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Re: Onboard Modem



Fernando Augusto Bender wrote:
> Fellows!
> 
> Just to know it: Does somebody here experienced putting this onboard
> modem to work on linux?
> 
> I connect to Internet through LAN, but I want to try doing it with a
> cell phone, as we got phone call credits from the Telco every month
> which we do not use completely.
> 
> I have find out a equipment that connects the modem to the phone, so the
> cell phone will act as a wireless phone line.
> 
> I just need to make my Loyal Debian find out the onboard modem.
> 
> It's an old dream of mine, to access the Internet in Linux on a dial-up
> modem. It has never worked before. But now I feel strong enough to
> charge again.
> 
> What I know:
> 
> Take a driver that suits the kernel if its binary.
> If it's the source: compile it, but the souce must be able to be
> compiled by the current version of gcc or something like that of the
> system.
> If it's not the case, you have to force some flags like: kernel_version,
> or others.
> Well, I have passed through this before with no success.
> But it's morning now, and I want to try it again.
> 
> Something changed in this process?
> 
> So any suggestion?
> 
> Thank you for your attention.
> 

In order to help, we need to know what type of modem.  What is the
output of `lspci -v` on your system?

-Roberto

-- 
Roberto C. Sanchez
http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto

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