David After running the unloading, run ./scanModem Load the modem driver: $ sudo modprobe snd-intel8x0m and rerun scanModem Ignor the # , just my typo Were you in your home folder when you tried: $ dmesg > dmesg.txt MarvS On Jan 5, 2008 3:23 PM, David Chandler <chandler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi MarvS > > The following lines are copied from Bootup.txt > > $ dmesg > dmesg.txt > and try to garner some understanding from it. Possibilities therein are > too > diverse to be automagically processed by scanModem. A line including the > PCI > bus slot 00:1f.6 of your modem, and "disable" or "disabling" predicts > problems, > though sometimes corrected later in the bootup. Similarly a line with > "@" > in the interrupt (IRQ) for your 00:1f.6 slot is predictive of problems. > > Possible corrections are: > 0) Get unloading.gz from http://phep2.technion.ac.il/linmodems/packages/ > This script unloads excess drivers which may be competing for resources. > Before trying to set up the modem, do: > $ gunzip unloading.gz > $ chmod +x unloading > $ su - root > # ./unloading > Or for Ubuntu related Distros > $ sudo ./unloading > > First let me inquire about the ``$'' at the beginning of each command, > and, in one case, ``#.'' Is it just the command line prompt, not meant to > be typed? Then why the switch to ``#''? > > I tried > > dmesg > dmesg.txt > > with and without $ and with and without sudo in front, and each time the > answer was, ``Permission denied.'' > > I will switch back to Kubuntu now and try to run unloading. > > David > > > On Thu, 3 Jan 2008, Marvin Stodolsky wrote: > > > David > > > > for your > > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > > 00:1f.6 8086:2416 5349:4c21 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801AA AC'97 Modem > > > > the major current problem is: > > [17179573.700000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:1f.6 disabled > > which is blocking diagnostics. > > > > Also we don't have any archival info on the combination > > 8086:2416 5349:4c21 > > > > But > > > Port COM3 / Installed HSP56 MR > > > Identifier: WDM_MODEM\PCT0001 > > is a good signature of a Pctel modem subsystem in 5349:4c21 > > > > Try the suggestions in Bootup.txt to enable the 0000:00:1f.6 slot. > > After each change, rerun scanModem and check the 0000:00:1f.6 data. > > > > MarvS > > scanModem > > > > It is worth trying whether the > > > > > > > > On Jan 3, 2008 6:06 PM, David Chandler <chandler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Sorry if there was one other item you wanted in the subject line. > > > > > > The computer is Union Friendly Systems made for Chrysler employees, with > > > Windows ME, now dual boot with kubuntu. Memory upgraded to 512 K ram > > > > > > The information at Control Panel->Modem->Diagnostics: > > > > > > Port COM3 / Installed HSP56 MR > > > > > > ->More info: > > > > > > Interrupt 5 / Adress E000 / Highest Speed No Response > > > > > > Identifier: WDM_MODEM\PCT0001 > > > > > > Typically, download speeds in Windows ME do not go above about 5 Kbs using > > > dial-up to a university computing center. > > > > > > Thank you for any help, even if the negative result that no driver exists > > > for linux. > > > > > > David > > > > >