On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Orlando Andico wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Pablo Manalastas wrote:
> ..
> > I was hoping someone would say "just look for the
> chip with this number
> > and you will know that it is a real modem.  If
> this chip is not there,
> > then it must be a winmodem".  But the hardware
> techies in this list seem
> > to be in silent mode.
> 
> all the WinModems I've seen have Conexant chips.
> These were formerly known 
> as "Cirrus" or "Rockwell" -- there was some sort of
> consolidation. If you 
> see one big chip with "Conexant" written on it,
> that's a Winmodem. But 
> what type? the HCF is not supported on Linux, but
> the HSF is. that I don't 
> know..

Sirs:

May I suggest this site:

http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html

It has a database of all major modems (both internal
and external), and if it is compatible with GNU/Linux.
It also gives some useful tips on how to identify a
winmodem.


Respectfully,

Anthony C. Salazar



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