Guest gegalla Posted January 31, 2003 Report Share Posted January 31, 2003 I've just instlalled mandrake 9 0 and for the most part it seems to work properly. I have one problem though, mandrake has not reconized the intel modem. I thought this modem would work because it is said to be a hardware based modem. The intel site does offer a llinux driver for this modem so that seems to ba a start. The mandrake starter guide doesn't offer much in the way of a process to get mandrake to recognize the modem. How do I get mandrake to recognize the modem ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counterspy Posted January 31, 2003 Report Share Posted January 31, 2003 heck to see if your modem is listed here: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/hardware.php3 and if not get the Intel driver and install it. Counterspy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gegalla Posted February 1, 2003 Report Share Posted February 1, 2003 I've downlaoded the intel driver in winxp, thiis is the only internet I have since mandrake isn't working. How do I install it in linux? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryt Posted February 1, 2003 Report Share Posted February 1, 2003 Well, maybe I can get you started a little. I'm old and my memory isn't too good any more ;) If you can't find it mentioned on the mandrake site, don't feel too bad, it might still work. They are sometimes incomplete. Do a cat /proc/pci from a console to see if it is listed. I assume you have the modem card in a pci slot? Pull the kppp program up and click setup/modem/device, click device/ttyS0 if it is on comm 1 or ttyS1 for comm 2 etc. and click query modem on those, have you found it yet? Also query /dev/modem while in there. If you can't find it that way maybe you do need the intel driver and maybe it's not really a hardware modem? So if that's the case you will need to move the driver into a folder in maybe your home directory which you might want to create and call it something like 'modem' or whatever you wish.If it is a .tar or .tar.gz file you will need to open it up with (if it is .tar) 'tar -xvf (name of file) or if .tar.gz 'tar -xzvf (name of file) After you have opened the file it may create a directory and some other files, hopefully one will be a 'readme' to instruct you as to what you must to to install it and maybe edit some config files such as /etc/modules.conf and such. check 'man tar' for more info on dealing with such files. You might also do from a console 'dmesg | less to read the bootup hardware detection messages to see if the modem is mentioned. Hope some of this helps Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gegalla Posted February 1, 2003 Report Share Posted February 1, 2003 Thanks Layyt for the useful reply, this might get me over the hump. I've checked in the k konsole and the hardware listing shows no modem. I've setup kppp and when I try to connect i get a message like no dev/modem. I will get the driver iinto mandrake. And use your info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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