Could the driver BCMSM-3.4.19-6 work on this system? Or do I need to go
through Linuxant?
Thanks for any help.
Jerry
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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686,
Linux version 2.6.22-1-mepis-smp (root@mepis-pro) (gcc version 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)) #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Dec 2 19:15:40 EST 2007
scanModem update of: 2007-20-07
There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files
---ALSA bootup diagnostics ---
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.
Modem not detected though HDA card diagnostics, though not excluding
a possible Conexant modem chip impervious to ALSA diagnostics.
Proceeding through alternative possibilties.
Summary card and chipset information is in:
/proc/asound/cards:
0 [ICH5 ]: ICH4 - Intel ICH5
Intel ICH5 with AD1980 at irq 21
1 [U0x46d0x8c1 ]: USB-Audio - USB Device 0x46d:0x8c1
USB Device 0x46d:0x8c1 at usb-0000:00:1d.7-5.3, high speed
/proc/asound/pcm:
00-04: Intel ICH - IEC958 : Intel ICH5 - IEC958 : playback 1
00-03: Intel ICH - ADC2 : Intel ICH5 - ADC2 : capture 1
00-02: Intel ICH - MIC2 ADC : Intel ICH5 - MIC2 ADC : capture 1
00-01: Intel ICH - MIC ADC : Intel ICH5 - MIC ADC : capture 1
00-00: Intel ICH : Intel ICH5 : playback 1 : capture 1
01-00: USB Audio : USB Audio : 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
---------- --------- --------- --------------
02:01.0 14e4:4212 1028:0001 Modem: Broadcom Corporation BCM4212 v.90 56k modem
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 02:01.0 ----
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:01.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
=== Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
=== Next deducing cogent software ===
There is candidate modem software.
For candidate modem in PCI bus: 02:01.0
Class 0703: 14e4:4212 Modem: Broadcom Corporation BCM4212 v.90 56k modem
Primary PCI_id 14e4:4212
Support type needed or chipset: Broadcom
Under Linux 2.6.n kernels, the chipset is NOT SUPPORTED . Read InfoGeneral.txt about alternatives.
Vendor 14e4 is Broadcom http://www.broadcom.com/ , now focusing on broadband tools.
14e4:4212 is the PCI id of a BCM V.90 56k modem
There is no support under 2.6.n kernels for the 14e4:4212 modems.
There is a driver for 2.2.n kernels called BCOM_WAN_V20.
Search for it at http://www.dell.com
However the code has not been updated for some time.
For 2.4 kernels, a fix by Giacomo Comes must be used. See :
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-third/msg01652.html
http://cengique.2y.net/~cengiz/BCMSM/
There are BCM Subsystems 14e4:4d64 serving under Intel ICH series softmodem controllers.
which are supported. Their AC97 codecs are BCM64 or SIL24.
Kernels of version 2.6.6 or later are necessary. See success reports:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fifth/msg02486.html
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg03690.html
http://oboc.ucdavis.edu/Marik/inspiron/
The support is typically achieved through the snd-intel8x0m driver, plus slmodemd helper.
====== end Broadcom 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
Minimal compiling resources appear complete:
make utility - /usr/bin/make
Compiler version 4.1
linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.22-1-mepis-smp/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 260920 2007-03-17 18:52 /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
auth
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.
==========================================================
Checking for modem support lines:
--------------------------------------
/device/modem symbolic link:
slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0:
Within /etc/udev/ files:
/etc/udev/mepis-network.rules:# modems
/etc/udev/mepis-network.rules:KERNEL=="ttyLTM0", SYMLINK="modem"
/etc/udev/mepis-network.rules:KERNEL=="536ep0", SYMLINK="modem"
/etc/udev/rules.d/010_mepis-network.rules:# modems
/etc/udev/rules.d/010_mepis-network.rules:KERNEL=="ttyLTM0", SYMLINK="modem"
/etc/udev/rules.d/010_mepis-network.rules:KERNEL=="536ep0", SYMLINK="modem"
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/alsa-base-blacklist:# Uncomment these entries in order to blacklist unwanted modem drivers
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# blacklist snd-atiixp-modem
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# blacklist snd-via82xx-modem
Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
--------- end modem support lines --------
