hi, i am giving herewith the file ModemData.txt also i am giving herewith the error log message. please let me know in DETAILS what should i do to get the modem installed and dial through kppp. Only plain text email is forwarded by the DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List Server. Do use the following as the email Subject Line: SomeName, YourCountry PCLinuxOS release 2007 (PCLinuxOS) for i586 Kernel 2.6.18.8.tex5 on an i686 / kernel 2.6.18.8.tex5 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, PCLinuxOS release 2007 (PCLinuxOS) for i586 Kernel 2.6.18.8.tex5 on an i686 / Linux version 2.6.18.8.tex5 (vaughan@localhost) (gcc version 4.1.1 20060724 (prerelease) (4.1.1-4pclos2007)) #1 SMP Thu May 10 11:36:58 WST 2007 scanModem update of: 2007_August_10 The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttyS0 ALSAversion 1.0.14rc4 USB modem not detected by lsusb Modem or host audio card candidates have firmware information: PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 00:1b.0 8086:2668 104d:81cc Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: 20: 8169 IO-APIC-level uhci_hcd:usb2, HDA Intel --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ---- ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 20 PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64 === Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. === === Next deducing cogent software === 8086:2668 is a High Definition Audio card, possibly hosting a soft modem. Bootup diagnostics lack ALSA data. The HDA modem codec file is: /proc/asound/card0/codec#1 ----------------------------------- Codec: Conexant ID 2bfa Address: 1 Vendor Id: 0x14f12bfa Subsystem Id: 0x20030003 Revision Id: 0x90000 The audio card hosts a softmodem chip with Vendor ID: 0x14f12bfa 14f1 is the Conexant Vendor ID, and 0x14f12bfa a softmodem chipset. Get a hsfmodem package through http://www.linuxant.com For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:1b.0 Class 0403: 8086:2668 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW Primary PCI_id 8086:2668 Subsystem PCI_id 104d:81cc Softmodem codec or Vendor from diagnostics: ID 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: hsfmodem The diagnostic outputs for this softmodem section have their raw information in folders and text files under /proc/asound/ which you can browse. The information is from files: /proc/asound/pcm ------------------------------- 00-00: ALC260 Analog : ALC260 Analog : playback 1 : capture 1 /proc/asound/modules ------------------------------- 0 snd_hda_intel 14f12bfa ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Current support status of HDA cards is: Vendor IDs Chip maker Support type ---------- ---------- ------------- 0x14f12bfa Conexant hsfmodem , not slmodemd compatible 0x14f12c06 Conexant hsfmodem , not slmodemd compatible 0x11c13026 AgereSystems snd-hda-intel, slmodemd supported 0x11c11040 AgereSystems " " support not yet available. 0x11c13055 AgereSystems " " , " 0x163c3055 Smartlink " " , " 0x163c3155 " " " , " 0x10573055 Motorola " " , " 0x10573155 " " " , "" as of October 2006. /proc/asound/card0/codec#1 ------------------------------- and from the command: aplay -l | grep -i modem ----------------end Softmodem section -------------- Writing Intel.txt For owners of a Dell PCs, a generic package with full speed enable is available. See http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg01830.html for details. Freeware support is also available for a few Conexant chipset modems with support confirmed only for the PCI_id chipset 14f1:2f00. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=180632 Otherwise formal support for Conexant chipset modems are available ONLY through http://www.linuxant.com/drivers. Read Conexant.txt for details. and Modem/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance. Driver speed is limited to 14,400 until a key is purchased. There is NO freeware alternative. There are two support package types: hsfmodem and hcflinmodem. http://www.lorenzobettini.it/linux/LinuxSonyVaioVGN-S5VP_B reports a problem and solution in stalling a key, after testing of the free low speed download. The hsfmodem package serves a great variety of Conexant chipset modems. Start at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf for eventually download of a hsfmodem-SomeVersion.zip package with SomeVersion containing your kernel_version 2.6.18.8.tex5 in the filename if possible. These packages have compiled drivers. Otherwise download the generic hsfmodem-Version.tar.gz package. Its usage will require compiling. For owners of a Dell PCs, a generic package with full speed enable is available. See http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg01830.html for details. Read Conexant.txt Writing Conexant.txt Completed candidate modem analyses. The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev /dev/.udevdb Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.1.1 and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.1.1 Kernel-header resources needed for compiling are not manifestly ready! If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing: kernel-source-2.6.18.8.tex5 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 Ubunut feisty, additional packages required were: build-essential curl debhelper dpkg-dev g++ g++-4.1 gettext git-core gitk html2text intltool-debian kernel-package kernel-wedge libc6-dev libcurl3-gnutls libdigest-sha1-perl liberror-perl libstdc++6-4.1-dev linux-libc-dev po-debconf rcs tcl8.4 tk8.4 Checking pppd properties: -rwsr-xr-t 1 root root 304536 Nov 7 2006 /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 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 Don't worry about the following, it is for the experts should trouble shooting be necessary. ========================================================== ln -sf ttyS0 /dev/modem Checking for modem support lines: -------------------------------------- /device/modem symbolic link: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Oct 30 2007 /dev/modem -> ttyS0 slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0: Within /etc/udev/ files: /etc/udev/conf.d/modem.conf:ln -sf ttyS0 /dev/modem Within /etc/modprobe.conf files: Within any ancient /etc/devfs files: Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files: --------- end modem support lines -------- [jayant@localhost ~]$ kppp Opener: received SetSecret Opener: received SetSecret Opener: received OpenLock Opener: received OpenDevice Opener: received RemoveLock Opener: received RemoveSecret Opener: received RemoveSecret Opener: received OpenResolv Opener: received OpenResolv Opener: received KillPPPDaemon [jayant@localhost ~]$ thanks, jayant Bring your gang together - do your thing. 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