Marv, L & J and others, I am not familiar with Freespire but if indeed the Ubuntu Feisty Fawn (7.04) package works with it, the right link to get the 536EP driver is: <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto/Intel536EP> which points to the 536EP wiki. There you will find the link to the post with the latest available drivers, which is: <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=471503> This package is mantained by Sepero, you can contact him with a post in that thread. Marv, please correct the link to the 536EP wiki with the first one I am posting (it needed the final EP). Regards, Carlos. On 22/09/2007, Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > L & J > > For Ubuntu Linux users with Intel 536 and 537 chipsets the are driver > installation packages available, see: > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3372887 > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto/Intel537EP > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2827908 > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto/Intel536 with > suggestions for improvements to c.marcano@xxxxxxxxx > > This above recent info may not be in your older Intel.txt > For your Linspire installation, you will likely have to compile your > own drivers. > However you could install one of the Ubuntu linux-image packages, for > which the precompiled drivers are available. > > > The 536ep modem will not work in 64 bit mode, because Intel is not > provided updates any longer. > > MarvS > > On 9/22/07, L & J Middleton <middletons@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have recently installed Freespire on a second partition on the hard drive. > > When I first installed Windows XP on the first partition last year, I > > created the second partition for the purpose of one day installing Linux. It > > has been part of a long term plan to become a Linux user, inspired over the > > years by articles promoting Linux in the magazine "NZ PC World". It has > > taken a long time to reach this point, where I now have a version installed > > on the hard drive. > > I have been wondering what version to use. I went searching the internet, > > hoping to find a suitable 64-bit version of Linux. In the process, I found > > Eric Raymond and Rob Landley's article "World Domination 201". I am > > fascinated by their analysis and conclusions, as they describe the situation > > I find myself in - having a 64-bit AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor - and > > wondering what to do about running a 64-bit operating system. Further to > > that, I was impressed by their comment to the effect that the intention > > behind Linspire is to enable an OS that is as user friendly as Windows, and > > potentially having access to all the types of programmes that my family > > currently use in their computing experience. I'm interested to learn about > > how a new OS runs, but my family don't. They just want to turn it on and > > click on the programme of choice and use it. That includes music players, > > photo software, scanner and printer, internet, office and paint software, > > etc. Anything more complicated than that leads quickly to frustration. So, > > obviously, any new OS that I install and try to make the default OS in our > > household must, for the sake of family harmony, be capable of "click and > > run", such as the promoters and developers behind Linspire and Freespire > > hope to achieve. > > As the 64-bit version is not ready yet, I decided to try out the currently > > available 32-bit Freespire version. I would buy the 64-bit version of > > Linspire when it becomes available as I would want the 64-bit OS, as well as > > access to all the programmes and codecs that the family currently take for > > granted using Windows. > > Further to that, the budget still only allows for a dial-up modem. I > > purchased this modem, a D-Link DFM-562I, a couple of years ago, mistakenly > > thinking that "controllerless" meant that it would be suitable one day for > > using with Linux. I now know that it must also be a Winmodem that I had been > > trying to avoid. So, if this moden can function with Linux, I will be > > grateful. I hope that in the future my next modem purchase will be a > > broad-band modem capable of running under 64-bit Linux. Last week, I was > > tempted to go out and buy an external modem that already worked with Linux. > > But then I realised that I was missing an opportunity to find out first-hand > > how the Linux community works to solve a problem like this, so I decided to > > try this approach first. > > So that brings me to the point where I am trying to get this modem going > > with this installation of Freespire. > > Your help to activate the modem running with the Freespire OS will be > > gratefully accepted. > > Please note that despite intentions to the contrary, I am an almost total > > Linux newbie. > > > > With regards, > > > > Lindsay Middleton > > Palmerston North, New Zealand > > > > > > Only plain text email is forwarded by the DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List > > Server. > > Do use the following as the email Subject Line: > > SomeName, YourCountry Freespire skipjack-feisty (development > > version) ( kernel 2.6.20-16-lowlatency > > 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, Freespire skipjack-feisty (development version) ( > > Linux version 2.6.20-16-lowlatency (root@terranova) (gcc version 4.1.2 > > (Ubuntu 4.1.2-0ubuntu4)) #2 SMP PREEMPT Wed May 23 01:49:41 UTC 2007 > > scanModem update of: 2007_Sept_07 > > > > > > There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files > > USB modem not detected by lsusb > > > > > > Several modems are supported by drivers with ALSA, the Advanced Linux Sound > > Architecture software. > > Copying ALSA diagnostics to Modem/ALSAroot.tgz > > ALSAversion = 1.0.13 > > > > Modem or candidate host audio card have firmware information and > > diagnostics: > > > > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > > 01:07.0 8086:1040 8086:1000 Communication controller: Intel Corporation > > 536EP Data Fax Modem > > > > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 01:07.0 ---- > > > > === Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. === > > === Next deducing cogent software === > > > > For candidate modem in PCI bus: 01:07.0 > > Class 0780: 8086:1040 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 536EP > > Data Fax Modem > > Primary PCI_id 8086:1040 > > Support type needed or chipset: INTEL536EP > > > > > > In 2006, Intel appears to have ceased updates for Linux. > > For the INTEL537 and INTEL536 chipset modems, the most current support is > > provided at: > > http://phep2.technion.ac.il/linmodems/packages/intel/Philippe.Vouters/ > > But regular support is not available, see: > > http://archives.linmodems.org/24939 > > : > > The outdated official Intel support packages can be accessed through: > > http://developer.intel.com/design/modems/support/drivers.htm > > Read Intel.txt and Modem/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance. > > > > > > Writing Intel.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 > > > > linux-headers-2.6.20-16-lowlatency resources needed for compiling are not > > manifestly ready! > > > > If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing: > > kernel-source-2.6.20-16-lowlatency > > > > For Debian and some related distributions, a package kernel-kbuild-2.6-20 > > may be needed to support driver compiling > > > > > > 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 269224 2007-04-04 23:41 /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) > > 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 > > 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. > > ========================================================== > > > > Checking for modem support lines: > > -------------------------------------- > > /device/modem symbolic link: > > slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0: > > Within /etc/udev/ files: > > > > Within /etc/modprobe.conf files: > > /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 > > /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2 > > /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2 > > Within any ancient /etc/devfs files: > > > > Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files: > > > > --------- end modem support lines -------- > > > > > > >
