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-------------------------- System information
----------------------------
CPU=i686,
Linux version 2.6.24-18-generic (buildd@terranova) (gcc
version 4.2.3
(Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)) #1 SMP Wed May 28 20:27:26 UTC
2008
scanModem update of: 2008_06_28
There are no blacklisted modem drivers in
/etc/modprobe* files
Attached USB devices are:
ID 09da:000a A4 Tech Co., Ltd
ID 0c45:62c0 Microdia
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 1462:3fe9 Audio
device: Intel
Corporation 82801H
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
21: 407 392 IO-APIC-fasteoi
uhci_hcd:usb4, HDA Intel
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0
----
[ 34.842294] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] ->
GSI 21 (level, low)
->
IRQ 21
[ 34.842316] 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 drivers are in the kernel modules tree at:
/lib/modules/2.6.24-18-generic/ubuntu/sound/alsa-driver/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/ubuntu/sound/alsa-driver/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
The ALSA verion is 1.0.15
The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are: None
The /proc/asound/pcm file reports:
-----------------------
00-02: ALC883 Analog : ALC883 Analog : capture 1
00-01: ALC883 Digital : ALC883 Digital : playback 1
00-00: ALC883 Analog : ALC883 Analog : playback 1 :
capture 1
about /proc/asound/cards:
------------------------
0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
HDA Intel at 0xf9ff8000 irq 21
=== Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next
deducing cogent
software.
===
A candidate modem is not evident among the PCI devices:
------------------------------------------------
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8
Family) HD Audio
Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM
(ICH8M/ICH8M-E)
SATA
IDE Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation
GeForce 8400M G
(rev
a1)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation
PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Network
Connection (rev 02)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co.,
Ltd.
RTL8111/8168B
PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)
05:04.2 SD Host controller: O2 Micro, Inc. Integrated
MMC/SD Controller
(rev
02)
05:04.3 Mass storage controller: O2 Micro, Inc.
Integrated MS/xD
Controller
(rev 01)
05:04.4 FireWire (IEEE 1394): O2 Micro, Inc. Firewire
(IEEE 1394) (rev
02)
------------------------------------------------
with USB and bridge devices not displayed.
If your modem is connected by an external serial cable,
or mounted internally on an ISA card, scanModem would
not access it.
Try with Root permission
$ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
to detect these modem types and some USB modems.
If the detection is successful, read the
DOCs/wvdial.txt .
Edit the /etc/wvdial.conf with Root permission:
sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf
will be able to dial out with Root permission:
sudo wvdial
Many modems for which scanModem fails have Conexant
chips.
From http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/modemident.php
get the ListModem tool, which will report on Conexant
chipset modems
If the above tests fail, please provide any independent
information
available on your modem.
If an alternative boot into Microsoft windows can be
done, do mouse
clicks on:
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Classical View (for
Window XP) >
System
Hardware > Device Manager > Modems > Click on the + >
Modem. Double
click
to
expand the graphic. Manufacturer information may be
displayed. For
example,
CXT
stands for Conexant. Click the Diagnostics Tab. Record
any hardware ID or
vendor
and device information. From the Driver Details TAB,
copy out the VENdor
and
DEVice information.
Next do the Query Modem and record the ATI
specifications displayed such
as:
ATI3 - Agere SoftModem Version 2.1.22
ATI5 - 2.1.22, AMR Intel MB, AC97 ID:SIL REV:0x27
Try to identify the modem setup file, with name perhaps
MODEM.INF.
If may contain chipset Vendor informaton.
The /proc/asound/ audio+modem diagostics are being
copied.
Finished copy to Modem/ALSAroot.tgz
Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:1b.0:
Modem chipset not detected on
NAME="Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H "
CLASS=0403
PCIDEV=8086:284b
SUBSYS=1462:3fe9
IRQ=21
HDA=8086:284b
SOFT=8086:284b.HDA
High Definition Audio (HDA) cards MAY host a modem chip
in their
Subsystem,
and many are supported by the ALSA audio+modem driver
snd-hda-intel
A modem was not detected on HDA card 8086:284b.
If another modem card is present, then most likely
8086:284b does not
host
a modem.
If another modem card has not been detected, then
possibilities are:
1) A Conexant modem chip is present on 8086:284b,
as Conexant chips
are frequently not detectable by ALSA diagnostics
2) The modem may be of the older non-PCI
Controller Chipset
(hardware) type.
Try detection with Root permission:
sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
For candidate modem in: 00:1b.0
0403 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H
Primary device ID: 8086:284b
Subsystem PCI_id 1462:3fe9
Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics:
from Archives:
Support type needed or chipset:
Support can likely be achieved through two mutually
exclusive
alternatives:
1) The hsfmodem software for Conexant chipset modems:
Read
DOCs/Conexant.txt
The following ALSA alternative CANNOT work with Conexant
modems.
2) An ALSA modem driver plus slmodemd. Read
DOCs/Smartlink.txt for
details,
and
to test get the package SLMODEMD.gcc4.2.tar.gz from:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/
----------------end Softmodem section --------------
Writing DOCs/Intel.txt
For owners of a Dell PCs with Conexant HSF modems, a
driver source
package
with full speed enabled is available, but requires
driver compiling. Read
DOCs/Conexant.txt
From
http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads-ubuntu-x86.php
download
hsfmodem-7.68.00.07full_k2.6.24_18_generic_ubuntu_i386.deb.zip
Under Linux unpack with:
$ unzip hsfmodem*.zip
Then install with:
$ sudo dpkg -i hsfmodem*.deb
Subsequently, the modem should be found with
$ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
Edit in your personal information with:
$ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf
and try dialing out with:
$ sudo wvdial.
See DOCs/Testing.txt for details.
Read DOCs/Conexant.txt
Writing DOCs/Conexant.txt
Writing DOCs/Smartlink.txt
============ end Smartlink section =====================
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/2.6.24-18-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.
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.
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 269256 2007-10-04 22:57
/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/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: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:
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