Linux and modems......
Dec. 13th, 2009 02:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poltr1.....get along like oil and water.
Spent the evening trying to configure modems on 2 laptops running Ubuntu. One is a Dell Latitude CPxJ running Hardy (8.04) and a PCMCIA modem. The other is a Compaq Presario M2000 running Karmic (9.10) and a built-in modem. I think both of these are actually winmodems, which means the modem builders cheated and used part of the Windows OS to get these modems working.
I have an external modem that will work on the Dell. Haven't tried it on the Compaq yet. If it doesn't have a serial port, it's a moot point.
Bottom line: Drat. Was hoping to get the modems working. This would be one less reason for me to keep Windows. All mom has at home is plain old telephone service (aka dial-up).
Spent the evening trying to configure modems on 2 laptops running Ubuntu. One is a Dell Latitude CPxJ running Hardy (8.04) and a PCMCIA modem. The other is a Compaq Presario M2000 running Karmic (9.10) and a built-in modem. I think both of these are actually winmodems, which means the modem builders cheated and used part of the Windows OS to get these modems working.
I have an external modem that will work on the Dell. Haven't tried it on the Compaq yet. If it doesn't have a serial port, it's a moot point.
Bottom line: Drat. Was hoping to get the modems working. This would be one less reason for me to keep Windows. All mom has at home is plain old telephone service (aka dial-up).
