On 5 Mar 2002 at 9:09, Pawan Dev wrote: > Only one drawback is I wasn't able to detect my internal motorola sm56 modem > in Mandrake, which was the only reason I was sticking with 7.1 version of > PCQ . And thats the only reason I still have to use win98 to send this mail. > Isn't it irony that with so many support and developers around the world, > the budget conscious people like me can't utilize the already available > hardware resources. I have only two options left if I want to use and > experience Linux. I have to Go and buy some expensive external modem or I
Don't crib. If motorola does not release the spec, no god can write driver for that. And external modem though costlier it's worth of it. Actually the cost is what you pay for not using windows. Your crib is entirely justified if you were contributing to open source. Just because you get a linux CD just like you get a windows CD, does not mean that linux developers are obliged to fulfill every your need, especially if it's for some windows only hardware. A constructive criticism would be to tell motorola to release specs of that modem so that a linux driver can be maintained..And then contribute for maintaining that driver.. > have to install same PCQ Linux 7.1 (due to 2.4.5 kernel supported by the > motorola driver) in separate partition in order to use internet in linux. > I was thinking wasn't Linux was developed in view with to utilize the > already available minimal resources and that's why I think it's gaining > popularity than the M$ OSs, which requires more demanding resources in every > new versions. IIRC linux was develop to scrath an itch to use unix on x86. Utilizing existing resource was never an objective.. > So, friends, any suggestions would be very helpful. Get an external modem. Shridhar _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
