Re: PCI modems

[Siddharth <s_kashya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 So, which kind of Internal, and External modems work well with Linux??

  Thanks,
  
      Siddharth.



On Fri, 4 Jun 1999, Vinay Avasthi wrote:

> Here is a section of Linux MODEM HOW-TO
> 
> 4.5.  Which Internal Modems are Best to Avoid ?
> 
>  7  ``Avoid: winmodems'' or the like.  They will NOT work at all
> 
>   7  ``PCI Modems'' seldom work under Linux
> 
>   7  ``MWave and DSP Modems'' might work, but only if you first start
>      Windows/Dos each time you power on your PC
> 
>   7  Modems with ``RPI (Rockwell)'' drivers work but with reduced
>      performance
> 
> It does not say that all the PCI modems will not work, but PCI modems
> definitly are a problem
> under Linux.
> 
> VA
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Atul Chitnis wrote:
> > 
> > > >I was told that in general PCI modems have problem in working under
> > > >linux
> > >
> > > Is it true? Can somebody please confirm it?
> > 
> > Nope, no issues with PCI. Linux loves PCI. Linux hates *WinModems* (which
> > usually are PCI based), but that doesn't apply to every PCI device, just
> > WinModems that don't have their own brains and depend on Windows DSP
> > drivers (that's "brains"???) to work.
> > 
> > Atul
> > 
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