Hi, With the help of this list, I'm progressing with my attempt to install and use Fedora. Now I'm hung up on the modem. I'll deal with the sound card problems later. Configuring the modem with the network config wizard results in the message: "No modem was found on your system". Continuing allows me to install a "Generic Modem" but when I try to activate it, I get: "Failed to activate with error 2" Running from a live CD of MepisLinux, I can connect to the internet via dial-up. I assume this proves that I do not have a WinModem. Is this correct? Running from the live Mepis CD, the command lspci returns a list that includes: 0000:0011.6 Communications controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. Intel 537 [AC97 Modem] (rev 80) I get the same thing with lspci in the installed Fedora system. With the live Mepis CD and the modem working, the QUERY button in modem setup gives this: ATI: 56000 ATI1: Soft Modem, 2.9.6 Smart Link Ltd ATI2: Soft Modem, 2.9.6 Smart Link Ltd ATI3: /dev/slamr0 modemap driver ATI4: 000 s21=000 s22=000 s23=000 ATI5: Stored Profile 0: ATI6: Sroted profile 1: Can anyone make a suggestion? Thanks, Don