> > Hello, I have one of those boxes and the modem is an HSP modem which is not > linux compatible. It works great under windows though. I installed a > different modem in and it works great under linux. I never could get the nic > to work either so I installed a SMC modem that used realtek 8129 drivers. I'm using the NIC under Slackware without any problems. I'm using the de4x5 module which is the generic one for DECchip & DIGITAL etherworks pci/eisa nics. I haven't tried the modem so I can't say anything about that other than since it came with a linux distro it would seem to make more sense to put a linux usuable modem in. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim M. Sanders" > To: > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 10:05 AM > Subject: Re: Fry's all in one deals.. > > > > Did the modem work? I thought the modem was a software modem? Also > > I have found on other motherboards that they use an implanted NIC by > > SIS. Try the sisxxx.o module (driver). > > > > > > > > On a side note.. most of those use a removable HD caddy which > > > did not work well on the machines I installed. The connector isn't > > > well made, and seemed to loose contact. I ended up removing > > > them and mounting the drive in the 3 1/2 slot. > > Re side note I have had good luck with my removable hard drive caddy. I > guess I was just lucky, although the hard drive that I had in the caddy > eventually crashed. I wonder if that had any thing to do with the thing > having been moved around quite a bit. > > Charlie > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > > - > > ============================ > > Tim M. Sanders > > MontaVista Software > > 2141 E. Broadway Rd,. Suite 108 > > Tempe, AZ 85282 > > http://www.mvista.com > > > > tsanders@mvista.com > > (480) 517-5032 (office) > > (480) 221-3472 (cell) > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >