Dial Up Modem Driver

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Bill Taylor wrote:
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> I purchased a dial up modem for my sister-in-law. (No DSL)  the modem is
> a SmartLink 56k PCI Modem and it came with the driver disk and I have
> found them in the Driver Directory on the CD.  My problem is how do I
> install the driver.  lspci does not show the modem as being there.
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Hi Bill,
if the driver on the CD doesn't specifically say it's a Linux Driver, 
you can't install
it without using an extremely large Hammer. :-) .  Windows software will 
not install on Ext3.

Easier to get an external Serial modem,  be careful of external USB 
modems, most
are "Win modems" software driven.  I have a USRobotics usr 5637 usb that 
just plugs in and works.
Set up dial up connection to  ttyACM0 and all works.
Hope this helps.
Take Care
Winton