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"colin" <colmac14@hotmail.com> writes:


]Will Gittoes <AskMeForIt@NoSpam.org> wrote in message
]news:1089442827.615955@radsrv1.tranzpeer.net...
]> G'day there,
]>     it would be great if anyone could find the drivers for an old
]> external modem of mine, for Linux.
]>
]> I know external modems shouldn't *need* drivers - but this one seems to.

What makes you think that it "seems to " need a driver?
Which of the com ports is it connected to -- I assume it is a serial port. 
com1=ttyS0, com2=ttyS1. In the following assume ttyS0


 As root do
chat -v '' AT OK  <>/dev/ttyS0
If this returns in a second or less, they you have seen the modem.
 If not try the other ports (1 2 3 ) to see if you have misidentified the
port. 



]>
]> It is a Genius 33600 Fax Modem, and on the bottom it has a sticker
]> saying "This GM 336-EV external modem may be connected to the Telecom
]> network", maybe GM 336-EV is a product number.

A 33600 modem was (almost?) always a real modem.

]>
]> I can't find a damned thing on the Internet about this modem, nor
]> Genius, which is strange. www.genius.com doesn't seem very helpful, and
]> Google gives me pages for various companies bearing that name, but no
]> luck with drivers or even the correct model-number.
]>
]> Did Genius go bust, or something similar? I often see Genius stuff in
]> offices; mice and modems mostly, with that little mouse logo.
]>
]> I'm stumped, any answers?

]All I could find is a windows driver.
]http://www.geniusnet.com.tw/ftp/faxmodem/gm33613.exe

]But as you`ve said, I don`t think that it would require a driver for linux;
]you may need to just edit certain files for the modem to be seen...