Re: my 56k dialup internal modem (V.92 Data/Fax/Voice) is not working on linux
- From: ibuprofin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Moe Trin)
- Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:56:14 -0600
On Sun, 28 Jan 2007, in the Usenet newsgroup linux.redhat, in article
<epjrmf11pfp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Joe Cipale wrote:
Moe Trin wrote:
What KIND of 56k internal V.92 Data/Fax/voice modem do you have?
I typically solve the 'Winmodem' problem by using an External Modem. I
have used a
ActionTEC 56K External for over 5 years now without a single hiccup.
Internal verses External is a religious subject, with all kinds of "pro"
and "con" reasons. Some claim they are better for this reason, with the
other party claiming that their stance is better for a different reason.
Neither will ever agree that the other may have a point.
I have NEVER had any luck with internal Winmodems for linux, be it RH,
Suse, Mandrake, etc...
You won't get a disagreement from me. I've got better things to use my
CPU cycles for than to emulate hardware that the manufacturer left out
to save a buck on manufacturing costs. But not all internal modems are
winmodems. Using Rob Clark's rather dated web page:
[compton ~]$ grep -E '^ (LM|OK|WM|\?) ' isa_list.txt.12.02.04
pci_list.txt.12.02.04 | cut -d' ' -f4 | sort | uniq -c | column
438 ? 80 LM 174 OK 277 WM
[compton ~]$
Admittedly, most of those identified as OK were ISA (as was the original
US Robotics model 5683 Winmodem - the one that started it all), none the
less there are at least 17 real hardware modems using the PCI bus.
The problem with _external_ modems is that modern systems are less likely
to have the classic RS-232 serial ports. Remember, it's an old fashioned
specification that originated in 1969 - over 12 years before the IBM PC.
The replacement is USB, and that interface is fast enough for winmodems.
That old web page noted
[compton ~]$ grep -E '^ (LM|OK|WM|\?) ' usblist.txt.12.02.04 | cut -d' '
-f4 | sort | uniq -c | column
69 ? 4 LM 8 OK 10 WM
[compton ~]$
and you're back to the compatibility problems. Yes, there are USB to
RS-232 adapters, but how much longer do you expect modem manufacturers
to build RS-232 modems?
Old guy
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