On Wednesday 03 April 2002 4:43 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote:
> On Wednesday 03 April 2002 11:32, you wrote:
> > To whom it may concern
> >
> > My name is Christos and few days ago, I installed Mandrake 8.1. Although
> > there was no problem with my modem (Conexant) every time I am trying to
> > connect with internet, a message appears saying that the connection was
> > failed because modem is busy.
> > I would be grateful if you could give me a hint of what is wrong.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Christos
>
> Probably an IRQ - conflict.
>
> Kaj Haulrich
> Denmark


If it is Conexant, then it is almost certainly a winmodem, and as such not 
supported by Mandrake.  You can get some winmodems working by checking out 
www.linmodems.org

A winmodem uses the computer processor to do all the difficult 'stuff' and so 
will consume a considerable proportion of your processing power under both 
Linux and Windows.  If you upgrade to a 'real' modem, performance will be 
better in windows and a lot less complicated to install in Linux.

You can confirm it is a winmodem by opening your system control panel in 
Windows. If there is a device listed as 'HCF' or 'HSP' (not sure since its a 
while since I ran Windows), then it is a winmodem.

HTH

derek


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