max knr wrote: >thats true i have to write a letter to epson my >printer is lx 300 but i think most of the dmps are not >supported > > on the contary i think most dmp's work just fine with linux... can we have an expert opinion please !! Balakrishnan sir ?
>>you buy a 400 Rs. modem and expect it to be like a >>reliable external >>modem (eg. multitech,us.robotics) ? >> >> > >but do a normal pc buyer know the difference ? > > > that is a problem, and unless they come to you for consulting they are going to end up buying an internal modem which is a pain to setup in linux by a newbie however the worst breed i have come across is the sm56 based winmodem. this one is an absolute no-no with linux unless you use some vintage kernel. even if you get that to work, the V.42 modes are very unreliable and causes frequent disconnects. if you force it to v.34 it will work ok but at a very reduced speed. a pctel chipset based modem will work with linux and is less problematic with linux (well.......compared to sm56) >>what do you mean by single base ? >> >> > >see if some body have to make a linux driver or >software the have to make different ones for different >platforms and differnt versions that should change . > > different platforms...... i am not sure about that. but for different distros, certainly not, you dont need separate drivers for different distros. i dont see why debian and redhat cant use same drivers. different versions ? look at the nvidia binary drivers !!! you can just install the driver for your working kernel, no need to have separate drivers for different versions. these are hardly any excuses for not developing a linux driver for hardware !! regards bobby
