Hi,
I've recently purchased a Netcomm IN5920 pci modem (Agere chipset) to
replace an IN5699 which had worked well for years until last weekend
(it's gotten too noisy to make a connection).
I'd bought the 5920 off eBay naively assuming it would use the same
ltmodem driver (2.6-alk9) that worked on the 5699, but unfortunately
it doesn't. The ltmodem driver _seems_ to work partially - it responds
"OK" to an init string from pppd, but followed by "NO DIALTONE", and
if I try to use wvdial or minicom, the system freezes up.
So I've downloaded the latest scanModem (ModemData.txt attached) and
it suggests using the agrsm driver, which I've installed, but I can't
get it to work. The modem just doesn't respond to any command, whether
from pppd, minicom or wvdial.
Of course, it works fine in Windows 98, and I'm using it to send ths
email. Are there any other drivers I could try, or any other
suggestions?
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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686,
Welcome to
Linux version 2.6.21.5-smp (root@midas) (gcc version 4.1.2) #1 SMP Tue Jun 19 14:52:25 CDT 2007
scanModem update of: 2008_01_22
The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttyAGS3
Blacklisted modem driver lines in /etc/modprobe* files are:
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist:blacklist snd-atiixp-modem
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist:blacklist snd-via82xx-modem
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist:blacklist snd-intel8x0m
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 /proc/asound/ audio+modem diagostics are being copied.
Finished copy to Modem/ALSAroot.tgz
The ALSA verion is 1.0.14
The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are:
The /proc/asound/pcm file reports:
-----------------------
00-01: Intel ICH - MIC ADC : Intel 82801BA-ICH2 - MIC ADC : capture 1
00-00: Intel ICH : Intel 82801BA-ICH2 : playback 1 : capture 1
about /proc/asound/cards:
------------------------
0 [I82801BAICH2 ]: ICH - Intel 82801BA-ICH2
Intel 82801BA-ICH2 with AD1885 at irq 16
USB modem not detected by lsusb
For candidate card in slot 01:0e.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
01:0e.0 11c1:048c 11c1:044c Communication controller: Agere Systems V.92 56K WinModem
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 01:0e.0 ----
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:0e.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
=== Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
=== Next deducing cogent software ===
For candidate modem in PCI bus: 01:0e.0
Class 0780: 11c1:048c Communication controller: Agere Systems V.92 56K WinModem
Primary PCI_id 11c1:048c
Support type needed or chipset: Agere.SV2P
----------------end Softmodem section --------------
Vendor 11c1 is Lucent Technologies with modem technology now under LSI Inc.
Their Linux code developer/maintainer is Soumyendu Sarkar. Support for a chipset and its
continued maintenance is only initiated at the request of a major chipset buyer,
or comparable sponsor. Several different modem chipset types are produced:
with varying support under Linux.
Device ID Support Name Comment
--------- ------------- ----------- -----------------------------
0480 serial drivers Venus controller chipset 1673JV7
0440-045d martian Mars/Apollo DSP (digital signal processing) chipsets
0462 none 56K.V90/ADSL Wildwire
048d none SV2P soft modem
048(c or f) AGRSM SV2P soft modem
0600 none soft modem, very few in the field.
0620 AGRSM Pinball soft modem, in some HP desktop PCs
062(1-3) none SV92PP,Pinball soft modem, in some HP desktop PCs
martian - At http://phep2.technion.ac.il/linmodems/packages/ltmodem/kernel-2.6/martian/
AGRSM - At http://phep2.technion.ac.il/linmodems/packages/ltmodem/sv92/ Read Agrsm.txt
Read Agrsm.txt
-------------- end Agere Systems section -------------------
Completed candidate modem analyses.
The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev
Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.1.2
and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.1.2
Minimal compiling resources appear complete:
make utility - /usr/bin/make
Compiler version 4.1
linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.21.5-smp/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:
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 366440 2006-06-29 16:50 /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
/dev/modem
115200
asyncmap 0
defaultroute
lock
passive
bsdcomp 15
deflate 15
modem
name "mortarn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
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: eth0
Which can interfere with Browser naviagation.
Don't worry about the following, it is for the experts
should trouble shooting be necessary.
==========================================================
#
# UDEV rule for Lucent/Agere winmodem
#KERNEL=="ttySLTM[0-9]", NAME="%k", MODE="0660", GROUP="tty", SYMLINK="modem"
KERNEL=="ttyAGS[0-9]", NAME="%k", MODE="0660", GROUP="tty", SYMLINK="modem"
Checking for modem support lines:
--------------------------------------
/device/modem symbolic link: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 2008-01-30 19:34 /dev/modem -> ttyAGS3
slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0:
Within /etc/udev/ files:
/etc/udev/rules.d/99-ltmodem-local.rules:# UDEV rule for Lucent/Agere winmodem
/etc/udev/rules.d/99-ltmodem-local.rules:#KERNEL=="ttySLTM[0-9]", NAME="%k", MODE="0660", GROUP="tty", SYMLINK="modem"
/etc/udev/rules.d/99-ltmodem-local.rules:KERNEL=="ttyAGS[0-9]", NAME="%k", MODE="0660", GROUP="tty", SYMLINK="modem"
Within /etc/modprobe.conf files:
/etc/modprobe.d/ltmodem:#alias /dev/modem ltserial
/etc/modprobe.d/ltmodem:alias /dev/modem agrserial
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist:# ALSA modules to support sound modems. These should be loaded manually
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist:blacklist snd-atiixp-modem
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist:blacklist snd-via82xx-modem
Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
--------- end modem support lines --------
