I have downloaded the pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-8.tar.gz, but need assistance on
compiling the driver. You can assume I am a novice in linux (ubuntu V:
7.04). Thank you.
J. Benson
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Linux version 2.6.20-15-generic (root@palmer) (gcc version 4.1.2 (Ubuntu 4.1.2-0ubuntu4» #2 SMP Sun Apr 15 07:36:31 UTC 2007
scanModem update of: 2007-20-07
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 boot up 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:
o [AudioPCI ]: ENS1371 - Ensoniq AudioPCI
Ensoniq AudioPCI ENS1371 at 0x1400, irq 5
/proc/asound/pcm:
00-01: ES1371/2 : ES1371 DACI : playback 1
00-00: ES1371/1 : ES1371 DAC2/ADC : playback 1 : capture 1
A copy of /proc/asound had been copied to Modem/ALSAjohn.tgz USB modem not detected by lsusb
For candidate card, firmware information and boot up diagnostics are:
PCI slot
PCI ID
SubsystemID
Name
00:0f.0
134d:7897
134d:0001
Modem: PCTel Inc HSP MicroModem 56
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
11: 171 XT-PIC-XT uhci hcd:usbl, uhci hcd:usb2
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:0f.0 --~-
[ 31.177459] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0f.0[A] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
--- Finished modem firmware and boot up diagnostics section. ===
--- Next deducing cogent software ---
There is candidate modem software.
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For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:0f.0
Class 0703: 134d:7897 Modem: PCTel Inc HSP MicroModem 56 Primary PCI_id 134d:7897
Support type needed or chipset: PCTEL
At http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/pctel-linux Get the pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-8.tar.gz
Unpack under Linux with:
tar zxf pctel*.tar.gz
and read instuctions therein.
Read Pctel.txt and Modem/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance.
Writing Pctel.txt
Completed candidate modem analyses.
The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev
Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.1.2 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/2.6.20-15-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 269224 2007-04-04 23:41 /usr/sbin/pppd
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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: asyncmap 0
noauth
crtscts
lock
hide-password
modem
proxyarp lcp-echo-interval 30 lcp-echo-failure 4 noipx
/etc/ppp/options
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 eth0:avah 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:
/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:
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