Debbie If you do a Google search for "Modem 3CXM556" numerous distributors will be returned. These are controller chipset (hardware) modems whose drivers are included in most Linux kernels. Conexant chipset modems are also well supported through Linuxant.com, through you would have to pay a one-time fee for full speed service. MarvS scanModem maintainer On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:58 PM, <ddailey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Okay. Thank you for continuing to try to help me with this. Meanwhile, I > have an unworking modem that can no longer be returned to the store and am > paying for a dial-up internet service that I cannot use. So, my next > question is this. If you cannot help me to get this modem to work, can you > give me advice on purchasing one that will work---for sure, in case I decide > to go that route. I know hardware modems are supposed to work out of the > box, but they do not seem to be available in the stores around here, and > searching on the internet has been confusing to me. Most product > descriptions don't seem to state whether or not they have controllers. Are > there specific brands and models that I can look for that are still > available and not obsolete, or somewhere I can go to look for that > information? Someone at the place where I bought the Agere modem told me > that my old U.S. Robotics modem burned out because it was too slow for the > modern internet. I don't want to make the same mistakes again. > > Thanks. > Debbie > > Quoting Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx>: > >> Debbie, >> >> Topic is not "Dead", just "dormant" or sleeping :( >> You have provided the things that we asked for, and we are still >> thinking about what might be needed? >> >> I am "out of ideas", I wanted to ask if there are users out there that >> have had success with agrsm- modems on usb. I know that there was >> another person on a related thread, but I don't remember if he/she was >> successful with it? >> >> Found thread here, but don't know outcome ? >> >> http://old.nabble.com/ID-047e:2892-Agere-Systems,-Inc.-%28Lucent%29-td21249887.html >> >> You have successfully installed the driver, run agrsm-test and >> wvdialconf does not find the modem. You have setup /dev/modem and >> /dev/ttyAGSR as the modem driver and system does not dial. >> >> Related usb/agrsm modem example by Marv is here: >> >> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-eighth/msg03863.html >> >> You have done that which is in the message. I hope someone offers >> suggestions to help you. >> >> Regards, >> >> Antonio >> >> On 6/29/10, ddailey@xxxxxxxxx <ddailey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all. I have not seen any response to the message I sent a week >>> ago, and am just wondering if someone is still working on my problem >>> or if the topic is dead. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> Debbie >>> >>> >> >> > > > >
