What model of Voyager modem is it? It's best not to use USB, and use
Ethernet instead. That way you can use a bog standard network card,
about 99% of which are guaranteed to work in any form of operating
system. If you use a network card, Linux will support it without the
need for any crazy drivers from BT or its 3rd party, 4th partner, 2nd
outsourced software/hardware makers in India that happened to get
cheapest bid of the day in for BT kit...
Kyle
babaguy wrote:
Hi SLUGgers! WOW !
Okay - so, I've managed (well, my SWEETHEART managed) to make a functioning computer out of a bunch of old stuff, I got a monitor off FREESHARE, I've installed UBUNTU 5.10 - the one they are currently giving away in the smart, inviting packaging (picked it up from PC Medic in Paisley - nice shop btw) -
- and it seems to WORK ! ! !
Perseverance pays off ! (some of you may recall my first attempts w/Linux about 3 years
ago - the Suse "Home edition" (NOTHING worked - except Chess at ONE level
only!) - and then an earlier edition of Ubuntu...grrrrrrr.....
- but no more, I sense!
Okay! Here's my question. We have BT Total Broadband -
(but I DON'T have the new TOTAL Broadband router - I have a BT VOYAGER ADSL
modem - which I also got on FREESHARE. Works good!)
There is a CD which has the modem driver for Windows XP - it's what I'm using to access the internet on the other computer... (bless it).
What do I need to do to make my UBUNTU computer recognise the ADSL modem and vice versa?
Does BT do a CD for installation with Linux?
Is there one of you SLUGgers who HAS the drivers that will work in Linux and
recognise the BT VOYAGER ADSL modem? I currently don't have a CD or DVD
re-writer, only CD-ROM (on both the XP and the UBUNTU machines) so I don't
think I'll be able to download and burn a version of the driver even if I were
to find it on a Linux web driver repository.....
I hope one of you will be able to help and advise me on this, as I'd REALLY
like to be able to get online with the Ubuntu machine.....
I REALLY like this new-ish Ubuntu, by the way - it's fun! (and it seems to WORK
! )
Yours in hope, and with THANKS in advance,
- Paul Birchard
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