Jacques,
I've tried the dell modem driver located
(http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R155004&SystemID=INSPIRONI6400/E1505&servicetag=&os=UBLN&osl=en&deviceid=8593&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=1&catid=-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=20&fileid=206745)
to no avail. I've run scanModem again with the sudo command to see if
I can get more info, the file is attached. I've looked in my BIOS and
it tells me the modem is a Conexant HDA D330 MDC modem. I also have
the hsfmodem package installed and GNOME PPP still don't detect
anything. Seems like there isn't much support for HDA modems?
Thanks,
-Anthony
On Nov 13, 2007 3:05 AM, Jacques Goldberg <Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Anthony
> ModemData.txt cannot identify your modem but suggests that it will work
> with ONE of the slmodemd or Conexant driver (supplied by Linuxant).
> My personal experience is that these Dell notebooks come with a Conexant
> driver so you should start by trying that one.
>
> I am in a hurry. Please read again ModemData.txt; find the word
> Conexant; this is where you will find all that you need.
> Luckily you have a Dell box and therefore you can get the driver for
> free from the Dell support site.
>
> Jacques
>
>
> Anthony Inzero wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a Dell Vostro 1500 that I can't get my modem detected on
> > (running Xubuntu linux [Gutsy]. Attached is the ModemData.txt file.
> > Any help would be awesome!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Anthony
>
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-------------------------- 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: 20071107
The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttySL0
There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files
Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are:
hsfusbcd2
hsfmc97sis
hsfmc97ati
hsfmc97ali
hsfmc97via
hsfmc97ich
hsfpcibasic2
hsfserial
hsfengine
hsfosspec
hsfsoar
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/ALSAroot.tgz
ALSAversion = 1.0.14
Summary card and chipset information is in:
/proc/asound/cards:
0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
HDA Intel at 0xfebfc000 irq 20
/proc/asound/pcm:
00-00: STAC92xx Analog : STAC92xx Analog : playback 1 : capture 2
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 1028:0228 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
20: 216353 215413 IO-APIC-fasteoi uhci_hcd:usb2, uhci_hcd:usb4, HDA Intel
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ----
[ 15.984000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
[ 15.984000] 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.
---ALSA bootup diagnostics ---
Modem not detected though HDA card diagnostics, though not excluding
a possible Conexant modem chip impervious to ALSA diagnostics.
Proceeding through alternative possibilties.
The NotDetermined is not supported by this kernel.
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 1028:0228
Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics:
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:
Support can likely be achieved through two mutually exclusive alternatives:
1) The hsfmodem software for Conexant chipset modems: Read Conexant.txt
The following ALSA alternative CANNOT work with Conexant modems.
2) An ALSA modem driver plus slmodemd. Read Smartlink.txt for details, and
to test get the package SLMODEMD.gcc4.1.tar.gz from:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/
Writing Intel.txt
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
Read Conexant.txt
Writing Conexant.txt
Writing Smartlink.txt
============ end Smartlink section =====================
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.
Compressed files at: /usr/src/alsa-driver.tar.bz2
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 15:57 /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
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.
==========================================================
# 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 2007-11-14 13:11 /dev/modem -> ttySL0
slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0:
Within /etc/udev/ files:
/etc/udev/rules.d/hsf.rules:KERNEL=="ttySHSF0", SYMLINK="modem"
/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/alsa-base:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
/etc/modprobe.d/hsf:alias /dev/modem /dev/ttySHSF
/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/hsf.conflicts:install snd-via82xx-modem /bin/true # temporarily disabled by hsf - conflicts with hsfmc97via
/etc/modprobe.d/hsf.conflicts:install snd-atiixp-modem /bin/true # temporarily disabled by hsf - conflicts with hsfmc97ati
/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:
/etc/devfs/conf.d/hsf.conf:LOOKUP ^(ttySHSF[0-9]|modem$) EXECUTE nice /sbin/modprobe /dev/ttySHSF
/etc/devfs/conf.d/hsf.conf:REGISTER ^ttySHSF0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL symlink $devname modem
/etc/devfs/conf.d/hsf.conf:UNREGISTER ^ttySHSF0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL unlink modem
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
--------- end modem support lines --------
