I sure hope you folks can help out here, I'm still on dial-up and my new
Ubuntu Edgy install won't be worth much if I can't get this working.
I tried wvdial.conf and it showed no modem installed.
--
Chris
Retired Guy
DO use the following line as the email Subject Line, to alert cogent experts:
scanModem, Ubuntu 6.06 kernel 2.6.15-23-386
Occassionally reponses are blocked by an Internet Providers mail filters.
So do in a day also check the Archived responses at DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Code updated on: 2005_April_19
------------ -------------- System information ------------------------
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
on System with processor: i686
currently under kernel: 2.6.15-23-386
The kernel was assembled with compiler: 4.0.3
with current System compiler GCC=4.0.3
/usr/bin/gcc -> gcc-4.0
Checking for kernel-headers needed for compiling.
kernel-headers have base folder /lib/modules/2.6.15-23-386/build
kernel-headers have base folder /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-23-386
A /dev/modem symbolic link is not set.
Checking for USB modems
None found
Modem candidates are at PCI_buses: 0000:00:0a.0
Providing detail for device at PCI_bus 0000:00:0a.0
with vendor-ID:device-ID
----:----
Class 0700: 12b9:1008 Serial controller: 3Com Corp, Modem Division 56K FaxModem Model 5610 (rev 01) (prog-if 02 [16550])
SubSystem 12b9:00d7 3Com Corp, Modem Division: Unknown device 00d7
0000:00:0a.0 0700: 12b9:1008 (rev 01) (prog-if 02)
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 169
I/O ports at d800 [size=8]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
-----PCI_IDs------- --CompilerVer-
Feature List: Primary Subsystem Distr KernelVer kernel default CPU
./scanModem test 12b9:1008 12b9:00d7 debian 2.6.15-23-386 4.0.3 4.0.3 i686
Information on several modem chipset providers is provided below,
because ambiguities remain on the correct choice of supporting software.
== Checking PCI IDs through modem chip suppliers ==
10b7 is 3COM
:1006 0038TA <- AC101 - TF Mini-PCI 56K V.90 WinModem no Linux support
:1007 3C556 V.90 Mini-PCI WinModem no Linux support
12b9 is US Robotics. acquired by 3COM
:0062 erk41926a-0.6 usr 56k internal modem
;1006 3cp803598 Voice WinModem no Linux support
:1007 ERL3263A-0 DF GWPCI PC99 WinModem no Linux support
:1008 3cp803598 is Supported by the standard: serial.o
The following may be supported by Conexant drivers at http://www.linuxant.com
14f1:2f12 (3COM/USR model 3094-3095)
14f1:2f13 (USR OEM)
14f1:2f14 3COM/USR
though they carry USR labels.
======= PCI_ID checking completed ======
Update=2005_April_19
A PCMCIA CardBus is not detected on this System.
For information on modem port creation under the UDEV device file system see:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg03299.html for Conexnant modems
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fifth/msg01177.html for Lucent/Agere DSP modems
The following information blocks just query some ppp support items.
====================================================
grep -rs ppp /etc/modprobe.*
-------------------------------------
/etc/modprobe.d/aliases:alias net-pf-24 pppoe
-------------------------------------
Resident PPP support modules are properly uncompressed .
----active COMM services are ------------
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0E:A6:0A:B6:87
inet6 addr: fe80::20e:a6ff:fe0a:b687/64 Scope:Link
ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
This COMM mode should be closed before using the modem, or DNS services may fail.
Be sure to read the section about ppp related modules and aliases in Modem/General.txt
Be sure to read the Ethernet section of Modem/General.txt
DEVPPP=crw-rw---- 1 root root 108, 0 2006-06-27 04:53 /dev/ppp
A /dev/modem symbolic link is not present
No devfsd.conf file found, indicated absense of the devfsd daemon package
for device file system (devfs) symbolic link support.
DEVFSD=
---- dmesg queries -------
[4294669.416000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12) *0, disabled.
[4294669.416000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12) *0, disabled.
[4294669.416000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12) *0, disabled.
[4294669.439000] IO window: disabled.
[4294669.439000] audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
[4294674.168000] hda: DMA disabled
[4294674.598000] hdb: DMA disabled
[4294726.876000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found
[4294726.907000] pcc_acpi: loading...
[4294735.737000] apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.16ac)
[4294735.737000] apm: overridden by ACPI.
debian is not yet providing pre-compiled drivers for WinModems
