Hi All,
I am here posting my ModemData.txt output, after running scanModem. My
fairly odd situation is that I had to make experiment with 3 (sic)
different modems on my Asus laptop to get some some results (i.e. to
access internet via Linux):
1. the integrated modem of the HDA soundcard (no way)
2. a PCMCIA card modem (no way)
3. an external USB modem by Trust (which works, but...)
The thing is (apart from the not-so-smart final solution), the USB modem
is able to be mounted as /ttySHSF0 and connect, but, after a random time
on-line, the system crashes, getting "frozen" all of a sudden. So, what
I would like to please ask you all to give some help is:
i. have you ever been aware of such problems with external USB
modems? Please note I have suffered from the same problem with various
kernel versions (and distros), always updated with their respectively
appropriate HSF drivers.
ii. in case, has anybody any idea how one of the other two modems
should be set up so as to work? Actually, this should prevent me from
the other problem, and I obviously would like to have the more
integrated modems work...
Thank you in advance. This is my ModemData.txt output (please note the
USB2.0 device is the webcam...) :
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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686, PCLinuxOS release 2007 (PCLinuxOS) for i586
Kernel 2.6.18.8.tex5 on an i686 /
Linux version 2.6.18.8.tex5 (vaughan@localhost) (gcc version 4.1.1
20060724 (prerelease) (4.1.1-4pclos2007)) #1 SMP Thu May 10 11:36:58 WST
2007
scanModem update of: 2008_03_01
The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttySHSF0
There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files
Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are:
hsfhda
hsfusbcd2
hsfserial
hsfengine
hsfosspec
hsfsoar
PCI slot 00:1b.0 has a High Definition Audio Card
The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) packages providing audio
support,
also includes drivers for some modems. The ALSA diagnostics are written
during
bootup to /proc/asound/ folders.
The ALSA verion is 1.0.14
The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are:
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 6: Conexant HSF Modem [Conexant HSF Modem]
The /proc/asound/pcm file reports:
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00-06: Conexant HSF Modem : Conexant HSF Modem : playback 1 : capture 1
00-02: ALC880 Analog : ALC880 Analog : capture 2
00-01: ALC880 Digital : ALC880 Digital : playback 1
00-00: ALC880 Analog : ALC880 Analog : playback 1 : capture 2
01-00: USB Audio : USB Audio : capture 1
about /proc/asound/cards:
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0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
HDA Intel at 0xfebf8000 irq 16
1 [default ]: USB-Audio - USB2.0 Video
Syntek Semicon. USB2.0 Video at
usb-0000:00:1d.7-5, high speed
USB modem not detected by lsusb
For candidate card in slot 00:1b.0, firmware information and bootup
diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:1b.0 8086:2668 1043:1173 Audio device: Intel Corporation
82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
16: 2701767 IO-APIC-level uhci_hcd:usb4, HDA Intel,
radeon@pci:0000:03:00.0
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ----
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64
=== Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
=== Next deducing cogent software ===
For candidate modem in PCI bus:
Primary PCI_id
Support type needed or chipset: hsfmodem
Writing Intel.txt
For owners of a Dell PCs with Conexant HSF modems, a driver source
package with full speed enabled is available, but requires driver
compiling. Read Conexant.txt
The hsfmodem package serves a great variety of Conexant chipset modems.
Start at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf for
eventually download of a hsfmodem-SomeVersion.zip package with
SomeVersion containing your kernel_version 2.6.18.8.tex5 in the
filename if possible.
These packages have compiled drivers. Otherwise download the generic
hsfmodem-Version.tar.gz package. Its usage will require compiling.
Read Conexant.txt
Writing Conexant.txt
For candidate modem in PCI bus:
Primary PCI_id
Support type needed or chipset: hsfmodem
For owners of a Dell PCs with Conexant HSF modems, a driver source
package with full speed enabled is available, but requires driver
compiling. Read Conexant.txt
The hsfmodem package serves a great variety of Conexant chipset modems.
Start at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf for
eventually download of a hsfmodem-SomeVersion.zip package with
SomeVersion containing your kernel_version 2.6.18.8.tex5 in the
filename if possible.
These packages have compiled drivers. Otherwise download the generic
hsfmodem-Version.tar.gz package. Its usage will require compiling.
Read Conexant.txt
Writing Conexant.txt
For candidate modem in PCI bus: 0
Primary PCI_id
Support type needed or chipset: hsfmodem
For owners of a Dell PCs with Conexant HSF modems, a driver source
package with full speed enabled is available, but requires driver
compiling. Read Conexant.txt
The hsfmodem package serves a great variety of Conexant chipset modems.
Start at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf for
eventually download of a hsfmodem-SomeVersion.zip package with
SomeVersion containing your kernel_version 2.6.18.8.tex5 in the
filename if possible.
These packages have compiled drivers. Otherwise download the generic
hsfmodem-Version.tar.gz package. Its usage will require compiling.
Read Conexant.txt
Writing Conexant.txt
Completed candidate modem analyses.
The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev
/dev/.udevdb
Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.1.1
and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.1.1
Minimal compiling resources appear complete:
make utility - /usr/bin/make
Compiler version 4.1
linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.18.8.tex5/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 package
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-t 1 root root 304536 Nov 7 2006 /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
noauth
noipdefault
usepeerdns
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: eth1
Which can interfere with Browser naviagation.
Don't worry about the following, it is for the experts
should trouble shooting be necessary.
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Checking for modem support lines:
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/device/modem symbolic link: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Jan 5
11:44 /dev/modem -> ttySHSF0
slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0:
Within /etc/udev/ files:
/etc/udev/rules.d/00-hsf.rules:KERNEL=="ttySHSF0", SYMLINK="modem"
Within /etc/modprobe.conf files:
/etc/modprobe.conf:install snd-via82xx-modem /bin/true
/etc/modprobe.conf:install snd-atiixp-modem /bin/true
/etc/modprobe.conf:alias /dev/modem /dev/ttySHSF
Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
/etc/modules.conf:alias /dev/modem /dev/ttySHSF
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