I just purchased a Diamond SupraExpress 56e Pro modem... and it seems to be working ok for me so far (with Debian2.0 and ppp2.3.5-2). Is it a winmodem? > > there are a few that say "don't bother trying to get winmodem" to work > with linux... it's problems galore...one after another... > > your /dev/modem problem is a simple link problem since you > did NOT define which modem minicom is to use ( /etc/minirc.dfl ) > > have fun > alvin > > > I had a pnp modem and soundcard work with linux by doing the following: > > > > I booted the devices into windows and set their irq's etc. When the pnp > > bios I use for the linux servers boots up, it initializes the cards and > > you just simply can tell linux what irq, com port, etc your devices would > > need to use. > > > > This worked for me on soundblaster 16 pnp back before we had the linuxpnp > > drivers, this was also a slackware install *cough* :) > > > > But....your can't open /dev/modem is a totally common error for a > > first-run minicom session. Follow my recommendations on changing the > > settings on option A in the serial port setup in minicom. Make sure you > > save the changes as .dfl when your on your way out after changing that > > option. > > > > >From that point on your won't have to run minicom as root with the -s > > switch. > > > > JB > > > > > > On Mon, 21 Dec 1998, Todd B. Smith wrote: > > > > > never mind about the minicom error, does anybody have a > > > > > > Diamond Multimedia SupraExpress 336i PnP ? > > > > > > I think it's not letting Linux see it because it's a winmodem, and i'd > > > like to try to fix it. > > > -- Un saludo, Horacio ------------------------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ppp" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
