[Sheflug] Re: Trouble getting online

["J Simpson V21" <hubblesimpson [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Hi Everyone,

>
> Hi Janet,
>
> I have found a web site link for your modem, the file is rpm so you can
> install it under RedHat with point and click.
>
> http://www.motorola.com/softmodem/sm56_download.htm#linux
>
> Hope this is of some use.
>
> Install with.
>
>  rpm -i packagename.rpm
>
>
I will go and download the package.  It has been suggested before, but noone
said it is only certified for Redhat 7 and I missed that.  It's all a lot
clearer now I realise it's not meant to work.


> > Is it worth me bringing my machine over on Tuesday 23rd as I
> intend to come
> > over?

Is it worth bringing the machine???  Someone could load up Redhat 7,
although it seems a retro move.

>
> Think if you down load this with windows software and see if RedHat as
> mounted (see) your Linux Partition you will be able to install it on
> your linux system; look in
>
> /mnt/win_c
>
> Is this system a dual boot system?
>
> One of the members will be able to sort this out for you.
>

Right information about my system:

I have a 9.4gb hard drive, 2.1gb backup drive, cd player, cd writer and
floppy drive. 128mb memory, hoping to slot in a further 128 in the future.

In windows my modem is at com 4, which I understand is ttyS3.  On another
forum I was asked to run setserial /dev/ttyS3 and got back
/dev/ttyS3, UART: unknown, Port: 0x02e8, IRQ: 3

Which I was told means the modem is not enabled in the hardware.

My present set up is dual boot and then

				mb
hda2		/boot		102
hda3		/		2141
hda4				extended 2620
hda5		/home		2102
hda6		swap		510
hdd1		/mnt/shared	2014

So I am online through the Windows 98 side, I will download the drive and
put it on my backup drive, which I think I should beable to access from
Redhat.

If this further information changes what you all told me above please let me
know.

Regards

Janet


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