Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:50:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Linh Pham <lplist@q.closedsrc.org> To: David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com> Cc: John Sconiers <jrs@enteract.com>, Yan Chen <chessyproof@hotmail.com>, FreeBSD-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007241545060.33930-100000@q.closedsrc.org> In-Reply-To: <397CC637.B9999E35@acuson.com>
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On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, David Johnson wrote: > > > Modem: Aopen PCI Modem, under Win2000, it said HCF 56K PCI Modem > > Most PCI modems tend to be winmodems. This means that they will only > work under windows. All modem software that is normally onboard, such as > Vbis, etc., is now supplied as a windows driver. This is a Bad > Thing(tm). Not only does it mean you have no FreeBSD/Linux/Solaris > drivers, it also means that you don't really have a 56K modem, just a > 9600 baud modulator/demodulator. Even if you had Windows, this would > still be a bad deal. HCF modems are also a pain to deal with, even in Windows :) WinModems use the processor as the DSP and thus use pathetic drivers to do the talking. Linux has support for some Lucent WinModems, but I would definitely avoid PCI modems at all costs. You can probably find decent ISA 56K modems for around $60-80 dollars. Your best bet is to get an external modem or an internal ISA modem that does not have any fancy options (like speakerphone or CPU off-loading). You can probably spot a lot of WinModems by looking at their requirements. One, they require Windows. The next one is that they require a Pentium processor (many require MMX to off-load the DSP calls use to MMX instructions). If you look on the majority of WinModems, you will find the lack of a DSP. Modems with almost no hardware are almost always WinModems. // Linh Pham // http://closedsrc.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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