Hi, this is the first time I am trying to transform a Winmodem into a Linmodem, so I really need some help to get startet. Here is the output of scanModem, first of all: ============================================================================= =========================================================================== -------------------------- System information ---------------------------- CPU=i686, Linux version 2.6.22-14-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)) #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 scanModem update of: 20071109 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. High Definition Audio (HDA) cards can themselves host a softmodem chipset, with both audio+modem supported by a snd-hda-intel driver. The ALSA diagnostics are written during bootup to /proc/asound/ folders. The modem codec file for the the HDA card is: /proc/asound/card0/codec#1 -------------------------------------------------------- Codec: Motorola Si3054 Address: 1 Vendor Id: 0x10573055 Subsystem Id: 0x10573055 Revision Id: 0x100700 The audio card hosts a softmodem chip with Vendor ID: 0x10573055 Summary card and chipset information is in: /proc/asound/cards: 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel HDA Intel at 0xf8400000 irq 23 /proc/asound/pcm: 00-06: Si3054 Modem : Si3054 Modem : playback 1 : capture 1 00-00: HDA Generic : HDA Generic : playback 1 : capture 1 A copy of /proc/asound had been copied to Modem/ALSAroot.tgz USB modem not detected by lsusb For candidate card, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are: PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 00:1b.0 8086:284b 14c0:0025 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: 23: 609 588 IO-APIC-fasteoi HDA Intel --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ---- [ 26.968000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 23 [ 26.968000] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64 === Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. === === Next deducing cogent software === The High Defintion Audio card with PCI ID 8086:284b may host a soft modem chip. There is candidate modem software. For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:1b.0 Class 0403: 8086:284b Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H Primary PCI_id 8086:284b Subsystem PCI_id 14c0:0025 Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: Motorola_Si3054, a Motorola type. from Archives: This is a NEW softmodem case! Please send the output ModemData.txt to DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx to enrich the Archive and help others! If further assistance is not needed, please use email Subject: New Case Only ------------------------------------------- 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 supporting the snd-hda-intel audio+modem driver An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver: snd-hda-intel 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 hw:0,6 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-hda-intel and audio drivers it depends on, displayed by: lsmod | grep snd_hda_intel Module Size Used by ------------------------------------- snd_hda_intel 263712 1 snd_pcm 80388 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss snd 54660 11 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device snd_page_alloc 11400 2 snd_hda_intel,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 ------------------------------- 00-06: Si3054 Modem : Si3054 Modem : playback 1 : capture 1 00-00: HDA Generic : HDA Generic : playback 1 : capture 1 /proc/asound/modules ------------------------------- 0 snd_hda_intel 10573055 ------------------------------- ------------------------------- 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 0x11c1040 AgereSystems snd-hda-intel + slmodemd, support not estabished All others currently supported /proc/asound/card0/codec#1 ------------------------------- and from the command: aplay -l | grep -i modem Karte 0: Intel [HDA Intel], Gerät 6: Si3054 Modem [Si3054 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: 4.1.3 and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.1.3 Minimal compiling resources appear complete: make utility - /usr/bin/make Compiler version 4.1 linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-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 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 269256 2007-10-04 21:57 /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 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/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 -------- =========================================================================== =========================================================================== Moreover, I found out that drivers (also for Linux) are available here: http://www.motorola.com/softmodem/sm56_download.htm But they only provide rpm-packages. 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