I need to get a modem driver for my Ubuntu operating system. Will
anyone help me? I attached the ModemData file to this but I will send
a second email with this info in the body just in case.
Thank you in advance.
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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686,
Linux version 2.6.20-15-generic (root@palmer) (gcc version 4.1.2 (Ubuntu 4.1.2-0ubuntu4)) #2 SMP Sun Apr 15 07:36:31 UTC 2007
scanModem update of: 20071018
There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files
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
USB modem not detected by lsusb
Modem or candidate host audio card have firmware information and diagnostics:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:0f.0 125d:2898 148d:1062 Communication controller: ESS Technology ES2898 Modem
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
3: 2419 XT-PIC-XT eth0
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:0f.0 ----
=== Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
=== Next deducing cogent software ===
There is candidate modem software.
For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:0f.0
Class 0780: 125d:2898 Communication controller: ESS Technology ES2898 Modem
Primary PCI_id 125d:2898
Support type needed or chipset: ESS.com
Vendor=125d is ESS Technologies, http://www.esstech.com/
The PCI id 125d:2898 modems are Supported under 2.6.n kernels.
The driver resources for 125d:2898 modems should be downloaded
from http://tx.technion.ac.il/~raindel/ess_2.6-v0.3.tar.gz , benefitting
from an update by Jeff Trull. There are brief instructions at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=185079
Under Linux, unpack with:
$ tar zxf ess_2.6-v0.3.tar.gz
Move into the folder wit:
$ cd ess_2.6-v0.3
Browse the files therein and run as Root the:
$ sudo ./setup
The setup program creates a port:
$ ls -l /dev/ttyS_ESS0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 62, 64 2006-09-23 23:08 /dev/ttyS_ESS0
and a symbolic link to it:
/dev/modem --> /dev/ttyS_ESS0
Specify either /dev/modem or /dev/ttyS_ESS0 as the modem port for dialer utilities.
A file is installed:
/etc/udev/rules.d/ess.rules , with line:
"KERNEL=\"ttyS_ESS0\", SYMLINK=\"modem\""
which supports automated port creation during driver loading.
If the drivers do not autoload during bootup, they can be loaded by:
$ sudo modprobe esscom
after which the driver interdependencies can be displayed by:
$ lsmod | grep esscom
esscom 16580 0
esscom_hw 421328 1 esscom
linmodems 345678 2 esscom esscom_hw
The modem should be found by:
$ sudo wvdialconf wvtest
See wvdial.txt and Testing.txt for follow through details.
===============
For 2.4.n Linux kernels and are there some kludges of fading utility:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg00317.html (2004Feb08)
http://andrew.cait.org/ess/
http://sidlo.penguin.cz/ES2838/index_en.html
http://tx.technion.ac.il/~raindel/
http://phep2.technion.ac.il/linmodems/archive/msg04424.html
There was only formal support under for Linux for kernels 2.2.2.
====== end ESS.com section =======
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/2.6.20-15-generic/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.
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)
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
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:
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/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:
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