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> Has anybody got this working yet. I can get Linux to open the modem, but
> stops immediately with 'Cannot get dial tone'. There's a message in
> /var/log/messages saying 'set IRQ', but the parms obtained by modinfo -p
> don't work. Any ideas, or somewhere where I can get some decent docs
> (are you listening PCTel?)

> > Has anybody got this working yet. I can get Linux to open the modem, but
> > stops immediately with 'Cannot get dial tone'. There's a message in
> > /var/log/messages saying 'set IRQ', but the parms obtained by modinfo -p
> > don't work. Any ideas, or somewhere where I can get some decent docs
> > (are you listening PCTel?)

> You aren't likely to be able to use this modem under Linux since the
> manufacturers of such modems write the software drivers only for
> Windows.  In order to get the driver specifications a non-disclosure
> agreement is required - so little effort is being devoted to writing
> the software from scratch.

> These are two links to checkout:

>   http://www.linmodems.org/
>   http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html/

> I'd say that you would be better off to just get a real modem,
> instead of asking a true multi-tasking OS to divert a significant
> amount of CPU time to do the work that properly should be done by
> hardware within the modem...

> --

> /* I gave up on politics when no matter who I voted for, I regretted it.
>  *    -- Pepper...and Salt, WSJ */

>> > Has anybody got this working yet. I can get Linux to open the modem, but
>> > stops immediately with 'Cannot get dial tone'. There's a message in
>> > /var/log/messages saying 'set IRQ', but the parms obtained by modinfo -p
>> > don't work. Any ideas, or somewhere where I can get some decent docs
>> > (are you listening PCTel?)

>> You aren't likely to be able to use this modem under Linux since the
>> manufacturers of such modems write the software drivers only for
>> Windows.  In order to get the driver specifications a non-disclosure
>> agreement is required - so little effort is being devoted to writing
>> the software from scratch.

>> These are two links to checkout:

>>   http://www.linmodems.org/
>>   http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html/

>> I'd say that you would be better off to just get a real modem,
>> instead of asking a true multi-tasking OS to divert a significant
>> amount of CPU time to do the work that properly should be done by
>> hardware within the modem...

>> --

>> /* I gave up on politics when no matter who I voted for, I regretted it.
>>  *    -- Pepper...and Salt, WSJ */

> That's not the answer I was looking for. I have a real external modem, but
> I'm fed up of knocking it over, and I'd just like to get the WinModem
> working. I've checked out the 2 links you gave me but they're no help at all.