How can I get my WinModem(TM) to work with Linux?
Unfortunately, WinModems(TM) are completely incompatible with Red Hat Linux version 6.0 and earlier. There is no work-around for this issue at this time. The problem is that WinModems(TM) and similar type modems use the CPU to emulate various hardware that is removed to save on costs. These hardware parts that are removed would have to be “emulated” by the Linux kernel and would require the hardware maker of the modem to write such drivers. There are a few (very few) winmodem chipsets that are compatible with the 6.x versions of Red Hat Linux. The best place to go for more information on these versions is the www.linmodems.org and http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html. Both have links to information and drivers for various WinModems(TM). For Red Hat 7, there is, unfortunately, even less support. This is because many of the drivers available (such as the popular ltmodem driver) are compiled for versions of the Linux kernel that are old by today’s standard. Red Hat 7 ships with the
