From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20050921 Red Hat/1.7.12-1.1.3.2 Description of problem: I have tried two different (win)modems, but the installer does not detect any of them. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Insert a winmodem into computer 2. Start installation 3. Actual Results: I got an OS but without Internet connection. Expected Results: These days one could expect to get an Internet connection with a modern OS. Additional info: I think this installation program is much nicer and easier to understand than Windows 2k (which was my previous OS), except for just parts where it totally failed. W2k detects and installs drivers automatically and correctly for both my modems. As a work-around I can use my external modem but it is much slower than the others.
We cannot support winmodems because they require proprietary drivers, and each one will have special licensing requirements that will make it extremely difficult for us to legally redistribute them. Many winmodems do not even have Linux drivers at all. You should be able to contact your modem's manufacturer and inquire about it they have a Linux driver for your model and then install it yourself.