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by **Herbert Rub** » Sun, 22 Dec 1996 04:00:00

How do I get Linux to recognize it?

Win95 put it on com4, so I tried to use /dev/cua3 and pppd could not
use it. I had an older Sportster 28.8 that worked fine on com2.

any clues?

Herb

by **Not** » Sun, 22 Dec 1996 04:00:00

>How do I get Linux to recognize it?

>Win95 put it on com4, so I tried to use /dev/cua3 and pppd could not
>use it. I had an older Sportster 28.8 that worked fine on com2.

>any clues?

I think the Winmodem is not Linux compatible because they left out half
the modem, assuming Windoze would be there.
Sportsters are generally OK, but the way you wrote your post it looked
like maybe you have a winmodem.
If it is a sportster, try in back on cua1 if com2 works.
Good Luck

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by **William Robiso** » Mon, 23 Dec 1996 04:00:00

> How do I get Linux to recognize it?

Herb:
So many have written in, I can't resist, sorry....

Step 1.
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Obtain one of them little golf-ball size color
cameras that hook up to the back of the computer
somewhere...

Step 2.
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Hold the modem in front of the camera and take a
picture of the modem.

Step 3.
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Save the reference picture in a file on the disk.

Step 4.
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Hold the un-recgonized modem in front of the camera
and take a picture of it.

Step 5.
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Compare the files... If the bytres ma5tch it is now
recgonized as the same type opf modem...

Uh, please ignore this message until towards the end of March...
:)
-Willy

by **Andrew E. Miles** » Tue, 24 Dec 1996 04:00:00

: How do I get Linux to recognize it?
:
: Win95 put it on com4, so I tried to use /dev/cua3 and pppd could not
: use it. I had an older Sportster 28.8 that worked fine on com2.
:
: any clues?

Sure! Clue: You don't read enough messages :-)

The Winmodem does not work with Linux, because it does not have a UART.

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by **Jeff Davi** » Tue, 31 Dec 1996 04:00:00

> How do I get Linux to recognize it?

I may be wrong but I don't believe you can use the Winmodem with Linux.

I believe it requires Windows drivers to work.

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