Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-12-01 Thread Mark Weaver
doesn't anyone read the friggin HCLs anymore? I can't believe how many times folks will sit here on the list and discuss, argue, and exchange tidbits about modems for Mandrake when there is a very clear list of modems that "are" supported by this particular distribution of Linux. In case there is

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-27 Thread Goldenpi
t; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 2:41 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem's busy > first of allmodems are always commonly hooked up > on com 2 some times on com3 and 4but hardly never on > com1 > this is the first time...I&#

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-26 Thread Eddie Torres
On Sunday 26 November 2000 20:28, you wrote: > Hi Marcia, > > When you say your computer had(has) LinuxM7.2 I'm assuming you mean > Linux Mandrake 7.2, right? And then you also have Suse 7... ok, now > I have never tried Suse, and I'm pretty new to Mandrake, but why do > you need both? I would j

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-26 Thread Jim Anderson
Hi Marcia, When you say your computer had(has) LinuxM7.2 I'm assuming you mean Linux Mandrake 7.2, right? And then you also have Suse 7... ok, now I have never tried Suse, and I'm pretty new to Mandrake, but why do you need both? I would just pick one and concentrate on getting that one work

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-26 Thread Bob Currey
quot;Barry Allan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 4:13 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Modem's busy > Bob Said: > > "I found an internal modem that works with Linux. It is a "ActionTec 56K > Internal PCI Call Waiting Modem&

RE: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-26 Thread Barry Allan
Bob Said: "I found an internal modem that works with Linux. It is a "ActionTec 56K Internal PCI Call Waiting Modem". On the box it says it supports Linux and was under $70 at WalMart..." There's another one at www.compgeeks.com - can't remember brand, but they've tested and found it works A-OK.

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-26 Thread Marcia L Waller
Dear All, I installed Suse 7 a couple of days ago and it was sharing my computer with LinuxM7.2.Something I did in there made it impossible to boot back into Linux7.2. I had to reinstall Linux 7.2 Also, I made the mistake of trying to setup my internet in Suse and I think it stole my serial por

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-26 Thread Charles A Edwards
t; Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem's busy > O, sorry...I should of explained better > you're right...I should of said, that "MOST" > all external modems will work, provided they are > ISA's with jumpers. However,

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-26 Thread KompuKit
O, sorry...I should of explained better you're right...I should of said, that "MOST" all external modems will work, provided they are ISA's with jumpers. However, with the new kernels coming out...they are supporting more usb's,and for that matter, alot of PCI's Tom Brinkman wrote: > > O

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-26 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Saturday 25 November 2000 08:36 pm, KompuKit wrote: > what are you some kind of nutCOURSE they will > give me ONE external that won't work with linux... > comeon, just one > OK, but remember you asked for it ;> WM <= WinModem ;>> FELTAI-34235-M5-E AOpen FM56-USB, Taicom MST56U,

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-26 Thread KompuKit
what kind of computer do you have... what are the specs what kind of BIOS (manufacturer,year etc.) check inside bios settings for a onboard com2 setting it might be turned offso that com1 would work for the modem. what com port is your mouse on...? need all this info to help. Dennis Myers

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-25 Thread Bob Ackerman
I found an internal modem that works with Linux. It is a "ActionTec 56K Internal PCI Call Waiting Modem". On the box it says it supports Linux and was under $70 at WalMart. I had my doubts but I bought it to try it and I'm using it right now. I have had no problems with it at all. I have not tried

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-25 Thread Romanator
Alan Shoemaker wrote: > > Romanator wrote: > > Huh? In general, do all external modems work well with > > Linux? > [snip] > > Romanwith a stipulation. It must be a conventional > external modem in that it plugs into one of the conventional > com ports (not usb, some usb modems, it seems hav

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-25 Thread KompuKit
first of allmodems are always commonly hooked up on com 2 some times on com3 and 4but hardly never on com1 this is the first time...I've ever heard of a modem hooked up as com1 the mouse is supposed to use com 1...try setting it up on com2 and I bet it works Dennis Myers wrote: >

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-25 Thread Eugene C. Zesch
Dennis Myers wrote: > > patrick wrote: > > > > Tom Brinkman wrote: > > > > > > On Saturday 25 November 2000 02:30 pm, KompuKit wrote: > > > > to be safe...just buy a EXTERNAL modem... > > > > all of them will work. > > > > > > this is just plain WRONG nonsense > > > -- > I agree with the ext

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-25 Thread patrick
On Sat, 25 Nov 2000, you wrote: > Huh? In general, do all external modems work well with Linux? external modems are real modems, just like linux is a real operating system. penguins can be a little honary sometimes though > > patrick wrote: > > Tom Brinkman wrote: > > > On Saturday 25 Novemb

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-25 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Saturday 25 November 2000 07:51 pm, patrick wrote: er 2000 02:30 pm, KompuKit wrote: > > > to be safe...just buy a EXTERNAL modem... > > > all of them will work. > > this is just plain WRONG nonsense > > Tom Brinkman > no , this is not nonsense. external modems work quite well > with

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-25 Thread KompuKit
what are you some kind of nutCOURSE they will give me ONE external that won't work with linux... comeon, just one Tom Brinkman wrote: > > On Saturday 25 November 2000 02:30 pm, KompuKit wrote: > > to be safe...just buy a EXTERNAL modem... > > all of them will work. > > this is just plai

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-25 Thread patrick
On Sun, 26 Nov 2000, you wrote: > patrick wrote: > > Tom Brinkman wrote: > > > On Saturday 25 November 2000 02:30 pm, KompuKit wrote: > > > > to be safe...just buy a EXTERNAL modem... > > > > all of them will work. > > > > > > this is just plain WRONG nonsense > > > -- > > > Tom Brinkman

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-25 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Romanator wrote: > Huh? In general, do all external modems work well with > Linux? [snip] Romanwith a stipulation. It must be a conventional external modem in that it plugs into one of the conventional com ports (not usb, some usb modems, it seems have turned out to be of the winmodem per

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-25 Thread Romanator
Huh? In general, do all external modems work well with Linux? patrick wrote: > > Tom Brinkman wrote: > > > > On Saturday 25 November 2000 02:30 pm, KompuKit wrote: > > > to be safe...just buy a EXTERNAL modem... > > > all of them will work. > > > > this is just plain WRONG nonsense > > -- >

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-25 Thread Dennis Myers
patrick wrote: > > Tom Brinkman wrote: > > > > On Saturday 25 November 2000 02:30 pm, KompuKit wrote: > > > to be safe...just buy a EXTERNAL modem... > > > all of them will work. > > > > this is just plain WRONG nonsense > > -- > > Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay > > n

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-25 Thread patrick
Tom Brinkman wrote: > > On Saturday 25 November 2000 02:30 pm, KompuKit wrote: > > to be safe...just buy a EXTERNAL modem... > > all of them will work. > > this is just plain WRONG nonsense > -- > Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay no , this is not nonsense. external mo

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-25 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Saturday 25 November 2000 02:30 pm, KompuKit wrote: > to be safe...just buy a EXTERNAL modem... > all of them will work. this is just plain WRONG nonsense -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay

Re: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-23 Thread Charles A Edwards
ROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 2:04 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Modem's busy > Hi Victor, > > I'm getting the same "modem is busy" message in Linux-mandrake7.1. I believe > the reason to be because I have a "soft" mode

RE: [newbie] Modem's busy

2000-11-23 Thread Clive Deeming
Hi Victor,   I'm getting the same "modem is busy" message in Linux-mandrake7.1. I believe the reason to be because I have a "soft" modem which is not supported by Linux O.S. Like you I'm a complete newbie [only 18 months with Windows 98] and the only solution that occurs to me is to change