I am a fairly inexperienced Linux user with Fedora Core 3 installed on a Presario V1000 laptop. I'm trying to find out whether any Linux driver exists for the internal winmodem and, if so, how to install it.

Scanmodem reveals:

Device at PCI_bus 00:1f.6

Class 0703: 8086:24c6

Modem: Intel Corp 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M)
AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01) (prg -if 00 [Generic])
Subsystem 103c : 08bc Hewlett-Packard Company : Unknown Device
Flaags: medium devsel, IRQ 11

I/O Ports at 2400 [size=256]
I/O Ports at 2800 [size=128]

The soft modem Subsystem operates under a controller

8086:24c6 82801DB ICH4


At first I thought it might be a Conexant HSF modem and tried the Linuxant driver but without success. Does anyone know what this modem really is and whether there is any support for it?

You could try searching sl-modem (smartlink). I'm not familiar with your distro but you could always try debian based live CD such ubuntu or kanotix and see if it works. (IT works for me, i'm using v1000 too)