Marvin, this is the output: Is it a terrible error to unpack the new slmodemd.gcc4.1.tar.gz on the mandriva desktop? after I ran this I went back to find the directions to put it in usr/bin, and reran the below, but it did not change anything. find said still one slmodemd in usr/bin. [samsonsfleece@localhost Desktop]$ su - root Password: [root@localhost ~]# chmod a+x /home/samsonsfleece/Desktop/SLMODEMD.gcc4.1/slmodemd [root@localhost ~]# /home/samsonsfleece/Desktop/SLMODEMD.gcc4.1/slmodemd error: mdm setup: cannot stat `/dev/slamr0': No such file or directory error: cannot setup device `/dev/slamr0' [root@localhost ~]# slmodemd -c USA --alsa hw:0,6 error: mixer setup: attach hw:0 error: No such device ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1357:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card error: alsa setup: cannot open playback device 'hw:0,6': No such device error: cannot setup device `hw:0,6' [root@localhost ~]# modprobe snd-seq-device [root@localhost ~]# modprobe snd-pcm-oss [root@localhost ~]# modprobe snd_seq_dummy [root@localhost ~]# modprobe snd-seq-midi [root@localhost ~]# modprobe snd-seq-oss [root@localhost ~]# slmodemd -c USA --alsa hw:0,6 error: mixer setup: attach hw:0 error: No such device ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1357:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card error: alsa setup: cannot open playback device 'hw:0,6': No such device error: cannot setup device `hw:0,6' [root@localhost ~]# /home/samsonsfleece/Desktop/SLMODEMD.gcc4.1/slmodemd -c USA --alsa hw:0,6 error: mixer setup: attach hw:0 error: No such device ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1357:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card error: alsa setup: cannot open playback device 'hw:0,6': No such device error: cannot setup device `hw:0,6' -----Original Message----- >From: Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Jul 20, 2008 10:21 AM >To: from sally <sallyhan2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Linmodems <discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: Sally USA Mandriva Toshiba A105 scanModem picks up WRONG sound info, directions not working > >Sally, > >Comparisons between Vista and Linux are valueless, because the >Operating Systems are so different. > >Please send to the List (not directly to me), >The output of under your CPU=i686, Debian Linux version 2.6.24.4 >$ su root >Because opening COMM channels requires root permission. Then the ># slmodemd -c USA --alsa hw:0,6 > >If it fails to report port creation, load modules that would normall >be loaded, it the HDA audio were being used for sound support. Some of >them may be needed for modem support. Load with: ># modprobe snd-seq-device ># modprobe snd-pcm-oss ># modprobe snd_seq_dummy ># modprobe snd-seq-oss ># modprobe snd-seq-midi >The others will load automatically through dependencies. > >Then again test. ># slmodemd -c USA --alsa hw:0,6 > >Their may be a side benefit that audio function will be turned on. > > >MarvS > >>> lsmod | grep snd >>>snd_hda_intel 344728 3 >>>snd_pcm_oss 42144 0 >>>snd_mixer_oss 17920 1 snd_pcm_oss >>>snd_pcm 78596 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss >>>snd_page_alloc 11400 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm >>>snd_hwdep 10500 1 snd_hda_intel >>>snd_seq_dummy 4868 0 >>>snd_seq_oss 35584 0 >>>snd_seq_midi 9376 0 >>>snd_rawmidi 25760 1 snd_seq_midi >>>snd_seq_midi_event 8320 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi >>>snd_seq 54224 6 >>>snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event >>>snd_timer 24836 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq >>>snd_seq_device 9612 5 >>>snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq >>>snd 56996 17 >>>snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_hwdep,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device >>>soundcore 8800 1 snd >>>------------ > >MarvS > >On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 10:12 AM, from sally <sallyhan2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi Marv >> Thank you for your note. When I did slmodemd .... -c USA using hw:0,6, no output came out with >> ports like it should have. >> I am going to do the lspci & " -nv right now and will send you the results. I noticed also in Vista that >> under Sound there are at least ten drivers, like your example. >> >> Sally >> >> -----Original Message----- >>>From: Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> >>>Sent: Jul 20, 2008 9:45 AM >>>To: from sally <sallyhan2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>Cc: discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>Subject: Re: Sally USA Mandriva Toshiba A105 scanModem picks up WRONG sound info, directions not working >>> >>>Sally, >>> >>>Send us the output of >>> >>>$ lspci >>>$ lspci -nv >>>This should report on all the PCI cards. >>> >>>scanModem is in part just reporting what the ALSA diagnositics have >>>written to /proc/asound/ sub-folders. You can read them as text >>>files. But therein is certainly: >>>============= >>>The ALSA verion is 1.0.16 >>>The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are: >>>card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 6: Si3054 Modem [Si3054 Modem] >>> >>>The /proc/asound/pcm file reports: >>>----------------------- >>>00-06: Si3054 Modem : Si3054 Modem : playback 1 : capture 1 >>>00-00: ALC861VD Analog : ALC861VD Analog : playback 1 : capture 2 >>> >>>about /proc/asound/cards: >>>------------------------ >>> 0 [SB ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB >>> HDA ATI SB at 0xc0400000 irq 17 >>>If not a Conexant modem, the driver snd-hda-intel with its dependent drivers: >>>snd_hda_intel 295196 1 >>>snd_hwdep 13572 1 snd_hda_intel >>>---------- >>>provide audio + modem support with the modem chip residing on the subsystem. >>>Any particular card can host any one of several soft modem chips. >>> >>> The modem codec file for the HDA card is: /proc/asound/card0/codec#0 >>>-------------------------------------------------------- >>>Codec: Generic 11c1 Si3054 >>>Address: 0 >>>Vendor Id: 0x11c13026 >>>=========== >>> >>>What is unusual is that many additional dependent drivers would be >>>expected under >>>----------------- >>>snd_hda_intel 295196 1 >>>snd_hwdep 13572 1 snd_hda_intel >>>----------------- >>> >>>for normal sound support of a >>>PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name >>> ---------- --------- --------- -------------- >>> 00:14.2 1002:437b 1179:ff10 Audio device: ATI >>>Technologies Inc IXP SB4x0 High Definition Audio Controller >>> >>>On my system using a HDA card fror sound: >>>---------------------- >>> >>> lsmod | grep snd >>>snd_hda_intel 344728 3 >>>snd_pcm_oss 42144 0 >>>snd_mixer_oss 17920 1 snd_pcm_oss >>>snd_pcm 78596 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss >>>snd_page_alloc 11400 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm >>>snd_hwdep 10500 1 snd_hda_intel >>>snd_seq_dummy 4868 0 >>>snd_seq_oss 35584 0 >>>snd_seq_midi 9376 0 >>>snd_rawmidi 25760 1 snd_seq_midi >>>snd_seq_midi_event 8320 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi >>>snd_seq 54224 6 >>>snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event >>>snd_timer 24836 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq >>>snd_seq_device 9612 5 >>>snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq >>>snd 56996 17 >>>snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_hwdep,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device >>>soundcore 8800 1 snd >>>------------ >>> >>>If may be that a similar set of drivers has to be manually loaded >>>before on your System before the modem can be adequately served. >>> >>>Does the command pair: >>>$ su root >>># slmodemd -c USA --alsa hw:0,6 >>>succeed in creating ports. >>> >>>Sadly, PC assemblers at times use their batch bought components in ways bizarre, >>>to use up their residual compenents, of course only caring that it >>>works under Microsoft. >>>In your case the, HDA card seens to have been put in only to support >>>its modem function under Microsoft. >>> >>> >>>MarvS >>> >>>On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 2:54 AM, from sally <sallyhan2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>>Hi >>>>>>This is Sally again, I sent scanModem MODEMDATA results last week, and they failed to work. >>>> If this message comes twice, it's 'cause I sent it before realizing maybe I have to re-subscribe >>>> in order for it to post, so its sent twice. >>>> >>>>>>I know now scanModem didnt work, same as Mandriva newly installed, as >>>> setup only 'sees' the (hard) videocard's sound section (ATI) which >>>>>>I am pretty sure Vista is not using for this Toshiba laptop's sound setup. The ATI is our graphics >>>>>>card which may have a sound area, but not in use according to SOUND PROPERTIES under control panel. >>>>>> >>>>>>There is another 'soft' sound card listed in Vista/Control Panel/Programs, made by Realtek, >>>>>>that the modem depends on, listed under /sound/control panel in vista. ScanModem isnt seeing it. >>>>>>I am calling it a 'soft' sound card, because its listed as a removable program Realtek Audio, along with >>>> the Toshiba Soft Modem. >>>> >>>> Apparently the Linux install isnt picking up the required Realtek to install, as its a software. >>>> So with no sound, how can the modem work? >>>> >>>>>>In Mandriva newly installed, it "detects" the ATI card as the sound card, when in Vista we >>>>>>use ATI only for video, and the sound for modem is REALTEK. In Mandriva, setup detected this ATI card, >>>>>>and auto-attempted to set up during install with --alsa driver snd_hda_intel, it fails to work for sound at all, in Linux. >>>>>>Probably because, its bypassed by this 'softsoundcard' in Toshiba's setup, entirely, or relies on this >>>>>>soft program for Realtek somehow which ModemData's fix misses. --alsa driver 'snd_hda_intel is >>>> also the one recommended by scanModem, on ModemData, but yet we have no sound in linux. >>>>>> >>>>>>Has anyone with a 2year old Laptop from Toshiba (Satellite A105) already messed around with >>>>>>installing their modem under linux, to help? I will write what I find listed thru Vista >>>>>>about the modem, its 'drivers', how it reports back on query, etc. below. I dont think the >>>>>>scanmodem tool is going to suffice since it is reporting the wrong, non-dependant sound card. >>>>>> >>>>>Is there such a thing as figuring out where this Realtek Sound Program physically is in the Toshiba >>>>>setup, copying it on a disk, and making WINE open it to work under LINUX? Or the Toshiba Soft Modem itself? >>>>> >>>>>PROPERTIES: modem >>>>>>drivers: AGERE >>>>>>agrscoin.dll 1.0.0.4 >>>>>>agrsmsvc.exe 2.1.73.0 >>>>>>AGRSM.sys 2.1.73 >>>>>>modem.sys 6.0.6000 -------- this is all in the ModemData that I sent from scan modem. >>>>>> >>>>>>This (sound) is never referred to in ModemData from scan modem: - only ATI is, our graphics card. >>>>>> >>>>>>PROPERTIES: sound 'card': Realtek Semiconductor Corp 11/17/2006 >>>>>>Realtek High Definition Audio Driver (w/SRS) >>>>>>location 3 (internal high definition audio bus) >>>>>>drivers:: >>>>>>RtHDVCpl.exe 1.0.0.7 >>>>>>RtlUpd.exe 2.7.0.2 >>>>>>Com_SRS_CSIIDecoder.dll 3.0.2.0 >>>>>>COM_SRS_TruSurroundXT.dll 3.1.2.0 >>>>>>Com_SRS_WOWHD.dll 1.0.6.0 >>>>>>drmt.sys 6.0.6000 >>>>>>portcls.sys 6.0.6000 >>>>>>RTKVHDA.sys 6.0.1.5306 built by WinDKK >>>>>>RTCOMDLL.dll 1.0.0.63 >>>>>>RTLCPAPI.dll 1.0.0.7 >>>>>>RtkAPO.dll 11.0.5600.13 built by WinDKK >>>>>>RTSndMgr.cpl 1.0.0.1 >>>>>>SRS_APO_Prop_Page_Toshiba.dll 1.2.0.0 >>>>>>SRS_apo_suite_toshiba.dll 1.2.0.0 >>>>>>SysFxUI.dll 6.0.6000.16386 >>>>>>WMALFKGFXDSP.dll 11.0.6000.6324 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>This is what modem answers when queried in Vista: >>>>>>atq0v1e0 succcess at+gmm h.324 video-ready rev. 1.0 >>>>>>at+fclass=? 0,1 >>>>>>at#cls=? command not supported >>>>>>at+gci? +gci:b5 >>>>>>at+gci? +gci:(00,01,0,04,06,07,09,0a,0b,0c,0d,0e,0f,10,11,12,14,15,16,19,1a,1b,1d,1e,1f,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,29,2b,2d,2e,2f,31,32,33,35,36,37,38,3c,3d,40,41,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,4b,4c,4d,4e,4f,50,51,52,53,54,57,58,59,5q,5b,5e,5f,61,62,63,64,66,68,69,6a,6b,6c,6d,6 >>>>>>ati1 success >>>>>>ati2 success >>>>>>ati3 toshiba software modem version 2.1.73 >>>>>>ati4 built on 8/30/2006 14:52;53 >>>>>>ati5 2.1.73 hda mb hda a1 s-ref:g L-rev:c,19 >>>>>>ati6 success >>>>>>ati7 hda mb >>>>>> >>>>>>Thank you anybody! Ive spent two days trying to hammer in the directions from ModemData to no avail till I saw this difference >>>>>>tonight setting up Mandriva with (no sound). >>>>>>Sally >>>>>> >>>>>>Here is copy of ModemData again, directions didnt work. >>>>> System information ---------------------------- >>>>>CPU=i686, Debian GNU/Linux lenny/sid >>>>>Linux version 2.6.24.4 (root@Knoppix) (gcc version 4.2.3 (Debian 4.2.3-2)) #2 SMP PREEMPT Tue Mar 25 21:35:28 CET 2008 >>>>> scanModem update of: 2008_07_10 >>>>> >>>>> There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files >>>>>USB modems not recognized >>>>> >>>>>For candidate card in slot 00:14.2, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are: >>>>> PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name >>>>> ---------- --------- --------- -------------- >>>>> 00:14.2 1002:437b 1179:ff10 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB4x0 High Definition Audio Controller >>>>> >>>>> Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: >>>>> 17: 1082 IO-APIC-fasteoi wifi0, HDA Intel >>>>> --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:14.2 ---- >>>>>ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.2[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>===== 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 00:14.2 has a High Definition Audio Card >>>>> The drivers are in the kernel modules tree at: >>>>> /lib/modules/2.6.24.4/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko >>>>> >>>>>The ALSA verion is 1.0.16 >>>>>The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are: >>>>>card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 6: Si3054 Modem [Si3054 Modem] >>>>> >>>>>The /proc/asound/pcm file reports: >>>>>----------------------- >>>>>00-06: Si3054 Modem : Si3054 Modem : playback 1 : capture 1 >>>>>00-00: ALC861VD Analog : ALC861VD Analog : playback 1 : capture 2 >>>>> >>>>>about /proc/asound/cards: >>>>>------------------------ >>>>> 0 [SB ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB >>>>> HDA ATI SB at 0xc0400000 irq 17 >>>>>If not a Conexant modem, the driver snd-hda-intel with its dependent drivers: >>>>>snd_hda_intel 295196 1 >>>>>snd_hwdep 13572 1 snd_hda_intel >>>>>---------- >>>>>provide audio + modem support with the modem chip residing on the subsystem. >>>>>Any particular card can host any one of several soft modem chips. >>>>> >>>>> The modem codec file for the HDA card is: /proc/asound/card0/codec#0 >>>>>-------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>Codec: Generic 11c1 Si3054 >>>>>Address: 0 >>>>>Vendor Id: 0x11c13026 >>>>>Subsystem Id: 0x11790001 >>>>>Revision Id: 0x100700 >>>>>Modem Function Group: 0x1 >>>>> >>>>> The audio card hosts a softmodem chip: 0x11c13026 >>>>> >>>>>The softmodem chip 0x11c13026 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 00:14.2: >>>>> Modem chipset detected on >>>>>NAME="Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB4x0 High Definition Audio Controller " >>>>>CLASS=0403 >>>>>PCIDEV=1002:437b >>>>>SUBSYS=1179:ff10 >>>>>IRQ=17 >>>>>HDA=1002:437b >>>>>SOFT=1002:437b.HDA >>>>>CHIP=0x11c13026 >>>>>IDENT=slmodemd >>>>>SLMODEMD_DEVICE=hw:0,6 >>>>>Driver=snd-hda-intel >>>>> >>>>> For candidate modem in: 00:14.2 >>>>> 0403 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB4x0 High Definition Audio Controller >>>>> Primary device ID: 1002:437b >>>>> Subsystem PCI_id 1179:ff10 >>>>> Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: 0x11c13026 >>>>> from Archives: >>>>> The HDA card softmodem chip is 0x11c13026 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>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. 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