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<H4>By James T. Dennis,
<a href="mailto:linux-questions-only@ssc.com">linux-questions-only@ssc.com</a><BR>
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>Reader Comments: Diamond WinModems:</H3>
<p><strong>From Joseph on Sat, 06 Feb 1999
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Greetings, O Guy of Many Answers!
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After buying a modem and not having any luck with it under Linux
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(a dual-boot Win98 and <A HREF="http://www.debian.org/">Debian</A> 2.0 system), I checked around
on the Diamond Multimedia Website. After searching for "linux,"
I was eventually referred to a nice FAQ on Traditional,
Controllerless (WinModem), and Software Modems by Diamond.
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This brought to my attention that I had bought a WinModem by
mistake. I was able to push my now-useless modem off on
relatives who were buying a computer, and I instead followed
the guide and bought a Diamond SupraExpress ISA (non-voice)
modem. I set it up manually with the jumpers on the card as
com3 and put it in. Windows kind of gawked at it at first, but
using the CD to install it instead of Windows default drivers
(as I can recall; this was a while ago), it was OK in Windows.
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I installed the new modem just before leaving the country
(and my computer) behind for a semester, so I can't say exactly how
well it worked, as I was unable to try it out. However, upon
booting into Linux, I was greeted with a new detection: ttySx
(where x is some number I've now long forgotten). By this, I believe
that it is functioning and happy, however, as I said, I was unable
to test it before leaving.
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As I have been scanning around, I have found people with problems with
Diamond modems who were wondering if they are WinModems. As I found
the Diamond guide rather helpful, I thought I'd pass it along to
you, for review and further distribution.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><IMG SRC="../../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)"
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> For the curious, that's <CODE>
<A HREF="http://www.diamondmm.com/products/white-papers/communications/c-less_paper.html"
>http://www.diamondmm.com/products/white-papers/communications/c-less_paper.html</A>
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You can alternately find it under the "Support"-&gt;"FAQ" selection at the
top of the main page. A word of warning, however. After reading the
last issue of Linux Gazette, I have found that the PCI version of
the Diamond SupraExpress modem does not work with Linux. I cannot
verify this, but the quote was quoting <A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/">Red Hat</A>. (2-Cent Tips)
Hope this clearifies things somewhat.
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-Joseph
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I still say: GET EXTERNAL MODEMS!
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(That was always safe until recently since nobody
and really messed up RS232C so bad that you couldn't
get your modem to work with Linux. With the recent
advent of USB and the impending release of USB modems
this will not be true for much longer. However,
Linux may support USB before there are any significant
number of USB modems on the market --- so we might
squeak in).
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Other than that, thanks for the pointer. I hope some
of our readers find it and learn from it.
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WinModems: &quot;JUST SAY NO!&quot;
(or &quot;RMA&quot; --- return merchandise authorization)
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<H5 align="center"><a href="http://www.linuxgazette.com/copying.html"
>Copyright &copy;</a> 1999, James T. Dennis
<BR>Published in <I>The Linux Gazette</I> Issue 38 March 1999</H5>
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