On Tuesday 24 June 2008 06:53 pm, Antonio Olivares wrote: > Many things look fine, you have setup the modem correctly. AT least > one problem is > > /**** scanModem output ****/ > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > 11: 135715 XT-PIC yenta, ohci1394, Intel ICH4, ehci_hcd, > uhci_hcd, uhci_hcd, uhci_hcd, eth2, radeon@PCI:1:0:0, eth0 > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 0000:00:1f.6 ---- > ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:1f.6[B] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 > ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:1f.6[B] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 > > Packages needed for support of Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) > support should be installed: alsa-base and alsa-utilities!! > They are necessary for support of ALSA modem drivers, many Conexant > chipset modems and success of modem diagnostics for modems requiring > slmodemd actions. > /**** scanModem output ****/ > > You do not have packages alsa-base and alsa-utilities. :( Apparently > this is what is holding the modem back from functioning. > Pardon me for forgetting to mention that I did follow the instruction to install alsa-base and alsa-utils. This computer had OSS installed previously. > If you install those packages and the problem persists, then something > else is getting in the way. When I do as instructed in slmodem-ALSA.txt # slmodem --country=b5 --alsa hw:1 or # slmodem --country=b5 --alsa hw:0 I get the following response: # bash: slmodem: command not found I have slmodemd in /usr/sbin and the command produced an error message before. What did I do wrong? > > Regards, > > Antonio > > On 6/24/08, postid <postid@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > A few years ago I tried to get this working (see archives for Red Hat > > 2.4.20-20.9 on IBM R40 with Agere softmoden) but the Agere driver once > > available through IBM gave flaky performance. I've been using a PCMCIA > > modem, > > but it recently got fried by a campus phone system so I'm back to looking > > at the internal modem. This time I'm using Debian Sarge, but hope to > > upgrade when Lenny goes stable. > > > > I ran scanmodem, then followed the directions to download > > SLMODEMD.gcc3.3.tar.gz, then followed the directions found there to > > install the ALSA packages, then do: > > > > R40:/home/ellsworth# cp slmodemd /usr/sbin > > R40:/home/ellsworth# modprobe snd-intel8x0m > > > > At the next steps I got errors: > > > > R40:/home/ellsworth# slmodemd --alsa -c b5 modem:1 > > error: mixer setup: attach hw:1 error: No such file or directory > > ALSA lib pcm.c:1947:(snd_pcm_open_conf) Invalid type for PCM modem:1 > > definition (id: modem, value: cards.pcm.modem) > > error: alsa setup: cannot open playback device 'modem:1': Invalid > > argument error: cannot setup device `modem:1' > > R40:/home/ellsworth# modprobe -r snd-intel8x0m > > R40:/home/ellsworth# modprobe snd-intel8x0m > > R40:/home/ellsworth# cat /proc/asound/pcm > > 00-00: Intel ICH - Modem : Intel 82801DB-ICH4 Modem - Modem : playback 1 > > : capture 1 > > R40:/home/ellsworth# slmodemd --alsa -c b5 modem:1 > > error: mixer setup: attach hw:1 error: No such file or directory > > ALSA lib pcm.c:1947:(snd_pcm_open_conf) Invalid type for PCM modem:1 > > definition (id: modem, value: cards.pcm.modem) > > error: alsa setup: cannot open playback device 'modem:1': Invalid > > argument error: cannot setup device `modem:1' > > R40:/home/ellsworth# > > > > I'm getting in over my head again. Advice? > > > > > > > > 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 3.1 kernel 2.6.8-2-686 > > 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 3.1 > > Linux version 2.6.8-2-686 (dilinger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version > > 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-6)) #1 Mon Jan 24 03:58:38 EST 2005 > > scanModem update of: 2008_06_17 > > > > There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files > > USB modems not recognized > > > > For candidate card in slot 0000:00:1f.6, firmware information and bootup > > diagnostics are: > > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > > 0000:00:1f.6 8086:24c6 1014:0524 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM > > > > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > > 11: 135715 XT-PIC yenta, ohci1394, Intel ICH4, ehci_hcd, > > uhci_hcd, uhci_hcd, uhci_hcd, eth2, radeon@PCI:1:0:0, eth0 > > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 0000:00:1f.6 ---- > > ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:1f.6[B] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 > > ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:1f.6[B] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 > > > > > > Packages needed for support of Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) > > support should be installed: alsa-base and alsa-utilities!! > > They are necessary for support of ALSA modem drivers, many Conexant > > chipset modems and success of modem diagnostics for modems requiring > > slmodemd actions. > > > > === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent > > software. === > > > > Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 0000:00:1f.6: > > Modem chipset detected on > > NAME="Modem: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM " > > CLASS=0703 > > PCIDEV=8086:24c6 > > SUBSYS=1014:0524 > > IRQ=11 > > SOFT=8086:24c6.MC97 > > CodecArchived=SIL27 > > IDENT=slmodemd > > SLMODEMD_DEVICE=modem:1 > > > > For candidate modem in: 0000:00:1f.6 > > 0703 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM > > Primary device ID: 8086:24c6 > > Subsystem PCI_id 1014:0524 > > 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: > > 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.gcc3.3.tar.gz having a compiled slmodemd. Unpack > > under Linux with: > > $ tar zxf SLMODEMD.gcc3.3.tar.gz > > and read instructions therein. But briefly, the modem is setup with > > command: > > slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa modem:1 > > reporting dynamic creation of ports: > > /dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N , with N some number > > Read DOCs/Smartlink.txt and Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt for follow through > > guidance. > > > > ----------------end Softmodem section -------------- > > > > Writing DOCs/Intel.txt > > Writing DOCs/Smartlink.txt > > ============ end Smartlink section ===================== > > > > Completed candidate modem analyses. > > > > The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udevdb > > > > Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 3.3.5 > > and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 3.3.5 > > > > > > > > Minimal compiling resources appear complete: > > make utility - /usr/bin/make > > Compiler version 3.3 > > linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686/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. > > > > > > > > kernel-kbuild is installed > > > > > > 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 pppd properties: > > -rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 265880 2005-03-24 14:21 /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 > > 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 eth1 > > eth2 > > sit0 > > 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: > > > > Within any ancient /etc/devfs files: > > > > Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files: > > > > --------- end modem support lines --------
