I'm having huge issues trying to get bigpond working.... where am I going wrong? Included is a copy of what wvdial m and the linmodem data is. Please go easy, i'm a major noobie user1@bigpond2:~$ sudo wvdial Password: --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.56 --> Cannot get information for serial port. --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 OK --> Modem initialized. --> Configuration does not specify a valid phone number. --> Configuration does not specify a valid login name. --> Configuration does not specify a valid password. user1@bigpond2:~$ Only plain text email is forwarded by the DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List Server. Do use the following as the email Subject Line: SomeName, YourCountry Ubuntu 7.04 kernel 2.6.20-15-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 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_June_06 The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttySL0 The slmodemd set symbolic link is /dev/ttySL0 -> /dev/pts/0 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 ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 00:1f.6 8086:24c6 14e4:4d64 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: 7: 608 XT-PIC-XT Intel 82801DB-ICH4, eth0, Intel 82801DB-ICH4 Modem --- Bootup diagnositcs for card in PCI slot 00:1f.6 ---- [ 14.322493] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1f.6[B] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 7 (level, low) -> IRQ 7 [ 14.322503] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:1f.6 disabled [ 56.990852] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1f.6[B] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 7 (level, low) -> IRQ 7 [ 56.991201] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1f.6 to 64 The PCI slot 00:1f.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: 00:1f.6 Class 0703: 8086:24c6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM Primary PCI_id 8086:24c6 Subsystem PCI_id 14e4:4d64 , 14e4 is an ALSA compatible identification Softmodem codec or Vendor from diagnostics: BCM64, a Broadcom type. from Archives: BCM64, a Broadcom type. 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: slmodemd An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver: snd-intel8x0m provides Low Level support enabling contact with the modem hardware. For all BUT Conexant chip soft modems (using hsfmodem software) complementary High Level support is through a Smartlink utility: slmodemd Download from http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ the package SLMODEMD-1.0.13.tar.gz having a compiled slmodemd. Unpack under Linux with: $ tar zxf SLMODEMD-1.0.13.tar.gz and read instructions therein. But briefly, the modem is setup with command: sudo slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa modem:1 reporting dynamic creation of ports: /dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N , with N some number Read Smartlink.txt and Modem/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance. Already loaded into the kernel is snd-intel8x0m and audio drivers it depends on, displayed by: lsmod | grep snd_intel8x0m Module Size Used by ------------------------------------- snd_intel8x0m 18700 5 snd_ac97_codec 98336 4 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0 snd_pcm 79876 8 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss snd 54020 23 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device snd_page_alloc 10888 5 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm 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 ------------------------------- 00-04: Intel ICH - IEC958 : Intel 82801DB-ICH4 - IEC958 : playback 1 00-03: Intel ICH - ADC2 : Intel 82801DB-ICH4 - ADC2 : capture 1 00-02: Intel ICH - MIC2 ADC : Intel 82801DB-ICH4 - MIC2 ADC : capture 1 00-01: Intel ICH - MIC ADC : Intel 82801DB-ICH4 - MIC ADC : capture 1 00-00: Intel ICH : Intel 82801DB-ICH4 : playback 1 : capture 1 01-00: Intel ICH - Modem : Intel 82801DB-ICH4 Modem - Modem : playback 1 : capture 1 /proc/asound/modules ------------------------------- 0 snd_intel8x0 1 snd_intel8x0m /proc/asound/card1/codec97#0/mc97#1-1+regs ------------------------------- 0:7c = 4243 and 0:7e = 4d64 which were translated from hexadecimal code into: BCM64 /proc/asound/card1/codec97#0/mc97#1-1 ------------------------------- Extended modem ID: codec=1 LIN1 and from the command: aplay -l | grep -i modem card 1: Modem [Intel 82801DB-ICH4 Modem], device 0: Intel ICH - Modem [Intel 82801DB-ICH4 Modem - Modem] ----------------end Softmodem section -------------- Writing Intel.txt Writing Smartlink.txt ============ end Smartlink 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 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-x 1 root dip 269224 2007-04-05 13:41 /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 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 6 2007-06-08 16:13 /dev/modem -> ttySL0 slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2007-06-08 16:13 /dev/ttySL0 -> /dev/pts/0 Within /etc/udev/ files: /etc/udev/rules.d/030_sl-modem-daemon.rules:# start/stop the daemon when the USB modem is connected /etc/udev/rules.d/030_sl-modem-daemon.rules:KERNEL=="slusb[0-9]*", GROUP="dialout", RUN+="/etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon" /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/alsa-base:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2 /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2 /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/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 -------- -- Get a Free E-mail Account at Mail.com! 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