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 > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Building a website is a piece of cake. 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