Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2141 mails)

[jlkreps@xxxxxxxxx (Jerry Lynn Kreps)]

Yatsen Ng wrote:
> 
> O.k., I found out that my modem won't work under Linux. Same goes for my
> soundcard.  I was warned about this in the book "Mastering LINUX". The
> writer, Arman Danesh, says  '...you are best off without a Plug-and-Play
> modem, and should really consider spending the small amount of extra
> money required to get an external modem'. Too bad I took notice of Linux
> after I got my new rig. My question is; is there an internal modem that
> will work under Linux or will I have to get an external one? If I do
> need to get an external modem, is an E-Tech a good choice? Any
> suggestions? Thanks.
> 

I had the same problem with the internal modem that came with my Sony
VAIO.
I yanked it and attached an EXTERNAL Zoom V90 56K FaxModem and it works
great!
(I chose Zoom because they cost less)
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