Hi
Have been trying to see if a PCMCIA fax modem card would work under linux.
Initially the pcmcia card showed up as alloted to /dev/ttyS0 but now for
some (unknown to me) reason it no longer shows up as being mounted !
anywhere.
Its a Motorola Montana 33.6 Modem / Fax
*This was when something seemed to work**
The following is the contents of "wvdial conf wvtest"
[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
; Phone = <Target Phone Number>
ISDN = 0
; Password = <Your Password>
; Username = <Your Login Name>
Modem = /dev/ttyS0
The current result of hal-device
0: udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pcmcia__1__1'
pcmcia.card_id = 1285 (0x505) (int)
info.bus = 'pcmcia' (string)
pcmcia.prod_id1 = 'Motorola' (string)
pcmcia.manf_id = 265 (0x109) (int)
pcmcia.func_id = 2 (0x2) (int)
pcmcia.vendor = 'Motorola' (string)
info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pcmcia__1__1' (string)
pcmcia.prod_id2 = 'MONTANA 33.6 FAX/MODEM' (string)
linux.subsystem = 'pcmcia' (string)
pcmcia.prod_id3 = 'V2.0' (string)
info.vendor = 'Motorola' (string)
info.subsystem = 'pcmcia' (string)
info.product = 'MONTANA 33.6 FAX/MODEM' (string)
linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2) (int)
linux.sysfs_path =
'/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:15:00.0/0.0' (string)
pcmcia.product = 'Motorola' (string)
pcmcia.socket_number = 0 (0x0) (int)
info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_104c_ac56' (string)
info.linux.driver = 'serial_cs' (string)
but now when i try wvdialconf wvtest i get the following
laptop:~$ sudo wvdialconf wvtest
Password:
Editing `wvtest'.
Scanning your serial ports for a modem.
ttyS0<Info>: Device or resource busy
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S0 S1 S2 S3
Sorry, no modem was detected! Is it in use by another program?
Did you configure it properly with setserial?
Please read the FAQ at http://open.nit.ca/wiki/?WvDial
If you still have problems, send mail to <wvdial-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.
****
Am also attaching modemdata.txt - but this again does not show the
pcmcia card Modem. There is another winmodem possibly working with the
hfs conexant driver but that is a separate issue.
Any suggestions / help
would be appreciated.
thanks
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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686, Ubuntu 7.04
Linux version 2.6.20-16-generic (root@terranova) (gcc version 4.1.2 (Ubuntu 4.1.2-0ubuntu4)) #2 SMP Thu Jun 7 20:19:32 UTC 2007
scanModem update of: 2007_August_04
The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttySL0
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
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:1b.0 8086:27d8 17aa:2010 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
21: 852 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi uhci_hcd:usb2, ipw3945, HDA Intel
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ----
[ 16.704000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[B] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
[ 16.704000] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64
=== Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
=== Next deducing cogent software ===
8086:27d8 is a High Definition Audio card, possibly hosting a soft modem.
Bootup diagnostics lack ALSA data.
The HDA modem codec file is: /proc/asound/card0/codec#1
-----------------------------------
Codec: Conexant ID 2bfa
Address: 1
Vendor Id: 0x14f12bfa
Subsystem Id: 0x17aa201b
Revision Id: 0x90000
The audio card hosts a softmodem chip with Vendor ID: 0x14f12bfa
14f1 is the Conexant Vendor ID, and 0x14f12bfa a softmodem chipset.
Get a hsfmodem package through http://www.linuxant.com
For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:1b.0
Class 0403: 8086:27d8 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G
Primary PCI_id 8086:27d8
Subsystem PCI_id 17aa:2010
Softmodem codec or Vendor from diagnostics: ID
from Archives: 14f1, a Conexant 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: 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
-------------------------------
00-01: AD198x Digital : AD198x Digital : playback 1
00-00: AD198x Analog : AD198x Analog : playback 1 : capture 1
/proc/asound/modules
-------------------------------
0 snd_hda_intel
14f12bfa
-------------------------------
-------------------------------
Current support status of HDA cards is:
Vendor IDs Chip maker Support type
---------- ---------- -------------
0x14f12bfa Conexant hsfmodem , not slmodemd compatible
0x14f12c06 Conexant hsfmodem , not slmodemd compatible
0x11c13026 AgereSystems snd-hda-intel, slmodemd supported
0x11c11040 AgereSystems " " support not yet available.
0x11c13055 AgereSystems " " , "
0x163c3055 Smartlink " " , "
0x163c3155 " " " , "
0x10573055 Motorola " " , "
0x10573155 " " " , ""
as of October 2006.
/proc/asound/card0/codec#1
-------------------------------
and from the command:
aplay -l | grep -i modem
----------------end Softmodem section --------------
Writing Intel.txt
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.
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_16_generic_ubuntu_i386.deb.zip
with 2.6.20_16_generic equivalent to 2.6.20-16-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
Compiling resources appear complete:
make utility - /usr/bin/make
Compiler version 4.1
kernel_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.20-16-generic/build
Compressed files at: /usr/src/cdfs.tar.bz2
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:
-rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 269224 2007-04-05 09:11 /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 eth0: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 6 2007-09-04 11:37 /dev/modem -> ttySL0
slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0:
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 --------
