I'm not at all sure where you are up to. However, there is a significant difference between Linux recognising a device and Linux having a driver for it. A few months ago I installed a Netcomm (Australian brand) internal modem. It uses a Lucent chipset. It was a new computer, and first I installed Linux. Linux immediately recognised that the modem was there, it finds it by inspecting the PCI bus. I then went to the linmodems website and located the driver for the Lucent chipset, downloaded it and built it according to the instructions. When that was complete I was able to use the modem to dial the number of my mobile phone and so confirm it worked. Similarly, Linux recognises the AMR devices on the motherboards of many modern motherboards, but it doesn't do anything useful with them. On Saturday 24 August 2002 04:04, Darragh wrote: > once more. I may have this completely wrong, but if Linux recognised my > modem, why was the wvdialconf command not working? I suppose, It wasn't > just telling me that it couldn't find a modem, it told me that the modem -- Cheers John. Please, no off-list mail. You will fall foul of my spam treatment. Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb