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Stryker:

quote:Originally posted by void main:
It may not be a worthwhile investment for everyone but it sure was for me. I prefer to run Linux as my host OS though and then install other OSs in their own VMware sessions.

[ November 09, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]
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Yeah I'm getting the linux one now. But do you think it will be able to work my winmodem? I'll find out in about an hour but i'm just curious on your thoughts.

voidmain:

quote:Originally posted by Stryker:


Yeah I'm getting the linux one now. But do you think it will be able to work my winmodem? I'll find out in about an hour but i'm just curious on your thoughts.
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Only if Linux can recognize it which it probably can't. What the hell are you doing with a winmodem?!?!  

[ November 09, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

Stryker:

quote:Originally posted by void main:


Only if Linux can recognize it which it probably can't. What the hell are you doing with a winmodem?!?!      

[ November 09, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]
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It's built into the laptop. Technically it is not a winmodem... linux sees it on com2, but it can't use it. The modem uses an unusual language but it's all described in this book that came with the laptop. I could probably get it working in linux if i customized the init, answer, no answer, busy, and all those other goodies according to what the book says. But i've never tried.

voidmain:
If the Linux host can see it (on ttyS1) then that's all that should be necessary. You can tell VMware to map COM2 to /dev/ttyS1 for Windows. Then you should be able to install the Windows drivers in the Windows guest and use it just like Windows was talking to it natively.

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