From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 1 08:36:46 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9063237B401 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 08:36:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net (sccrmhc13.comcast.net [204.127.202.64]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B727443F75 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 08:36:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com) Received: from be-well.ilk.org (be-well.no-ip.com[24.147.188.198]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with ESMTP id <2003070115364401600kveoqe>; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 15:36:44 +0000 Received: from be-well.ilk.org (lowellg.ne.client2.attbi.com [24.147.188.198] (may be forged)) by be-well.ilk.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h61Faisi004584; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 11:36:44 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com) Received: (from lowell@localhost) by be-well.ilk.org (8.12.9/8.12.6/Submit) id h61FaeMo004581; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 11:36:40 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: be-well.ilk.org: lowell set sender to freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org using -f Sender: lowell@be-well.no-ip.com To: Brandon Beamer References: <5.0.2.1.0.20030630205834.01e10bc0@jinzougen.net> From: Lowell Gilbert Date: 01 Jul 2003 11:36:40 -0400 In-Reply-To: <5.0.2.1.0.20030630205834.01e10bc0@jinzougen.net> Message-ID: <447k728div.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> Lines: 18 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dial-up Modem Problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 15:36:46 -0000 Brandon Beamer writes: > I just installed FreeBSD5.0-RELEASE and I'm trying to set up my > internal PCI modem for dial-up internet connection. The modem is a > Diamond Multimedia SupraMax 56i, and it's not being detected. I've > played around with /boot/device.hints and the kernel configuration, > and I have no idea how to get FreeBSD to detect my modem. I don't know > whether or not it's a winmodem, I don't think it is. It is. And Diamond seems to have changed chipsets on it while keeping the same model name, so you'll need to figure out the chipset on your own. > If it turns out > that setting this modem up will eventually be a futile effort, please > help me out in choosing a modem that will work for sure. An external serial modem has always been safe.