Linux notebooks by Hewlett-Packard

[alan]

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005, Reshat Sabiq wrote:

> kevin.kempter at dataintellect.com wrote:
> 
> >It does have a modem, a nic port and built in centrino wireless. I have never 
> >attempted to use the modem. The nic port worked upon install of FC3 and once 
> >I installed the ipw2200 drivers the wireless network worked as well.
> >
> >I did take a look at the hardware browser and the modem does not show up. Not 
> >a good sign for the modem I expect.
> >
> >
> >
> >On Thursday 25 August 2005 10:14, Claude Jones wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>On Thursday 25 August 2005 10:57 am, kevin.kempter at dataintellect.com wrote:
> >>    
> >>
> >>>If you are still looking for a laptop I highly recommend looking at the
> >>>Sony Vaio laptops.
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>Any chance it has a modem, and it works?
> >>--
> >>Claude Jones
> >>Bluemont, VA, USA
> >>    
> >>
> The built-in modem on my curent laptop doesn't work either. But i have a 
> PCMCIA modem from 3 years ago, which works: IBM Modem FRU: 02K4249. 
> Perhaps you could try looking for something like that. It even says it's 
> cellular-capable, but i haven't tried that aspect of it.

When I installed SuSE 10.0 beta 1 it recognised the modem in my zv5200. 
FC4 does not.  It saw it as an "HP Modem".  Maybe looking at what modems 
SuSE detects and why would be a good idea...

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