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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: 20071019
There are no blacklisted modem drivers in
/etc/modprobe* files
New HDA card type:
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/ALSArichard.tgz
ALSAversion = 1.0.13
New HDA card type:
USB modem not detected by lsusb
Modem or candidate host audio card have firmware
information and diagnostics:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
01:08.0 14f1:2f00 148d:1055 Communication controller:
Conexant HSF 56k HSFi Modem
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
===================================
The modem interrupt (IRQ) is 255 . IRQs of 0 or 255
are not functional!!
The CPU cannot control the modem until this situation
is corrected!!
Possible corrections are:
1) Within the boot up BIOS, change from a Windows
to a non-PNP/Other Operating System type.
Instructions for accessing BIOS are at:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/resources.html
within: Additional Resourcces.
2a) Add an option "pci=routeirq" to the kernel boot
up line.
Here is an example paragraph from
/boot/grub/menu.lst :
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-686
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-686
root=/dev/hda7 ro pci=routeirq
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-686
savedefault
2b) Same as above, but use "pollirq" instead of
"pci=routeirq".
3) Within some BIOS setups, IRQ assignments can be
changed.
4) On non-laptop systems, moving the modem card to
another slot has helped.
5) Sometimes upgrading the kernel changes IRQ
assignment.
=====================================
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 01:08.0
----
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:06.1 10de:0371 1043:81f6 Audio device: nVidia
Corporation MCP55 High Definition Audio
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
21: 9522 5118 IO-APIC-fasteoi libata,
HDA Intel
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:06.1
----
[ 16.544000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:06.1[B] ->
Link [AAZA] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
[ 16.544000] PCI: Setting latency timer of device
0000:00:06.1 to 64
=== Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics
section. ===
=== Next deducing cogent software ===
New PCTEL device 10de:0371
There is candidate modem software.
For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:06.1
Class 0403: 10de:0371 Audio device: nVidia
Corporation MCP55 High Definition Audio
Primary PCI_id 10de:0371
Support type needed or chipset: PCTEL
At http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/pctel-linux
Get the pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-8.tar.gz
Unpack under Linux with:
tar zxf pctel*.tar.gz
and read instuctions therein.
Read Pctel.txt and Modem/YourSystem.txt for follow
through guidance.
Writing Pctel.txt
For candidate modem in PCI bus: 01:08.0
Class 0780: 14f1:2f00 Communication controller:
Conexant HSF 56k HSFi Modem
Primary PCI_id 14f1:2f00
Support type needed or chipset: hsfmodem
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_15_generic_ubuntu_i386.deb.zip
with 2.6.20_15_generic
equivalent to 2.6.20-15-generic, 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/2.6.20-15-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 22:41
/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 eth1
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/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:
--------- end modem support lines --------
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