-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 18 November 2003 04:09 pm, JAMES MERRITT wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a US Robotics USR5699B PCI modem and I am trying to get it > installed under Debian Woody. According to Windows, it is installed > on COM5, IRQ 11. > > Under Debian, I had to create the com port as ttyS5, then use > setserial /dev/ttyS5 irq 11. Then I tried using wvdial and that does > not work, apparently it does not recognize the port. I don't > remember the exact error messages. Since I am using KDE, I tried > using kppp, but kpp does not give the choice of /dev/ttyS5. > > 1. Will this modem work under Debian or am I wasting my time? > 2. If it will work, how do I get kppp to recognize /dev/ttyS5? Of > more to the point, how do I get this modem to work? > > Thanks in advance for any help on this problem. I would like to move > over to Linux as my main OS, if only I can get a modem for internet > access. I knew I should have spent the extra $20 to get the other US > Robotics modem that said it was also for Linux, but being unemployed > at the moment, I am trying to save money...smile. > > James E. Merritt > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I don't own one but a quick google/linux search doesn't turn up any hits, and the Windows reviews I read said it dosesn't work well in Windows, Not a good sign for a Winmodem :) Zoom makes some inexpensive 'external' modems that work well in SDebian. - -- Greg Madden Debian GNU/Linux -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/us96k7rtxKWZzGsRArCMAKC5Z85WePXVKua+rbnVzixz2OragACeNiVf 3SbyO4U3A5sVnPG7c3F74ps= =2mY+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
