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
