Re: modem for potato
On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 01:09:02 +0100, Gerard Robin <jag.robin18@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 08:44:19PM -0600, John Hasler wrote:
> > Gérard writes:
> > > When we buy a modem we get the driver for this modem but unfortunetly it
> > > is for windows not for linux.
> >
> > External modems do not require drivers.
> >
> > > My problem for the moment is to find a second-hand modem which works fine
> > > with a 486 and potato.(i.e. such that potato contains the suitable
> > > driver)
> >
> > External modems do not require drivers.
> >
> > > If I was able to write a driver...
> >
> > External modems do not require drivers. They merely require appropriate
> > configuration. I suspect that the modems you were unable to get to work
> > had their internal registers loaded with wonky values so that they did not
> > respond properly. The fix for this is to connect to the modem with a
> > program such as minicom and reconfigure it.
What about external USB modems? And PCMCIA modems. Some still are
winmodems or require drivers. All I'm saying is that your statement is
a bit too broad.
--Jonathan
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