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So in a day, also check the Archived responses at http://www.linmodems.org -------------------------- System information ---------------------------- CPU=i686, Red Flag Desktop 6.0 Kernel Linux version 2.6.22.6-1 (root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 4.2.1) #1 SMP Tue Sep 4 06:11:18 EDT 2007 scanModem update of: 20071030 There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) packages providing audio support on your System, also includes drivers for some modems. Diagnostics are under the /proc/asound/ folders. 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. Audio cards with the ALC883 chipset may require an upgrade to ALSA version 1.0.15 for modem support, see http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg02577.html Copying ALSA diagnostics to Modem/ALSAroot.tgz ALSAversion = 1.0.14 Summary card and chipset information is in: /proc/asound/cards: 0 [CK8S ]: NFORCE - NVidia CK8S NVidia CK8S with ALC850 at irq 18 /proc/asound/pcm: 00-02: Intel ICH - IEC958 : NVidia CK8S - IEC958 : playback 1 00-01: Intel ICH - MIC ADC : NVidia CK8S - MIC ADC : capture 1 00-00: Intel ICH : NVidia CK8S : playback 1 : capture 1 USB modem not detected by lsusb For candidate card, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are: PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 02:09.0 125d:2838 125d:2838 Communication controller: ESS Technology ES2838/2839 SuperLink Modem Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 02:09.0 ---- === Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. === === Next deducing cogent software === There is candidate modem software. For candidate modem in PCI bus: 02:09.0 Class 0780: 125d:2838 Communication controller: ESS Technology ES2838/2839 SuperLink Modem Primary PCI_id 125d:2838 Support type needed or chipset: ESS.com Vendor=125d is ESS Technologies, http://www.esstech.com/ The PCI id 125d:2838 modems are NOT_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: $ ./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: $ 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: $ 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: 4.2.1 and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.2.1 Minimal compiling resources appear complete: make utility - /usr/bin/make Compiler version 4.2 linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.22.6-1/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 fails, with message including some lack of some FileName.h (stdio.h for example), then Some additional kernel-header files need installation to /usr/include. The minimal additional packages are libc6-dev and any of its dependents, under Ubuntu linux-libc-dev If an alternate ethernet connection is available, $ apt-get update $ apt-get -s install linux-kernel-devel will install needed pacakage For Debian/Ubuntu related distributions, run the following command to display the needed package list: Otherwise packages have to be found through http://packages.ubuntu.com Once downloaded and transferred into a Linux partition, they can be installed alltogether with: $ sudo dpkg -i *.deb Checking pppd properties: -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 684340 09-06 11:16 /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 lock 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: slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0: Within /etc/udev/ files: /etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev.rules:KERNEL=="modems/mwave*", NAME="%k", GROUP="uucp", MODE="0660" 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 --------
