[ltp] T20 modem

Tino Keitel linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 18 Nov 2005 08:51:58 +0100


On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 01:13:25 -0500, Charles E. Rick Taylor, IV wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-11-18 at 17:23 +1300, Christopher Sawtell wrote:
> > If you follow the links you end up here:-
> > http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-4VFTT3.html
> > I think that might make you feel warmer inside.
> 
> That's the Lucent (ltmodem) driver - which works fine with the Intel
> combo PCI card.  That's what I ended up having to do with my X20 -
> buy an Intel combo card to replace the 3Com one.  Not all X20s came
> with the Intel combo card.  Not sure if that's true of the T20 series
> or not.
> 
> Since you quoted "Unfortunately there isn't a driver for my 3COM
> modem (3C556)" and that was all, I kinda assumed you were talking
> about the 3Com modem - which doesn't work with that ltmodem driver.
> :)

A T20 can have both types of modem/LAN combos. Either Intel/Lucent,
where both parts can be used with Linux, or the 3Com card, which has
only Linux drivers for the LAN card. It just depends on the specific
T20 model.

Regards,
Tino