[nmglug] fax modem pci card

[BrianO'Keefe]

thanks Jason. I don't have a card yet and it would certainly help to 
know which are supported before I run out and buy one. Any ideas of how 
to do that?
Thanks again

On 10/15/2010 12:12 PM, Jason Schaefer wrote:
>> the free software program. It's in the Ubuntu repositories. However, I'm
>>      
> Looks like a cool software, similar to hylafax but simpler, maybe.
> You need to check if the pcmcia modem card is supported. Plug it in
> and type dmesg, it will give you an idea if its supported or not. Test
> the modem with minicom. Set minicom to query /dev/ttyS0 (this should
> be where your modem is, if its working). Do this as root or add
> yourself to the appropriate group. Maybe the fax group or uucp? Thats
> the overview, let me know if you need more detail. Oh, you can also
> use the graphical hardware configuration to test your modem ;-)
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