I run Knoppix with a persistant home directory on disk, due to lack of
HDD space at the moment. Everything works fine, except that I'm unable
to dialup because my modem isn't supported. I did some searching
beforehand, and was unable to find a compatible driver for my US
Robotics 56k Voice winmodem. If anyone is able to help me, I'd
appreciate it! Thanks.

Signals wrote:

> I run Knoppix with a persistant home directory on disk, due to lack of
> HDD space at the moment. Everything works fine, except that I'm unable
> to dialup because my modem isn't supported. I did some searching
> beforehand, and was unable to find a compatible driver for my US
> Robotics 56k Voice winmodem. If anyone is able to help me, I'd
> appreciate it! Thanks.

Check out www.linmodems.org.

I checked there, thanks. Any other help is welcome!

Signals wrote:

> I checked there, thanks. Any other help is welcome!

If you do not find it there, you are unlikely to find any drivers at all.

Signals wrote:
> I run Knoppix with a persistant home directory on disk, due to lack of
> HDD space at the moment. Everything works fine, except that I'm unable
> to dialup because my modem isn't supported. I did some searching
> beforehand, and was unable to find a compatible driver for my US
> Robotics 56k Voice winmodem. If anyone is able to help me, I'd
> appreciate it! Thanks.

Winmodems are problematic as they rely on drivers that are
Windows-centric. That's why they are called "Win"modems. My suggestion;
get an external 56K modem and attach it to a serial port. Works like a
charm under Linux and M$.

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On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:08:47 -0500, Signals wrote:

> I run Knoppix with a persistant home directory on disk, due to lack of
> HDD space at the moment. Everything works fine, except that I'm unable
> to dialup because my modem isn't supported. I did some searching
> beforehand, and was unable to find a compatible driver for my US
> Robotics 56k Voice winmodem. If anyone is able to help me, I'd
> appreciate it! Thanks.

Ick!
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You've asked a FAQ so I'm posting a "pre-recorded" message. It's only
fair. :-) Your post is either about "what modem do I use?" or about
the notorious "winmodems" aka "losemodems".

If you need a new modem or are pulling out hair trying to get that
"losemodem" working try MultiTech's MT56* line of external, hardware
modems:

http://www.multitech.com/PRODUCTS/Fa...MultiModemZDX/
http://www.multitech.com/PARTNERS/Fa...patibility.asp
http://www.multitech.com/NEWS/Famili...DX/Reviews.asp

We've had great success with these at our clients that use *n?x and
OS/2 systems. You can find these at several online stores as well as
your local computer resellers. These are a mid-range price at a
little over $100. FYI, "low end" modems are usually under $100 and
"high end" modems are usually over $200.

Another modem brand with which we've had success and that is less
expensive than the MultiTech brand (for you cheapskate types :-) is
Zoom. Specifically their V.92 Model 3049. See this URL:

http://www.zoom.com/products/dial_up...al_serial.html

More information about modems can be found in the modem section of
"The Unix Hardware Buyer HOWTO" at tldp.org:

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Unix-Hardware-...cs.html#modems

Read it, especially parts 7.3 and 7.4. Then go and start reading here
for a gritty and humorous treatise of internal vs external modems:

http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/#internalmodem

For information on many modems pre-tested with Linux see this:

http://65.70.147.202:8080/gromitkc/winmodem.html
*or*
http://www.devidal.tv/~chris/winmodems/

Note that the above info *does not* just cover "losemodems". Many
real modems appear in the "Big List" there. Real, external, serial
modems will work pretty much anywhere a modem is needed.

If you *insist* on using a "losemodem" then see this site:

http://www.linmodems.org/

May the PC gods have mercy on you.

Gene (e-mail: gene \a\t eracc \d\o\t com)
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Thanks for all the advice, heheh. I'll look into everything and get the
proper stuff.