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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=x86_64,
Welcome to SUSE LINUX 10.1 (X86-64) - Kernel
Linux version 2.6.16.13-4-smp (geeko@buildhost) (gcc version 4.1.0 (SUSE
Linux)) #1 SMP Wed May 3 04:53:23 UTC 2006
scanModem update of: 2007_Oct_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 = 1.0.11rc2
Modem or candidate host audio card have firmware information and
diagnostics:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:1b.0 8086:284b 1028:0227 Audio device: Intel Corporation HD Audio
Controller
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
66: 21652 0 IO-APIC-level uhci_hcd:usb2,
uhci_hcd:usb4, HDA Intel
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ----
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 66
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64
=== Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
=== Next deducing cogent software ===
The High Defintion Audio card with PCI ID 8086:284b may host a soft
modem chip.
8086:284b 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
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Codec: Generic 14f1 ID 2c06
Address: 1
Vendor Id: 0x14f12c06
Subsystem Id: 0x14f1000f
Revision Id: 0x100000
The audio card hosts a softmodem chip with Vendor ID: 0x14f12c06
14f1 is the Conexant Vendor ID, and 0x14f12c06 a softmodem chipset.
Get a hsfmodem package through http://www.linuxant.com
For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:1b.0
Class 0403: 8086:284b Audio device: Intel Corporation HD Audio
Controller
Primary PCI_id 8086:284b
Subsystem PCI_id 1028:0227
Softmodem codec or Vendor from diagnostics: 14f1, a Conexant type,
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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.
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Support type needed or chipset: hsfmodem
Writing Intel.txt
For owners of a Dell PCs with Conexant HSF modems, a driver source
package with full speed enabled is available, but requires driver
compiling. Read Conexant.txt
The hsfmodem package serves a great variety of Conexant chipset modems.
Start at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf for
eventually download of a hsfmodem-SomeVersion.zip package with
SomeVersion containing your kernel_version 2.6.16.13-4-smp in the
filename if possible.
These packages have compiled drivers. Otherwise download the generic
hsfmodem-Version.tar.gz package. Its usage will require compiling.
Read Conexant.txt
Writing Conexant.txt
Completed candidate modem analyses.
The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev
The kernel was compiled with gcc version 4.1.0 and a compiler is not
installed
linux-headers-2.6.16.13-4-smp resources needed for compiling are not
manifestly ready!
If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing:
gcc-4.1 kernel-source-2.6.16.13-4-smp
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:
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root dialout 336960 2006-04-22 20:07 /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
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:
/etc/udev/rules.d/31-network.rules:SUBSYSTEM=="net",
ENV{INTERFACE}=="ppp*|ippp*|isdn*|plip*|lo*|irda*|dummy*|ipsec*|tun*|tap*|bond*|vlan*|modem*",
GOTO="skip_ifup"
/etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules:KERNEL=="modems/mwave*",
NAME="%k", GROUP="uucp"
/etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules:# 219 /dev/modems/mwave MWave
modem firmware upload
/etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules:KERNEL=="mwave", NAME="modems/%k"
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:
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