Lance,
As in any software problem, there always are several solutions.
But the problem must be defined.
Which driver? Likely Linuxant HSF?
Which Web page shows 14400 ? I can only think of Linuxant HSF.
Please give me the URL of the page.
Which driver file did you download, location from which you downloaded,
complete name of the file?
Why these questions?
-I know no other driver limited to 14400 bauds than the free version of
the Linuxant HSF and HCF drivers.
-except the same driver when downloaded FOR DELL COMPUTERS from the Dell
computers support Web site.
Furthermore, do you want to know what rate you modem can potentially
achieve or do you want to follow up the instant rate at any time?
I know only one way to perform an accurrate one time measurement:
download a large file (a few Mbytes) from a location which you know to
answer quickly, accurrately measure the time with your watch: knowing
the size, you know that.
If you have access to a nearby computer, use scp to download a large
file (or upload), scp prints the size, time and rate in real time during
the transfer.
You want to start the modemd with a click instead of typing wvdial in a
window?
If you use Gnome (how can I know which graphics interface you use), just
add a button of your choice on the taskbar associated with the command
wvdial with its full path ( typing which wvdial will show the full
path).
Next you will ask for just a click to stop the modem, right?
So, in Gnome, create a second button to stop the modem with command
kill -9 `ps -C wvdial -o pid=`
and if you like complications, you can do it with one toggle button
starting wvdial when there is no wvdial.
Jacques
Marvin Stodolsky wrote:
List,
Advise Lance
MarvS
On Jan 25, 2008 1:34 AM, <lancegillette@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Marvin:
I'm writing this email from my Ubuntu computer--so I got the driver installed. I
ended up right clicking on the file to get it to install. That did it. Thanks for
the help. Where in Ubuntu can I see how fast the modem is working? The webpage
where I got the driver said it would only be about 14000 bps but it seems to be
downloading websites as fast as my other computers.
Do I need to use this command each time I logon to the internet:
Dial out with
$ sudo wvdial
Or is there just something I can click for the modem to dialup?
Lance
Lance,
Do in the folder with the
hsfmodem_7.68.00.04full_k2.6.22_14_generic_ubuntu_i386.deb.zip
$ unzip hsf*.zip
$ sudo dpkg -i hsf*.deb
Do for general info
$ sudo hsfconfig --help
You likely will not have to do:
$ sudo hsfconfig
as I recall this will be automatic
Subsequently (perhaps a reboot is necessary)
$ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
should find the modem.
Edit in your dialout info with
$ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf
removing the symbols ; < >
Dial out with
$ sudo wvdial
You will have to make the one time buy (free updates forever) for
full speed service.
MarvS
On Jan 23, 2008 10:57 PM, <lancegillette@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Marvin:
I went to http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads-ubuntu-x86.php
and looked for
hsfmodem_VersionSpec_k2.6.22_14_generic_ubuntu_i386.deb.zip
I didn't see this exact file there but the first one on the list is:
hsfmodem_7.68.00.04full_k2.6.22_14_generic_ubuntu_i386.deb.zip
Anyway I downloaded this file and have it on the desktop of the computer with
Ubuntu.
I opened a terminal window but it is a mystery to me how I get the file into the
right place in the computer so that I can unpack it.
The modem also came with a disc that has drivers on it for linux, but it is also
totally confusing.
Lance
Lance,
Should be routine with:
From http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads-ubuntu-x86.php
download hsfmodem_VersionSpec_k2.6.22_14_generic_ubuntu_i386.deb.zip
with 2.6.22_14_generic equivalent to
2.6.22-14-generic,
your kernel version.
Under Linux unpack with:
$ unzip hsfmodem*.zip
Then install with:
$ sudo dpkg -i hsfmodem*.deb
Subsequently, the modem should be found with
$ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
Edit in your personal information with:
$ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf
and try dialing out with:
$ sudo wvdial.
See Testing.txt for details.
Read Conexant.txt
On Jan 22, 2008 11:42 PM, <lancegillette@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I installed a different modem. There is a new modemdata.txt below.
Lance
Lance,
The modem is not evidently a PCI type, if functional at all.
Likely you will need other modem hardware for function under current
kernels.
Only plain text email is forwarded by the Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List Server,
as HTML can contain viruses. Use as the email Subject Line:
YourName, YourCountry kernel 2.6.22-14-generic
With this Subject Line cogent experts will be alerted, and useful case names
left
in the Archive.
YourCountry will enable Country specific guidance. Your contry's local Linux
experts
can be found through: http://www.linux.org/groups/index.html
Responses from Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx are sometimes blocked by an Internet
Provider
mail filters.
So in a day, also check the Archived responses at http://www.linmodems.org
-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686,
Linux version 2.6.22-14-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.1.3 20070929
(prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)) #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 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:
0 [Live ]: EMU10K1 - SBLive! Value [CT4670]
SBLive! Value [CT4670] (rev.6, serial:0x201102) at
0x1040,
irq 10
/proc/asound/pcm:
00-03: emu10k1 : Multichannel Playback : playback 1
00-02: emu10k1 efx : Multichannel Capture/PT Playback : playback 8 : capture 1
00-01: emu10k1 mic : Mic Capture : capture 1
00-00: emu10k1 : ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback : playback 32 : capture 1
A copy of /proc/asound had been copied to Modem/ALSAlance.tgz
USB modem not detected by lsusb
For candidate card, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:0e.0 14f1:2f50 14f1:205f Communication controller:
Conexant Unknown device 2f50
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:0e.0 ----
=== Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
=== Next deducing cogent software ===
There is candidate modem software.
For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:0e.0
Class 0780: 14f1:2f50 Communication controller: Conexant Unknown device
2f50
Primary PCI_id 14f1:2f50
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
Support for the 14f1:2f50 and 14f1:2215 HSF modems is projected early in
2007
from Linuxant.
The hsfmodem package serves a great variety of Conexant chipset modems.
From http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads-ubuntu-x86.php
download hsfmodem_VersionSpec_k2.6.22_14_generic_ubuntu_i386.deb.zip
with 2.6.22_14_generic equivalent to
2.6.22-14-generic,
your kernel version.
Under Linux unpack with:
$ unzip hsfmodem*.zip
Then install with:
$ sudo dpkg -i hsfmodem*.deb
Subsequently, the modem should be found with
$ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
Edit in your personal information with:
$ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf
and try dialing out with:
$ sudo wvdial.
See Testing.txt for details.
Read Conexant.txt
Writing Conexant.txt
Completed candidate modem analyses.
The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev
Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.1.3
and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.1.3
Minimal compiling resources appear complete:
make utility - /usr/bin/make
Compiler version 4.1
linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/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:
-rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 269256 2007-10-04 11:57 /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)
sudo chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd
or under Ubuntu related Linuxes
sudo chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd
Checking settings of: /etc/ppp/options
asyncmap 0
noauth
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
Read Modem/YourSystem.txt concerning other COMM channels: eth0
Which can interfere with Browser naviagation.
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:
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-modem:# Uncomment these entries in order to
blacklist
unwanted modem drivers
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-modem:# blacklist snd-atiixp-modem
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-modem:# blacklist snd-via82xx-modem
Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
--------- end modem support lines --------
