External modem is always better just because You have something to look on and it is compatible with just everything. AC-97 audio I'm just fighting by myself, even the OSS did not work as expected. But since I'm traveling I dont do anything till Friday.
matth On Mon, 13 Nov 2000, Thomas J. Hamman wrote: > I'm going to be upgrading my computer soon, most likely with a > motherboard with a KX133 (with an Athlon) or a KT133 (with a Duron or > Thunderbird) chipset. > > Does anyone have any experience with those chipsets/CPUs in Debian? Are > there any problems with them? > > And, specifically, since all the motherboards I'm finding have only one > ISA slot, and I have two ISA cards (an SB AWE64 soundcard and a very > reliable internal 56k modem), I'm curious about the on-board "AC-97 > audio" and "MC-97 modem". Does anyone know if they work in Linux? If > they do work, are they reliable? Or are they flaky enough that I would > be better off grabbing an Ensoniq for sound or an external modem? > > (I hate having to ask this here, but I can't find them on any hardware > compatibility lists.) > > Thanks for any advice. > > -- > Tom > "I myself know nothing, except just a little, enough to extract an > argument from another who is wise and to receive it fairly." > -Socrates > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null