Hi!
Im kinda afraid Microsoft is really taking over the PC. When I got this PC the
Soundcard wasn't working on Linux, the modem wasn't and the network card isn't.
Also Windows somehow automagicly removed my Linux partitions after I installed
that the first time, I don't know why. But now it seems to be working ok. I still
need to get a network card which works with Linux (do you know a good one which
works with Linux?) but all the other stuff is working now.
I didn't have a problem finding an ISA Zoom Modem, they have them at our local
Bestbuy right next to the
Winmodems.
First I was really depressed when nothing worked with Linux and I thought about
exchange this one with a Sparc Ultra 5 or something with Solaris but now since I
exchanged the modem and soundcard everything should be working now.
Jan
> Jan Rocho wrote:
> >
> > Ok, I could exchange it but would the ISA version of the Zoom 2925 work? They
> > also had that modem when I got this one.
> >
>
> No, its still a WinModem model. You need a real modem.
> Keep this in mind:
>
> 1. With two minor exceptions (very hard to find), ALL PCI modems
> are WinModems. This should be a red flag for you.
> PCI=WINMODEM.
>
> 2. There are plenty of ISA WinModems.
>
> 3. ALL Externals are non-Winmodems; ie, they will work with Linux.
>
> 4. Rockwell chipset modems are the junkiest, the cheapest, and the
> most likely to give poor performance. The Rockwell chipset is
> the ones that manufacturers put in bargain PC's. Another name
> for the Rockwell chipset is CONNEXANT. There are plenty of
> modems that have Rockwell chipsets, but are not WinModems.
> Thse
> work under Linux, but my comments on Rockwell stands. They are
> not very good.
>
> 5. You will find that the vast majority of Modems manufactured
> today
> are Rockwell WinModems. There are two excpetions to this
> general
> rule.
>
> a. US Robotics modems. Use X2/V90 technology. This chipset
> is also made by Texas Instruments. There are both
> WinModems
> and conventional internal/externals in this product
> line,
> so be careful you do not end up with the WinModem. The
> largest user of the USR WinModem is Gateway 2000.
>
> I only know of two manufacturers of good modems with
> this chipset, although there may be others. US
> Robotics
> (3COM) Makes internal and external Sporster in 33.6K
> and
> 56K, both in data/fax or data/fax/voice. The other is
> PhoebeMicro. Their modems are sold by
> www.hitech-usa.com.
> The modems in question are the CM1456VQH-X (internal,
> ISA)
> and the CM1456VQE-X (external). These retail for about
> $43 and $51 respectively, and are essentially identical
> in performance and software to the U.S.R. In fact, the
> USR Windows 95 drivers work fine with them. They use
> the
> TI Chipset, and are licensed by USR. One third the
> price
> of USR. Recommended.
>
> But be careful if you get the Phoebe, and make sure you
> get the proper part number. They also make a lot of
> Rockwell Junk and WinModems. They also sell Cirrus
> chipset modems, which are even Junkier. But those two
> above are EXCELLENT modems.
>
> b. Lucent Technologies makes chipsets. They also make an
> LT WinModem which you want to avoid. Also, the LT
> WinModem
> has had a driver written for it under Linux. It does
> not
> work very well yet, nor does anyone expect it to, but
> it
> is there. One nice thing about the LT modems is that
> there is only one driver involved, regardless of whom
> the
> modem OEM is. Unlike Rockwell, for which you need your
> particular driver from Compaq, HP, IBM etc., LT just
> has
> one driver fits all. A year ago they were junk, but
> nowadays, they are not too bad for WinModems.
>
> There are VERY FEW Lucent chipset modems that are not
> WinModem, so my advice is to avoid them unless you are
> sure, like if it is external.
>
> It is getting very hard to find modems that are not WinModems. In
> a typical retail store, your only choice seems to be the USR/3COM
> Sporster, internal or external at prices ranging from $110 - $170.
> The advent of Junky Rockewell WinModems has created a tremendous
> demand for decent modems, and the law of supply and demand has
> jacked
> the price on the USR's up. This is why I recommend the Phoebe.
> As far as I can tell, its the same modem for one third the
> dollars.
>
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