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HELP! winmodem can't be configured
Calum:
well i only really need the v90 56k modem part to work.
a quick search shows it works with Debian on an IBM A22e, and several people using mandrake suggest they have no problems with it.
a couple of people said they had problems of a weird nature when trying to use it with Linux 2.2 and PCMCIA Card Services 3.1...
Maybe i'll buy it... If it doesn't work, i might be able to sell it on eBay...
sporkme:
calum or void_____main, please create an unbiased thread about the problems with supporting modems, cd burners, nics, etc.
seems like certain types of hardware just cant take the truth!!!!
i would do it, but i am too drunk, too tired, and too dumb to face the real issue with linux, which is hardware support.
sorry to say it, but there it is.
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but our issue is that windows sucks, which is the truth i can handle and defend to death.
[ September 26, 2002: Message edited by: sporkme / bob ]
Calum:
well, if you go to eBay all the modems TELL you they work in windows. I have been running round like a blue arsed fly trying to find out if any of them work in linux...
as for the thread about modem support, this seems to be the thread.
and back to the plot:
i am sick of trying to find which PC card modems work. So void main, or anybody else, can you clarify please: if i get a 56k external serial port modem (steering clear of the USB ones just in case!) will it definitely work with my mandrake linux 8.2 system? or is that very hazardous territory too?
thanks...
voidmain:
First of all, read this:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/modems.html
It pretty much says what I said about all external modems that connect via a serial cable should work.
Having said that, you have two options to be fairly confident of getting a modem that will work for sure:
1) Buy a modem that is listed on the hardware compatibility list of your distro.
2) If you have found a modem that you are interested in, get the specific make and model number of that modem. If possible, get the exact chipset of that modem or find out if that model exclusively uses a specific chipset. Go to google, type in the following:
linux modem MANUFACTURER MODELNUMBER CHIPSET
You should find plenty of messages from people with varying degrees of success using a particular modem. If you find lots of messages stating "I installed the modem, my distro detected it with no problem" then you should feel fairly safe getting that modem. Of course I personally will not guarantee that you will not have issues with anything you get but I can say this method has always worked for me.
Of course I have been lucky and generally have had access to a stockpile of many makes/models and just plug one in, if it doesn't work right off I plug another one in. When I find one that works from the stockpile I either use that or purchase one exactly like it for my personal use. I know that most people don't have access to a stockpile of various hardware.
[ September 26, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]
Calum:
thanks for that, i think you have provided me with all the info i will need for any future modem purchase! :D
i reckon i will just keep bidiing for external serial modems on eBay until i get one at a good price.
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