> My wife went and bought a 3COM USR PCI V90 modem challenging me
> to show that Linux supports it as good as ms* or, if otherwise,
> write a driver for it myself :)
I may be wrong here, but I believe that modem falls into the category
generally referred to as "WinModems". A quick check would be to look
for a "Minimum System Specification" on the box, as a non-winmodem
shouldn't need one but a WinModem inevitably does.
> Therefore, the question is - is it supported and where is the
> driver? If not, is someone writing a driver right now so that
> perhaps I can help by testing it and accelerate the process?
No idea, but I doubt it.
> If not, can some kind soul point to the relevant specs in case I
> do have enough time and courage to undertake writing a driver
> (at home!)?
The usual complaint against WinModems is that the manufacturers will
NOT release the specs to the Linux community, with the result that any
driver development has to start by reverse engineering the product to
find out how it works...
> I did altavista for it and found nothing (except adverts about
> how good it works under "other" OS).
Sounds about right...
Best wishes from Riley.
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| in other words, I can implement this XXXX feature, but I bet someone |
| else has already done so and is just about to release their patch. |
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