Thanks for your guidance on my attempt to convert my winmodem to a linmodem. My Logitech device was indeed a USB mouse, but I disconnected it anyway (and switched to touchpad) to see if mouse was causing the resource conflict at bootup. Also, I did try 3 of the suggested fixes in Booting.txt (unloading.gz, "pci=routeirq", and "pollirq" [couldn't find any way in BIOS to change IRQ assignments or change to a non-Windows OS]). None of these attempted fixes made any difference. Whenever I run the command "sudo slmodemd -c USA --alsa modem:1" I get the same error message: "error: mixer setup: attach hw:1 error: No such device ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.modem error: alsa setup: cannot open playback device 'modem:1': No such file or directory error: cannot setup device 'modem:1"" No doubt your suggestion to install Hardy first was a good idea. Last year I spent an enormous amount of time getting peripherals to work with Edgy and Feisty, so I was hoping to upgrade rather than starting over with a clean install. Most of the problems appear to have been resolved by the recent releases, so should be easier now. Ordering the Hardy CD will be my next step. Thanks for your help. JB ----------------------------------------- 4jb Your primary problem is: [ 45.356923] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:06.1 disabled that is the bootup diagnostics are shutting down the modem card because of some resource conflict. This has to be cured before the will be success with the standard: -------- 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. ------- Your 2.6.20 kernel is fairly old now. You might be better served installing the new Hardy release with 2.6.24 kernels, which might itself cure the problem. But read Bootup.txt about options you could try with the current kernel. What is ID 046d:c03d Logitech, Inc. if not an essential for services (like a mouse) please detach it. That may free up resources on IRQ/interrupt 18: 2 IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb3 tha the modem needs. Do $ dmesg > dmesg.txt and attach the dmesg.txt in your next report to us. MarvS On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 9:02 PM, <4jb@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Only plain text email is forwarded by the Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List > Server, > as HTML can contain viruses. Use as the email Subject Line: > YourName, YourCountry kernel 2.6.20-16-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. > They will know your Country's modem code, which may be essential for > dialup service. > Responses from 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 > -------------------------- System information ---------------------------- > CPU=i686, > Linux version 2.6.20-16-generic (root@terranova) (gcc version 4.1.2 > (Ubuntu 4.1.2-0ubuntu4)) #2 SMP Thu Jun 7 20:19:32 UTC 2007 > scanModem update of: 2008_05_02 > > There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files > Attached USB devices are: > ID 046d:c03d Logitech, Inc. > > USB modems not recognized > For candidate card in slot 00:06.1, firmware information and bootup > diagnostics are: > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > 00:06.1 10de:00d9 103c:006d Modem: nVidia Corporation nForce3 Audio > > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > 18: 2 IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb3 > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:06.1 ---- > [ 45.356909] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:06.1[B] -> Link [LMCI] -> GSI > 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 > [ 45.356923] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:06.1 disabled > > The PCI slot 00:06.1 of the modem card may be disabled early in > a bootup process, but then enabled later. If modem drivers load > but the modem is not responsive, read Bootup.txt about possible fixes. > Send dmesg.txt along with ModemData.txt to discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > if help is needed. > > > > ===== Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) diagnostics ===== > The ALSA packages provide audio support and also drivers for some modems. > ALSA diagnostics are written during bootup to /proc/asound/ folders. > > The ALSA verion is 1.0.13 > The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are: > > > The /proc/asound/pcm file reports: > ----------------------- > 00-02: Intel ICH - IEC958 : NVidia nForce3 - IEC958 : playback 1 > 00-01: Intel ICH - MIC ADC : NVidia nForce3 - MIC ADC : capture 1 > 00-00: Intel ICH : NVidia nForce3 : playback 1 : capture 1 > > about /proc/asound/cards: > ------------------------ > 0 [nForce3 ]: NFORCE - NVidia nForce3 > NVidia nForce3 with AD1981B at 0xe8002000, irq 19 > ===== Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) diagnostics ===== > The ALSA packages provide audio support and also drivers for some modems. > ALSA diagnostics are written during bootup to /proc/asound/ folders. > > The ALSA verion is 1.0.13 > The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are: > > > The /proc/asound/pcm file reports: > ----------------------- > 00-02: Intel ICH - IEC958 : NVidia nForce3 - IEC958 : playback 1 > 00-01: Intel ICH - MIC ADC : NVidia nForce3 - MIC ADC : capture 1 > 00-00: Intel ICH : NVidia nForce3 : playback 1 : capture 1 > > about /proc/asound/cards: > ------------------------ > 0 [nForce3 ]: NFORCE - NVidia nForce3 > NVidia nForce3 with AD1981B at 0xe8002000, irq 19 > === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent > software. === > > Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:06.1: > Modem chipset detected on > CLASS="Class 0703: 10de:00d9" > NAME="Modem: nVidia Corporation nForce3 Audio " > SUBSYS=103c:006d > PCIDEV=10de:00d9 > IRQ=18 > SOFT=10de:00d9.MC97 > CodecArchived=SIL27 > IDENT=slmodemd > SLMODEMD_DEVICE=modem:1 > Driver=snd-intel8x0m > > For candidate modem in: 00:06.1 > Class 0703: 10de:00d9 Modem: nVidia Corporation nForce3 Audio > Primary device ID: 10de:00d9 > Subsystem PCI_id 103c:006d > Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: > from Archives: SIL27, an > LSI/AgereSystems type > > > > Support type needed or chipset: slmodemd > > An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver: snd-intel8x0m > 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: 4.1.2 > and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.1.2 > > linux-headers-2.6.20-16-generic resources needed for compiling are not > manifestly ready! > > If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing: > linux-headers-2.6.20-16-generic > > > 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 269224 2007-04-04 21:41 /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 eth0:avah > 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 -------- ----------------------------------------- Join ISP.COM today - $9.95 internet , less than 1/2 the cost of AOL Try us out, http://www.isp.com/
