i usually install my computers connection easily, but fedora doesnt seem to like my modem it gives the errors 8 & 6, i dont know why or how ... i've tryed searching google talking to people and now its the forums' turn

im running ...

amd 2.0ghz processor
dual partitions... (me has good geometry ) - 80 gig hdd
2 video cards,
the modem @ ttyS0 or ttyS1, it registers as generic modem and doesnt work
windows xp pro sp2 on other partition(s)

and also my friend told me to run /sbin/lspci it returned null about the modem

Simply you've got a winmodem!

That's not a modem but a device that send tone line to cpu.

They doesn't work without proper Linux driver.

If you would able to make it works with other Linux distro it's due some distro maybe include softmodem firmware maybe Fedora doesn't.

Try to check out which chipset it uses or post the output of lspci.

Cheers

walker

d00d is there like a "normal modem" driver suitable for all modems?

A "normal modem" driver does exist , but you need a "normal model" to use it . Winmodems are not "normal" . The hardware makers deliberately cripple the model , so that it does not provide the full hardware functionality of a normal modem ( to make it a few dollars cheaper ) , but provide a driver which does that work itself . That driver is not open ( as in open source , free software ) . More importantly , the modem specifications are also not open - nobody knows the internal working of the modem , so nobody can write a driver for it without reverse engineering .

If you can post the details of your modem here , I may be able to help . Brand and model number , company name , et cetera .

Here are some notes made to myself on the road to getting internet connected with Linux....hope it helps.

Just got on line with Amigo AMI-IA56 internal PCI dialup modem with Intel 536ep chipset. ($12 - google for it)

Maybe this will help.

1. Your ISP must play nice w/Linux...mine didn't (AOL) , had to change ISP.
2. I guess you know that DSL thru LAN (NIC) connection is easiest. No drivers. Took about 4 minutes.
3.Next easiest is dialup with external serial (NOT USB) modem. Google for Best DATA or US Robotics ($20 - $65). No drivers. Takes about 10-15 min. to configure in Kppp. I bought one for the kid's PC at thrift store. ($4). Everyone's getting rid of older 56k ser. modems. (they work with linux and are faster than some int. PCI modems)
4.More difficult is internal PCI modem requiring drivers (which includes both soft and hardware modems) You must determine whether your modem is a softmodem or a hardware modem. If you insist on installing an internal PCI modem, be prepared to search for drivers. It could take 1 day or three weeks depending on lots of variables. Also, do not expect much tech support from the modem manufacturer, even if the modem is listed as being linux compatible.
Check here --> http://www.linmodems.org
or here --> http://www.modemsite.com