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Bloodstein

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Hi,

I'm trying to get linux installed on my PC. It keeps failing to detect my modem. I tried manually sending signals to the modem, etc but no response...which got me to think, maybe I've got a winmodem(!!).

But before I rush out and get a new modem, is there anyway I check to be sure my modem is a winmodem? I have windows xp installed on dual boot and the modem works fine with it. On my windows Xp device manager, the modem is called - "HSP56 Micromodem"

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Willoughbyva

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Look on your modem and see who makes it. Agere and Lucent have pretty good drivers for most (but not all ) of their modems. A good resource is www.linmodems.org. Some of the winmodems from other manufacturers have drivers for linux. Check out their website and see if you can download them.
 
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Bloodstein

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Originally posted by: Lord Evermore
HSP = Host Signal Processing = CPU doing the work = winmodem.

HSP56 chip is made by PCTel.
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Darn....now I gotta either buy a new modem or get drivers for my winmodem


Originally posted by: Willoughbyva
Look on your modem and see who makes it. Agere and Lucent have pretty good drivers for most (but not all ) of their modems. A good resource is www.linmodems.org. Some of the winmodems from other manufacturers have drivers for linux. Check out their website and see if you can download them.
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Thanks but the problem is that I have extremely minimal knowledge of linux. Even if I managed to find the right driver, installing it would be an equally if not greater challenge....
 
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Lord Evermore

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It's completely possible for Linux to work with a software modem. "WinModem" is actually a brand name that 3Com owns, specifying their brand of software modem. "Software" modem doesn't specify any type of OS, it just indicates that the drivers load software that allows the CPU to perform the signal processing for the modem, and the hardware only does the physical conversion. The problem is simply that most manufacturers only cared about making software modem drivers for Windows, because that was a very large market, and the return on investments in drivers for other OSes would be smaller. As long as a manufacturer is willing to write drivers for a modem to work in Linux, it can be done. Or someone who can reverse engineer the Windows drivers could make drivers that work in Linux.
 
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Bloodstein

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Hmn....I will try installing the drivers today.

I called up various computer guys and they said they don't have "normal" modems....almost all modems today are software ones. My only option would be to go external but I think I'd rather go through the trouble of installing the drivers. Thanks guys....

Originally posted by: xSauronx
Originally posted by: Willoughbyva
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/pctel-linux/ Look at the install and readme files.
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damn i wish i knew about anandtech a couple years ago when i was trying to toy around with linux
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Hehe....This has become my first source to go to for any computer problem.....

 
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redbeard1

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3com/US robotics and Best Data still make hardware modems for internal use. An external modem is always a hardware modem. So you do have options.
 
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Willoughbyva

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Originally posted by: Bloodstein
Hmn....I will try installing the drivers today.

I called up various computer guys and they said they don't have "normal" modems....almost all modems today are software ones. My only option would be to go external but I think I'd rather go through the trouble of installing the drivers. Thanks guys....

Originally posted by: xSauronx
Originally posted by: Willoughbyva
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/pctel-linux/ Look at the install and readme files.
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damn i wish i knew about anandtech a couple years ago when i was trying to toy around with linux
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Hehe....This has become my first source to go to for any computer problem.....
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Cool I hope it works out.

BTW US Robotics makes a hardware modem, but it is like $75.00 or so at Best buy. The agere and lucent (now the same thing) has the easiest softmodem drivers I've seen. I think Sams Club has the modems for about $15.00.

Good luck let us know how it turns out.
 
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Bloodstein

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Shucks....the linmodem site is down.

Anyways, I'm planning on trying something else. I've got an old PC (PII 266mhz) and I'm trying to hook up my new PC (the one running linux) with the old one (running XP). Now I'm having a new problem....my old PC doesn't recognise the modem (cuz it's got problems with recognising COM1 and COM2). I've got an Intel AL440LX mobo on the old machine. Does anyone know a place for me to perhaps download a driver of some sort to get xp working with my COM ports?

p.s. I still intend to use a linmodem driver on my new PC...I think it'd be a good learning experience

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Bloodstein

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Hmn...what's up with the linmodem site...it's just not working.

Anyone know of another place where I can download these linmodem drivers?
Tried searching on google...just gives me more technical mumbo jumbo that's definitely not English...
 
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