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[Marghanita da Cruz]

Martin Barry wrote:
> $quoted_author = "stephen at melbpc.org.au" ;
>> There is one exception. Modems. Ubuntu probably sensibly, does not
>> like modems, has no modem drivers .. & it's rather a effort to get
>> one working with Ubuntu. But then, this probably lessens spam over
>> the world, so it's no big deal imho. But otherwise, the DVD distro
>> from my local computer shop does everything Windows does, and more.
> 
> Linux (and in turn Ubuntu) handle old style external modems just fine. It's
> just another serial interface and everything "just works".
> 
> The issue is so called "win-modems" where they save money on the hardware by
> implementing functionality in software. Therefore, without the right driver
> and firmware, they are effectively useless.
> 
> Very few of these provide Linux drivers and very few have been reverse
> engineered to get an open source driver working.
> 
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Marty - thanks for jogging my memory.

I encountered and documented my solution.
See "Getting the modem to work" here:
<http://www.ramin.com.au/linux/linux-log1.html>

Marghanita
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