> > I ask because I have never done that. I have stayed
> away from obvious
> > conflicting things like Win-Modems and Lexmark
> printers but I have never
> > paid more for Linux support.
> >
> I'm glad you never had to buy a more expensive system,
> particularly laptops, to
> get hardware which is supported. Many others have,
> definitely including me.
>
> --
I have had the opposite experience. I have had great success with the so called WinModems :)
The LinModems folks have been very kind and supportful[1]. Since about 2001-? to the present, I have had great success with Intel 536 EP modem, Smartlink Modems, LT Modem, and/or pctel Modems. I have a little space on the net dedicated to getting these WinModems going on several versions of Linux. I have one page dedicated to Smartlink Modems on Fedora[3].
Candidate PCI devices with modem chips are:
00:09.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 536EP Data Fax Modem
00:0c.0 Communication controller: Agere Systems Lucent V.92 Data/Fax Modem
00:0d.0 Modem: Smart Link Ltd. SmartLink SmartPCI562 56K Modem (rev 04)
00:0e.0 Communication controller: Agere Systems LT WinModem (rev 02)
For candidate card in slot 00:0e.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:0e.0 11c1:044e 1235:044e Communication controller: Agere Systems LT WinModem
For candidate card in slot 00:0d.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:0d.0 163c:3052 163c:3052 Modem: Smart Link Ltd. SmartLink SmartPCI562 56K Modem
For candidate card in slot 00:0c.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:0c.0 11c1:0620 11c1:0620 Communication controller: Agere Systems Lucent V.92 Data/Fax Modem
For candidate card in slot 00:09.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:09.0 8086:1040 8086:1000 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 536EP Data Fax Modem
All these modems are functional and working beautifully either with Fedora/Slax/Slackware which I use on my home systems.
About the LexMark printers, I *do* stay away from those as those are difficult to deal with, but with some patience and help they might work^{YMMV}
Regards,
Antonio
[1] http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/
[2] http://modemhelplinux.741.com/
[3] http://modemhelplinux.741.com/slmodemd-setup-1.html
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