Are there softmodem solutions supported in any ubuntu repository?

NoOp glgxg at mfire.com
Mon Apr 23 23:10:00 UTC 2007


On 04/23/2007 11:20 AM, Luca Dionisi wrote:
> On 4/23/07, Badger <badgerclan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> If you read and follow the DialupModemHOWTO you should be able to determine
>> if your modem will work.
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkDevices
> 
> 
> Thanks for the link. I will be able to look at them later, not now.
> 
> I used scanmodem and now I know that my modem is a
> Intel 537. Or at least it seems to me so.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ubuntu+%2BIntel+537&btnG=Search
 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/98756

> 
> My first question is still open:
> if I succeed in enabling this softmodem, will I experience
> troubles when I use update manager in future?

No. But I wouldn't recommend doing *anything* "Ubuntu" from a dialup
modem. Ubuntu seriously lacks any reasonable softmodem/built-in DU modem
support.

> 
> Thanks for any help and be patient with me.
> 
> --Luca
> 





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