Hi There,
I installed Linux for the first time about a week ago (from a magazine cover
DVD). I'm
having trouble getting the modem working, it works fine with Vista and XP.
If I could get some advice on the correct driver and method of installation,
that would
be great! I have attached the file from the modem detection program.
Cheers Steven
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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686, Linux Mint Daryna
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: 2008_03_04
The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttySHSF0
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 ALSA verion is 1.0.14
The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are:
The /proc/asound/pcm file reports:
-----------------------
00-01: VIA 8233 : VIA 8233 : playback 1 : capture 1
00-00: VIA 8233 : VIA 8233 : playback 4 : capture 1
about /proc/asound/cards:
------------------------
0 [V8233 ]: VIA8233 - VIA 8233
VIA 8233 with ALC200,200P at 0xec00, irq 5
USB modem not detected by lsusb
For candidate card in slot 00:0c.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:0c.0 11c1:0440 11c1:0440 Communication controller: Agere Systems 56k WinModem
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
5: 693 XT-PIC-XT VIA8233
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:0c.0 ----
=== Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
=== Next deducing cogent software ===
Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:0c.0:
Modem chipset detected on
CLASS="Class 0780: 11c1:0440"
NAME="Communication controller: Agere Systems 56k WinModem "
PCIDEV=11c1:0440
SUBSYS=11c1:0440
IRQ=5
IDENT=Agere.DSP
For candidate modem in: 00:0c.0
Class 0780: 11c1:0440 Communication controller: Agere Systems 56k WinModem
Primary PCI_id 11c1:0440
Support type needed or chipset: Agere.DSP
----------------end Softmodem section --------------
The modem has a Lucent/Agere/LSI Mars or Apollo DSP (digital signal processing) chipset.
Support packages for 2.6.n kernels are at:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/kernel-2.6/martian/ , with current update martian-full-20071011.tar.gz
See AgereDSP.txt for Details.
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://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/kernel-2.6/martian/
AGRSM - At http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/sv92/
The suse-10-2a.tar.gz has newer Agere/LSI code, but there are compiling problems with newer kernels/
0x0440 -- Mars 2 - data/fax/voice
-------------- 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: 4.1.3
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.
For Debian and some related distributions, a package kernel-kbuild-2.6-22 may be needed to support driver compiling
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-- 1 root dip 269256 2007-10-05 08:57 /usr/sbin/pppd
In case of an "error 17" "serial loopback" problem, see:
http://linmodems.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
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:
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/device/modem symbolic link: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 2008-03-06 21:33 /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.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
/etc/modprobe.d/hsf.conflicts:install snd-via82xx-modem /bin/true # temporarily disabled by hsf - conflicts with hsfmc97via
/etc/modprobe.d/hsf.conflicts:install snd-atiixp-modem /bin/true # temporarily disabled by hsf - conflicts with hsfmc97ati
/etc/modprobe.d/hsf:alias /dev/modem /dev/ttySHSF
Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
/etc/devfs/conf.d/hsf.conf:LOOKUP ^(ttySHSF[0-9]|modem$) EXECUTE nice /sbin/modprobe /dev/ttySHSF
/etc/devfs/conf.d/hsf.conf:REGISTER ^ttySHSF0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL symlink $devname modem
/etc/devfs/conf.d/hsf.conf:UNREGISTER ^ttySHSF0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL unlink modem
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
--------- end modem support lines --------
