Only plain text email is forwarded by the DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List Server. Do use the following as the email Subject Line: SomeName, YourCountry Mandriva Linux release 2007.0 (Official) for i586 Kernel 2.6.17-5mdvlegacy on an i686 / kernel 2.6.17-5mdvlegacy 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, Mandriva Linux release 2007.0 (Official) for i586 Kernel 2.6.17-5mdvlegacy on an i686 / Linux version 2.6.17-5mdvlegacy (rtp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 4.1.1 20060724 (prerelease) (4.1.1-3mdk)) #1 SMP Wed Sep 13 14:40:00 EDT 2006 scanModem update of: 2007_March_15 The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttyS0 USB modem not detected by lsusb Modem or host audio card candidates have firmware information: PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 00:0a.0 1057:5600 1436:0300 Communication controller: Motorola SM56 PCI Modem Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: --- Bootup diagnositcs for card in PCI slot 00:0a.0 ---- === Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. === === Next deducing cogent software === For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:0a.0 Class 0780: 1057:5600 Communication controller: Motorola SM56 PCI Modem Primary PCI_id 1057:5600 Support type needed or chipset: Motorola Vendor=1057 is Motorola with some service provided through vendor=11d4 Analog Devices Inc. Drivers are available for VERY FEW 2.4.n kernels http://www.motorola.com/softmodem/driver.htm and for 2.6.n only a Fedora 2.6.9-1.667 at http://www.linux-xp-brasil.com.br/sm56-06.09.05-1-fc3-2.6.9-1.667.i686.rpm A driver is NOT available for this kernel 2.6.17-5mdvlegacy. Motorola seems to be only providing source code to some equipment mnaufacturers, who may provide particular compiled Linux drivers with their products. See details in Motorola.txt ---------------- end Motorola section ------------------------ Completed candidate modem analyses. The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev /dev/.udevdb The kernel was compiled with gcc version 4.1.1 and a compiler is not installed Kernel-header resources needed for compiling are not manifestly ready! If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing: gcc-4.1 make kernel-source-2.6.17-5mdvlegacy Checking pppd properties: -rwsr-xr-t 1 root root 304536 Aug 9 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. ========================================================== ln -sf ttyS0 /dev/modem Checking for modem support lines: -------------------------------------- /device/modem symbolic link: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Mar 29 15:10 /dev/modem -> ttyS0 slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0: Within /etc/udev/ files: /etc/udev/conf.d/modem.conf:ln -sf ttyS0 /dev/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 --------