On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Tony Pearson wrote:
> Unfortunately, Linux does not recognize my 56K modem that came bundled with my new
>machine.
> Windows 98 that came pre-loaded does. It is a Rockwell HCF v90 Data Fax PCI modem
>on Com2
> port 02f8 IRQ 3. I checked the web-site of Conexant, the maker of the chip-set, but
>they
> only have Windows-based drivers.
What you have there is a Winmodem. This is a "software" modem which won't
work anywhere but in Windows, since it doesn't actually have all of the
modem hardware on the card. Most PCI modems (but not all) fall into this
category. Check the Linux/Modem Compatibility Knowledge Base for more
info:
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
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James F. Kubecki
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