Fry's all in one deals..

[kallen3@icircus.net]

> 
> 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" <tsanders@mvista.com>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> 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
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