On 1. December 2003 at 5:22AM +0100, Arnt Karlsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:15:16 -0800, > Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 12:17:41PM -0500, Eric Dickner wrote: > > > I have a BCM V.90 56K Modem (PCI Bus 1, device 4, function > > > 0) on an Intel Pentium 4 that the debian configuration > > > software never did detect. I went on to try and configure > > > PPP as best I could... > > > > Is it a winmodem? Winmodems aren't actually modems, just > > glorified sound cards. You can try to finagle it to work, > > but it's not easy. http://www.linmodems.org/ > > > > Just get an external serial modem. Those Just Work in any OS > > without any difficulty, period. > > ...and before getting an USB modem, make sure it is > _NOT!_ another damn usb-wired WINmodem. BTDT. ;-) For those who have legacy-free(tm) mobos without serial ports: I have a serial modem connected via a USB serial converter. It's been working nearly flawlessly under kernel 2.4.23 (the usbserial driver(s) for 2.4.22 has a bug). It connects as /dev/ttyUSB0. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
