Rodolfo
Compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing:
gcc-4.1
linux-headers-2.6.18-4-686 linux-headers-2.6.18-4
kernel-kbuild-2.6-18 (or similar)
to support driver compiling.
Also get the sl-modem-daemon package
After downloading them from the Debian repository,
they can be co-installed with:
# dpkg -i *.deb
Then from http://phep2.technion.ac.il/linmodems/packages/smartlink/
download the slmodem-2.9.11-20070813.tar.gz
and run the compile and install.
Every time you change the kernel, repeat the driver compile and
installation with the matching linux-headers-NewVersion
MarvS
On Jan 1, 2008 2:02 PM, Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Last year I managed to properly configure Debian Sarge for my modem: see the
> >> complete procedure reported at:
> >>
> >> http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=8252
> >>
> >> . I'm trying now with Debian Etch. I'm having difficulties in installing
> >> slmodem-2.9.10. Maybe you already know the whole necessary procedure? Or
> >> shall I run scanmodem and send the output to this list?
>
>
>
> Jacques Goldberg <Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > Rodolfo,
> > Please understand that "Debian Etch" is not very informative.
> > Without knowing which kernel you have installed, it is a bit difficult to help
> > you.
> >
> > Furthermore, the SmartLink Web site is not the right place to pick up Linux
> > SmartLink drivers because SmartLink stopped maintaining the drivers while
> > their author maintained them at linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink .
> >
> > So, alltogether, if you need help, please help US by suppying the information
> > which we know that we need, for which the scanModem utility is made, rather
> > than what you believe to be sufficient.
> > scanModem reports, among others, the kernel and compiler used by your Linux
> > system. Since your former installation had a kernel 2.4.27-x , it is likely
> > that your (newer, I guess) distribution has some 2.6.x kernel, and an other
> > compiler, which are good enough reasons to make the old unmaintained
> > slmodem-2.9.10 fail.
> > See http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/#scanModem
>
>
>
> Thanks. I'm attaching ModemData.txt.
>
> Bye
> Rodolfo
>
>
>
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> -------------------------- System information ----------------------------
> CPU=i686, Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
> Linux version 2.6.18-4-686 (Debian 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12) (waldi@xxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)) #1 SMP Mon Mar 26 17:17:36 UTC 2007
> scanModem update of: 2007-12-07
>
>
> 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.
>
>
> 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:
> --- no soundcards ---
>
> /proc/asound/pcm:
>
>
> A copy of /proc/asound had been copied to Modem/ALSAroot.tgz
> idVendor 0x046d Logitech, Inc.
> idProduct 0xc001 N48/M-BB48 [FirstMouse Plus]
> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0483:7554 SGS Thomson Microelectronics 56k SoftModem
> idVendor 0x0483 SGS Thomson Microelectronics
> idProduct 0x7554 56k SoftModem
>
>
> There is candidate modem software.
>
>
> The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev
>
> The kernel was compiled with gcc version 4.1.2 and a compiler is not installed
>
> linux-headers-2.6.18-4-686 resources needed for compiling are not manifestly ready!
>
> If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing:
> gcc-4.1 linux-headers-2.6.18-4-686
>
> For Debian and some related distributions, a package kernel-kbuild-2.6-18 may be needed to support driver compiling
>
>
> 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 22:52 /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)
> chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd
> or under Ubuntu related Linuxes
> 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
>
>
> 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 --------
>
>
>
