[PLUG] Winmodem and VirtualBox?

Tim Wescott tim at wescottdesign.com
Mon Jan 18 21:51:44 UTC 2010


Aaron Burt wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 11:58:07AM -0800, Tim Wescott wrote:
>
> <snippy>
>   
>> It also isn't visible to the modem software driver disk that came with 
>> the machine (grr).
>>     
>
> I'd be surprised if it were.  USB, serial and parallel passthrough is
> possible through virtual-hardware magick, but generic PCI passthough is
> quite difficult.  
>
>   
>> Argh.  Maybe I just need to go buy a real modem; I've been trying to 
>> avoid that, as it (a) costs money, and (b) seems like getting one that 
>> supports faxing will be a pain.
>>     
>
> Not so hard at FreeGeek (or maybe SurplusGizmos), and you might be able to
> make your softmodem work anyway - FAX is actually a bit easier in software
> than, say, 56k data.  See about one page down on:
> http://hylafax.sourceforge.net/howto/install.php
>
> I'd say "bring it to Linux Clinic" but the last one wasn't exactly a series
> of rousing successes. :)
>   
It's a Broadcom, the last time I checked (~ six months ago) there wasn't 
any support for it and I got the general impression that Broadcom is 
either hostile to Linux or at least pigheadedly indifferent.

#1 son is interning at FreeGeek -- I'll see if I can induce him to find 
me a real modem.

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Tim Wescott
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