This was the original cry for help which I stuffed into the subscribe email
DOH! I've downloaded the following:-
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/
packages/intel/Philippe.Vouters/
intel-536EP-2.56.76.0_2008_03_22.tar.bz2
but haven't got round yet to the install - please confirm that I've selected
the correct package, quite a struggle with having to use a friends Internet
LOL!!
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Adrian Clarke, United Kingdom, Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 kernel
2.6.18-6-686
From: <adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, June 12, 2008 7:12 pm
To: <discuss-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Hi, Thanks you for this service - appreciated. After quite a lot of
messing about got the necessary headers so the scan script didn't smack
my wrists. I've lost out on my broadband connection since April hence
this desperation to get a dial up running - didn't know that it was a
Windows modem at first. Please find attached the output "ModemData.txt" -
I am unsure where to find the necessary driver for the Intel 536EP - I am
at the mercy of a friends PC to access the Internet so not on line very
often.
Regards,
Adrian Clarke.
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 Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 kernel 2.6.18-6-686
With this Subject Line cogent experts will be alerted, and useful case names left in the Archive.
YourCountry will enable Country specific guidance. Linux experts in YourCountry
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, Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Linux version 2.6.18-6-686 (Debian 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1) (waldi@xxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)) #1 SMP Sun Feb 10 22:11:31 UTC 2008
scanModem update of: 2008_06_05
There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files
Attached USB devices are:
ID 13fe:1a00
USB modems not recognized
For candidate card in slot 01:05.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
01:05.0 8086:1040 8086:1000 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 536EP Data Fax Modem
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
11: 11734 XT-PIC uhci_hcd:usb1, uhci_hcd:usb2, Intel 82801BA-ICH2, eth0
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 01:05.0 ----
=== Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. ===
Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 01:05.0:
Modem chipset detected on
CLASS="Class 0780: 8086:1040"
NAME="Communication controller: Intel Corporation 536EP Data Fax Modem"
SUBSYS=8086:1000
PCIDEV=8086:1040
IRQ=11
IDENT=INTEL536EP
For candidate modem in: 01:05.0
Class 0780: 8086:1040 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 536EP Data Fax Modem
Primary device ID: 8086:1040
Support type needed or chipset: INTEL536EP
----------------end Softmodem section --------------
For Ubuntu Linux users with Intel 536 and 537 chipsets the are driver
installation packages available.
But since 2006, Intel appears to have ceased updates for Linux.
For the INTEL537 and INTEL536 chipset modems, the most current support is provided at:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/intel/Philippe.Vouters/
But regular support is not available, see: http://archives.linmodems.org/24939
:
The outdated official Intel support packages can be accessed through:
http://developer.intel.com/design/modems/support/drivers.htm
Read DOCs/Intel.txt and Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance.
Writing DOCs/Intel.txt
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
Minimal compiling resources appear complete:
make utility - /usr/bin/make
Compiler version 4.1
linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.18-6-686/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.
Compiling hsfmodem drivers does require linux-libc-dev and libc6-dev packages, for kernels 2.6.24 and later versions.
In not included on your install CD, search for them at http://packages.ubuntu.com
or comparable Repository for other Linux distros.
When compiling ALSA drivers, the utility "patch" will also be needed.
For Debian and some related distributions, a package kernel-kbuild-2.6-18 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 packages.
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 settings of: /etc/ppp/options
asyncmap 0
auth
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/DOCs/YourSystem.txt concerning other COMM channels: eth0
Which can interfere with Browser naviagation.
Don't worry about the following, it is for 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-blacklist:# Uncomment these entries in order to blacklist unwanted modem drivers
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# blacklist snd-atiixp-modem
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# blacklist snd-via82xx-modem
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
--------- end modem support lines --------
