HowTo intstall modem driver for Mandrake 9.2
 

I'm new to Linux and just installed Mandrake 9.2 Pro. My computer is a P3 with a winmodem. I have found a driver that is suposed to work and saved it on a floppy. The modem is a Conexant HCF 14f1:1036. My question is how do i install the driver and configure my modem?

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could you please post a link to the drivers you're asking about??

I was able to download a free version of the driver from http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hcf/...ds-mdk-x86.php It only works at 14.4K but they do sell a 56K driver for about $15

okay the first thing is to make sure you downloaded the right version...

which one did you download?? what kernel version are you using??

you can see your kernel version by doing a:

rpm -qa | grep kernel

I have kernel 2.4.44-10mdk and I downloaded this file "hcfpcimodem-1.01lnxt04082400full_k2.4.22_10mdk-1mdk.i586.rpm" Which is the one that was listed for my kernel.

i think you mean 2.4.22-10mdk, right?? there's no ".44"...

Yep, you're right 2.4.22

basically, you wanna copy the rpm.zip file from the floppy to the hard drive in linux...

then unzip it:

unzip hcfpcimodem-1.01lnxt04082400full_k2.4.22_10mdk-1mdk.i586.rpm.zip

that should give you an ".rpm" file and a LICENSE text-file...

to install the rpm, do a (as root):

rpm -i hcfpcimodem-1.01lnxt04082400full_k2.4.22_10mdk-1mdk.i586.rpm

then you can reboot and try the mandrake dial-up modem tool to configure the modem and connect to the internet...

Great, thanks for the help. I'll let you know how everything turns out :D

Additional Info
 

Along with installing the driver from Linuxant, I also had to install the following packages to make
this work for myself (MDK 9.2 on laptop: Compaq Evo N1020v Modem: HSF).
1. wvdial package
2. Kppp package

I then used kppp front-end to setup my ISP account and bang it worked.

I also played with wvdial program but I don't think its necessary, KPPP should be enough to make
the connection.

hth

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