Craig,
Under
CPU=i686, Ubuntu 7.04
Linux version 2.6.20-15-generic, gcc version 4.1.2
ALSAversion 1.0.13
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:1f.6 8086:24c6 1014:0524 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM
Primary PCI_id 8086:24c6
Subsystem PCI_id 1014:0524
Softmodem codec from Archives: SIL27, an AgereSystems type.
The ALSA modem driver will be snd-intel8x0m
Check if it autoloads with
$ lsmod | grep intel8x0m
To load if manually:
$ sudo modprobe snd-intel8x0m
Check afterward for loading with:
$ lsmod | grep intel8x0m
to display snd-intel8x0m and its dependent modules.
If it doesn't autoload, add it to /etc/modules using:
$ sudo gedit /etc/modules
Most of the smarts is provided by a slmodemd helper.
Download from http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/
the package SLMODEMD-1.0.13.tar.gz . Unpack under Linux with:
$ tar zxf SL*.tar.gz
and read instructions in the SLMODEMD-1.0.13/ folder
But briefly, the modem is setup with command:
sudo slmodemd -c IRELAND --alsa modem:1
reporting dynamic creation of ports when successful:
/dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N , with N some number
Read the enclosed Smartlink.txt for details.
Unfortunately the modem will be dead until you can correct:
[ 50.369457] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:1f.6 disabled
which is probable due to too much sharing at :
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
11: 55745 XT-PIC-XT uhci_hcd:usb1, uhci_hcd:usb2,
uhci_hcd:usb3, ehci_hcd:usb4, eth0, yenta, yenta, eth1, Intel
82801DB-ICH4, radeon@pci:0000:01:00.0
Read the Bootup.txt about options to correct this situation
Disabling the ethernet functions under:
System > Admin > Network
may help.
Also detach any USB devices and take out any PCMCIA cards while trying
to get the modem working.
Just rerun
$ sudo ./scanModem
to check the effectiveness of your change
MarvS
scanModem maintainer
On 6/3/07, Craig Robinson <crobinson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,
Attached is my output from scanModem.
I am a Linux newbie but I did run Mandrake 10.1 on my old Dell, also had
winmodem issues but at the time I was travelling in southern Europe and used
my mobile as a modem just for emails, 10.1 with KDE had no problem using
bluetooth to access my Nokia and use it as a modem. Sadly a close encounter
with a Bacardi and Coke was the final insult to my ageing Dell !!
In the meantime, whilst adding to Mr. Gates user base (Win XP), I have at
least migrated to OpenOffice for day to day work and my hobby related
applications (ham radio) seem well supported on Ubuntu so once the modem
issue is resolved I can finally close all Windows and reboot !!
I haven't tried this bluetooth option with Ubuntu on my IBM T40 but it's not
really an answer given mobile phone costs in Ireland.
I have looked at the IBM links for Linux drivers but these seem to lead to a
dead end.
I did a little programming years ago using q-basic on my first real PC, an
Amstrad with CPM/plus as the OS but this is so long ago so "paint by
numbers" type of advice would be ideal.
Finally I live in a non-broadband rural area so dial up is a must, if the
T40's modem is a lost cause are there any decent USB modems out there with
no Linux isses ?
Thanks for your help,
Craig
