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Author: Tom Karickhoff
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Subject: Compaq laptop modem
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I have a Compaq Pcmcia 28.8 w/telephone adapter that I will sell for cheap.

Derek Neighbors <> wrote: I think the presario's had 'winmodems' which have problems on linux,
though I thought someone was working on getting them working under
linux.

You can pick up a pcmcia modem card that works for linux pretty cheap and
if you drop 80 bucks or so you can get a combo ethernet/modem that works
under linux.

-Derek

On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Joseph Gledhill wrote:

> 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)
>
> thanks in advance
>
> Joseph
>
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<P>&nbsp;I have a Compaq Pcmcia 28.8 w/telephone adapter that I will sell for cheap.&nbsp;
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<P>&nbsp; <B><I>Derek Neighbors &lt;&gt;</I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I think the presario's had 'winmodems' which have problems on linux, <BR>though I thought someone was working on getting them working under <BR>linux.<BR><BR>You can pick up a pcmcia modem card that works for linux pretty cheap and <BR>if you drop 80 bucks or so you can get a combo ethernet/modem that works <BR>under linux.<BR><BR>-Derek<BR><BR>On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Joseph Gledhill wrote:<BR><BR>&gt; I was recently gifted a Compaq Presario 1810 laptop. I have purged it <BR>&gt; of the viruslike OS and installed Linux Mandrake 8.1 and all runs great <BR>&gt; except for the stupid modem. I tried using lspci and less /proc/pci to <BR>&gt; find some info on the device but it does not appear several other <BR>&gt; devices appear and I can account for all of them but no modem. Is it <BR>&gt; possible that this modem is so wiggle-jacked that the kernel doesn't <BR>&gt; even find it as a pci device? (kernel 2.4.17)<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; thanks in advance<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Joseph<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; ________________________________________________<BR>&gt; See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; PLUG-discuss mailing list - <BR>&gt; http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss<BR>&gt; <BR><BR>________________________________________________<BR>See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail.<BR><BR>PLUG-discuss mailing list - <BR>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss</BLOCKQUOTE><p><br><hr size=1><b>Do You Yahoo!?</b><br>
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