For your Rockwell/Conexant Riptide modem chipset 4321, you need the
Linuxant HCF driver (see attached, use the RIPTIDE menu, not HCF).
The bad news is that the README part of the RIPTIDE area says:
"If you have a RipTide HCF modem (127A:4321 or 127A:4331), you need to
install *both* the RIPTIDE and HCF drivers, otherwise the modem will
*not* work."
AND that there is NO Linuxant RipTide driver for any kernel 2.6.x which
is your case.
The good news is that very recent versions of the alsa drivers include a
module snd-riptide which has been experienced as working correctly.
If you already have some Linux experience you could install the HCF
driver from Linuxant (from source code, as your Linux distribution is
sufficiently exotic to have no precompiled installer at Linuxant), and
install the most recent ALSA driver (not forgetting that the Riptide
module snd-siptide must not only be loaded but made part of the kernel.
Please keep us informed if you start working on that.
Jacqus
Syed Karim wrote:
Hello, I'm trying to help out a freind to switch to Linux and the main problem
is the winmodem (surprise!). Well here is the modemdata.txt. The modem card
has a phone jack, joystick port, and a speaker out.
_________________________________________________________________
Only plain text email is forwarded by the DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List Server.
Do use the following as the email Subject Line:
SomeName, YourCountry Trying to start graphical desktop. If for
some reason this fails
please log in here with name root password root, type video to set your
video card and then type startx to get to the desktop kernel
2.6.16.27.tex1.lve
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 ----------------------------
CPU=i586, Trying to start graphical desktop. If for some reason this fails
please log in here with name root password root, type video to set your
video card and then type startx to get to the desktop
Linux version 2.6.16.27.tex1.lve (ocilent1@xpc) (gcc version 3.3.1 (Mandrake
Linux 9.2 3.3.1-2mdk)) #1 Mon Jul 31 15:59:12 WST 2006
scanModem update of: 2007_Jan_22
USB modem not detected by lsusb
Modem or host audio card candidates have firmware information:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:0b.1 127a:4321 1235:4321 Communication controller: Rockwell International
Riptide HCF 56k PCI Modem
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
10: 11404 XT-PIC ohci_hcd:usb1, RIPTIDE
--- Bootup diagnositcs for card in PCI slot 00:0b.1 ----
=== Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
=== Next deducing cogent software ===
Completed candidate modem analyses.
The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udevdb
Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 3.3.1
and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 3.3.1
Compiling resources appear complete:
make utility - /usr/bin/make
Compiler version 3.3
kernel_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.16.27.tex1.lve/build
Checking pppd properties:
-rwsr-xr-t 1 root root 300248 Jul 23 2006 /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
In case of a message like:
Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied
see http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-sixth/msg04656.html
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 modems
# creates symlink /dev/modem and takes care of permissions
KERNEL="ttyLTM[0-9]", NAME="%k", MODE="0660", GROUP="uucp", SYMLINK="modem"
KERNEL="slusb[0-9]", NAME="%k", MODE="0660", GROUP="uucp", SYMLINK="modem"
KERNEL="ttySL[0-9]", NAME="%k", MODE="0660", GROUP="uucp", SYMLINK="modem"
KERNEL="ttySHCF[0-9]", NAME="%k", MODE="0660", GROUP="uucp", SYMLINK="modem"
Checking for modem support lines:
--------------------------------------
/device/modem symbolic link:
slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0:
Within /etc/udev/ files:
/etc/udev/rules.d/modem.rules:# UDEV rule for modems
/etc/udev/rules.d/modem.rules:# creates symlink /dev/modem and takes care of
permissions
/etc/udev/rules.d/modem.rules:KERNEL="ttyLTM[0-9]", NAME="%k", MODE="0660",
GROUP="uucp", SYMLINK="modem"
/etc/udev/rules.d/modem.rules:KERNEL="slusb[0-9]", NAME="%k", MODE="0660",
GROUP="uucp", SYMLINK="modem"
/etc/udev/rules.d/modem.rules:KERNEL="ttySL[0-9]", NAME="%k", MODE="0660",
GROUP="uucp", SYMLINK="modem"
/etc/udev/rules.d/modem.rules:KERNEL="ttySHCF[0-9]", NAME="%k", MODE="0660",
GROUP="uucp", SYMLINK="modem"
Within /etc/modprobe.conf files:
Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
--------- end modem support lines --------
If you do not already know, find out in your ModemData.txt if your modem is of
type HSF or of type HCF.
In the following, HxF stands for the one to be used.
Note down your distribution, your processor, and your kernel (shown in the
System Information section of ModemData.txt).
-Go to http://www.linuxant.com/drivers
-Find the HxF menu in the left part of the screen.
-Read README.
-Read INSTALLATION.
-Click DOWNLOAD.
-Accept conditions.
-Find text: "You can download HxF modem packages from the driver
download page." and click on that link.
-I very strongly recommend NOT TO LET YOURSELF BE ATTRACTED BY THE AUTOMATIC
INSTALLER cnxtinstall.run. Just think: you need a connection to be able to use
it, and this is what you do not have yet. Use the direct download page.
Its address is http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads.php
Using it will not save you any time, on the contrary, because you will not know
what to look for and do with it.
-Since you have noted your distribution, your processor, and your kernel
(shown in the System Information section of ModemData.txt), identify the
matching file.
-Download the matching file.
-Read again and, if you read this text under Windows, print the installation
instructions matching the kind of driver file which you downloaded.
-If downloaded elsewhere (Windows on same computer or using an other computer),
copy the downloaded file to your Linux working space.
-Now, under Linux, just follow the Linuxant installation instructions.
NOTE: the space on a floppy disk is sufficient for the driver file. This
is the simplest way to download under Windows on the same computer or to
download on an other computer.
More tips to transfer files are available in
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/first.html
