> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael > Scottaline > Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 7:27 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Newbie having problems with modem... > > > On Sun, 2 Sep 2001 22:25:09 -0600 > "Admin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: > > > Hello: > > > > Let me introduce myself. My name is Dexter, and just today > I installed > > linux on a partitioned hdd and I am looking forward to spending some > > good > > quality time with this group list. > ================================= > Welcome!!!!!! > ============================ > > >I own a Dell 4100 series pc, running > > on > > an 800mhz PIII, with about 380 megs of ram, 40 gig hdd, a > linksys nic, a > > scanner, two printers, a power backup system, and a > Conexant/Rockwell > > modem. > > The modem is not a winmodem. > ====================== > Why are you so certain?????? > ====================== > > > Ok, now for some background as to what > > happened. > <snip> > > > > I went through the internet connection wizard and placed > all the proper > > information (or so I think, everything is subject to change without > > notice), > > but when I try to connect all I get is a message stating: Modem is > > Busy. > > Well, far as I know, the modem is not busy and it works > fine in windoze. > > I > > tried using all the different com ports, including the > "something"/modem > > allocation (it is configured for com2 in win98), with no > luck. Under > > properties, the modem is described as a HFCModem MDP3900V-U PCI > > Enumerator > > modem (don't know what it all means, but there it is anyway). > ================================== > I believe the HFC is the clue that this *is* indeed a > _winmodem_ Hope I'm > wrong :o) > ================================== > Yes. The HFC prefix does mean that it is a Winmoden. There is a linux driver avaiable for this modem at http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html#drivers but they will only work with the 2.2.14 kernel unless you choose to recompile a later kernel including the needed driver support. Charles (-: Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
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