Only plain text email is forwarded by the DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List Server. Do use the following as the email Subject Line: SomeName, YourCountry Mandrake Linux release 9.0 (dolphin) for i586 Kernel 2.4.19-16mdk on an i686 / kernel 2.4.19-16mdk 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 ---------------------------- Mandrake Linux release 9.0 (dolphin) for i586 Kernel 2.4.19-16mdk on an i686 / Linux version 2.4.19-16mdk (quintela@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 3.2 (Mandrake Linux 9.0 3.2-1mdk)) #1 Fri Sep 20 18:15:05 CEST 2002 scanModem update of: 2006_December_25 The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> tts/0 USB modem not detected by lsusb Modem or host audio card candidates have firmware information: PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 00:0a.0 2000:2800 122d:2800 Modem: Unknown device 2000:2800 Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: --- Bootup diagnositcs for card in PCI slot 00:0a.0 ---- PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:0a.0 PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 00:0c.1 13f6:0211 13f6:0211 Communication controller: C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: 11: 0 XT-PIC usb-uhci --- Bootup diagnositcs for card in PCI slot 00:0c.1 ---- === Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. === === Next deducing cogent software === For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:0a.0 Class 0703: 2000:2800 Modem: Unknown device 2000:2800 Primary PCI_id 2000:2800 Support type needed or chipset: slamr The modem is supported by the Smartlink slamr driver plus the slmodemd helper utility. Read the Smartlink.txt and Modem/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance. Writing Smartlink.txt ============ end Smartlink section ===================== For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:0c.1 Class 0780: 13f6:0211 Communication controller: C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 Primary PCI_id 13f6:0211 Support type needed or chipset: PCTEL At http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/pctel-linux Get the pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-6.tar.gz Unpack under Linux with: tar zxf pctel*.tar.gz and read instuctions therein. Read Pctel.txt and Modem/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance. Writing Pctel.txt Completed candidate modem analyses. A UDEV device file system is not active. Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 3.2 and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 3.2 Kernel-header resources needed for compiling are not manifestly ready! If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing: kernel-source-2.4.19-16mdk Checking pppd properties: -rwsr-xr-t 1 root root 239192 aoû 9 2002 /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 lock noauth noipdefault usepeerdns Don't worry about the following, it is for the experts should trouble shooting be necessary. ========================================================== Checking for modem support lines: -------------------------------------- /device/modem symbolic link: lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 5 jan 7 16:25 /dev/modem -> tts/0 slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0: Within /etc/udev/ files: Within /etc/modprobe.conf files: Within any ancient /etc/devfs files: /etc/devfs/conf.d/modem.conf:REGISTER ^tts/0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL mksymlink tts/0 modem /etc/devfs/conf.d/modem.conf:UNREGISTER ^tts/0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL unlink modem Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files: --------- end modem support lines --------