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

[Steven Saner <ssaner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Generally speaking, if the modem, printer, etc. says that it is
compatible with DOS, it will probably work with Linux, at least to
some extent. If you have a device with no documentation, on way to
tell would be to put it in a Win95 machine, boot it, and see if the
Win95 PNP detects the device and tells you what it is.


On Fri, Dec 04, 1998 at 11:18:34AM -0600, Thomas Wallis wrote:
> 
>       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...
> > 
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