When you write "qirks" I understand your winmodem is one of the ( few:=( which come with specific drivers for DOS , and these are installed to be run in the special MS-DOS set up when you "restart to MS-DOS"...
Explanation : there is , of course , nothing specifically "windowy" in a Win Modem, except for the name and the fact that the manufacturer/vendor did not care to write appropriate software drivers for DOS . Now , Samuel , could you please look at your config.sys/autoexec.bat files ( not only the regular ones , but the special config files you can see in the properties of the MS-DOS mode restart box under Win 9x ) and there you should see the DOS driver(s) for your modem listed . If you care to check please report back as I am interested in getting DOS drivers for a Connexant ( Rockwell ) winmodem - as there are in fact only a handful of modem CHIP models in our Win PCs , chances are yours would work for others ... -- Steph' ----- Original Message ----- From: Samuel W. Heywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 7:46 PM Subject: Re: Winmodem stuf > On Sun, 09 Dec 2001 00:30:34 +0000, Bastiaan Edelman wrote: > > >> Mister Wizard didn't find it. Tried: DOS box within WIN, "Start/Shut > >> down restart in DOS", boot F8 "command prompt" ... > > >> Any ideas/help or comments? duh. > > No, don't hit F8 and select "command prompt" when you see the > message "Starting Windows 95. If you do that you will go > into native DOS real mode. My Actiontec WinModem will not work > in that DOS mode, nor will it work from within a Windows > "DOS box". > > First you go all the way into Windows. Then you click on > START > SHUT DOWN. Then select "Restart in MS-DOS mode" and > click on "OK". When your computer restarts it will automatically > boot to a command line prompt. Do not hit F8 and select > "command prompt". In the "restarted in MS-DOS mode" the WinModem > drivers will automatically be loaded if your WinModem has the same > quirks as mine. In this case and in this mode your WinModem should > work with DOS. This is assuming that your WinModem has the same > peculiar quirks as mine. > > Try again. Wishing you better luck next time. > > Sam Heywood > > -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser - http://arachne.cz/ >
