The script scanModem told me to attach this file and send it to this listserver for help. I'm trying to get the modem working under debian on my Thinkpad T22 laptop. thanks for any help, Alex
Only plain text email is forwarded by the DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List Server. Do use the following as the email Subject Line: SomeName, YourCountry Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable kernel 2.6.18-kanotix-1 This will alert cogent experts, and distinguish cases in the Archives. YourCountry will enable Country Code guidance. Occassionally responses are blocked by an Internet Provider mail filters. So in a day, also check the Archived responses at http://www.linmodems.org . Local Linux experts can be found through: http://www.linux.org/groups/index.html -------------------------- System information ---------------------------- Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable Linux version 2.6.18-kanotix-1 (root@Kanotix) (gcc version 4.1.2 20060920 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-14)) #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Oct 1 18:14:14 CEST 2006 scanModem update of: 2006_December_25 USB modem not detected by lsusb Modem or host audio card candidates have firmware information: PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 00:03.1 11c1:045c 8086:2205 Serial controller: Agere Systems LT WinModem Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: 11: 52240 XT-PIC yenta, yenta, uhci_hcd:usb1, CS46XX, eth0 --- Bootup diagnositcs for card in PCI slot 00:03.1 ---- ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:03.1[A] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 === Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. === === Next deducing cogent software === For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:03.1 Class 0700: 11c1:045c Serial controller: Agere Systems LT WinModem Primary PCI_id 11c1:045c Support type needed or chipset: Agere.DSP The modem has a supported Lucent/Agere Mars or Apollo DSP (digital signal processing) chipset. Support packages for 2.6.n kernels are at: http://phep2.technion.ac.il/linmodems/packages/ltmodem/kernel-2.6/martian/ For a temporary fix for 2.6.18 kernels see See AgereDSP.txt for Details. DSP=1 Vendor 11c1 is Lucent Technologies or subsidiary Agere Systems, Inc. Their Linux code developer/maintainer is Soumyendu Sarkar. Support for a chipset and its continued maintenance is only initiated at the request of a major chipset buyer, or comparable sponsor. Several different modem chipset types are produced, and two have support under Linux: Device ID Support Name Comment --------- ------------- ----------- ----------------------------- 0480 serial drivers Venus controller chipset 1673JV7 0440-045d martian Mars/Apollo DSP (digital signal processing) chipsets 0462 none 56K.V90/ADSL Wildwire 048(c,d,f) none SV2P soft modem 0600 none soft modem, very few in the field. 062(0-3) none SV92PP,Pinball soft modem, in some HP desktop PCs 0x045c -- Apollo 3 Mercury data/fax only : Modem/LAN combo board Apollo behind an Intel 82559 -------------- end Agere Systems section ------------------- Completed candidate modem analyses. The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.1.2 and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.1.2 Kernel-header resources needed for compiling are not manifestly ready! If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing: kernel-source-2.6.18-kanotix-1 For Debian and some related distributions, a package kernel-kbuild-2.6-3 may be needed to support driver compiling Checking pppd properties: -rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 260920 2006-07-12 12:34 /usr/sbin/pppd In case of an "error 17" "serial loopback" problem, see: http://phep2.technion.ac.il/linmodems/archive-sixth/msg02637.html To enable dialout without Root permission do: $ su - root (not for Ubuntu) chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd or under Ubuntu related Linuxes chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd Checking settings of: /etc/ppp/options asyncmap 0 noauth crtscts lock hide-password modem proxyarp lcp-echo-interval 30 lcp-echo-failure 4 noipx Read Modem/YourSystem.txt concerning other COMM channels: eth0 Which can interfere with Browser naviagation. Don't worry about the following, it is for the experts should trouble shooting be necessary. ========================================================== # # UDEV rule for ltmodem # creates symlink /dev/modem to /dev/ttyLT?, and takes care of permissions KERNEL=="ttyLTM[0-9]", MODE="0660", GROUP="dialout", SYMLINK="modem" Checking for modem support lines: -------------------------------------- /device/modem symbolic link: slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0: Within /etc/udev/ files: /etc/udev/eciadsl.rules:# Aethra Starmodem /etc/udev/ltmodem.rules:# UDEV rule for ltmodem /etc/udev/ltmodem.rules:# creates symlink /dev/modem to /dev/ttyLT?, and takes care of permissions /etc/udev/ltmodem.rules:KERNEL=="ttyLTM[0-9]", MODE="0660", GROUP="dialout", SYMLINK="modem" /etc/udev/rules.d/ltmodem.rules:# UDEV rule for ltmodem /etc/udev/rules.d/ltmodem.rules:# creates symlink /dev/modem to /dev/ttyLT?, and takes care of permissions /etc/udev/rules.d/ltmodem.rules:KERNEL=="ttyLTM[0-9]", MODE="0660", GROUP="dialout", SYMLINK="modem" Within /etc/modprobe.conf files: /etc/modprobe.d/aliases:alias /dev/modem ltserial /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2 /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2 /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# Uncomment these entries in order to blacklist unwanted modem drivers /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# blacklist snd-atiixp-modem /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# blacklist snd-via82xx-modem /etc/modprobe.d/modem:alias /dev/modem ltserial Within any ancient /etc/devfs files: Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files: /etc/modules.conf:### update-modules: start processing /etc/modutils/sl-modem-daemon.modutils /etc/modules.conf:### update-modules: end processing /etc/modutils/sl-modem-daemon.modutils /etc/modules.conf.old:### update-modules: start processing /etc/modutils/sl-modem-daemon.modutils /etc/modules.conf.old:### update-modules: end processing /etc/modutils/sl-modem-daemon.modutils --------- end modem support lines --------