Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 08:11:42 -0700 From: "John Hengstler" <john@hei.net> To: "Mike Smith" <msmith@freebsd.org> Cc: <hardware@freebsd.org>, <current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Unknown Devices Message-ID: <001501bfcf00$5b905b00$83a3ded1@hei.net> References: <200006051523.IAA17373@mass.cdrom.com>
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I don't know that what the actual modem is inside. The system is a Compaq Presario 1200. I am waiting for the compaq restore CD to reinstall the windows side to figure out what really on here. (Needs a compaq driver?) John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Smith" <msmith@freebsd.org> To: "Eaglez" <eaglez69@yahoo.com> Cc: "John Hengstler" <john@hei.net>; <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>; <hardware@freebsd.org> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 8:23 AM Subject: Re: Unknown Devices > > Well, i'm not sure about 5.0's new funky support (i > > mean, if it supports the SB Live, who knows), but in > > the past, PCI modems have never been supported, > > because they all tend to be win modems (only MS > > windows drivers available). I'd advise possibly an > > external modem. (Hey, they're probably still cheaper > > than USB modems, although i'd go with that if it IS > > somehow cheaper.) > > Watch out - some USB modems are also WinModems. > > -- > \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith > \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org > \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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