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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686,
Linux version 2.6.20-16-386 (root@terranova) (gcc version 4.1.2 (Ubuntu 4.1.2-0ubuntu4)) #2 Sun Sep 23 19:47:10 UTC 2007
scanModem update of: 20071107
The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttySL0
The slmodemd set symbolic link is /dev/ttySL0 -> /dev/pts/1
There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files
Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are:
snd_atiixp_modem
snd_via82xx_modem
snd_intel8x0m
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
ALSA update guidance is in http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-seventh/msg00282.html
Copying ALSA diagnostics to Modem/ALSAmate.tgz
ALSAversion = 1.0.13
Summary card and chipset information is in:
/proc/asound/cards:
0 [I440MX ]: ICH - Intel 440MX
Intel 440MX with CS4299 at 0x7000, irq 11
1 [Modem ]: ICH-MODEM - Intel 440MX Modem
Intel 440MX Modem at 0x7800, irq 11
/proc/asound/pcm:
00-01: Intel ICH - MIC ADC : Intel 440MX - MIC ADC : capture 1
00-00: Intel ICH : Intel 440MX : playback 1 : capture 1
01-00: Intel ICH - Modem : Intel 440MX Modem - Modem : 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
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:00.2 8086:7196 1014:01a2 Modem: Intel Corporation 82440MX AC'97 Modem Controller
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
11: 588 XT-PIC-XT Intel 440MX, Intel 440MX Modem
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:00.2 ----
[ 32.473439] PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 0000:00:00.2
[ 35.396109] PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 0000:00:00.2
[ 77.594395] PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 0000:00:00.2
[ 2594.104373] PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 0000:00:00.2
[ 2594.105460] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:00.2 to 64
[ 3011.889497] PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 0000:00:00.2
[ 3011.890854] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:00.2 to 64
[ 3148.162761] PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 0000:00:00.2
[ 3148.164185] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:00.2 to 64
=== Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
=== Next deducing cogent software ===
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: 00:00.2
Class 0703: 8086:7196 Modem: Intel Corporation 82440MX AC'97 Modem Controller
Primary PCI_id 8086:7196
Subsystem PCI_id 1014:01a2
Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: SIL27, an AgereSystems type.
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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: slmodemd
An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver: snd-intel8x0m
provides Low Level support enabling contact with the modem hardware.
For all BUT Conexant chip soft modems (using hsfmodem software)
complementary High Level support is through a Smartlink utility: slmodemd
Download from http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/
the package SLMODEMD.gcc4.1.tar.gz having a compiled slmodemd. Unpack under Linux with:
$ tar zxf SLMODEMD.gcc4.1.tar.gz
and read instructions therein. But briefly, the modem is setup with command:
sudo slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa modem:1
reporting dynamic creation of ports:
/dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N , with N some number
Read Smartlink.txt and Modem/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance.
Already loaded into the kernel is snd-intel8x0m and audio drivers it depends on,
displayed by: lsmod | grep snd_intel8x0m
Module Size Used by
-------------------------------------
snd_intel8x0m 17420 5
snd_ac97_codec 97312 4 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0
snd_pcm 76680 8 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd 51716 23 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
snd_page_alloc 9992 5 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
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
-------------------------------
00-01: Intel ICH - MIC ADC : Intel 440MX - MIC ADC : capture 1
00-00: Intel ICH : Intel 440MX : playback 1 : capture 1
01-00: Intel ICH - Modem : Intel 440MX Modem - Modem : playback 1 : capture 1
/proc/asound/modules
-------------------------------
0 snd_intel8x0
1 snd_intel8x0m
/proc/asound/card1/codec97#0/mc97#1-1+regs
-------------------------------
0:7c = 5349 and 0:7e = 4c27
which were translated from hexadecimal code into: SIL27
/proc/asound/card1/codec97#0/mc97#1-1
-------------------------------
Extended modem ID: codec=1 LIN1
and from the command:
aplay -l | grep -i modem
card 1: Modem [Intel 440MX Modem], device 0: Intel ICH - Modem [Intel 440MX Modem - Modem]
----------------end Softmodem section --------------
Writing Intel.txt
Writing Smartlink.txt
============ end Smartlink 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
linux-headers-2.6.20-16-386 resources needed for compiling are not manifestly ready!
If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing:
linux-headers-2.6.20-16-386
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:
-rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 269224 2007-04-05 05:41 /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
Which can interfere with Browser naviagation.
Don't worry about the following, it is for the experts
should trouble shooting be necessary.
==========================================================
# start/stop the daemon when the USB modem is connected
KERNEL=="slusb[0-9]*", GROUP="dialout", RUN+="/etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon"
Checking for modem support lines:
--------------------------------------
/device/modem symbolic link: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 2007-11-10 12:01 /dev/modem -> ttySL0
slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2007-11-10 12:01 /dev/ttySL0 -> /dev/pts/1
Within /etc/udev/ files:
/etc/udev/rules.d/030_sl-modem-daemon.rules:# start/stop the daemon when the USB modem is connected
/etc/udev/rules.d/030_sl-modem-daemon.rules:KERNEL=="slusb[0-9]*", GROUP="dialout", RUN+="/etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon"
/etc/udev/sl-modem-daemon.rules:# start/stop the daemon when the USB modem is connected
/etc/udev/sl-modem-daemon.rules:KERNEL=="slusb[0-9]*", GROUP="dialout", RUN+="/etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon"
Within /etc/modprobe.conf files:
/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:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
/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
Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
--------- end modem support lines --------
