I loaded linux on a fairly old computer. I would like to set up the PCI modem for internet. But I do not know how to load drivers etc. The "YourSystem.txt" document contained information indicating that the presence of an ethernet card may create problems when trying to access the internet using the modem. I would like to know exactly what to do to prevent this problem. Attached is a "ModemData.txt" file output from scanModem. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, hupernikomen ____________________________________________________________________________________ Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367
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 2.6.17-11-generic 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=i686, Ubuntu 6.10 Linux version 2.6.17-11-generic (root@terranova) (gcc version 4.1.2 20060928 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.1-13ubuntu5)) #2 SMP Thu Feb 1 19:52:28 UTC 2007 (Ubuntu 2.6.17-11.35-generic) scanModem update of: 2007_March_15 USB modem not detected by lsusb Modem or host audio card candidates have firmware information: PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 00:0e.0 12b9:1008 12b9:00ad Serial controller: 3Com Corp, Modem Division 56K FaxModem Model 5610 Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: 11: 723547 XT-PIC uhci_hcd:usb1, Ensoniq AudioPCI, eth0, mga@pci:0000:01:00.0 --- Bootup diagnositcs for card in PCI slot 00:0e.0 ---- [ 21.296857] PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 0000:00:0e.0 [ 21.297078] 0000:00:0e.0: ttyS2 at I/O 0x1470 (irq = 11) is a 16550A === Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. === === Next deducing cogent software === For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:0e.0 Class 0700: 12b9:1008 Serial controller: 3Com Corp, Modem Division 56K FaxModem Model 5610 Primary PCI_id 12b9:1008 Support type needed or chipset: USrobotics.serial Vendor 10b7 3COM Inc. purchased the vendor 12b9 US Robotics modem technology. Their winmodems have no Linux support. Their controller chipset modems are supported by the Linux serial drivers. The PCI id 12b9:1008 modem is Supported. PCI ID Name Support status ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10b7:1006 3COM 0038TA AC101 - TF Mini-PCI winmodem, not supported 10b7:1007 3COM 3C556 V.90 Mini-PCI winmodem, not supported 12b9:1006 US Robotics 3cp803598 Voice winmodem, not supported 12b9:1007 US Robotics ERL3263A-0 DF GWPCI PC99 winmodem, not supported 12b9:0062 US Robotics erk41926a-0.6 usr 56k serial driver supported 12b9:1008 US Robotics 3cp803598 serial driver supported sudo wvdialconf wvtest , should detect the modem. Read Testing.txt ====== end 3COM section ======= 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/2.6.17-11-generic/build Checking pppd properties: -rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 260920 2006-07-10 15:13 /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 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. ========================================================== 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 --------