In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > In fact I tried four modems one internal and three externals and probably you > are right, the internal was the winmodem, but between the three others only > the > US ROBOTIC 56 FAX/MODEM worked. (and works yet)
Did you try if they work on minicom? Almost all standard (AT Hayes compatible) serial modems work in linux - only some very old (14.400????) Rockwell modems don't! Sometimes you must play with init strings but this is doable. > When we buy a modem we get the driver for this modem but unfortunetly it is > for windows not for linux. > > PS1 > My problem for the moment is to find a second-hand modem which works fine > with a 486 and potato.(i.e. such that potato contains the suitable driver) Your main problem on 486 is that you must have a 16650 like serial interface (check dmesg) -- MCSE (Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
