RE: Windevices was: RE: [aclug-L] phoebe micro pci modem 56k

["John Alexander" <john.alexander@xxxxxxx>]

I typically just look to see if it has DOS level drivers. I realize that
there are a lot of devices out there that don't provide DOS level drivers
anymore, and that that doesn't necessarily mean that it won't work in Linux,
but that listing on the box, or a listing for Novell drivers, usually gives
you some insight into how well it will function under Linux.

As always YMMV, and my own $0.03236 ($0.02 after inflation)
JA

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> From: owner-aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Thomas Wallis
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 1998 11:19 AM
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> Subject: Windevices was: RE: [aclug-L] phoebe micro pci modem 56k
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>
>       This discussion brings up an interesting question.  How can you
> tell if a modem is a Winmodem or not?  Also, how about Winprinters?
> When I go to CompUsa or Best Buy, I see lots of PCI and ISA modems some of
> them pretty cheap.  I suspect that sooner or later, they will ALL be
> Winmodems, except for external ones.   Also, the printer situation is
> ugly.  Even on the manufacturer's websites, they don't say exactly
> WINPRINTER.  They tell you it works with Windows 95, 98, and NT.  That
> doesn't mean it wouldn't work with LINUX.   I often check Dejanews to find
> out about a particular printer under LINUX.  That is about all you can do,
> it seems.
>
>       Any thoughts?
>
>                               Tom Wallis
>
>
>
> >
> >
> > 1.  It's a PNP card that is really a full serial port and modem... In
> > which case you would need to get isapnp and get the PNP config right...
> > Or simply boot into Dos/Windows and use loadlin to hot boot linux.  Then
> > your modem will work... (Sometimes it's possible to "jumper" the
> > hardware to ignore PnP, but that's not very likely.)
> >
> > 2.  It's really one of those cheep-o Winmodems....  In which case, it is
> > not lilely to ever work with linux. So break out the cash for an
> > external modem and be done with it...
> >
> > -= bob =-
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