Help with modem installation 1

[fenix]

Bought an old P200 at a computer surplus store,and we put a new $20 modem in it(V90-56K-PCI). It was recognized and drivers were installed sucessfully, (W95b)Ever since I clean installed OS 98 SE, I can't seem to get the drivers installed. When it goes to the install drivers window, it says it is unable to find any drivers whether I use C:\windows or D:\ or D:\driver with 'have disk'. I tried swapping the card with the video card slot, same result, but video card works both places, so I guess there's nothing wrong with the PCI slots. Even though the 'found new device' box shows up right before the desktop appears, it never shows up in D.Manager as a modem.. it showed up as 'other device' with a question mark that I assumed indicated that there was no drivers installed yet. Tried all modes of loading drivers, run-d:\setup, using add new software in C. Panel, and just opening it from D drive and clicking on setup.. Same result, it just can't find any drivers. When I open up the cd under D drive, it displays all kind of stuff that's on the disk. It eventually goes to the same dead end. I don't think there is anything wrong with my d drive since it plays cd's and I used it to install 98. I tried using another known good modem and got the same results. Also tried installing the software before the card installation,as one of the modem prompts suggested, but no help here either. I guess that the 98 install might have a corrupted file that recognizes drivers, although there were numerous times that it said the install was sucessful, ( and then throws me back to the 'find drivers window'. Any advice is welcomed. Also tried 'install new hardware' but that also leads to the same place. MY award modem, $30, or the cheaper one are not specifically listed under manufacturer, so i use the first default, standard modem, and 56K flex on the other windows' choices.
Is there any way to check the integrity of my 98 install? (Everything else seems to function OK.) Or Should I just try to format C: and reinstall 98 ? Or can I run the 98 setup disk to some how refresh the installation. Thx.

 

[Whitebat]

Well a view days ago i had the same problem. In fact i couldn't install the drivers i went to a homepage and downloaded them again. And i know its strange but after that 98 could find and install them.
so try that it may work

 

[fenix]

Hi W, thx for the reply, I found Agere Systems webpage thru google and downloaded new Lucent 600 drivers, put them on a floppy........ selected 'have disk'(a:/) and got the same old message 'Win was unable to locate drivers'. But by clicking on A drive and running the exe.setup, it seemed to be loading ok this time. Went thru the building driver database, located new hardware 'routine', unzipped to C\win\temp, then got stuck with an error box that had the Red X in a circle that read,
'Can't create output file: C:\Windows\Temp\setup.exe' This has kept me up till 3, I've had it for tonight.

 

[Comtech]

You have just purchased a Lucent winmodem, that REQUIRES a processor of at least 233mhz, with MMX capability.
Congratulations on your new door stop. X-) Cheers,
Jim

http://members.cnx.net/reboot/

 

[fenix]

ahhhhh,I see, said the blind man......THX FOR THE TIP---at least this solves my swinging gate problem in the backyard.....also tried a 28.8K Us Robotics Sporster, 8bit ISA - same result- (winmodem)-----

......... so what modems did the folks use- - 'backen' the ol' days ????

 

[fenix]

Jim, I wonder why modem and drivers were loaded successfully when W95 was the OS ? (Seemed to be-I never saw any error boxes or the 'unable to locate driver' message). Would the different OS systems have anything to do with the different results ?

 

[Comtech]

Absolutely. Drivers are completely different for win95 vs win98. Win95 may actually run a winmodem on a non-MMX system, using 16 bit compatibility mode (common in Win95), and Win98 no longer has that.
Here's something to try:
Let it load as anything, then go to the Unknown Device, select "Update Drivers", and then load it.
It may work, but no guarantees. Cheers,
Jim

http://members.cnx.net/reboot/

 

[fenix]

hi jim, thx. , I tried using update drivers as well as installing new drivers-same result. So are you also saying that because of the 98OS, 98OS will not even allow drivers to be recognized, which is where it ends- - ('unable to locate drivers') This is a hard one to grasp.

 

[serge3s]

first find a driver for Win98 at the hardware vendor web site and download it, then go to the device manager and remove it from there and then click on refresh and click next, search for the best driver, then specify location ( put in the location as to where you down loaded the file)
NOTE: you may need to run the file after you download it if it is a .EXE or a .ZIP and not the location it extracts the files to.
but that system is still good

 

[fenix]

Serge, as I stated in the long winded first post, I get the 'windows is recognizing new hardware' box on boot up, but the device never shows up in Device Manager. I must have tried 10 different ways to get the hardware and software loaded, to no avail. Also , in one of the scenarios, I think the installation wizard from the cd, it removes and loads the modem. No clue-will try to mess around a little more with it.