Public bug reported:
Perhaps this won't be considered a bug, but I think it should be. I've
experimented with various distros, and I've found that the internal
winmodem in my laptop (IBM X31 ThinkPad) "just works" with Kanotix. I
did not download and install any additional drivers - it was
automatically detected by Kanotix and the driver loaded.
Unfortunately, the winmodem does not work with Ubuntu, which surprises
me since Kanotix is also Debian-based. For me this is a big issue,
because I'm presently stuck on dial-up, and I cannot use an external
serial modem because my laptop lacks a serial port. I suppose a PCMCIA
modem would work, but I don't have one and they are no longer easy to
find.
I realize that winmodems are a headache for developers, but if it can
work on Kanotix, surely it could be made to work on Ubuntu. Perhaps the
following specs will be helpful - from the "lspci" command, my modem is
identified thus:
0000:00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM
(ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01)
Kanotix mounts the modem as /dev/ttySL0
Thank you and best regards,
Robert
Note: the original reporter indicated the bug was in package 'kernel-
image'; however, that package was not published in Ubuntu.
** Affects: Ubuntu
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
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https://launchpad.net/bugs/56196
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