Modem that doesn't work on Linux

[Rahim Semy]

I agree with you when it comes to WinModems.  If I was to buy a modem alone
(or a combination modem), I wouldn't buy any WinModem.  It _should_ be
avoided at all costs!

Well, I got this modem with the computer I bought... a Packard Bell (I know
I shouldn't have, but I got dragged in by the price they had to offer and
at the time, I was a student).

Before this system, I had another system which had a Sound 2 sound
card/modem.  I think that modem was also a WinModem.  I managed to get that
one working on Linux without too much trouble.

Is it likely that some WinModems will work on Linux while others will not?

Also, this modem is a 56K modem.  I heard that Windows NT has problems with
some 56K modems.  Could it be a similar problem with Linux?

- Rahim

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At 04:09 PM 10/16/98 +0000, Chuck Young wrote:
>There are three letters, which, when found on the outside of any hardware
>box, should be avoided at all costs:
>
>w, i, n
>
>(It means it will only work with windows o/s)  If you are able to get it
>working under another O/S, you should brag about it!
>
>As hardware becomes more incompatible, the deathgrip from Redmond grows
>stronger - surely someone will work on defeating it, but it may be a
>while...
>
>Do you still have your receipt?  Go get a Zoom or a USR, or have they sold
>out too?  Best of luck!
>
>Chuck Young
>GTE Internetworking
>
>On Fri, 16 Oct 1998, Rahim Semy wrote:
>
>   
>   
>   Hi,
>   
>   I have a sound card/modem which is called a "Sound 4 WinModem," but I
think
>   it actually has a Aztec Galaxy chipset for the sound card and one of
the US
>   Robotics chipsets for the modem.
>   
>   I've been trying to get it to work on Linux, but do not yet have a success
>   story to tell.  It doesn't seem to work with Windows NT either.  As far as
>   I know, it only works with Windows 95.
>   
>   Is there any support for WinModems on Linux?
>   
>   Thanks in advance.
>   
>   - Rahim
>   
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