Re: Michael Croteau, Canada kernel 2.6.20-16-386

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Thank you very much - it was a bit confusing with all those files but as you have clarified it
seems reasonably straightforward!

Thank you very much for you kind assistance!

M.
--- Jacques Goldberg <Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> So all you need for your Conexant HSF modem is the Linuxant driver.
> Open again ModemData.txt, find the line starting with
> For owners of a Dell  etc...
> and read instructions from there on through
> Writing Conexant.txt
> 
> Jacques
> 
> M. Croteau wrote:
> > As requested by Marvin I have re-run using an updated scanModem. I will also read the web
> pages
> > mentioned and the new instructions. I am using Ubuntu Fiesty.
> > 
> > Thank you very much for your assistance!
> > 
> > - Michael
> > 
> > *********************************
> > 
> >  Only plain text email is forwarded by the  DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List Server.
> >  Do use the following as the email Subject Line:
> >            SomeName, YourCountry  kernel 2.6.20-16-386 
> >  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,  
> > Linux version 2.6.20-16-386 (root@terranova) (gcc version 4.1.2 (Ubuntu 4.1.2-0ubuntu4)) #2
> Sun
> > Sep 23 19:47:10 UTC 2007
> >  scanModem update of:  2007_Oct_09
> > 
> > 
> >  There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe*  files 
> > USB modem not detected by lsusb
> > 
> > 
> > Advanced Linux Sound Architecture  (ALSA) spackage providing audio support 
> > on your System, also includes drivers for some modems. For modems using the 
> > snd-hda-intel  audio+modem driver, upgrades to a new ALSA version are sometimes 
> > necessary to achieve function. See for example:
> >       http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg02144.html
> > 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
> >  ----------	---------	---------	--------------
> >  00:1b.0	8086:27d8	1025:0090	Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G 
> > 
> >  Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: 
> >  22:       2503   IO-APIC-fasteoi   HDA Intel
> >  --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ----
> > [   23.900000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
> > [   23.900000] 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 8086:27d8 may host a soft modem chip.
> > Bootup diagnostics lack ALSA data.
> >  Modem not detected though HDA card diagnostics
> >  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  1025:0090 
> >     Softmodem codec or Vendor from diagnostics: 
> >                               from    Archives: 14f12bfa, 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
> > 
> > 
> > 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. 
> >  From  http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads-ubuntu-x86.php
> >  download hsfmodem_VersionSpec_k2.6.20_16_386_ubuntu_i386.deb.zip 
> >                            with 2.6.20_16_386 equivalent to 2.6.20-16-386, 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
> > 
> > 
> >  
> >  Minimal compiling resources appear complete:
> >    make utility - /usr/bin/make
> >    Compiler version 4.1
> >    linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.20-16-386/build
> > 
> >  However some compilations and executable functions may need additional files,
> >  in the FileNames.h (so called kernel "h"eaders) collection installed in  /usr/include/ .
> >  For martian_modem, additional required packages are libc6-dev (and for Debian/Ubuntu, 
> > linux-libc-dev). The also required headers of package libc6 are commonly installed by default.
> 
> > 
> > Compressed files at: /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.20.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 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 20:41 /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)
> >         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 wlan0
> > 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/alsa-base:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
> > /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
> > /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 --------
> > 
> > *************************************************
> > 
> > Results of sudo lspci  -s  00:1b.0 -nv
> > 
> > 00:1b.0 0403: 8086:27d8 (rev 02)
> >         Subsystem: 1025:0090
> >         Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
> >         Memory at d0340000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
> >         Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
> >         Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
> >         Capabilities: [70] Express Unknown type IRQ 0
> > 
> > 
> > 
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