Thomas, Just $ lspci $ lspci -nv and copy the output to us. That will suffice for assessing whether your modem is an unsupported Winmodem or a supported Controller Chipset type. scanModem just automates the analysis. MarvS On 5/8/07, Thomas Laucomer <tlaucomer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Sirs; I am new to Linux. I have tried for several months to get onto the Internet,without success. I have a dual boot Win98/Ubuntu 6.10 system. My modem is US Robotics 3cp5610a, supposedly a pure hardware modem, not needing a driver, that Linux can use. I have followed instructions from books as well as help forums online, using the quite functional connection via Windows. In Win98 the modem is on COM5, IRQ 11, I/O 1048-104F. I've downloaded Gnome PPP, tried the 'Detect' button, it seems to think the modem is on ttyS1, though no connection despite switching through all the available /dev/ choices on the drop down bar. Tried wvdial & wvdialconf with no luck Your website came up in many threads, thus I tried to download scanModem.gz from your very own link. It appears to be downloading (the small red arrow pointing to a drive appears in my lower status bar) but then a web page that appears to have directional controls at the periphery appears, though the main screen is a dark blank screen, then a 'VRML' dialog box pops up, stating "Download error: Configturational heading error" or something similiar. I've tried this over the past 2-3 weeks, hoping this is a temporary problem, but it hasn't changed. Thus: 1. Downloading the scanModem utility has been unsuccessful, consequently 2. Attempting to follow the directions of most threads offering help has been pre-empted, thus 3. Cannot determine if indeed my modem is recognizable, or if the scanModem utility even has the ability to recognize it Sooooo, are there any mirror sites to download this apparently important tool? Is it needed? I have had a lot of enthusiasm for Linux, though several years ago I tried to use Caldera's OpenLinux in the same way, and never had any luck with many of the same issues. Now this computer is getting older, and ironically, somewhat sadly, I think, the Windows 98 OS is still working, albeit full of glitches, BSODs, yadda yadda, but it WORKS! and, it seems to have answers to its problems..... I remain resolute however, to figure Linux out, as I used to use Unix in research applications years ago, in magnetc resonance spectroscopy, and it was a rock solid platform. The PC platform computers were saved for gaming, seemed that was all they were good for... Hey, thanks if some of this is answerable, but if not I can keep dinking.. Tom Laucomer tlaucomer@xxxxxxxxxxx _________________________________________________________________ Make every IM count. Download Messenger and join the i'm Initiative now. It's free. http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=TAGHM_MAY07
