Gizenshya
August 21st, 2009, 05:32 PM
In Jaunty, I'm trying to connect my mom's comp to the internet... but the modem doesn't show up. The comp is an HP a6433w, and the modem is connexant (sp?). In windows it shows up as a "PCI soft data fax modem with SmartCP", nanufacturer CXT (which apparently means connexant).
I've googled till my face turned blue, and the only lead that I've found was from years ago about a site called "linuxant.com." The problem? They want to limit the hardware that I own to a trickle, and hold it ransom unless I pay them to use my hardware. I'll keep it clean, but you can probably guess what I suggest they do with their drivers...
But that info is years old. I haven't checked the exact model of my modem yet (lspci will work maybe?), but I'll post it asap. I'm just praying that there is some new info/options available since 2007.
This is the only thing keeping this computer attached to windows... and it's a biggie :'(
If I find no luck herem I'll try swapping a modem from another computer. All of the modems work with windows, and all are untried with linux.
let me know if you need any more info.
thanks in advance
[off topic] HP is clueless. Completely clueless. They said that they aren't trained for linux issues. Honest, and what I expected... so I started asking about windows and reformatting. After a LONG conversation about downloading a windows disk from the HP website (in vain) I was finally transferred to someone who informed me that there never was such an option. >.< [/off topic]
I've googled till my face turned blue, and the only lead that I've found was from years ago about a site called "linuxant.com." The problem? They want to limit the hardware that I own to a trickle, and hold it ransom unless I pay them to use my hardware. I'll keep it clean, but you can probably guess what I suggest they do with their drivers...
But that info is years old. I haven't checked the exact model of my modem yet (lspci will work maybe?), but I'll post it asap. I'm just praying that there is some new info/options available since 2007.
This is the only thing keeping this computer attached to windows... and it's a biggie :'(
If I find no luck herem I'll try swapping a modem from another computer. All of the modems work with windows, and all are untried with linux.
let me know if you need any more info.
thanks in advance
[off topic] HP is clueless. Completely clueless. They said that they aren't trained for linux issues. Honest, and what I expected... so I started asking about windows and reformatting. After a LONG conversation about downloading a windows disk from the HP website (in vain) I was finally transferred to someone who informed me that there never was such an option. >.< [/off topic]