For Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:1b.0: Modem chipset detected on CLASS="Class 0403: 8086:284b" NAME="Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H " SUBSYS=17aa:384e PCIDEV=8086:284b IRQ=22 HDA=8086:284b SOFT=8086:284b.HDA CodecArchived=10573055 ArchivedChip=0x10573055 IDENT=slmodemd Your modem should in principle be supported by the snd-hda-intel audio+modem driver, complemented by: $ sudo slmodemd -c GERMANY --alsa hw:0,1 (or 6) however your audio problems and lack of a modem line in: The /proc/asound/pcm file reports: ----------------------- 00-00: ALC861VD Analog : ALC861VD Analog : playback 1 : capture 1 whereas 00-01 (or 06) would be expected for a functional modem. Indicates that ALSA support is not yet mature for ALC861VD Analog Browse Instructions for upgrading snd-hda-intel and its dependent driver set are at: http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-seventh/msg00282.html about upgrading your ALSA version to the version 1.0.16 with resources at http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Main_Page MarvS scanModem maintainer On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 2:32 PM, marigold7 <marigold7@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, > > currently, I have two problems: > 1)my computer does not gives any sound from it > 2)my modem seems to work not properly (attached is the ModemData.txt file) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > At first I tried to get the modem running: > a) scanModem > > b) http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ > $ tar zxf slmodemd.gcc4.2.tar.gz > > c) folder slmodemd.gcc4.2 containing slmodemd > sudo cp slmodemd /usr/sbin/ > sudo g+x /usr/sbin/slmodemd > sudo o+x /usr/sbin/slmodemd > > d) sudo slmodemd -c GERMANY --alsa modem:1 > results in: > error: mixer setup: attach hw:1 error: No such file or directory > ALSA lib confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '1' > ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver > returned error: No such file or directory > ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings > ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat > returned error: No such file or directory > ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name > ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned > error: No such file or directory > ALSA lib conf.c:3985:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or > directory > ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM > cards.pcm.phoneline:CARD=1,DEV=0 > error: alsa setup: cannot open playback device 'modem:1': No such file or > directory > error: cannot setup device `modem:1' > > Then I tried, > e) sudo modprobe -r snd-intel8x0m > sudo modprobe snd-intel8x0m > > f) sudo alsamixer > > g) sudo gedit /etc/modules > and I put snd-intel8x0m at the end of the list (later I removed it because > there was still no sound) > > h) then I have found a useful hint in the 1stRead.txt document belonging to > the slmodemd: "There are RARE instances that the ALSA audio sound driver is > absent, though the modem driver is present. In these cases the device name > "modem:1" may fail but "hw:0" may be successful. It is the usually the > device name dynamically assigned to the audio card." > > sudo slmodemd -c GERMANY --alsa hw:0 > produced: > [sudo] password for marigold7: > error: mixer setup: Off-hook switch not found for card hw:0 > SmartLink Soft Modem: version 2.9.11 Feb 25 2008 18:25:57 > symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/1' created. > modem `hw:0' created. TTY is `/dev/pts/1' > Use `/dev/ttySL0' as modem device, Ctrl+C for termination. > > It seems that the modem is running. BUT I HAVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM WITH > IT: WHY THE MODEM IS NOT USING modem1? IS THERE REALLY NO ALSA AUDIO SOUND > DRIVER??? > > Then, using wvdial there was some failure: > marigold7@lenovo:/$ sudo wvdial > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 > --> Cannot get information for serial port. > --> Initializing modem. > --> Sending: ATZ > ATZ > OK > --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > OK > --> Sending: AT+GCI=<hexadecimal modem code> > AT+GCI=<hexadecimal modem code> > ERROR > --> Bad init string. > > > remark to g): > in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base I read: > # Prevent abnormal drivers from grabbing index 0 > options bt87x index=-2 > options cx88_alsa index=-2 > options saa7134-alsa index=-2 > options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2 > options snd-intel8x0m index=-2 > > What means index=-2 ? > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > I am more dependent from the sound on my machine. Here, I tried the > following: > a) $ sudo modprobe snd-hda-intel > seems to be OK > > b) $ alsamixer > alsamixer appears, it is possible to change the parameters > > c) $ sudo gedit /etc/modules > I put > snd-hda-intel model=lenovo index=0 > at the end of the list > > d) $ sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base > I put > options snd-hda-intel model=lenovo > at the end of the list > > e) I installed pulseaudio, libasound2-plugins, pavucontrol, paprefs > and made > $ asoundconf set-pulseaudio > > PulseAudio Volume Control shows: > Playback: "No Streams Available" > Output Devices: ALSA PCM on front:0 (ALC861VD Analog) via DMA > Input Devices: ALSA PCM on front:0 (ALC861VD Analog) via DMA > > All attemps to get sound out of my laptop failed? Please, can you help me. > > With best wishes, > > Robert Fischer > (marigold7) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > To provide you with some details concerning my laptop I have done: > > marigold7@lenovo:~$ hwinfo --sound > 28: PCI 1b.0: 0403 Audio device > [Created at pci.296] > UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_284b > Unique ID: u1Nb.cOzUFd_gaWF > SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0 > SysFS BusID: 0000:00:1b.0 > Hardware Class: sound > Model: "Lenovo HD Audio Controller" > Vendor: pci 0x8086 "Intel Corporation" > Device: pci 0x284b "HD Audio Controller" > SubVendor: pci 0x17aa "Lenovo" > SubDevice: pci 0x384e > Revision: 0x03 > Driver: "HDA Intel" > Driver Modules: "snd_hda_intel" > Memory Range: 0xfc300000-0xfc303fff (rw,non-prefetchable) > IRQ: 22 (944 events) > Module Alias: "pci:v00008086d0000284Bsv000017AAsd0000384Ebc04sc03i00" > Driver Info #0: > Driver Status: snd_hda_intel is active > Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe snd_hda_intel" > Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown > > marigold7@lenovo:~$ lspci -vvxxx > 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio > Controller (rev 03) > Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 384e > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- > Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 22 > Region 0: Memory at fc300000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] > Capabilities: <access denied> > 00: 86 80 4b 28 06 01 10 00 03 00 03 04 10 00 00 00 > 10: 04 00 30 fc 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 aa 17 4e 38 > 30: 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0b 01 00 0 > > >
