Dave, Read the InfoGeneral.txt For a few dollars more, it is worth buying a Controller Chipset (hardware) modem, whose serial drivers are provided in every Linux releases. If you buy one of the winmodems, drivers will have to be compiled with every kernel update. MarvS On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Dave Grandeffo <davegran@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Marvin Stodolsky wrote: > > > > Dave, > > > > The package dmfe_1.43.tar.gz contains code for: > > A Davicom DM9102/DM9102A/DM9102D fast ethernet driver for Linux. > > THis is not a modem driver, and scanModem did not recognize a PCI > > modem card on your System among expected PCI card categories. > > > > If you are confident that your modem function is on a PCI card do: > > $ lspci > > which will output in format: > > PCIbus Description_of_card > > try to recoginize the modem line therein (which is what scanModem automates). > > Then among the output of > > $ lspci -nv > > copy out the stanza with the same PCIbus > > and send us this stanza and the "lspci" line too. > > > > MarvS > > scanModem maintiner > > Marv, > First of all, thank you SO MUCH for jumping in on my problem! Second, I > must apologize! I pulled the computer apart and you are absolutely > right; it IS an ethernet card. I am SO embarrassed! I'll get myself a > REAL modem and try it again. Any suggestions for a PCI modem that will > work with Linux? Perhaps you can point me to a list of either modems to > get or modems to avoid....? > > Best Regards, > > -- > Dave Grandeffo > >
