[techtalk] winmodem sound driver

[Cynthia Dale]

Sounds like false advertising to me also, and really would have been a few
months ago, when there was NO technology available to make winmodems work
under Linux.  I always suggest to people to go to Red Hat's HCL
(www.redhat.com/hardware) to check before they buy anything.  Just because
something's not listed as tier 1 on the list doesn't mean it won't work,
but the HCL is based on our experience with trying to help customers get
Linux to work with different types of hardware.  I believe the PC Chips
motherboards are listed as problematic, as we have seen many problems with
them and Linux lately, so that machine that was bought with Red Hat Linux
pre-installed is even scarier.  (:
my .02,
Cindy

Cynthia J. Dale
Technical Engineer/FAQ maintainer
Red Hat, Inc.

fnord.


On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Caitlyn Martin wrote:

> Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 14:15:10 -0500
> From: Caitlyn Martin <caitlyn at netferrets.net>
> Reply-To: techtalk at linuxchix.org
> To: techtalk at linuxchix.org
> Subject: Re: [techtalk] winmodem sound driver 
> 
> Hi, Theresa,
> 
> > #2.  Wanting to give linux a whirl I wanted to purchase a box that would
> be linux
> >compliant.  I went to pricewatch.com and purchased from their linux systems
> section
> > this box that is very non linux compliant.
> 
> That sounds like false advertising to me.  Can you return it and find one
> that is Linux compliant?  It doesn't have to be expensive.  My Mom's 433 MHZ
> EMachine cost $400, including the monitor.  The Winmodem had to be replaced,
> and the memory upgraded from 32MB to 64 MB, but we are still talking under
> $500.
> >
> > I'd like a solution to my issue, or a truthful information that it can't
> be resolved, not advice > that I can't afford to take.
> 
> You might notice you got essentially the same advice from the entire list.
> Winmodems are very poor technology.  They don't work well under Windows
> either.  You may not like the advice, but it is truthful.  If the company
> that sold you the machine won't make it right you have two options:  live
> with a poor technological solution or spend a bit more.
> 
> I find that if I am very, very assertive and clear about what I want and
> why, I can usually get what I want in situations like this.  So... instead
> of getting upset at all of us, why not get upset at pricewatch.com, and make
> it clear to them just how upset you are.  You might just be surprised at the
> result.
> 
> Good luck!
> Caity
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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