Re: modem for potato

2005-01-05 Thread Kent West
Andreas Rippl wrote: On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 10:01:27AM +0100, Dani Belz wrote: * John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-12-30 01:03]: Any external modem that connects to the computer via a serial port will work. Unfortunately not true! I agree, I had major trouble finding a modem

Re: modem for potato

2005-01-05 Thread Andreas Rippl
On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 10:01:27AM +0100, Dani Belz wrote: > * John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-12-30 01:03]: > > Any external modem that connects to the computer via a serial port will > > work. > > Unfortunately not true! Bought a Creative modem some time ago. This > didn't work. There really

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-31 Thread William Ballard
On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 06:37:27PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > Jonathan writes: > > What about external USB modems? And PCMCIA modems. Some still are > > winmodems or require drivers. All I'm saying is that your statement is a > > bit too broad. > > In the context of this thread "external modem" m

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-31 Thread John Hasler
Jonathan writes: > What about external USB modems? And PCMCIA modems. Some still are > winmodems or require drivers. All I'm saying is that your statement is a > bit too broad. In the context of this thread "external modem" means "serial modem". -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAI

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-31 Thread Jonathan Lassoff
On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 01:09:02 +0100, Gerard Robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 08:44:19PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > > Gérard writes: > > > When we buy a modem we get the driver for this modem but unfortunetly it > > > is for windows not for linux. > > > > External modems do

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-31 Thread Gerard Robin
On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 08:44:19PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > Gérard writes: > > When we buy a modem we get the driver for this modem but unfortunetly it > > is for windows not for linux. > > External modems do not require drivers. > > > My problem for the moment is to find a second-hand modem w

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-31 Thread Gerard Robin
On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 12:52:26PM +0100, Dani Belz wrote: > * Gerard Robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-12-30 00:03]: > > > Can someone advise me a type of extern modem, other than > > "US ROBOTIC 56 FAX/MODEM", which runs fine with potato (kernel 2.0.36) or a > > link which will give me the same in

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-31 Thread Dani Belz
* Gerard Robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-12-30 00:03]: > Can someone advise me a type of extern modem, other than > "US ROBOTIC 56 FAX/MODEM", which runs fine with potato (kernel 2.0.36) or a > link which will give me the same informations. Hi, the years old modem I use (and which works fine) is

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-31 Thread Miroslaw Kwasniak
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? Almo

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-30 Thread John Hasler
Gérard writes: > When we buy a modem we get the driver for this modem but unfortunetly it > is for windows not for linux. External modems do not require drivers. > 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

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-30 Thread Gerard Robin
On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 08:01:36AM -0600, Kent West wrote: > Gerard Robin wrote: > > >On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 10:01:27AM +0100, Dani Belz wrote: > > > > > >>* John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-12-30 01:03]: > >> > >> > >>>Any external modem that connects to the computer via a serial port wil

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-30 Thread Kent West
Gerard Robin wrote: On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 10:01:27AM +0100, Dani Belz wrote: * John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-12-30 01:03]: Any external modem that connects to the computer via a serial port will work. Unfortunately not true! Bought a Creative modem some time ago. This didn't

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-30 Thread Dani Belz
* Gerard Robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-12-30 12:25]: > On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 10:01:27AM +0100, Dani Belz wrote: > > * John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-12-30 01:03]: > > > Any external modem that connects to the computer via a serial port will > > > work. > > > > Unfortunately not true! Bought

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-30 Thread Gerard Robin
On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 10:01:27AM +0100, Dani Belz wrote: > * John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-12-30 01:03]: > > Any external modem that connects to the computer via a serial port will > > work. > > Unfortunately not true! Bought a Creative modem some time ago. This > didn't work. There really

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-30 Thread Dani Belz
* John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-12-30 01:03]: > Any external modem that connects to the computer via a serial port will > work. Unfortunately not true! Bought a Creative modem some time ago. This didn't work. There really are modems that do not work with linux (at least it isn't easy to set

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-29 Thread John Hasler
Any external modem that connects to the computer via a serial port will work. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]