I heard alot about linux then I decided to install it on my PC. everything seem is more than perfect . .... the only problem I have is modem. I have internal US-Robotics but my friends told me that linux is not supporting winmodem....

anyway I purchased external U.S.Robotics (56K Message Modem,,,
Model: 04 5668-00)...still linux is not finding the modem...

I need your help please ... I hate to move back to MicroSoft Products....support me friends...


FYI
I am using Linux redhat 8.0


I only know how to work on the GUI ...... i don't know how to type the commands in linux......


i read some instruction but I don't know how to apply it in my machine

It is connected using serial port and it is working perfect in windows 2000

On the Internal modem, take the output of the command:

/sbin/lspci

write down the info about the modem and feed it into www.google.com/linux or look it up on www.linmodems.org. USR or maybe the chipset is Lucent and a lot of others have working drivers for winmodems out there... the odds are rather long, but they tend to work when they claim to: did on my laptop!

On the external, as root:

/sbin/modprobe serial
dmesg

See if there's some info about the kernel having seen the modem, it'll be at the end. Then either install or more likely just start the application kppp, its a pretty good dialer utility.

Cheers,

Finegan

P.S. Always avoid tagging a thread with Urgent, its sort of the forum equivalent of "ignore me"

Apply new updated driver and try using wvdial or minicom to connect to the internet ere that check out the serial port configurations.

first of all I would like to thank you finegan for your hint regarding urgent .... I will never say it again...

second .... let me tell you what is my setuation with linux:
@ the only thing I know about linux is that it an operating system
@ i downloaded 3 CDs from internet which has redhat 8.0
@ when I turn my PC i see 2 lines first line linux redhat and some numbers ....second line written DOS ( when I choose DOS windows 2000 professional run.
@ when I choose linux GUI interface run a guy wearing red hat and a blue back ground...then it will ask for the password I type root then I type the password after that I see screen similar to windows...


all what I am trying to say is I don't know where to type the commands...


please ...please ...please .... would you mind to write the details of configuring this modem ... and where to type commands if possible ...(BTY)...it is not urgent......... take your time but please please please in detail......

Wow, sorry about the lag, new years tends to do that and I haven't yet really recovered. All of those commands get typed in on a console application, there are a bunch, xterm, Eterm, Konsole, fiddle around under the "start menu-esque" options and you'll find them, although I suspect RH8 put a quick lanucher for a console of some flavor on the bottom left. From that prompt try those commands from above and we can see what we're starting with.

Cheers,

Finegan