Re: Etch + USB Modem -- Supported?

[Bruno Delalleau <chessboy@club-internet.fr>]

On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 11:28:54AM -0700, Ted Williams wrote :
> hi
> 
> i need to get another (dial-up) modem for my linux
> box. does the most up to date version of Etch support
> USB modems 'out of the box?' (ie- without a lot of
> heavy configuring, like kernel recompiling.) 
> 
> and if so, which USB modems are known to work well
> with linux/Etch?
> 
> [i wanted to go with USB, if possible, so i could
> switch it easily from one box to another.]
> 
> thanks!
> 
> 
>        
Hi,

I'm using here a Sagem Fast 800 modem USB type, with kernel 2.6.22.6
on etch:
no major problem to let it work. If I remember well you have just to
download a firmware from the Sagem site; the kernel provides the
driver. 

Bruno

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Bruno Delalleau
Debian Etch user
Linux since 1998
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