Dear experts,
some clarification would be very helpful for me, so I ask you
for your aid. :-)
I'm about to have an IBM Thinkpad T21 and I would
like to have some Linux installed on it like on the
notebook (TP 660E) before.
For testing I use an old Knoppix (Knoppix 3.3) on live CD, as you might see
the kernel version number. But I consider using some newer Linux
like Ubuntu or GNU/Debian when I decide to keep the T21.
In some circumstances, only a simple telephone line is available,
so I like then to use the internal modem.
It seems to me that it might be difficult, if not impossible,
to have a driver for this.
Is there some work-around? I mean to use a MS Windows driver (with
a Windows partition on the hard disk only for this purpose ;-) ) and
*somehow* make the winmodem "accesible" to the Linux on the other
partition(s) ?
I heard of "encapsulating" the bundle "internal modem chip set & its
MS Windows driver" into Linux...
Below you will find the ModemData.txt.
Thank you very much in advance for your help !
Sincerely,
Stefan Neumeier
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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686, Debian GNU/
Linux version 2.4.22-xfs (root@Knoppix) (gcc version 2.95.4 20011002 (Debian prerelease)) #1 SMP Fr Sep 19 17:55:45 CEST 2003
scanModem update of: 2007_Sept_07
There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files
USB modem not detected by lsusb
Modem or candidate host audio card have firmware information and diagnostics:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
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00:03.1 10b7:1007 10b7:6159 Communication controller: 3Com Corporation Mini PCI 56k Winmodem
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
11: 1608 XT-PIC Texas Instruments PCI1450, Texas Instruments PCI1450 (#2), usb-uhci, cs46xx
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:03.1 ----
PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 00:03.1
=== Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
=== Next deducing cogent software ===
For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:03.1
Class 0780: 10b7:1007 Communication controller: 3Com Corporation Mini PCI 56k Winmodem
Primary PCI_id 10b7:1007
Support type needed or chipset: 3COM.winmodem
Under Linux 2.6.n kernels, the chipset is NOT SUPPORTED . Read InfoGeneral.txt about alternatives.
Completed candidate modem analyses.
A UDEV device file system is not active.
Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 2.95.4
and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 2.95.4
linux-headers-2.4.22-xfs resources needed for compiling are not manifestly ready!
If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing:
linux-headers-2.4.22-xfs
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 Ubuntu Feisty, additional packages required were:
libc6-dev linux-libc-dev
available through http://packages.ubuntu.com/ , if not on the install CD.
Such packages may have different names for other Linux distributions.
Try installing just the libc6-dev, then test the compile again.
Checking pppd properties:
-rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 234504 2002-11-24 12:58 /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
asyncmap 0
noauth
crtscts
lock
hide-password
modem
noipdefault
passive
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
Don't worry about the following, it is for the experts
should trouble shooting be necessary.
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Checking for modem support lines:
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/device/modem symbolic link:
slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0:
Within /etc/udev/ files:
Within /etc/modprobe.conf files:
Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
--------- end modem support lines --------
