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Old 06-12-2005, 06:32 PM   #1 (permalink)
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hi.
my first post.
i hv installed linux on an amd athlon m/c.
got two problems.
1.my 2600+,2.13 GHZ processor is recognised as 26600+,1.92 Ghz pro.tried a bios upgrade but to no avail.what to do?
2.my pctel modem isn't detected by Red Hat 9.

pls help.
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Old 09-12-2005, 06:03 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Post this in the open source section.
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Old 10-12-2005, 09:07 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Linux 9 is old,try Fedora or Ubuntu or debian ////
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Old 10-12-2005, 09:12 AM   #4 (permalink)
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yes, its due to an old distro, jus move on and install some new one... try Fedora Core 4 or wait for 5....

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Internal modems don`t work in GNU/Linux
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Old 10-12-2005, 09:38 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Internal modems don`t work in GNU/Linux
They do work but not always...

About pctel modem just see the driver cd came with your board as mostly pctel modem comes with linux drivers . the instructions are also there.
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Here is the driver source code link download,compile install..may be before use'checkinstall' package for ease.have gcc alredy installed
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/pctel-linux/
this link too will be useful:
http://www.peacefulaction.org/sayamindu/pctel.html
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@prakash I have a PCTEL modem too.Can I make it work in Ubuntu live cd.
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ok..I tried it says only kernel 2.4 supported...What do I do..I downloaded the 0.9.7 version of the driver
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linux problem resolved.thanx.but what about the processor speed?
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It worked for you ?
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modem was detected by fedora core 4.thnx
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In the case of Linux for all new devices to be detected
use the latest version of Linux for your system to work
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Whats your modem again..Pctel HSP56 ?
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