I am keen to try the Linux OS. I have tried quite a number - Ubuntu,
Gentoo, Knoppix, Slax, Backtrack, Linux Mint, Sabayon from live CD's,
but in all cases have not been able to dial-up my ISP. I am now led to
believe that this is because the live CD's don't include a driver
appropriate to my modem. I have just discovered your site and am
delighted to find that someone might be able to help me.
I have run scanModem as requested and attached ModemData.txt generated
by this program.
I have also looked at the other files in the Modem directory, but being
a Linux newbie, have not been able to understand them.
If you can advise me what driver I need and where I can get it and
explain in simple terms how to install it I will be eternally grateful
to you. Keep in mind that intially I want to be able to work from a live
CD. Only after I am satisfied that a distribution can do for me what I
need will I install it on
my hard drive. I live in Australia.
Presumably the driver you recommend for Sabayon will also be suitable
for the other OSs.
Many thanks in advance,
Russell Wheaton
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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686,
This is
Linux version 2.6.22-sabayon (root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 4.1.2 (Gentoo 4.1.2)) #1 SMP Sat Jul 21 11:00:08 UTC 2007
scanModem update of: 2007-20-07
There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files
Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are:
snd_intel8x0m
slamr
---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 [SI7012 ]: ICH - SiS SI7012
SiS SI7012 with ALC202 at irq 17
/proc/asound/pcm:
00-01: Intel ICH - MIC ADC : SiS SI7012 - MIC ADC : capture 1
00-00: Intel ICH : SiS SI7012 : 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
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:02.6 1039:7013 1025:0028 Modem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Modem Controller
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
17: 11192 IO-APIC-fasteoi SiS SI7012, wifi0, SiS630
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:02.6 ----
[ 37.970962] PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:02.6 (0000 -> 0001)
[ 37.970974] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.6[C] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 37.970980] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:02.6 disabled
[ 100.013104] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.6[C] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
The PCI slot 00:02.6 of the modem card may be disabled early in
a bootup process, but then enabled later. If modem drivers load
but the modem is not responsive, read Bootup.txt about possible fixes.
Send dmesg.txt along with ModemData.txt to discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
if help is needed.
=== Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
=== Next deducing cogent software ===
The NotDetermined is not supported by this kernel.
There is candidate modem software.
For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:02.6
Class 0703: 1039:7013 Modem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Modem Controller
Primary PCI_id 1039:7013
Subsystem PCI_id 1025:0028
Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics:
from Archives: SIL27, an LSI/AgereSystems type.
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
An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver: NotDetermined
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:
slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa
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.
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
-------------------------------
00-01: Intel ICH - MIC ADC : SiS SI7012 - MIC ADC : capture 1
00-00: Intel ICH : SiS SI7012 : playback 1 : capture 1
/proc/asound/modules
-------------------------------
and from the command:
aplay -l | grep -i modem
----------------end Softmodem section --------------
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: 4.1.2
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-sabayon/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:
-r-s--x--x 1 root root 221336 2007-01-18 11:42 /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
lock
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 wifi0 wlan0
Which can interfere with Browser naviagation.
Don't worry about the following, it is for the experts
should trouble shooting be necessary.
==========================================================
KERNEL=="slamr", NAME="slamr0" GROUP="dialout"
KERNEL=="slusb", NAME="slusb0" GROUP="dialout"
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:
/etc/modules.conf.old:### modules-update: start processing /etc/modules.d/slmodem
/etc/modules.conf.old:# slmodem 2.9.x kernel modules' configuration file
/etc/modules.conf.old:### modules-update: end processing /etc/modules.d/slmodem
/etc/modules.d/slmodem:# slmodem 2.9.x kernel modules' configuration file
--------- end modem support lines --------
