with | drivers to make it a "linmodem" (Work with Linux), but even if there is | winmodems are buggy as a rule. (I should know, I've got one) Your best | bet is to get a new modem that's not a winmodem, and the majority of | external modems fit the bit. Actually, I've found the Winmodems with Lucent chipsets to be excellent and I won't hesitate to install one--but there aren't any drivers (at least officially, last time I checked) for the 2.6 kernel. PCTel and Conexant are a real PITA. Beware of USB modems--many are Winmodems. Serial modems always work, straight away--no messing around. Someone posted a link a couple of months ago for a serial for $18, US--if you are somewhere in North America. That's about the same price as a Winmodem. e Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] US Robotics Modem Driver]
is this the modem where you gotta connect with a parallel port? I thought they never needed any drivers? - Original Message - From: aron Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 21:21:59 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] US Robotics Modem Driver] > On Thursday 16 September 2004 02:26 pm, Stephen Kühn wrote: > > On Thu, 2004-09-16 at 02:13, Eric Scott wrote: > > > On Thu, 2004-09-16 at 17:09, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > > > On Thursday 16 September 2004 08:21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > I have just installed Mandrake 10 but it does not recognise my modem > > > > > which is: > > > > > > > > > > U.S. Robotics 56K Faxmodem USB > > > > > Model No. USR5633 > > > > > > > > > > Are there any drivers for this modem available which I can use with > > > > > Mdk 10. > > > > > > > > > > My Computer is old - it's a Dell Dimension XPS T600 > > > > > 600 Mhz > > > > > 20 Gig - Hard Drive > > > > > 128 Mb - Ram > > > > > Dual boot with Windows 98SE > > > > > I have no idea about the Motherboard. > > > > > > > > > > I would be grateful for any advise or help. > > > > > > > > > > Sean > > > > > > > > Use wvdial. > > > > > > To show my ignorance... what's wvdial? > > > > One of the greatest tools we have at our disposal is GOOGLE, the other > > is man(ual pages); open your browser, go to Google, type in wvdial. > > > > "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; give a man a fishing pole and > and he learns to lie like a trooper > > > > -- > > stephen kuhn - proprietor > > __ > > illawarra computer services :: a kuhn media australia venture > > http://kma.0catch.com :: mobile 0410.728.389 > > Serving Sydney, The Illawarra, South Coast and Rural NSW > > __ > > * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * > > We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents > > __ > > Mandrake GNU/Linux 10.0 OE/Kernel 2.6.3-7/ No Viruses here. > > > > Alimony is a system by which, when two people make a mistake, one of > > them continues to pay for it. -- Peggy Joyce > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > http://www.spreadfirefox.com/community/?q=affiliates&id=0&t=61";>http://www.spreadfirefox.com/community/images/affiliates/Buttons/110x32/trust.gif"/> -- __ Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] US Robotics Modem Driver]
On Thursday 16 September 2004 02:26 pm, Stephen Kühn wrote: > On Thu, 2004-09-16 at 02:13, Eric Scott wrote: > > On Thu, 2004-09-16 at 17:09, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > > On Thursday 16 September 2004 08:21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I have just installed Mandrake 10 but it does not recognise my modem > > > > which is: > > > > > > > > U.S. Robotics 56K Faxmodem USB > > > > Model No. USR5633 > > > > > > > > Are there any drivers for this modem available which I can use with > > > > Mdk 10. > > > > > > > > My Computer is old - it's a Dell Dimension XPS T600 > > > > 600 Mhz > > > > 20 Gig - Hard Drive > > > > 128 Mb - Ram > > > > Dual boot with Windows 98SE > > > > I have no idea about the Motherboard. > > > > > > > > I would be grateful for any advise or help. > > > > > > > > Sean > > > > > > Use wvdial. > > > > To show my ignorance... what's wvdial? > > One of the greatest tools we have at our disposal is GOOGLE, the other > is man(ual pages); open your browser, go to Google, type in wvdial. > > "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; give a man a fishing pole and and he learns to lie like a trooper > > -- > stephen kuhn - proprietor > __ > illawarra computer services :: a kuhn media australia venture > http://kma.0catch.com :: mobile 0410.728.389 > Serving Sydney, The Illawarra, South Coast and Rural NSW > __ > * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * > We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents > __ > Mandrake GNU/Linux 10.0 OE/Kernel 2.6.3-7/ No Viruses here. > > Alimony is a system by which, when two people make a mistake, one of > them continues to pay for it. -- Peggy Joyce Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] US Robotics Modem Driver]
On Thu, 2004-09-16 at 02:13, Eric Scott wrote: > On Thu, 2004-09-16 at 17:09, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > On Thursday 16 September 2004 08:21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I have just installed Mandrake 10 but it does not recognise my modem > > > which is: > > > > > > U.S. Robotics 56K Faxmodem USB > > > Model No. USR5633 > > > > > > Are there any drivers for this modem available which I can use with > > > Mdk 10. > > > > > > My Computer is old - it's a Dell Dimension XPS T600 > > > 600 Mhz > > > 20 Gig - Hard Drive > > > 128 Mb - Ram > > > Dual boot with Windows 98SE > > > I have no idea about the Motherboard. > > > > > > I would be grateful for any advise or help. > > > > > > Sean > > > > > Use wvdial. > To show my ignorance... what's wvdial? One of the greatest tools we have at our disposal is GOOGLE, the other is man(ual pages); open your browser, go to Google, type in wvdial. "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; give a man a fishing pole and he eats for life" -- stephen kuhn - proprietor __ illawarra computer services :: a kuhn media australia venture http://kma.0catch.com :: mobile 0410.728.389 Serving Sydney, The Illawarra, South Coast and Rural NSW __ * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents __ Mandrake GNU/Linux 10.0 OE/Kernel 2.6.3-7/ No Viruses here. Alimony is a system by which, when two people make a mistake, one of them continues to pay for it. -- Peggy Joyce Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] US Robotics Modem Driver]
On Thursday 16 September 2004 09:21 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have just installed Mandrake 10 but it does not recognise my modem which > is: > > U.S. Robotics 56K Faxmodem USB > Model No. USR5633 > > Are there any drivers for this modem available which I can use with Mdk 10. > > My Computer is old - it's a Dell Dimension XPS T600 > 600 Mhz > 20 Gig - Hard Drive > 128 Mb - Ram > Dual boot with Windows 98SE > I have no idea about the Motherboard. > > I would be grateful for any advise or help. > > Sean Sean: It's probably a winmodem. There's lots of information here: http://www.linmodems.org/ It seems to me that this model number has come up in previous postings, so you might want to search the mandrake archives -- both expert and newbie. -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] US Robotics Modem Driver]
On Wednesday 15 September 2004 11:13, Eric Scott wrote: > On Thu, 2004-09-16 at 17:09, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > On Thursday 16 September 2004 08:21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I have just installed Mandrake 10 but it does not recognise my > > > modem which is: > > > > > > U.S. Robotics 56K Faxmodem USB > > > Model No. USR5633 > > > > > > Are there any drivers for this modem available which I can use > > > with Mdk 10. > > > > > > My Computer is old - it's a Dell Dimension XPS T600 > > > 600 Mhz > > > 20 Gig - Hard Drive > > > 128 Mb - Ram > > > Dual boot with Windows 98SE > > > I have no idea about the Motherboard. > > > > > > I would be grateful for any advise or help. > > > > > > Sean > > > > Use wvdial. > > To show my ignorance... what's wvdial? Try urpmi wvdial. It is a program that will set up your modem vi wvdiall.conf for use. After installing look at man wvdial. -- Regards; Hoyt Registered Linux User #363264 http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
