Dear Jacques, I'm writing to inform you that I'm using my modem successfully! Many thanks for you advice - it really helpful! All users need to read before write :) Regards, Dmitry Unilever IT -----Original Message----- From: Jacques Goldberg <Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx> To: Dmitry Dmitry <dmitry_bb@xxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:08:48 +0200 Subject: Re: Please help to find correct driver for linmodem for RUSSIA > > Dear Dmitry, > > ModemData.txt contains the full answer to your request: > BEGIN QUOTE > 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 > > The hsfmodem package serves a great variety of Conexant chipset modems. > Start at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf for > eventually download of a hsfmodem-SomeVersion.zip package with > SomeVersion containing your kernel_version 2.6.22.9-laptop-1mdv in > the filename if possible. > These packages have compiled drivers. Otherwise download the generic > hsfmodem-Version.tar.gz package. Its usage will require compiling. > > Read Conexant.txt > END QUOTE > > Dmitry Dmitry wrote: > > 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 Mandriva Linux release 2008.0 (Official) for i586 > > Kernel 2.6.22.9-laptop-1mdv on an i686 / kernel 2.6.22.9-laptop-1mdv > > 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=i686, Mandriva Linux release 2008.0 (Official) for i586 > > Kernel 2.6.22.9-laptop-1mdv on an i686 / > > Linux version 2.6.22.9-laptop-1mdv (lcapitulino@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 4.2.2 20070909 (prerelease) (4.2.2-0.RC.1mdv2008.0)) #1 SMP Thu Sep 27 04:17:10 CEST 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: Conexant ID 2bfa > > Address: 1 > > Vendor Id: 0x14f12bfa > > Subsystem Id: 0x1025007f > > Revision Id: 0x90000 > > Modem Function Group: 0x2 > > > > The audio card hosts a softmodem chip with Vendor ID: 0x14f12bfa > > > > 14f1 is the Conexant Vendor ID, and 0x0x14f12bfa a softmodem chipset. > > Get a hsfmodem package through http://www.linuxant.com > > Summary card and chipset information is in: > > /proc/asound/cards: > > 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel > > HDA Intel at 0xd2400000 irq 20 > > > > /proc/asound/pcm: > > 00-02: ALC883 Analog : ALC883 Analog : capture 2 > > 00-00: ALC883 Analog : ALC883 Analog : playback 1 : capture 2 > > > > A copy of /proc/asound had been copied to Modem/ALSAdmitry.tgz > > PCI slot 00:1b.0 has a High Definition Audio Card > > USB modem not detected by lsusb > > > > For candidate card, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are: > > > > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > > 00:1b.0 8086:27d8 1025:0090 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G > > > > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > > 20: 6138 IO-APIC-fasteoi HDA Intel > > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ---- > > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 20 > > 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 8086:27d8 may host a soft modem chip. > > > > There is candidate modem software. > > > > For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:1b.0 > > Class 0403: 8086:27d8 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G > > Primary PCI_id 8086:27d8 > > Subsystem PCI_id 1025:0090 > > 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: hsfmodem > > > > > > 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 > > > > The hsfmodem package serves a great variety of Conexant chipset modems. > > Start at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf for > > eventually download of a hsfmodem-SomeVersion.zip package with > > SomeVersion containing your kernel_version 2.6.22.9-laptop-1mdv in the filename if possible. > > These packages have compiled drivers. Otherwise download the generic > > hsfmodem-Version.tar.gz package. Its usage will require compiling. > > > > Read Conexant.txt > > > > Writing Conexant.txt > > > > > > Completed candidate modem analyses. > > > > The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev > > > > Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.2.2 > > and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.2.2 > > > > > > > > Minimal compiling resources appear complete: > > make utility - /usr/bin/make > > Compiler version 4.2 > > linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.22.9-laptop-1mdv/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 settings of: /etc/ppp/options > > > > > > 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: > > > > 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 -------- >
