Suse Linux and GVC ADSL Modem

[Peter Hiscocks]

Michael -

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll check them out. 

My next stop is going to be Pathcom, to see if they have any idea. It's
their recommended modem, it should work with Linux. Or we should go with a
different ISP, maybe.

Peter

On Sat, Jan 15, 2005 at 02:15:40AM -0500, Michael Hong wrote:
> > Suse did not recognize the GVC BB069 ADSL modem that connects to our ISP
> > (Pathcom), and to the computer via USB. (It did recognize the Canon
> > scanner, however, which is also a USB device.) After looking through the
> > manuals and browsing the internet, I can't find anything that (a) says
> > how to install a driver, if driver is needed and (b) what driver to use.
> > In fact, it looks as if USB ADSL modems are not all that common in
> > general.
> > 
> > Given that this may be a Toronto centric thing (USB GVC BB069 Modem), I
> > thought perhaps someone else in this group might have a solution. The Kernel
> > is 2.6.8.
> 
> Is this your modem?
> http://www.gentek.com/products.cgi?cat=879&sub=882&sku=BB0069 
> 
> If so, it may not be too promising because they seem to list linux
> compatibility for some of their other modems but not that one.
> 
> I found this as well... not sure if it will work though:
> 
> http://freshmeat.net/projects/eciadsl/
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
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