From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lateralus.bright.net ([205.212.123.70]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15lCPt-0002d6-00 for ; Sun, 23 Sep 2001 12:47:41 -0400 Received: from starbase ([209.143.18.66]) by lateralus.bright.net with SMTP id <20010923164742.PTQE28799.lateralus@starbase> for ; Sun, 23 Sep 2001 12:47:42 -0400 Message-ID: <008301c1444f$37629fc0$3590fea9@starbase> From: "Thomas D. Ward" To: References: <028801c14341$0f820900$b1a57ad5@mshome.net> Subject: Re: USB modem with Linux? Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 12:45:55 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0080_01C1442D.AFD3E080" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0080_01C1442D.AFD3E080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, as far as I've known USB modems are supported under Linux.However, = you have to make sure you have kernel, and module support for USB = devices, and have the USB modems compiled in or as a module. Also it is worth a shot to try the Lucent Win Modem driver, and see if = that works.In a few cases that has gotten some good resaults for getting = some Win modems to work under Linux. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: djden=20 To: Speakup@braille.uwo.ca=20 Cc: suse-blinux@suse.com=20 Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 4:30 AM Subject: USB modem with Linux? Hello I am using SuseBlinux with hardware speech synth and Braille display = on com1 and 2. I only have a winmodem which uses virtual comport 4 and = will therefore not work with Linux. I only have two physical comm ports = on my machine. Is there any way around this? I wonder if any USB modems are supported = in Linux - specifics would be helpful? I do not think software speech is fully developed yet and the Apollo2 = is very responsive. Any help welcomed please. Thanks. ------=_NextPart_000_0080_01C1442D.AFD3E080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi, as far as I've known USB modems are = supported=20 under Linux.However, you have to make sure you have kernel, and module = support=20 for USB devices, and have the USB modems compiled in or as a=20 module.
Also it is worth a shot to try the = Lucent Win Modem=20 driver, and see if that works.In a few cases that has gotten some good = resaults=20 for getting some Win modems to work under Linux.
 
 
 
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From:=20 djden
Sent: Saturday, September 22, = 2001 4:30=20 AM
Subject: USB modem with = Linux?

Hello
I am using SuseBlinux with hardware = speech synth=20 and Braille display on com1 and 2. I only have a winmodem which uses = virtual=20 comport 4 and will therefore not work with Linux. I only have two = physical=20 comm ports on my machine.
Is there any way around this? I = wonder if any USB=20 modems are supported in Linux - specifics would be = helpful?
I do not think software speech is = fully developed=20 yet and the Apollo2 is very responsive.
Any help welcomed = please.
Thanks.
 
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