Giovanni Colmayer, Italy kernel 2.6.22-14-generic

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I need to know the way for my dial-up modem working with Ubuntu.
Thanks
Giovanni Colmayer
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--------------------------  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:  2008_03_07


 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:
card 1: modem [VIA 82XX modem], device 0: VIA 82XX modem [VIA 82XX modem]

The /proc/asound/pcm file reports:
-----------------------
01-00: VIA 82XX modem : VIA 82XX modem : playback 1 : capture 1
00-00: VIA 82C686A/B rev40 : VIA 82C686A/B rev40 : playback 1 : capture 1

about /proc/asound/cards:
------------------------
 0 [rev40          ]: VIA686A - VIA 82C686A/B rev40
                      VIA 82C686A/B rev40 with unknown codec at 0xe400, irq 10
 1 [modem          ]: VIA82XX-MODEM - VIA 82XX modem
                      VIA 82XX modem at 0xe800, irq 10


The driver snd-via82xx-modem with its dependent drivers:
snd_via82xx_modem      16264  0 
snd_ac97_codec        100644  2 snd_via82xx,snd_via82xx_modem
snd_pcm                80388  4 snd_via82xx,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_page_alloc         11400  3 snd_via82xx,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_pcm
snd                    54660  14 snd_via82xx,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm,snd_timer
----------
provide modem + audio support.

Lines in: /proc/asound/card1/codec97#0/mc97#1-1+regs
-------------------------------
0:7c = 5349  and  0:7e = 4c22
are translated from hexadecimal code into the modem chip identifier:  SIL22

USB modem not detected by lsusb

For candidate card in slot 00:11.6, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
 PCI slot	PCI ID		SubsystemID	Name
 ----------	---------	---------	--------------
 00:11.6	1106:3068	1584:4005	Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller 

 Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: 
 10:      29805    XT-PIC-XT        ohci1394, uhci_hcd:usb1, uhci_hcd:usb2, VIA82XX-MODEM, VIA686A
 --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:11.6 ----
[   22.344000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:11.6[C] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
[   22.352000] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:11.6 to 64


 === Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
 === Next deducing cogent software ===


Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:11.6:
	Modem chipset  detected on
CLASS="Class 0780: 1106:3068"
NAME="Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller "
PCIDEV=1106:3068
SUBSYS=1584:4005
IRQ=10
SOFT=1106:3068.MC97
CODECp=SIL22
CODECd=SIL22
IDENT=slmodemd
SLMODEMD_DEVICE=modem:1
COD=SIL
Driver=snd-via82xx-modem

 For candidate modem in:  00:11.6
   Class 0780: 1106:3068 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller
      Primary PCI_id  1106:3068
    Subsystem PCI_id  1584:4005 
    Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: SIL22, a Smartlink type
                               from    Archives: SIL22, a Smartlink type
                        
      

 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

 An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver:  snd-via82xx-modem
 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/ 
 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 modem:1
 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
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 21:57 /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)
        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 --------



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