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Thank you Jacques and Marvin. I got the HSF driver from Linuxant. Works a treat!

Jacques Goldberg wrote:
Russell,
Bingo.
This time ModemData.txt and says that the modem part of the chip
comes from Conexant.
The Linuxant driver will serve your modem.
The free version is limited to 14.4 kbauds.
More details on their Web page.

You need the HSF driver for an Ubuntu 6.19 Linux with kernel 2.6.17-10.generic

With that knowledge, just apply the attached.

Jacques

Russell Murray wrote:
Jacques, I did run scanModem as root first time around, though I am sometimes getting the error "FATAL: Module slamr not found" In any case after running it again ModemData.txt is giving me more info. I hope this helps.

Only plain text email is forwarded by the DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List Server.
Do use the following as the email Subject Line:
          SomeName, YourCountry Ubuntu 6.10  kernel 2.6.17-10-generic
This will alert cogent experts, and  distinguish cases in the Archives.
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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=i686,  Ubuntu 6.10
Linux version 2.6.17-10-generic (root@vernadsky) (gcc version 4.1.2 20060928 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.1-13ubuntu5)) #2 SMP Fri Oct 13 18:45:35 UTC 2006 (Ubuntu 2.6.17-10.33-generic)
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
----------    ---------    ---------    --------------
00:08.0 10b9:5457 103c:0850 Modem: ALi Corporation M5457 AC'97 Modem Controller

Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
10:        723          XT-PIC  ohci1394, uhci_hcd:usb1, uhci_hcd:usb2

--- Bootup diagnositcs for card in PCI slot 00:08.0 ----
[17179573.768000] PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:08.0 (0000 -> 0003)
[17179573.768000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:08.0[A] -> Link [LNK6] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
[17179573.772000] 0000:00:08.0: ttyS0 at I/O 0x1428 (irq = 10) is a 8250
[17179573.772000] 0000:00:08.0: ttyS2 at I/O 0x1440 (irq = 10) is a 8250
[17179573.772000] 0000:00:08.0: ttyS3 at I/O 0x1450 (irq = 10) is a 8250
[17179573.772000] Couldn't register serial port 0000:00:08.0: -28

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

ALSAversion 1.0.11
The slamr is not supported by this kernel.
For candidate modem in PCI bus:  00:08.0
Class 0703: 10b9:5457 Modem: ALi Corporation M5457 AC'97 Modem Controller
     Primary PCI_id  10b9:5457
   Subsystem PCI_id  103c:0850
   Softmodem codec or Vendor from diagnostics:
                             from    Archives: CXT, a Conexant type,
CXT is a generic for all CXTnumbers, with Linuxant hsfmodem software support.

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: ALI 5451 : ALI 5451 : playback 32 : capture 1

   /proc/asound/modules
-------------------------------
0 snd_ali5451
and from the command:
   aplay -l | grep -i modem


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

Formal support for Conexant chipset modems are available ONLY through
http://www.linuxant.com/drivers.  Read Conexant.txt for details.
and Modem/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance. Driver speed is limited to
14,400 until a key is purchased.  There is NO freeware alternative.
There are two support package types: hsfmodem  and hcflinmodem.
http://www.lorenzobettini.it/linux/LinuxSonyVaioVGN-S5VP_B reports a
problem and solution in stalling a key, after testing of the free low
speed download.

The hsfmodem package serves a great variety of Conexant chipset modems.
From  http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads-ubuntu-x86.php
download hsfmodem_VersionSpec_k2.6.17_10_generic_ubuntu_i386.deb.zip
with 2.6.17_10_generic equivalent to 2.6.17-10-generic, your kernel version.
Under Linux unpack with:
$ unzip hsfmodem*.zip
Then install with:
$ sudo dpkg -i hsfmodem*.deb
Subsequently, the modem should be found with
$ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
Edit in your personal information with:
$ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf
and try dialing out with:
$ sudo wvdial.
See Testing.txt  for details.

Read Conexant.txt

Writing Conexant.txt


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



Compiling resources appear complete:
  make utility - /usr/bin/make
  Compiler version 4.1
  kernel_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.17-10-generic/build


Checking pppd properties:
   -rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 260920 2006-07-11 05:13 /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)
       sudo chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd
or under Ubuntu related Linuxes
   sudo chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd

Checking settings of:    /etc/ppp/options
asyncmap 0
auth
crtscts
lock
hide-password
modem
proxyarp
lcp-echo-interval 30
lcp-echo-failure 4
noipx

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


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: slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0: Within /etc/udev/ files:
/etc/udev/rules.d/60-symlinks.rules:# Create /dev/modem symlink
/etc/udev/rules.d/60-symlinks.rules:KERNEL=="ttyLTM[0-9]*", SYMLINK+="modem"
    Within /etc/modprobe.conf files:
/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/blacklist-modem:# Uncomment these entries in order to blacklist unwanted modem drivers
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-modem:# blacklist snd-atiixp-modem
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-modem:# blacklist snd-via82xx-modem
    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



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