Luca Ognibene wrote:
> I have mainly 2 problems with Mandrake 7.0. I have a PCI Yamaha YMF-724F
> [DS-1 audio controller] but sndconfig tells me that this audio card
> isn't supported... How can i configure it? I know this:
> Device: Yamaha DS-XG I/O port = 388
> Device: Yamaha DS-XG MIDI port I/O port = 330 IRQ=7
>
> I have also an internal modem, i don't know if it is a winmodem but i
> think... It's a Conexant SoftK56 Data,Fax,Speaker PCI modem. How can i
> use it?
You might be able to find a driver at Http://www.linmodem.org. They will
tell you up front that these $3 chipsets for software modems underperform
ordinary hardware modems and they recommend you use them only as an
automated answering machine or automated attendant for phone service, not
as a modem.
A good external modem is available from several sources--DO NOT rey a
USB modem--most of them are the execrable software modems--plain old serial
should suit you.
Or if you like to hack hardware a bit, the Netpliance (www.netpliance.com)
iOpener is a medium-powered computer which can be made into a very
intelligent modem OR a full linux computer with HARDWARE modem on board
(and 56k at that). Check www.linux-hacker.net/iopener for details.
Now for the sound card, try www.opensound.com. There is a driver there
which you can download and test for up to three hours of operation before
having to pay for an activation key.
If you are really good at hardware and want to write your own driver,
I might be able to find a few others who'd like to work on such a project.
As you have probably figured out, windows doesn't have very many
drivers--they do blame 3rd party drivers for 25% of windows crashes. The
manufacturers generally don't want to part with trade secrets, so the
writing of drivers for devices is reverse-engineering, which is a perpetual
catch-up operation.
Civileme
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