Networking :: modem

an isa winmodem?

No idea if using "lspci -v" would give more information, but you could run "dmesg" to see system logs.

Well, I don't know what to do next. Win 98 says it's an ISA modem, but if you look at the specs on the hp/compaq website they claim it's a lucent. Thing is, tttXXX17 doesn't work. Maybe it's something I'm doing wrong, I'm new to Linx and DSL. I was thinking of trying a frugal install, cause I can't seem to write to the floppy or the usb flash drive although they are apparently mounted and I was able to format a floppy.

You're not doing "something wrong". The lucent winmodems can come with either a PCI or an ISA interface.
http://www.modem-help.com/Compaq....nt).php

I had hoped that yours had a PCI interface but that an IRQ conflict had interferred with its function. Had I been thinking more clearly, I would have assumed first that the absence of a listing for your modem in the lspci output probably indicated that the modem used an ISA interface.

One report of success with a linmoden driver on a presario 1245 is cited below:
http://tuxmobil.org/modem_ci10024.html

Happy Hunting.

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