Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 05:07:05 -0800 () From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> To: Alexander Dubinin <alex@nstl.nnov.ru> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Re[2]: Lucent WinModem 56K Message-ID: <Pine.WNT.3.95.981111050034.-11023B-100000@direct-source.com.direct-source.com> In-Reply-To: <13515.981111@nstl.nnov.ru>
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> :) Yeah, I know it :) For Windows - it need driver, but it working > under DOS also! (With driver, which make PnP setup, IMHO) > I'm asking - is it possible to set WinModem to be on given IRQ/DMA via > boot -c PnP settings, and use it as normal Internal modem, or it need > some kind of vendor-specific initialization? No... a Winmodem will not work under FreeBSD in any way shape or form. The problem is, the modem uses the system CPU and memory for it's operation. To do this you have to have special drivers. Since every Winmodem manufacturer assumes that their product goes into a Windows based PC, they wrote drivers. On the same token, it's not worth anyone's time to write FreeBSD drivers for the wide range of Winmodems on the market. As every single one is different! Besides, you're 10 times better off spending and extra $30 and getting a real modem. Now... as for your original problem, it's possible that your modem is not being reconized by the PNP driver because it's not a 'compatible' modem. (Supra, USR mostly) I had to have someone add the PNP ID string from my Boca Modem into the PNP code. So... your answer is probally to still look into investing in a new modem. Rick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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