Modem Blaster Flash isn't working !!! Help

Actually, I believe the Modem Blaster Flash is a Winmodem.  If you look at the specs on Creative's web site, unless it is an external modem, it requires Windows 95/98.  The external will use Dos, Win3.1, etc.  This implies (as with all external modems) that Linux and other OS's will work with it.  However, both the PCI and ISA versions of this modem require Win 95/98 (which implies no other OS's will work correctly, and thus a winmodem).  As for the Modem Master 9250, I can't find much info on it.  However, all of the other models of Modcem Master are winmodems (except the externals obviously).  See the following links for more info.

Creative Specs:

http://www.ctlsg.creaf.com/comms/modem56-v90/specs.html

Winmodems (Click "Show full list" and do a find on page from edit menu to find your modems - long list):

http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html

Good luck (and if all else fails, return the Blaster and get an External modem - guaranteed to work).

I went got me this new modem "Actiontec 56k Internal PCI call waiting Modem". On the modem's box it says supported OS's are win/3.1/95/98, OS/2, MacOs, and even linux. The modem installed fine in windows and works pretty well, and it's on Com 5. But when I went back to Red-hat, I saw there is no com 5 .. well I tried all the combinations and it say "sorry the modem is busy" ... Help please
This is happening because of my distro or kernel or what .... I just installed the official red-hat6.1... Again the modem is "Actiontec 56K Internel PCI call waiting modem" and it had support under lots of OSs ..
thanks for any help .. in advanced

by the way if you want to check out there web site the URL is ...

http://www.actiontec.com/products/modems/cwi/index.html

I believe you, but likely the issue is the PCI part.  I would suggest that you enter your BIOS and disable the serial ports (both) and then boot into linux.  Perhaps at this point, the modem will accept a different port and irq.  Try all 4 (ttyS0 - ttyS3) to see what response you get.  Honestly, even though they say it is supported, it may only be in the newer experimental kernels.  I know there is support for PCI modems being developed (its still somewhat early) but you have to download the latest development kernel (not the latest stable one) and upgrade.  It's kind of a pain if it is just for the modem.  Also, there is the potential for unresolved issues in that kernel to pop up because it is not completely stable yet.  Again, I must suggest as the easiest solution an external modem, even an Actiontec is fine, but external.  Of course, if you do this, you'll need a cable as well, and you'll have to go back into BIOS and reenable the serial ports.

So any external modem should work ????

I have never heard of any problems with an external modem.  They use the serail port's uart for flow control and communications.  There are no special requirements for them other than enabling the port in BIOS and configuring it for ppp in Linux.

this is yoranyo2000, I got me a new external modem and its working fine ... linux needs some hardware support really bad.

Why did you propose an answer to your own question under a different name?  Do you not wish to award me the points?

biard... man I am sorry. I will give you credit for this k ... tell me how to do that though ....

Oh, no problem.  I was just wondering what was up.

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