Hello;
Yes, I'm using wvdial, at least for testing purposes.
When I said the modem dialed I mean that it can establish connection. I didn't hear the modem negotiating with remote server, but pppd died with error 19 (Authentication error). That's not weird because I often get this error even when connecting from a windows machine (I think this must be an ISP problem). After that, I dialed to my cell phone and it ringed. That is a great advance, because with atiixp modules and slmodemd the modem died immediately with a "No Carrier" error (without even pick up the line). So, linuxant drivers seems to work.
A new ModemData.txt, generated with scanModem from May 11 I've downloaded today, is attached. The weird thing is that when I tried to run it, scanModem asked me to load snd-atiixp-modem module in order to "enable functional diagnostic".
On the other hand, I don't blame linuxant people for wanting money for their work. I blame Conexant! They should provide us with proper drivers and support. They're making money selling us their products, after all.
By the way, I don't think to pay anything yet.
Thank you for your help.
Juan
----- Mensaje original ----
De: Jacques Goldberg <Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx>
Para: Juan Martinez <jbmartinezs@xxxxxxxxx>
CC: discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Enviado: domingo, 20 de mayo, 2007 13:57:28
Asunto: Re: scanModem, Ubuntu 7.04 kernel 2.6.20-15-generic ATI IXP
Juan,
Do you really believe, in the spirit of Linux, that we would send you,
and probably at least a thousand people, possibly many more, before you,
to a driver for which you must pay to get the full features?
To debug a new modem connection, we recommend using wvdial. Did you
indeed use wvdial?
What do you mean by "it dialed"? Have you heard the sound (various
frequencies) of your and the remote modem negotiating speed?
And if not, have you listened from a voice phone set in parallel, if you
hear the dialing?
Or have you tried to dial some other phone number in your home or
portable or friend to check that ringing was heard at the other end?
Or have you just seen on the screen a echo printed of the dial command?
I am asking because BEFORE you have checked that, you cannot know if the
modem dialed, just see that the DRIVER received the dial command, and
possibly sent dialing to the air because your modem is NOT a Conexant.
And leave the Stupid Mode away, it is completely outdated on almost all
ISP servers.
What is your ISP?
And BEFORE you pay, and waste more time, PLEASE, as Antonio asked you,
download a fresh version of scanModem, not the old obsolete one which
you used, from http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/scanModem.gz ,
and send us the file ModemData.txt .
Do NOT pay for the full version before having verified that the free one
works.
Again, I fear that your modem is not a Conexant, and only the LAST
version of scanModem can say what is the state of the art with your modem.
Things changed a LOT in this field between date 9 June 2006 of your
scanModem and today, almost one YEAR !
Jacques
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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686, Ubuntu 7.04
Linux version 2.6.20-15-generic (root@palmer) (gcc version 4.1.2 (Ubuntu 4.1.2-0ubuntu4)) #2 SMP Sun Apr 15 07:36:31 UTC 2007
scanModem update of: 2007_May_11
The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttySHSF0
ALSAversion 1.0.13
USB modem not detected by lsusb
Modem or host audio card candidates have firmware information:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:14.6 1002:4378 103c:3091 Modem: ATI Technologies Inc ATI SB400 - AC'97 Modem Controller
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
16: 35302 IO-APIC-fasteoi yenta, ATI IXP, hsfmc97ati, fglrx
--- Bootup diagnositcs for card in PCI slot 00:14.6 ----
[ 12.450837] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.6[B] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[ 12.450847] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:14.6 disabled
[ 14.944000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.6[B] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
The PCI slot 00:14.6 of the modem card may be disabled early in
a bootup process, but then enabled later. If modem drivers load
but the modem is not responsive, read Bootup.txt about possible fixes.
Send dmesg.txt along with ModemData.txt to discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
if help is needed.
=== Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
=== Next deducing cogent software ===
For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:14.6
Class 0703: 1002:4378 Modem: ATI Technologies Inc ATI SB400 - AC'97 Modem Controller
Primary PCI_id 1002:4378
Subsystem PCI_id 103c:3091
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: ATI IXP AC97 : ATI IXP AC97 : playback 1 : capture 1
/proc/asound/modules
-------------------------------
0 snd_atiixp
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_k2.6.20_15_generic_ubuntu_i386.deb.zip
with 2.6.20_15_generic equivalent to 2.6.20-15-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
Kernel-header resources needed for compiling are not manifestly ready!
If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing:
linux-headers-2.6.20-15-generic
Checking pppd properties:
-rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 269224 2007-04-04 23:41 /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
noauth
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 eth1 eth1:avah
Which can interfere with Browser naviagation.
Don't worry about the following, it is for the experts
should trouble shooting be necessary.
==========================================================
# start/stop the daemon when the USB modem is connected
KERNEL=="slusb[0-9]*", GROUP="dialout", RUN+="/etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon"
Checking for modem support lines:
--------------------------------------
/device/modem symbolic link: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 2007-05-21 09:10 /dev/modem -> ttySHSF0
slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0:
Within /etc/udev/ files:
/etc/udev/rules.d/00-hsf.rules:KERNEL=="ttySHSF0", SYMLINK="modem"
/etc/udev/sl-modem-daemon.rules:# start/stop the daemon when the USB modem is connected
/etc/udev/sl-modem-daemon.rules:KERNEL=="slusb[0-9]*", GROUP="dialout", RUN+="/etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon"
Within /etc/modprobe.conf files:
/etc/modprobe.d/hsf.conflicts:install snd-via82xx-modem /bin/true # temporarily disabled by hsf - conflicts with hsfmc97via
/etc/modprobe.d/hsf.conflicts:install snd-atiixp-modem /bin/true # temporarily disabled by hsf - conflicts with hsfmc97ati
/etc/modprobe.d/sl-modem-daemon.modutils:install slamr modprobe --ignore-install ungrab-winmodem ; modprobe --ignore-install slamr; test -e /dev/slamr0 || (/bin/mknod -m 660 /dev/slamr0 c 242 0 2>/dev/null && chgrp dialout /dev/slamr0)
/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
/etc/modprobe.d/hsf:alias /dev/modem /dev/ttySHSF
Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
/etc/devfs/conf.d/hsf.conf:LOOKUP ^(ttySHSF[0-9]|modem$) EXECUTE nice /sbin/modprobe /dev/ttySHSF
/etc/devfs/conf.d/hsf.conf:REGISTER ^ttySHSF0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL symlink $devname modem
/etc/devfs/conf.d/hsf.conf:UNREGISTER ^ttySHSF0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL unlink modem
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
--------- end modem support lines --------
