I’m not one to ask for help, but I’ve spent the last 16 hours trying different Linux builds on my Dell 4700. Long story short, the only things they didn’t like were my Modem and my onboard sound.

I found many useful threads here on making winmodems work, but nothing they suggested made my worked for my modem. I couldn’t get any drivers to work with my modem (which is a typical Conexant HSF winmodem) and the knoppix 4.02 winmodem compatibility thing didn’t work either. I see several modems on ebay that say they work with Linux (example), but I was just wondering if someone knew which ones Knoppix liked best.

I decided I was going to build a new system from scratch, but then I realized, all I need is a modem and a Sound Card that will work with Knoppix/Debian.

I cannot get any kind of highspeed connection where I live (out in the boon docks) so I’m stuck with a dial up. Thanks for the help in advance. I wouldn’t ask, but I’ve heard that Knoppix don’t like some sound blaster cards and I’ve noticed that even US Robotics is making some winmodems now, and just wanted to get some advice before I waste money on cards that won’t work. Thanks again.