At Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:37:18 +0200 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > Robert Heller wrote: > > At Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:05:49 +0200 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> > >> I'm currently searching for a PCI modem that will be used to receive faxes. I've tried out a few modems but they all use conexant chipsets, which need out-of-tree kernel drivers and currently doesn't work here (kernel oops when the installation script modprobes the driver). > >> > >> Does anyone know of a PCI modem that works out of the box with in-tree kernel drivers? > > > > Does it *have* to be a PCI (internal) modem? Except for a few *very > > expensive* ones (3Com/US Robotics *used* to make one I think), they are > > all 'controllerless' modems (aka 'winmodems'). Controllerless modems > > are poorly support under Linux, and there is little or no motivation > > for the kernel developers to bother supporting them. It might actually > > be easier to get an old ISA modem card (off eBay), except modern > > computers don't have ISA busses anymore :-). > > > > It would actually be cheaper (and far easier) to get an *external* > > RS232 modem. At worst you'll need a serial port card (Lava's PCI > > serial port cards are quite well supported). In effect the > > combination of a Lava PCI serial port card and a RS232 modem would be a > > PCI modem, although the 'modem' itself would be external. > > > > Hi > > It doesn't need to be a PCI modem, but I would prefer one because everything can be nicely tucked away than and it's less wiring. But if only oldskool external serial modems do the job I'll use that then. > > Just to confirm, something like this one: http://www.usr-emea.com/products/p-dialup-product.asp?prod=hom-5631a&loc=bene will just work out of the box? Yes it will. I downloaded the PDF and the magic incantation 'RS-232' was there. > > > Thanks, > > > Glenn > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software -- Download the Model Railroad System http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows heller at deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/