I am a newbie when it comes to Linux so please bear with me. I have just installed Mandrake Linux 8.1 on my PC (KDE, AMR micro modem, PC Chips mobo, AMD Duron @ 1000mhz, 128megs ram). The install went fine but when I try to connect to the internet I get a message saying "sorry, your modem is busy". My PC is set up with both Windows 98 and Mandrake 8.1 (dual boot), my modem works fine in windows but not in Mandrake. I have tried to adjust all the modem settings from within KDE but to no avail. I hope I am just a newb missing something simple, and that it is not a matter of Mandrake 8.1 not being able to work with the AMR slot on my motherboard. Any help would be great.

Thank You!
Robert McGhee

UPDATE

OK, upon searching the net for an answer to my question I found a page with some linux modem drivers for my modem, however the instructions on installing these drivers are as foreign to me as German. Can anyone please translate the following instructions into newbie english for me? Also, are these the right kernals to use with mandrake 8.1?

On this page you will find working Linux drivers for the SiS730s PC Tel AMR modem for kernels 2.4.7 thru to 2.4.18.

Kernel 2.4.7 to 18: <<pctel.tar.gz>> <<install>> <<ptserial.tar.gz>>

PCTEL Linux driver for MR-based Motherboard with SIS 630, SIS 635, or SIS 730 core logic
Driver Version is V4.27.215
Linux Kernels 2.4.X series where X = 7 to 18
Kernel Version = ON

Steps:
1) log in as 'root'
2) copy all the files into any but the same directory
3) chmod 777 install
4) run the ./install script to compile and load the modules.

If running successfully, copy the pctel.o and ptserial.o files from your lib directory (sub-directory of where you un-tarred and compiled the drivers) into your /lib/modules/kernel-version/misc/ directory and add 'pctel' and 'ptserial' entries in your /etc/modules file. The modem drivers will be then loaded upon each boot.