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| 158430 | 2003-07-09 08:49:00 | I know it is easier to get linux to work with external modems than internal win modems, but does this include USB modems? | Evan (4192) | ||
| 158431 | 2003-07-09 09:27:00 | Probably not. I am not a linux guru, but USB modems are generally winmodems with the extra overhead of USB interface. External serial (RS232) modems are real hardware modems that are usualy linux friendly |
godfather (25) | ||
| 158432 | 2003-07-09 22:28:00 | Are you considering purchasing one, or do you have one in your hot little hand? | Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 158433 | 2003-07-11 06:28:00 | Purchase one | Evan (4192) | ||
| 158434 | 2003-07-11 06:47:00 | I wouldn't recommend it then unless you buy one from DSE try it and then 7 days later, in utter frustration, take it back. :D Seriously, actually you could do a search (if you haven't already done so) for that model of modem and Linux. |
Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 158435 | 2003-07-13 14:57:00 | I would go with Godfather on this one. If you have a geriactric PC an ISA modem is also a full hardware modem. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 158436 | 2003-07-14 00:52:00 | Be aware though that, not all ISA madems are hardware modems. Many require software/cpu time Lucent (Agere) controllerless modems for eg. Check out Modem Help, chipset index (www.modem-help.co.uk) for a comprehensive list. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 158437 | 2003-07-14 05:16:00 | The Linux people document this problem extensively . Look for the HOWTO documentation . It's all on every distribution CD set . It's online everywhere . There are HOWTOs on modems, winmodems, "linmodems" . The Hardware one is a good guide to what works . But always try "linux make_and_model_of_this_thing" to google . Add "problems" , or "supported" . (The printers support list has a category "Paperweight" . :D) The simple rule is: Any modem other than a REAL modem has to have software to get around its deficiencies . REAL modems work . Because so many "Winmodems" were put into boxes (because they are CHEAP, the clever people made some of the most common ones work . They'll never work as well as a real modem . USB is only recently supported in Linux . Look at the problems put up here that people have with USB devices in MS Windows . USB was designed by Intel in collusion with Microsoft, and has been "supported" since W95 . Think about it . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 158438 | 2003-07-14 06:48:00 | Its only external serial and ISA modems that are real anymore. The price of a serial one shouldn't be much more than a USB. The USB ones are actually worse than the internal PCI ones because they have a much higher processor requirement. If you are on a budget (or don't have serial ports) the rockwell/connexant based ones are quite well supported and are being actively maintained (the drivers are actually more upto date than the windows ones). |
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