Re: Walter Jungwirth, Germany - modem acer extensa 5220

[Jacques Goldberg <Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx>]

Walter,
This question is not in the field of this list.
I have just sent two solutions to somebody on the list, please read 
them, no time to type again.

Jacques

Walter Jungwirth wrote:
> Thank you Jacques,
>
> that seems really promising...
> How can I change into the 32-bit-mode? My search through tutorials had
> no results, sorry. 
> Another phenomen appears after installing the HSF-driver: I have no more
> sound even after running alsaconf. 
>
> Walter
> - no expert at all :-(
>
>
> Am Donnerstag, den 15.11.2007, 19:39 +0200 schrieb Jacques Goldberg:
> > Walter,
> > You should try to use your modem while running your system in 32 bits mode.
> > You have installed the correct hsf driver.
> >
> > Finally, to debug, you should better directly use wvdial than any more 
> > user friendly GUI to start your modem session.
> > When    wvdialconf  will recognize your modem, your connection will 
> > work, but in 32 bits mode only.
> >
> > Please always write to discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx , not to me: several 
> > experts read you there, myself included (if considered an expert).
> > Jacques
> >
> > Walter Jungwirth wrote:
> > > Hallo Jacques,
> > >
> > > Thank you for your anwer, I did not expect one so quickly!
> > > I just took my driver from the linuxant.com - Download page,
> > > corresponding to the kernel I use, and it seems that you are right, that
> > > there is probably no driver available for my machine. Anyhow, I unpacked
> > > it and installed it with yast - no problem, no warning or something like
> > > that. 
> > > I configured the modem with yast (indicated still as unknown) tried as
> > > root with "ifdown eth0" and "ifup modem0", started kinternet without any
> > > result. 
> > > But still I am not sure if my modem is a Conexant HSF modem, given my
> > > problems to understand the text.
> > >
> > > To know what kind of modem I have would be the first step, right?
> > >
> > > Do you have any idea what to do further - I have a network connection at
> > > home, but not everywhere where I would like to use my notebook.
> > >
> > > Thank you very much!
> > > Walter
> > >  
> > >
> > > Am Donnerstag, den 15.11.2007, 15:15 +0200 schrieb Jacques Goldberg:
> > > > Herrn Walter,
> > > >
> > > > You say: I tried to install an Conexant HSF driver without result
> > > > Could you please say which result you expected, and what you did, step 
> > > > by step, to try to achieve it?
> > > >
> > > > Let me say why I ask.
> > > > I cannot guess WHICH driver is "an Conexant HSF driver". Which driver 
> > > > file? Taken from where?
> > > > The right place to take an HSF driver is 
> > > > http://www.linuxant.com/drivers, via "Download" in the "HSF" menu.
> > > > In the table of distributions, for your Suse 10.3 Linux distribution,
> > > > only i386 , not X86_64, is supported.
> > > >
> > > > Please understand that we cannot guess what you have done or not.
> > > >
> > > > Jacques
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Walter Jungwirth wrote:
> > > > > I have an ACER Extensa 5220 Notebook and am not able to identify my
> > > > > modem. I tried to install an Conexant HSF driver without result. Below
> > > > > the Modem DATA text of scan modem.
> > > > > Would you please be so kind to help me?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you very much!
> > > > > Walter
> > > > >
> > > > >  Only plain text email is forwarded by the  Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List
> > > > > Server,
> > > > >  as HTML can contain viruses. Use as the email Subject Line:
> > > > >            YourName, YourCountry 
> > > > > Welcome to openSUSE 10.3 (X86-64) - Kernel  kernel 2.6.22.5-31-default 
> > > > >  With this Subject Line cogent experts will be alerted, and useful case
> > > > > names left in the Archive.
> > > > >  YourCountry will enable Country specific guidance. Your contry's local
> > > > > Linux experts
> > > > >  can be found through: http://www.linux.org/groups/index.html
> > > > >  Responses from Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx are sometimes blocked by an
> > > > > Internet Provider mail filters.
> > > > >  So in a day, also check the Archived responses at
> > > > > http://www.linmodems.org 
> > > > > --------------------------  System information
> > > > > ----------------------------
> > > > > CPU=x86_64,  
> > > > > Welcome to openSUSE 10.3 (X86-64) - Kernel 
> > > > > Linux version 2.6.22.5-31-default (geeko@buildhost) (gcc version 4.2.1
> > > > > (SUSE Linux)) #1 SMP 2007/09/21 22:29:00 UTC
> > > > >  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 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
> > > > >                       HDA Intel at 0xfc300000 irq 22
> > > > >
> > > > > /proc/asound/pcm:
> > > > > 00-02: ALC268 Analog : ALC268 Analog : capture 2
> > > > > 00-00: ALC268 Analog : ALC268 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	1025:011f	Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H 
> > > > >
> > > > >  Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: 
> > > > >  22:        820   IO-APIC-fasteoi   tifm_7xx1, ohci1394, yenta, HDA
> > > > > Intel, sdhci:slot0
> > > > >  --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ----
> > > > > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
> > > > > 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 --- 
> > > > >
> > > > >  The HDA modem codec file is: /proc/asound/card0/codec#1
> > > > > -----------------------------------
> > > > > Codec: Conexant ID 2c06
> > > > > Address: 1
> > > > > Vendor Id: 0x14f12c06
> > > > > Subsystem Id: 0x10250093
> > > > > Revision Id: 0x100000
> > > > > Modem Function Group: 0x2
> > > > >
> > > > >  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  1025:011f 
> > > > >     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.gcc4.2.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
> > > > >
> > > > >  The kernel was compiled with gcc version 4.2.1 and a compiler is not
> > > > > installed
> > > > >
> > > > >  linux-headers-2.6.22.5-31-default resources needed for compiling are
> > > > > not manifestly ready!
> > > > >
> > > > >  If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing:
> > > > > 	gcc-4.2  kernel-source-2.6.22.5-31-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:
> > > > > 	-rwxr-xr-x 1 root dialout 347008 21. Sep 21:51 /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
> > > > > noipdefault
> > > > > noauth
> > > > > crtscts
> > > > > lock
> > > > > modem
> > > > > asyncmap 0
> > > > > nodetach
> > > > > lcp-echo-interval 30
> > > > > lcp-echo-failure 4
> > > > > lcp-max-configure 60
> > > > > lcp-restart 2
> > > > > idle 600
> > > > > noipx
> > > > > file /etc/ppp/filters
> > > > >
> > > > > 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:
> > > > > /etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules:KERNEL=="mwave",		NAME="modems/%
> > > > > k", GROUP="uucp"
> > > > > /etc/udev/rules.d/77-network.rules:SUBSYSTEM=="net",
> > > > > ENV{INTERFACE}=="ppp*|ippp*|isdn*|plip*|lo*|irda*|dummy*|ipsec*|tun*|
> > > > > tap*|bond*|vlan*|modem*|dsl*", GOTO="skip_ifup"
> > > > >      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 --------