If itīs a softmodem Suse 8.2 most probably doesnīt have the driver on the CD / DVD. When I did the installation Linux failed to detect the modem but it identified the chipset properly. I found a driver here . The installation warned about the version of the default kernel and reboot tended to freeze afterwards (a complete shutdown did work). An update solved this problem.
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If it isnīt broken, it doesnīt have enough features yet.