* James Gregory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-09 23:33]: > So, what internal modems do play nice with linux?
Lucent based ones are the best, but only some of them. ESS, PCTel, Conexant/Rockwell, some Intel ones also work, but are more limited and often only work under a specific kernel. Best thing is to search at <http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html> before you buy. This page has the largest list of winmodem/linux compatability available via the 'View the entire table' link <http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/latest.cgi> (currently > 620 Kb). > I heard wild rumours > that "SwannSmart" modems use Lucent chipsets, and they're relatively > cheap. Are they the way to go? Need to know which specific Lucent chipset is used. <http://www.swann.com.au> seems to be a bit broken at the moment, so I can't fully check this. At least one of their internal modems seems to have a Conexant chipset, which is pretty hard to get working: you need to use a 2.2.14 kernel I think, and even then it may not work. They seem to have two models of the SwannSmart II Internal. The current one has a Conexant chipset, the older one has a Lucent. If you can get hold of the older Lucent based version, make sure that it's a DSP, not AMR modem. On the whole, I would avoid them. If they're really cheap, I would guess that they're not supported by the driver, but that's just a guess. > I know the Lucent chipset powered modem > in my laptop works, do Lucent have linux drivers for all their chipsets? No. Lucent/Agere DSP modems are supported, but not AMR modems. Essentially what happens is that Agere Systems (I think they took over Lucent. Or something.) releases a proprietary binary driver which is taken by a set of volunteers and built into a friendly installer that's made available at <http://www.heby.de/ltmodem>. So far they haven't released anything for the AMR modems (which are cheaper - more processing handed to the CPU, less complicated chipsets, more done in software). > Has anyone here actually got a winmodem to work? Yes. I've had a Lucent based one working well for years. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
