Hi Guys Probably a silly question. I have a USB Modem and I just cant get it right I am running 2.4 kernel. All of my usb devices work perfectly. The hardware browser does detect the modem but the driver field is listed as unknown. Does this mean I still have to install the driver?
Chad
On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 14:20, Chadley Wilson wrote:
Hi Guys Probably a silly question. I have a USB Modem and I just cant get it right I am running 2.4 kernel. All of my usb devices work perfectly. The hardware browser does detect the modem but the driver field is listed as unknown. Does this mean I still have to install the driver?
Chad
is it really a modem, or does it require drivers in windows to "become a modem like device"
On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 21:19, Steve Berry wrote:
On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 14:20, Chadley Wilson wrote:
Hi Guys Probably a silly question. I have a USB Modem and I just cant get it right I am running 2.4 kernel. All of my usb devices work perfectly. The hardware browser does detect the modem but the driver field is listed as unknown. Does this mean I still have to install the driver?
Chad
is it really a modem, or does it require drivers in windows to "become a modem like device"
It requires a driver in windows.
On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 15:11, Chadley Wilson wrote:
On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 21:19, Steve Berry wrote:
On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 14:20, Chadley Wilson wrote:
Hi Guys Probably a silly question. I have a USB Modem and I just cant get it right I am running 2.4 kernel. All of my usb devices work perfectly. The hardware browser does detect the modem but the driver field is listed as unknown. Does this mean I still have to install the driver?
Chad
is it really a modem, or does it require drivers in windows to "become a modem like device"
It requires a driver in windows.
Check on www.linmodems.com like rick mentioned, if there's nothing available for that hardware, then it's useless in linux.
There's a few websites that describe what winmodems are, and why they are decent for windows, crappy for os's that don't WANT to emulate hardware like linux.
Personally, I wouldnt buy a 20$ pci modem, because if you don't know exactly what your getting, you may find that you just bought another win modem.
And since a lot of motherboards these days don't support ISA anymore.
Your best bet is a Serial External Modem.
Ya know, plug it into a serial port with a cable that you buy extra (some come with the cable, not all)
The reasons I would go with an External Modem.
They use a pre-existing com-port and are configurable within the bios. enable/disable in bios. real simple.
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Chadley Wilson wrote:
Hi Guys Probably a silly question. I have a USB Modem and I just cant get it right I am running 2.4 kernel. All of my usb devices work perfectly. The hardware browser does detect the modem but the driver field is listed as unknown. Does this mean I still have to install the driver?
Virtually all USB-based modems are "winmodems" meaning that they require a driver to make them work (they're really not modems but simply an interface between the software drivers and the phone line).
Unless you can find a driver at www.linmodems.org or a site it aims you at, you're out of luck. If I were you, I'd spend the $20 and get a real serial modem. Guaranteed to work on anything that has an RS232 serial port (including USB->serial dongles via the standard usb-serial module if you must have USB). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - If the enemy's in range...so are you! - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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