Add hte line Carrier Check = no to the wvdial.conf fle. And try the connection again. Use $ sudo slmodemd -c CANADA --alsa hw:0,6 and report back. Regards, Antonio On 6/26/08, Oli D <vhann3000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > > > First off, I must say that I'm a total newbie to mailing lists -and > newsgroups, I don't know if those two are related- and don't clearly > understand how I'll read answers (am gonna search the web tomorrow, at > the job where I have a working Ethernet connection). > > Second, I attached my ModemData.txt file (produced by the scanModem > script). My modem is a Motorola Si3054, I live in Canada and my system > is Kubuntu 8.04 atm (but it would be nice if the solution to my problem > could apply to other systems as I'll be switching to SlackWare 11.0 if I > can get my modem to work). > > > The error I get is "NO DIAL TONE" from "wvdial" (ran as root). > > /etc/wvdial.conf is as follow: > > [Dialer Defaults] > Init1 = ATZ > Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > Modem Type = Analog Modem > ISDN = 0 > New PPPD = yes > Phone = 819-623-9450 > Modem = /dev/ttySL0 > Username = [my user name] > Password = [my password] > Baud = 115200 > > With [my user name] and [ my password] being the right things ;) . > > slmodemd output is as follow: > $ sudo slmodemd -c CANADA --alsa hw:0,6 > SmartLink Soft Modem: version 2.9.11 Feb 25 2008 18:25:57 > symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/2' created. > modem `hw:0,6' created. TTY is `/dev/pts/2' > Use `/dev/ttySL0" as modem device, Ctrl+C for termination > > At first, I tried "sudo slmodemd -c 20 --alsa hw:0,6", but it would say > "bad country name `20', using default by code!" > > > Although, I noticed that with 20, wvdial would get NO DIAL TONE error > while with CANADA it would stop at NO CARRIER. > > Any help is greatly appreciated. > Thank you for your attention. > Regards, > Olivier aka Vhann > > --------------040203070807010408020506 > Content-Type: text/plain; > name="ModemData.txt" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Disposition: inline; > filename="ModemData.txt" > > 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 2.6.24-16-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 2.6.24-16-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.2.3 > (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)) #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 13:23:42 UTC 2008 > scanModem update of: 2008_05_02 > > There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files > Attached USB devices are: > ID 064e:a101 Suyin Corp. > > USB modems not recognized > For candidate card in slot 00:1b.0, firmware information and bootup > diagnostics are: > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > 00:1b.0 8086:284b 103c:30cc Audio device: Intel > Corporation 82801H > > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > 23: 177925 179533 IO-APIC-fasteoi HDA Intel > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ---- > [ 41.083104] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, > low) -> IRQ 23 > [ 41.083130] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64 > > > ===== 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. > PCI slot 00:1b.0 has a High Definition Audio Card > > The ALSA verion is 1.0.15 > The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are: > card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 6: Si3054 Modem [Si3054 Modem] > > The /proc/asound/pcm file reports: > ----------------------- > 00-06: Si3054 Modem : Si3054 Modem : playback 1 : capture 1 > 00-00: ALC268 Analog : ALC268 Analog : playback 1 : capture 1 > > about /proc/asound/cards: > ------------------------ > 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel > HDA Intel at 0xf8600000 irq 23 > The modem codec file for the HDA card is: /proc/asound/card0/codec#1 > -------------------------------------------------------- > Codec: Motorola Si3054 > Address: 1 > Vendor Id: 0x10573055 > Subsystem Id: 0x10573055 > Revision Id: 0x100700 > Modem Function Group: 0x1 > > The audio card hosts a softmodem chip: 0x10573055 > > The softmodem chip 0x10573055 is in principle supported by the COMM > support of slmodemd > and the joint snd-hda-intel audio+modem driver, begun with ALSA version > 1.0.13. > For HDA cards with ALC883 chips, an upgrade to ALSA verions 1.0.15 way > be necessary. Instructions for upgrading snd-hda-intel and its > dependent driver set are at: > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-seventh/msg00282.html > > === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. > === > > 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=103c:30cc > PCIDEV=8086:284b > IRQ=23 > HDA=8086:284b > SOFT=8086:284b.HDA > CodecArchived=10573055 > CHIP=0x10573055 > IDENT=slmodemd > SLMODEMD_DEVICE=hw:0,6 > Driver=snd-hda-intel > > For candidate modem in: 00:1b.0 > Class 0403: 8086:284b Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H > Primary device ID: 8086:284b > Subsystem PCI_id 103c:30cc > Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: 0x10573055 > from Archives: 0x10573055, residing > on a HDA Subsystem with support by slmodemd and driver snd-hda-intel > The HDA card softmodem chip is 0x10573055 > > > Support type needed or chipset: slmodemd supporting the snd-hda-intel > audio+modem driver > > An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver: snd-hda-intel > 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.gcc4.2.tar.gz having a compiled slmodemd. Unpack > under Linux with: > $ tar zxf SLMODEMD.gcc4.2.tar.gz > and read instructions therein. But briefly, the modem is setup with > command: > sudo slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa hw:0,6 > 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 Intel.txt > 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: 4.2.3 > and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.2.3 > > > > Minimal compiling resources appear complete: > make utility - /usr/bin/make > Compiler version 4.2 > linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.24-16-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. When compiling ALSA > drivers, the utility "patch" will also be needed. > > > > 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 15:57 /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 wlan0 > wmaster0 > 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 -------- >