Softmodems and Debian
Hey again, I FINALLY got Debian up and running to my liking with the help of a few if not more of you guys thanks. But here is something that hit me on the way to work today. I have a Digicom Softmodem. I have to load an algorithm before I can use it. In DOS it was quite simple. path=c:\smodem;c\ dl data144b.xtd That's all my autoexec.bat needed. I just realized that is why Seyon is hanging for me. Does anyone out there use a softmodem? Are the loader and algorithm ported to Linux (I know the answer is no!!). I think I'm going to have to load the DOS algorithm from Debian. How do I do this? After all I'm still a newbie. Rod
Re: Softmodems and Debian
On Tue, Sep 15, 1998 at 12:11:40PM -0400, Person, Rod wrote: I FINALLY got Debian up and running to my liking with the help of a few if not more of you guys thanks. But here is something that hit me on the way to work today. I have a Digicom Softmodem. I have to load an algorithm before I can use it. In DOS it was quite simple. path=c:\smodem;c\ dl data144b.xtd That's all my autoexec.bat needed. I just realized that is why Seyon is hanging for me. Does anyone out there use a softmodem? Are the loader and algorithm ported to Linux (I know the answer is no!!). I think I'm going to have to load the DOS algorithm from Debian. How do I do this? After all I'm still a newbie. Two possibilities come to mind: 1) Boot DOS first, and load linux from loadlin instead of LILO. You can use FreeDOS if you don't want to use DOS. 2) Use dosemu to load the code after Debian has booted. I used #2 once to get a Digicom modem working. I ended up returning it to the store anyway. Jeff
Re: Softmodems and Debian
On Tue, Sep 15, 1998 at 12:11:40PM -0400, Person, Rod wrote: Hey again, I FINALLY got Debian up and running to my liking with the help of a few if not more of you guys thanks. But here is something that hit me on the way to work today. I have a Digicom Softmodem. I have to load an algorithm before I can use it. In DOS it was quite simple. path=c:\smodem;c\ dl data144b.xtd Ouch! That's all my autoexec.bat needed. I just realized that is why Seyon is hanging for me. Does anyone out there use a softmodem? Are the loader and algorithm ported to Linux (I know the answer is no!!). I think I'm going to have to load the DOS algorithm from Debian. How do I do this? After all I'm still a newbie. You need to use dosemu, I think. Install the dosemu packages and play a bit with it. Expect to get your modem working in a few months,... Sorry about this bad answer, but you have to try dosemu for yourself before one can guide you through. Marcus -- Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.Debian GNU/Linuxfinger brinkmd@ Marcus Brinkmann http://www.debian.orgmaster.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED]for public PGP Key http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ PGP Key ID 36E7CD09
Re: Softmodems and Debian
I once had one of these modems. there is a program for linux which can be used to download the code natively. Its called smdl and can be found at sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/serialcomm/modem. you didn't specify which model you use. Supposedly, this only works on a connection modem. Regards, JDM On Tue, 15 Sep 1998, Person, Rod wrote: Hey again, I FINALLY got Debian up and running to my liking with the help of a few if not more of you guys thanks. But here is something that hit me on the way to work today. I have a Digicom Softmodem. I have to load an algorithm before I can use it. In DOS it was quite simple. path=c:\smodem;c\ dl data144b.xtd That's all my autoexec.bat needed. I just realized that is why Seyon is hanging for me. Does anyone out there use a softmodem? Are the loader and algorithm ported to Linux (I know the answer is no!!). I think I'm going to have to load the DOS algorithm from Debian. How do I do this? After all I'm still a newbie. Rod -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
