Guest maddoccanis Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 i have tried two modems and cannot get mandrake 10.1 with kernal 2.4 to use either. first one was a ms usb modem, second was a us robotics 5699b pci modem. i thought the second was listed as compatible. maybe i'm wrong. i read somewhere that most external serial modems will work. can anyone tell we an inexpensive modem that will work. i by the way tried the setserial script with no luck.....doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsholden Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Best Data external serial modem. select retail box option and deselect all other options. Less than $19 includes cables and shipping. Great deal. http://www.gearxs.com/gearxs/product_info....roducts_id=3464 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Scrimpshire Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 I have a Creative ModemBlaster Serial Modem I used to use. It was pretty inexpensive and reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trio3b Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Modem Help Here are some notes made to myself on the road to getting internet connected with Linux....hope it helps. Just got on line with Amigo AMI-IA56 internal PCI dialup modem with Intel 536ep chipset. (google for it) Maybe this will help. 1. Your ISP must play nice w/Linux...mine didn't (AOL) , had to change ISP. 2. I guess you know that DSL thru LAN (NIC) connection is easiest. No drivers. Took about 4 minutes. 3. Next easiest is dialup with external serial (NOT USB) modem. Google for Best DATA or US Robotics ($20 - $65). No drivers. Takes about 10-15 min. to configure in Kppp. I bought one for the kid's PC at thrift store. ($4). Everyone's getting rid of older 56k ser. modems. (they work with linux and are faster than some int. PCI modems) 4. Of course I chose the most difficult install. This was my tutorial to myself after successful install. I cannot guarantee any success with your setup: Mandrake 10.0 download. KDE3.2 Konqueror 2.6.3-7 kernel Amigo AMI-IA56 internal hdwr PCI modem w/Intel 536ep chipset ($20) Intel 536ep modem install Install modem in PC make sure kernel source is installed by the following: (you must have your install cd's ready) open a terminal>logon as root(su)>enter password>then type: # urpmi kernel-source Must use EXACT drivers for EXACT modem for EXACT kernel version. Use the intel 536ep 4.69-mdk10-up.tgz file from Intel site. Drivers on modem disk are outdated (they are for kernel 2.4.x) Use GUI to create empty folder in /home/user/ ....named Intel copy .tgz file to folder using GUI unzip the file by one of the following methods: In terminal: # tar -zxvf <filename>.tgz the file will be unzipped into a new folder in the Intel folder OR In the GUI (Konqueror) right click the .tgz file>choose actions>choose extract here. Again, new folder will be created in Intel folder. Use whichever method DOES NOT impose locked permissions on the unzipped files. Follow instructions in the readme created in the unzipped folder. Go back to terminal: move into the directory created by the unzip action by: # cd <filename directory> # make clean # make 536 #make install reboot PC this will create a /dev/modem/ link. Use this setting in the Kppp dialer. The Kppp dialer is a completely different project once you have loaded the drivers. If you need help, I will try to post, but am still experimenting with modem commands...... ...slower connect speeds (28800 - 45000) actually give the best combination of speed AND stability. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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