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Hope you will help me.I tried to use internet through modem.Its working fine in Windows-XP.But I tried it in Mandriva-2006.
I really don't know how to start.I tried something and found nothing
helpful .My modem is "AC97 Data Fax SoftModem with SmartCP" .In Mandriva contol center I found information about this as follows.
Identification
Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
Description: IXP AC'97 Modem
Media class: COMMUNICATION_MODEM
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 20
PCI function #: 6
Vendor ID: 4098
Device ID: 17272
Sub vendor ID: 4156
Sub device ID: 12433
Misc
Module: snd-atiixp-modem
I also tried KPPP .But it is telling me that "THE DEVICE IS BUSY".
Please help me.I am being vexed with LINUX .If this continue I may
leave it.
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.My modem is "AC97 Data Fax SoftModem with SmartCP" .In Mandriva contol center I found information about this as follows.
