Re: no dialtone in Kubuntu-Dapper Germany Kubuntu 6.06.1 LTS kernel 2.6.15-26-386

Jacques Goldberg <Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx> · Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:58:09 +0200

Marv only,

Could you please generate the tgz file for kernel 2.6.15-26.386 so that 
I could add it in Ubuntu/slamr.tar ?

Renate,

I have meanwhile checked with the manufacturer of your modem (Devolo) 
that the current series are indeed built with a SmartLink chipset, after 
having discovered that earlier versions used a Conexant HCF chipset 
unsupported for USB modems under Linux.

So if I understand correctly:

1-you have downloaded and successfully installed (with no error 
message), the driver file  slmodem-2.9.11-20061021 but where have you 
taken it from?

2-you have given the very strange command quoted from your mail below:
 modprobe slusb - slmodemd -c GERMANY -d /dev/slusb
 in place of the three following separate commands
   sudo mknod -m 600 /dev/slusb0 c 243 0
   sudo modprobe slusb
   sudo slmodemd -c GERMANY  /dev/slusb0
of which the first is needed only if   ls -l /dev/slusb0   does not find 
such a file.
Your two commands in one line, separated by a - , are understood by 
Linux as one command only and certainly generates a mess.
In addition, in the slmodemd command, the -d is at least useless, and 
the device is /dev/slusb0 with a trailing ZERO and  NOT just slusb.

3-you have started wvdial after editing /etc/wvdial.conf  but now three 
questions:
  a-have you executed    sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf   at all?
  b-if yes, did you do that after having stopped slmodemd , or did you 
leave slmodemd and have executed sudo wvdialconf in an other 
console/window/xterm, which is absolutely necessary?
  c-repeat question b for starting wvdial after edition of 
/etc/wvdial.conf, and remember that the right command is   sudo wvdial.

Jacques

Renate Kräußlich wrote:
I have installes slmodem-2.9.11-20061021 in Kubuntu Dapper.
First I send Modem.Data of scanModem:

-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS
Linux version 2.6.15-26-386 (buildd@terranova) (gcc version 4.0.3 
(Ubuntu 4.0.3-1ubuntu5)) #1 PREEMPT Thu Aug 3 02:52:00 UTC 2006
scanModem update of: 2006_December_25

idVendor 0x1267 Logic3 / SpectraVideo plc
idProduct 0x0210
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0483:7554 SGS Thomson Microelectronics 56k SoftModem
idVendor 0x0483 SGS Thomson Microelectronics
idProduct 0x7554 56k SoftModem
idVendor 0x045e Microsoft Corp.
idProduct 0x008a Wireless Keyboard and Mouse

Modem or host audio card candidates have firmware information:

PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
0000:00:14.2 1002:437b 1025:009f 0403: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown 
device 437b

Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
209: 4875 IO-APIC-level HDA Intel

--- Bootup diagnositcs for card in PCI slot 0000:00:14.2 ----

=== Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
=== Next deducing cogent software ===

1002:437b is a High Definition Audio card, possibly hosting a soft modem.

The VendorID 0x14f12bfa softmodem chip is in principle supported by the 
snd-hda-intel driver
included within the ALSA audio+modem driver set. However recognition of 
0x14f12bfa first begins with ALSA version 1.0.13. There are instructions 
for upgrading snd-hda-intel and its
dependent driver set at 
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg0????.html
The ? in the device designation in hw:0,? will be manifest after the 
driver update.
Typically ? is in the range of 0-6 .

For candidate modem in PCI bus: 0000:00:14.2
Class 0403: 1002:437b 0403: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 437b
Primary PCI_id 1002:437b
Subsystem PCI_id 1025:009f
Softmodem codec or Vendor from diagnostics: 14f1, a Conexant type,
from Archives: 14f1, a Conexant type,

Lacking a dsp (digital signal processing) chip, the modem is a software
intensive or "softmodem" type. Its primary controller manages the traffic
with the CPU. But the software needed is specified in the Subsystem.
-----------------------------------------
Support type needed or chipset: hsfmodem

The diagnostic outputs for this softmodem section have their raw 
information in
folders and text files under /proc/asound/ which you can browse. The 
information
is from files:
/proc/asound/pcm
-------------------------------
00-00: ALC883 Analog : ALC883 Analog : playback 1 : capture 2
00-01: ALC883 Analog : ALC883 Analog : capture 2
00-02: ALC883 Digital : ALC883 Digital : playback 1

/proc/asound/modules
-------------------------------
0 snd_hda_intel
/proc/asound/card0/codec#1
-------------------------------
Codec: Generic 14f1 ID 2bfa
Address: 1
Vendor Id: 0x14f12bfa
Subsystem Id: 0x1025009f
Revision Id: 0x90000
-------------------------------
Current support status of HDA cards is:
Vendor IDs Chip maker Support type
---------- ---------- -------------
0x14f12bfa Conexant hsfmodem , not slmodemd compatible
0x11c13026 AgereSystems snd-hda-intel, slmodemd supported
0x11c11040 AgereSystems " " , patch needed
0x11c13055 AgereSystems " " , "
0x163c3055 Smartlink " " , "
0x163c3155 " " " , "
0x10573055 Motorola " " , "
0x10573155 " " " , ""
as of October 2006.

and from the command:
aplay -l | grep -i modem

----------------end Softmodem section --------------

I wanted to go in Internet with Microlink 56k Fun USB.
So I did: modprobe slusb - slmodemd -c GERMANY -d /dev/slusb. In the 
other console I wrote: wvdial. The effect.

l
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.55
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT01920783
--> Waiting for carrier.

No internet side, the modem was only waiting for carrier.

The bug of slmodemd -c GERMANY -d /dev/slub0

Script started on Di 02 Jan 2007 18:04:31 CET
]0;root@yollywau-laptop: ~ root@yollywau-laptop:~# slmodemd -c GERMANY 
-d /dev/slusb0
SmartLink Soft Modem: version 2.9.11 Jan 2 2007 18:03:05
<491.978166> SmartLink Soft Modem: version 2.9.11 Jan 2 2007 18:03:05
<491.978602> slusb0: startup modem...
<491.978967> slusb0: update termios...
symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/3' created.
modem `slusb0' created. TTY is `/dev/pts/3'
<491.980686> open file: /var/lib/slmodem/data.slusb0...

The folder /var/lib/slmodem was empty. A day later, there is - I don?t 
know why a data.slusb0 in this folder , but it doesn?t find carrier.

After wvdial, it goes on in the debug report of slmodemd:

<735.960774> main: termios changed.
<735.960812> slusb0: update termios...
<736.079600> main: termios changed.
<736.079637> slusb0: update termios...
<736.179042> slusb0: run cmd: ATZ
<736.179081> slusb0: modem reset...
<736.179095> slusb0: modem set state: 1 --> 1...
<736.179111> slusb0: modem set mode: -> 0...
<736.179126> slusb0: modem report result: 0 (OK)
<736.279301> slusb0: run cmd: ATQ0V1E1S0=0&C1&D2+FCLASS=0
<736.279356> slusb0: modem set mode: -> 0...
<736.279371> slusb0: modem report result: 0 (OK)
<736.379367> slusb0: run cmd: ATDT01920783
<736.379416> slusb0: modem dial: T01920783...
<736.379431> slusb0: modem_dial_start...
<736.379484> slusb0: modem_start..
<736.379499> slusb0: modem set state: 1 --> 2...
<736.379513> slusb0: new state: DP_ESTAB
<736.379527> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 8, arg 3...
<736.379545> slusb0: modem set hook: 0 --> 1...
<736.379560> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 2, arg 1...
<736.380285> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 11, arg 0...
<736.380408> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 4, arg 2580...
<736.380425> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 7, arg 30...
<736.380441> main: modemap_start...
<745.388376> slusb0: 86291: change dp: --> 8...
<748.148405> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 10, arg 0...
<748.148450> slusb0: 112786: change dp: --> 90...
<748.151189> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 10, arg 0...
<748.153374> main: change delay -47...
<748.158358> main: change delay -49...
<748.163354> main: change delay -47...
<748.168354> main: change delay -9...
<750.373505> main: change delay +384...
<761.753426> main: change delay -48...
<761.758429> main: change delay -48...
<761.763427> main: change delay -48...
<761.768432> main: change delay -48...
<761.773433> main: change delay -48...
<761.778428> main: change delay -48...
<761.783435> main: change delay -48...
<761.788440> main: change delay -48...
<764.918579> slusb0: modem_update_status: 4
<764.918621> slusb0: --> FINISH.
<764.918635> slusb0: modem_hup...
<764.918649> slusb0: modem set state: 2 --> 9...
<764.918665> slusb0: new state: DP_DISC
<764.918678> slusb0: modem_stop..
<764.918692> main: modemap_stop...
<764.922441> slusb0: modem set hook: 1 --> 0...
<764.922462> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 2, arg 0...
<764.923430> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 8, arg 0...
<764.923672> slusb0: modem set state: 9 --> 1...
<764.923689> slusb0: new state: MODEM_IDLE
<764.923703> slusb0: modem report result: 3 (NO CARRIER)
<765.221347> slusb0: run cmd: ATDT01920783
<765.221386> slusb0: modem dial: T01920783...
<765.221401> slusb0: modem_dial_start...
<765.221451> slusb0: modem_start..
<765.221466> slusb0: modem set state: 1 --> 2...
<765.221481> slusb0: new state: DP_ESTAB
<765.221494> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 8, arg 3...
<765.221511> slusb0: modem set hook: 0 --> 1...
<765.221525> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 2, arg 1...
<765.222441> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 11, arg 0...
<765.222566> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 4, arg 2580...
<765.222582> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 7, arg 30...
<765.222599> main: modemap_start...
<825.144933> slusb0: modem_tty_write: hangup...
<825.144973> slusb0: modem_hup...
<825.144987> slusb0: modem set state: 2 --> 9...
<825.145003> slusb0: new state: DP_DISC
<825.150808> slusb0: modem_stop..
<825.150831> main: modemap_stop...
<825.154760> slusb0: modem set hook: 1 --> 0...
<825.154781> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 2, arg 0...
<825.155748> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 8, arg 0...
<825.155781> slusb0: modem set state: 9 --> 1...
<825.155796> slusb0: new state: MODEM_IDLE
<825.155810> slusb0: modem report result: 3 (NO CARRIER)
<825.156127> slusb0: run cmd: ATDT01920783
<825.156146> slusb0: modem dial: T01920783...
<825.156162> slusb0: modem_dial_start...
<825.156208> slusb0: modem_start..
<825.156222> slusb0: modem set state: 1 --> 2...
<825.156237> slusb0: new state: DP_ESTAB
<825.156250> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 8, arg 3...
<825.156265> slusb0: modem set hook: 0 --> 1...
<825.156280> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 2, arg 1...
<825.157766> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 11, arg 0...
<825.157892> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 4, arg 2580...
<825.157909> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 7, arg 30...
<825.157924> main: modemap_start...
<825.452623> slusb0: modem_tty_write: hangup...
<825.452659> slusb0: modem_hup...
<825.452673> slusb0: modem set state: 2 --> 9...
<825.452688> slusb0: new state: DP_DISC
<825.455829> slusb0: modem_stop..
<825.455856> main: modemap_stop...
<825.459767> slusb0: modem set hook: 1 --> 0...
<825.459789> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 2, arg 0...
<825.460752> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 8, arg 0...
<825.460787> slusb0: modem set state: 9 --> 1...
<825.460803> slusb0: new state: MODEM_IDLE
<825.460817> slusb0: modem report result: 3 (NO CARRIER)
<825.461192> slusb0: run cmd: ATDT01920783
<825.461212> slusb0: modem dial: T01920783...
<825.461227> slusb0: modem_dial_start...
<825.461275> slusb0: modem_start..
<825.461289> slusb0: modem set state: 1 --> 2...
<825.461303> slusb0: new state: DP_ESTAB
<825.461316> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 8, arg 3...
<825.461331> slusb0: modem set hook: 0 --> 1...
<825.461345> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 2, arg 1...
<825.462765> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 11, arg 0...
<825.462878> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 4, arg 2580...
<825.462894> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 7, arg 30...
<825.462914> main: modemap_start...
<825.760702> slusb0: modem_tty_write: hangup...
<825.760769> slusb0: modem_hup...
<825.760783> slusb0: modem set state: 2 --> 9...
<825.760799> slusb0: new state: DP_DISC
<825.760866> slusb0: modem_stop..
<825.760881> main: modemap_stop...
<825.764769> slusb0: modem set hook: 1 --> 0...
<825.764793> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 2, arg 0...
<825.765761> main: modemap_ioctl: cmd 8, arg 0...
<825.765800> slusb0: modem set state: 9 --> 1...
<825.765816> slusb0: new state: MODEM_IDLE
<825.765831> slusb0: modem report result: 3 (NO CARRIER)

My /etc/wvdial.conf

[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttySL0
Baud = 115200
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Phone = .......
Username = arcor
Password = internet
Carrier check = no
Stupid Mode = yes

I don?t no what to do. It would be nice, if you can help me. Sorry my 
bad English

Renate Kräußlich

I hope, I write to the right adress for seaking help with my modem-problem
Happy new year and thanks