Tom Achtenberg wrote:
> 
> My guess is it is a winopdem and if so it will not work with Linux.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Gledhill [mailto:joseph@lvmsystems.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 8:40 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Compaq laptop modem
> 
> I was recently gifted a Compaq Presario 1810 laptop.  I have purged it
> of the viruslike OS and installed Linux Mandrake 8.1 and all runs great
> except for the stupid modem.  I tried using lspci and less /proc/pci to
> find some info on the device but it does not appear several other
> devices appear and I can account for all of them but no modem.  Is it
> possible that this modem is so wiggle-jacked that the kernel doesn't
> even find it as a pci device?  (kernel 2.4.17)
> 
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winmodems can work on linux - see <http://www.linmodems.org>

also check out <http://www.linux-laptop.net> - find the closest thing to
what you got - it's awesome how much this site helps with laptops.

Craig