On Sun, 09 Feb 2003 13:29, Chris Wilkinson wrote: > Hi there, > > Christopher Sawtell wrote: > >>(DSE 56k-PCI int HaM v2. > > > > But the > > > >>Dick Smith staff assured me that It would > >>operate under both platforms.It's working fine on M.E. but when I try to > >>install It on Red Hat a message says there are no modems on the > >> system.Now because I am a complete novice to Linux I am probably > >> missing something really basic > > > > If you can't get the modem installed before Thursday, you might care to > > bring your machine along to the CLUG workshop / clinic at the Sydenham > > Community Hall. > > I will bring mine in, since I'm happily running that same modem with no > problems. A quick peek at my system should let us see what we need to > get it running on another system (copy drivers across, or whatever). What would be really useful is a copy of, or the the url of, the file you retrieved to load the driver.
> <PLEA> ...and hopefully someone of high-guru status with sane can help > me get it running with my Epson Perfection 1260 USB scanner! </PLEA> I'd be happy to _attempt_, i.e. I can't guarantee to get your scanner to go. I have set up sane for a fully supported one. An HP scsi. Fortunately "It just worked", so I do know a little bit about the subject. btw, patching and re-compiling kernels was a regular event in the early days of Linux, so that doesn't terrify me. Do other things USB work ok under linux on your machine? What Linux Distribution and it's version are you using? -- Sincerely etc., Christopher Sawtell
