Folks, If any of you are using AOL as an internet provider please add to the discussion Reg, Through the snd-hda-intel audio+modem driver $ sudo slmodemd -c USA --alsa hw:0,6 will do the basic activation of your modem. But search at Google with "AOL Linux" for additional dialout code and drivers needed. http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialAOL.html looks OK for a starter. MarvS On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 5:18 AM, <reggae1965@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > To whom it may concern, I just recently received Ubunto 7.10 and installed > it on a flash drive on my Toshiba Satellite Laptop, A105-S2194. I am a > beginner with Linux and need help configuring my modem so that I can access the > Internet. My current ISP is AOL which does not support Linux. The following is > the ModemData.txt file obtained from running scanModem. However, I was > wondering if configuring my modem for Ubunto will effect my ability to use AOL? > > > Only plain text email is forwarded by the _Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > (mailto: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_ > (http://www.linux.org/groups/index.html) . > They will know your Country's modem code, which may be essential for dialup > service. > Responses from _Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto: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_ > (http://www.linmodems.org) > -------------------------- System information ---------------------------- > CPU=i686, > Linux version 2.6.22-14-generic (_buildd@palmer_ (mailto: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: 2008_02_25 > > > There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files > > 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: > card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 6: Si3054 Modem [Si3054 Modem] > > The /proc/asound/pcm file reports: > ----------------------- > 00-06: Si3054 Modem : Si3054 Modem : playback 1 : capture 1 > 00-00: ALC861 Analog : ALC861 Analog : playback 1 : capture 2 > > about /proc/asound/cards: > ------------------------ > 0 [SB ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB > HDA ATI SB at 0xc0500000 irq 19 > > The modem codec file for the the HDA card is: /proc/asound/card0/codec#0 > -------------------------------------------------------- > Codec: Generic 11c1 Si3054 > Address: 0 > Vendor Id: 0x11c13026 > Subsystem Id: 0x11790001 > Revision Id: 0x100700 > > The audio card hosts a softmodem chip: 0x11c13026 > > The softmodem chip 0x11c13026 is in principle supported by the COMM support > of slmodemd > and the joint snd-hda-intel audio+modem driver, begun with ALSA version > 1.0.13. > For HDA cards with ALC883 chips, an upgrade to ALSA verions 1.0.15 way be > necessary. Instructions for upgrading snd-hda-intel and its dependent driver > set are at: _http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-seventh/msg00282.html_ > (http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-seventh/msg00282.html) > > USB modem not detected by lsusb > > For candidate card in slot 00:14.2, firmware information and bootup > diagnostics are: > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > 00:14.2 1002:437b 1179:ff10 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SB450 HDA > Audio > > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > 19: 371345 IO-APIC-fasteoi wifi0, HDA Intel > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:14.2 ---- > [ 18.308000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.2[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> > IRQ 19 > > > === Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. === > === Next deducing cogent software === > > > Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:14.2: > Modem chipset detected on > CLASS="Class 0403: 1002:437b" > NAME="Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SB450 HDA Audio " > PCIDEV=1002:437b > SUBSYS=1179:ff10 > SUBven=1179 > IRQ=19 > CODECp=11c13026 > IDENT=slmodemd > SLMODEMD_DEVICE=hw:0,6 > SoftChip=11c13026 > CODECp=11c13026 > HDA=1002:437b > Driver=snd-hda-intel > SOFT=1002:437b.HDA > > For candidate modem in: 00:14.2 > Class 0403: 1002:437b Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SB450 HDA Audio > Primary PCI_id 1002:437b > Subsystem PCI_id 1179:ff10 > Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: > from Archives: 11c13026, residing on a HDA Subsystem with support by > slmodemd and driver snd-hda-intel > > > > Lacking a dsp (digital signal processing) chip, the modem is a software > intensive or "softmodem" type. Its primary controller manages the traffic > with the CPU. But the software needed is specified in the Subsystem. > ----------------------------------------- > Support type needed or chipset: slmodemd supporting the snd-hda-intel > audio+modem driver > > An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver: snd-hda-intel > provides Low Level support enabling contact with the modem hardware. > For all BUT Conexant chip soft modems (using hsfmodem software) > complementary High Level support is through a Smartlink utility: slmodemd > > Download from _http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/_ > (http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/) > the package SLMODEMD.gcc4.1.tar.gz having a compiled slmodemd. Unpack under > Linux with: > $ tar zxf SLMODEMD.gcc4.1.tar.gz > and read instructions therein. But briefly, the modem is setup with command: > sudo slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa hw:0,6 > reporting dynamic creation of ports: > /dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N , with N some number > Read Smartlink.txt and Modem/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance. > > ----------------end Softmodem section -------------- > Writing Smartlink.txt > ============ end Smartlink section ===================== > > Completed candidate modem analyses. > > The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev > > Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.1.3 > 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 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_ > (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 14:57 /usr/sbin/pppd > > In case of an "error 17" "serial loopback" problem, see: > _http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/linmodems/archive-sixth/msg02637.html_ > (http://linmodems.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_ > (http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-sixth/msg04656.html) > > Read Modem/YourSystem.txt concerning other COMM channels: ath0 eth0 wifi0 > 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: >
