Which country and city do you live in?
There are many Linux Users Group scattered over the world and someone
can probably help you directly, perhaps even do the job for you.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_User_Group and
http://www.linux.org/groups/
Jacques
Ann wrote:
Hi folks,
I am about ready to give up on Ubuntu, and unfortunately, resign myself
to being with Windows forever. I was very impressed with my Ubuntu,
until I discovered that because I have dial up internet access, and like
most people a Winmodem that Ubuntu doesn't automatically recognize, I'll
have to jump through a million hoops to maybe get a working dial up
connection. Isn't being punished by having to use dial up while everyone
else around you is getting broadband enough? LOL!
I am running a dual boot system with Windows XP & Ubuntu, which I
installed using the new "Install Inside of Windows' feature of 8.04.
This went completely without problems, and my Ubuntu works great, except
for the modem issue.
I have downloaded, when logged in to the XP side of my dual boot,
windows XP, the scanModem tool, but can't even get it to uncompress with
gunzip in my Ubuntu set up. Perhaps I am doing something wrong in trying
to copy the file from the folder where it was placed when downloading
through Windows? It is in a folder on my main C hard drive called
Downloads.
Anyhow, any advice, in the simplest of terms keeping in mind I have been
a Microsoft Windows slave for the past nine years,,would be helpful
here. Or, even a bit of encouragement? :)
Or, if another modem is recognized by Ubuntu and I can purchase this
particular brand somewhere for a reasonable cost, that advice would be
welcome as well.
Thanks.
~Ann
