Try the Conexant.txt option. MarvS On 10/21/07, Nenad ANTONIC <nenad.antonic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello! > > I have a Dell Latitude d430, and have been trying to get its modem > working using > ALSA drivers from debian packages, but with no success. > > Any help will be appreciated. > > - Nenad > > > -------------------------- System information ---------------------------- > CPU=i686, Debian GNU/Linux lenny/sid > Linux version 2.6.22-2-686 (Debian 2.6.22-4) (waldi@xxxxxxxxxx) (gcc > version 4.1.3 20070812 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-15)) #1 SMP Fri Aug > 31 00:24:01 UTC 2007 > scanModem update of: 20071018 > The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttySL0 > > There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files > > Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are: > snd_intel8x0m > > > 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 = 1.0.14 > > USB modem not detected by lsusb > > Modem or candidate host audio card have firmware information and diagnostics: > > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > 00:1b.0 8086:27d8 1028:0201 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G > > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > 21: 188 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi uhci_hcd:usb2, 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 21 > 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, though not excluding > a possible Conexant modem chip impervious to ALSA diagnostics. > Proceeding through alternative possibilties. > > There is candidate modem software. > 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 1028:0201 > Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: > from Archives: > > > 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: > > Support can likely be achieved through two mutually exclusive alternatives: > 1) The hsfmodem software for Conexant chipset modems: Read Conexant.txt > The following ALSA alternative CANNOT work with Conexant modems. > > 2) An ALSA modem driver plus slmodemd. Read Smartlink.txt for details, and > to test get the package SLMODEMD.gcc4.1.tar.gz from: > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ > > Already loaded into the kernel is snd-hda-intel and audio drivers it > depends on, > displayed by: lsmod | grep snd_hda_intel > Module Size Used by > ------------------------------------- > snd_hda_intel 239160 2 > snd_pcm 72324 4 > snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss > snd 48324 9 > snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer > snd_page_alloc 9512 3 snd_intel8x0m,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm > > > 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 > > Read Conexant.txt > > Writing Conexant.txt > > Writing Smartlink.txt > ============ end Smartlink section ===================== > > Completed candidate modem analyses. > > The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev > > The kernel was compiled with gcc version 4.1.3 and a compiler is not installed > > linux-headers-2.6.22-2-686 resources needed for compiling are not > manifestly ready! > > If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing: > gcc-4.1 linux-headers-2.6.22-2-686 > > For Debian and some related distributions, a package > kernel-kbuild-2.6-22 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 260920 2007-04-14 02:59 /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 > auth > 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: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 > 2007-10-21 16:38 /dev/modem -> ttySL0 > 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/sl-modem-daemon.modutils:install slamr modprobe > --ignore-install ungrab-winmodem ; modprobe --ignore-install slamr; > test -e /dev/slamr0 || (/bin/mknod -m 660 /dev/slamr0 c 242 0 > 2>/dev/null && chgrp dialout /dev/slamr0) > /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# Uncomment these entries in order > to blacklist unwanted modem drivers > /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# blacklist snd-atiixp-modem > /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# blacklist snd-via82xx-modem > Within any ancient /etc/devfs files: > > Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files: > > --------- end modem support lines -------- >
