On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:04:26 -0700 (PDT) Khurram Pirzada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > > Previously I had Lucent "winmodem", which is NOT supported in GNU/Debian or > any > linux. So I have changed and brought 2 new: 1) Apache CONEXANT 2) US > Robotics, which > are both hardware based. Since my understanding of linux is that of novice, I > assume > that at the time of installation, debian detects hardware and lists them in > some > file. And unlike Windows, its NOT PnP. So I would like to ask: > > What must I do for my Debian to see new modem and install/use it for 56k > connection? > It is internal PCI-based. If in any case it might help, it is > US Robotics, A-Modem/PCI, USR90-11, E124323.1 > > Your help is much appreciated. > Hardware modems don't need drivers. Install minicom and see if you can talk to the modem; it should be something like /dev/ttys0. For USR modems, the 'ATIn' (n is a single digit) [0] commands are helpful. If you can talk to it, then the next thing to do is to configure whatever software you plan to use with the modem. Celejar [0] http://www.pcs-computing.com/support/3com_modem_cmds.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
