Epaminondas The faulure of all the modem diagnostics, suggests that the > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > 00:14.2 1002:4383 144d:c036 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Azalia has a Conexant softmodem chip in the 144d:c036. >From http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads-suse-x86.php download the hsfmodem-7.60.00.09full_k2.6.18.2_34_default-1suse.i586.rpm.zip Under Linux open a console and: $ unzip hsf*.zip One way of starting the installation of the hsf*.rpm is to browse over to it wit the Konqueror browser. There are good diagnostics in the Linuxant package. Please report back the outcome. Should it instead be a modem requiring slmodemd, support is problematic for reasons we can later relate. MarvS scanModem maintainer On 8/6/07, Epaminondas Kapetanios <E.Kapetanios@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi there, > > having recently moved from Windows to openSUSE, I got stuck with the > configuration of the modem as usual. From what has been reported via > the ModemData.txt file (attached to this email), I guess that I need > to go for the SmartLink solution as available on > > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ > > However, I am not quite sure, if I am doing the right thing. Could you > please help me with a good piece of advice? > > Epaminondas > > -- > Dr. E. Kapetanios > --- > URL: http://www.linkedin.com/in/epaminondas > URL: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/hscs/page-583 > URL: https://srs21live.wmin.ac.uk/ipp/D09MPACS.htm > Voice: +44 20 7911 5000 extension 4425 > Email: e.kapetanios@xxxxxxxxxx > > > Only plain text email is forwarded by the DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List Server. > Do use the following as the email Subject Line: > SomeName, YourCountry > Welcome to openSUSE 10.2 (X86-64) - Kernel kernel 2.6.18.2-34-default > 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=x86_64, > Welcome to openSUSE 10.2 (X86-64) - Kernel > Linux version 2.6.18.2-34-default (geeko@buildhost) (gcc version 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (SUSE Linux)) #1 SMP Mon Nov 27 11:46:27 UTC 2006 > scanModem update of: 2007_August_01 > > > ALSAversion 1.0.14 > USB modem not detected by lsusb > > Modem or host audio card candidates have firmware information: > > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > 00:14.2 1002:4383 144d:c036 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Azalia > > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > 201: 37009 0 IO-APIC-level ohci_hcd:usb2, HDA Intel > > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:14.2 ---- > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.2[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 201 > > === Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. === > === Next deducing cogent software === > > 1002:4383 is a High Definition Audio card, possibly hosting a soft modem. > ---ALSA bootup diagnostics --- > CodecFiles not found > The NotDetermined is not supported by this kernel. > > A modem was not detected among the PCI devices: > ------------------------------------------------ > 00:12.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Non-Raid-5 SATA > 00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 SMBus (rev 14) > 00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 IDE > 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Azalia > 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 7942 > 02:05.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) > 02:07.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5005G 802.11abg NIC (rev 01) > 02:09.1 Generic system peripheral [Class 0805]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 18) > 02:09.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd Unknown device 0843 > 02:09.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 09) > 02:09.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 04) > ------------------------------------------------ > with USB and bridge devices not displayed. > Please provide any independent information available on your modem. > > If your modem is mounted on an ISA card, scanModem could not access it. > If an alternative boot into Microsoft windows can be done, do mouse > clicks on: > Start > Settings > Control Panel > Classical View (for Window XP) > System > > Hardware > Device Manager > Modems > Click on the + > Modem. Double click to > expand the graphic. Manufacturer information may be displayed. For example, CXT > stands for Conexant. Click the Diagnostics Tab. Record any hardware ID or vendor > and device information. > Next do the Query Modem and record the ATI specifications displayed such as: > ATI3 - Agere SoftModem Version 2.1.22 > ATI5 - 2.1.22, AMR Intel MB, AC97 ID:SIL REV:0x27 > Try to identify the modem setup file, with name perhaps MODEM.INF. > If may contain chipset Vendor informaton. > > Checking for audio+modem support in /proc/asound/pcm > 00-01: ALC262 Analog : ALC262 Analog : capture 2 > 00-00: ALC262 Analog : ALC262 Analog : playback 1 : capture 2 > > For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:14.2 > Class 0403: 1002:4383 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Azalia > Primary PCI_id 1002:4383 > Subsystem PCI_id 144d:c036 > Softmodem codec or Vendor from diagnostics: > from Archives: > > > 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: > > Support can likely be achieved through two mutually exclusive alternatives: > 1) An ALSA modem driver plus slmodemd. Read Smartlink.txt for details, and > to test get the package SLMODEMD.gcc4.1.tar.gz from: > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ > 2) The hsfmodem software for Conexant chipset modems: Read Conexant.txt > > An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver: NotDetermined > 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.gcc4.1.tar.gz having a compiled slmodemd. Unpack under Linux with: > $ tar zxf SLMODEMD.gcc4.1.tar.gz > and read instructions therein. But briefly, the modem is setup with command: > slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa > 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. > > > 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 > ------------------------------- > 00-01: ALC262 Analog : ALC262 Analog : capture 2 > 00-00: ALC262 Analog : ALC262 Analog : playback 1 : capture 2 > > /proc/asound/modules > ------------------------------- > 0 snd_hda_intel > and from the command: > aplay -l | grep -i modem > > > ----------------end Softmodem section -------------- > > scanModem could not identify the Support Type needed from diagnosics or archives. > If an alternative boot into Microsoft windows can be done, do mouse > clicks on: > Start > Settings > Control Panel > Classical View (for Window XP) > System > > Hardware > Device Manager > Modems > Click on the + > Modem. Double click to > expand the graphic. Manufacturer information may be displayed. For example, CXT > stands for Conexant. Click the Diagnostics Tab. Record any hardware ID or vendor > and device information. > Next do the Query Modem and record the ATI specifications displayed such as: > ATI3 - Agere SoftModem Version 2.1.22 > ATI5 - 2.1.22, AMR Intel MB, AC97 ID:SIL REV:0x27 > Try to identify the modem setup file, with name perhaps MODEM.INF. > If may contain chipset Vendor informaton. > > > Freeware support may be available for a few Conexant chipset modems > with support confirmed only for the PCI_id chipset 14f1:2f00. > See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=180632 > > Otherwise 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. > > Read Conexant.txt > > Writing Conexant.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: > kernel-source-2.6.18.2-34-default > > > If a driver compilation files with message including some lack of some FileName.h (stdio.h for example. > Some additional kernel-header files need installation to /usr/include. > For Debian/Ubuntu related distributions, run the following command to display the needed package list: > $ sudo apt-get -s install linux-kernel-devel > While some of the files may be on the install CD, others may have to be found through http://packages.ubuntu.com > > For Ubunut feisty, additional packages required were: > build-essential curl debhelper dpkg-dev g++ g++-4.1 gettext git-core gitk > html2text intltool-debian kernel-package kernel-wedge libc6-dev > libcurl3-gnutls libdigest-sha1-perl liberror-perl libstdc++6-4.1-dev > linux-libc-dev po-debconf rcs tcl8.4 tk8.4 > > > Checking pppd properties: > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root dialout 343696 Nov 25 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 > noipdefault > noauth > crtscts > lock > modem > asyncmap 0 > nodetach > lcp-echo-interval 30 > lcp-echo-failure 4 > lcp-max-configure 60 > lcp-restart 2 > idle 600 > noipx > file /etc/ppp/filters > > 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/50-udev-default.rules:KERNEL=="mwave", NAME="modems/%k", GROUP="uucp" > /etc/udev/rules.d/31-network.rules:SUBSYSTEM=="net", ENV{INTERFACE}=="ppp*|ippp*|isdn*|plip*|lo*|irda*|dummy*|ipsec*|tun*|tap*|bond*|vlan*|modem*|dsl*", GOTO="skip_ifup" > Within /etc/modprobe.conf files: > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist:# ALSA PCI sound/modem modules - should be configured via yast > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist:blacklist snd-atiixp-modem > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist:blacklist snd-via82xx-modem > Within any ancient /etc/devfs files: > > Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files: > > --------- end modem support lines -------- > > >
