Russell, Please register as a List member at www.linmodems.org, or ever message you send as to be cleared by a Moderator. And do send to the List not directly to me. Re: > error: mixer setup: attach hw:1 error: No such device slmodemd is a Root permissions command, so use: $ sudo slmodemd -c AUSTRALIA --alsa modem:1 for Ubunutu related Distros, or otherwise $ su - root # slmodemd -c AUSTRALIA --alsa modem:1 ALso read the YourSystem.txt output by scanModem MarvS Traveling with a Mac for two weeks On Dec 6, 2007 9:41 PM, Russell Wheaton <r.wheaton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Marvin, > Thanks for your quick reply. I followed your suggestions but on issuing > the command slmodemd -c AUSTRALIA --alsa modem:1 got the following > error message: > > error: mixer setup: attach hw:1 error: No such device > ALSA lib conf.c:3939:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters 1 > ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM modem:1 > error: alsa setup: cannot open playback device 'modem:1': Invalid argument > error: cannot setup device `modem:1' > > I then tried modem:0 in place of modem:1 and got: > > error: mixer setup: Off-hook switch not found for card hw:0 > ALSA lib conf.c:3939:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters 0 > ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM modem:0 > error: alsa setup: cannot open playback device 'modem:0': Invalid argument > error: cannot setup device `modem:0' > > The file dmesg.txt.zip is enclosed as requested. > I hope you will be able to spot the trouble with these details. > > Russell > > > > Marvin Stodolsky wrote: > > Russell > > > > 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 > > > > should in principle be supported through: > > --------- > > 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 AUSTRALIA --alsa modem:1 > > 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. > > --------------- > > > > but while snd_intel8x0m and its dependent ALSA audio drivers are > > appropriate, a full diagnostic readout was not achieved. > > > > Could be a problem with this sharing: > > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > > 17: 11192 IO-APIC-fasteoi SiS SI7012, wifi0, SiS630 > > > > Get the SLMODEMD.gcc4.1.tar.gz package and try it. > > > > But also do: > > $ dmesg > dmesg.txt > > $ zip dmesg.txt > > and send us the dmesg.txt.zip for a fuller view of your bootup processes. > > > > MarvS > > > > > > > > > > > > >