Elias, Please read the following advice carefully, it tells you what you need to do to get your modem working: Support type needed or chipset: hsfmodem 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 Start at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/downloads-license.php to find the hsfmodem package matching your System. For several Linux distros, there are precompiled drivers matched to specific kernels. These have within the FileName, your KernelVersion: 2.6.25_14.fc9.i686 They can be found through http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads.php A more precise location may be given a few paragraphs below. If an EXACT Match with your your KernelVersion is not found, one of the "Generic packages with source" near the bottom of the page must be used. Downloaded packages must be moved into the Linux partition (home folder is OK) and unzipped with: unzip hsf*.zip The installation command for a .deb suffic packages is, with root/adm permission: dpkg -i hsf*.deb while for .rpm suffix it is, with: rpm -i hsf*.rpm Support for Conexant chips hosted on High Definition Audio cards may require installation of additional packages, one of the alsa-driver-linuxant packages on http://www.linuxant.com/alsa-driver/ At the same time download the alsa-driver-1.0.17-1.patch , in case it prove to be later needed. During the hsfmodem install, there will be a message if there is necessary installation of alsa-driver-linuxant The installation command for a .deb suffic packages is, with root/adm permission: alsa* -i hsf*.deb while for .rpm suffix it is, with: rpm -i hsf*.rpm There may a message that "Dependencies" are not satisfied. In this case the Ubuntu/Debian packages to be installed are linux-libc-dev & libc6-dev. Package names may be different for other Linuxes. If not on your install CD, these packages can be searched for at http://packages.ubuntu.com. After download, they can be coinstalled with: dpkg -i li*.deb Again try the alsa-driver-linuxant There may be a message that the patch must be applied. In this case get the ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/driver/alsa-driver-1.0.17.tar.bz2 Under Linux, this package is unpacked with: $ tar jxf alsa*.tar.bz2 Next the patch is applied with: $ patch -p0 < alsa-driver-1.0.17-1.patch See http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-eighth/msg00838.html for details on compiling and installing replacement snd-hda-intel + its dependent drivers. After the installation is completed, rerun the hsfmodem installation. Reboot and try to detect the modem with Root permission: wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf Start at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full for eventually download of a hsfmodem-7.68.00.12full_k.???.zip package with ??? the package type (deb, rpm, tar etc) These packages have compiled drivers but will also compile a driver, if there is a mismatch between the resident kernel and provided driver. The generic hsfmodem-7.68.00.12full.tar.gz package only provides compiling support Read DOCs/Conexant.txt Should you have questions or problems, please write back and tell us if something is not working or you need more advice. Regards, Antonio On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 7:17 PM, Elias Roa <children.of.the.kron@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am a windows user trying to switch to Linux. I have managed to get to > the point where all my software I use it open-source. The only thing > keeping me on windows is my damn modem. If you can point me to the right > drivers and directions, it would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance! > > 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 2.6.25-14.fc9.i686 > 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, > Linux version 2.6.25-14.fc9.i686 (mockbuild@) (gcc version 4.3.0 20080428 (Red Hat 4.3.0-8) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Thu May 1 06:28:41 EDT 2008 > scanModem update of: 2008_08_26 > > There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files > Attached USB devices are: > ID 0930:6544 Toshiba Corp. > ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > ID 045e:00d1 Microsoft Corp. > ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > > USB modems not recognized > > For candidate card in slot 00:10.1, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are: > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > 00:10.1 10de:026c 103c:30b7 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio > > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > 19: 1072 214 IO-APIC-fasteoi HDA Intel > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:10.1 ---- > pci 0000:00:10.1: Enabling HT MSI Mapping > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:10.1[B] -> Link [LAZA] -> GSI 19 (level, high) -> IRQ 19 > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:10.1 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. > > The ALSA verion is 1.0.16 > The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are: None > > > The /proc/asound/pcm file reports: > ----------------------- > 00-01: Conexant Digital : Conexant Digital : playback 1 > 00-00: CONEXANT Analog : CONEXANT Analog : playback 1 : capture 1 > > about /proc/asound/cards: > ------------------------ > 0 [NVidia ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia > HDA NVidia at 0xb0000000 irq 19 > > PCI slot 00:10.1 has a High Definition Audio Card > The drivers are in the kernel modules tree at: > /lib/modules/2.6.25-14.fc9.i686/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. === > > Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:10.1: > Modem chipset detected on > NAME="Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio " > CLASS=0403 > PCIDEV=10de:026c > SUBSYS=103c:30b7 > IRQ=19 > HDA=10de:026c > SOFT=10de:026c.HDA > ArchivedChip=0x14f12bfa > CodecClass=14f1 > IDENT=hsfmodem > Driver=hsfmodem-drivers > > For candidate modem in: 00:10.1 > 0403 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio > Primary device ID: 10de:026c > Subsystem PCI_id 103c:30b7 > Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: > from Archives: 0x14f12bfa > > > > Support type needed or chipset: hsfmodem > > > 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 > > > Start at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/downloads-license.php to find the > hsfmodem package matching your System. For several Linux distros, there are > precompiled drivers matched to specific kernels. These have within the FileName, > your KernelVersion: 2.6.25_14.fc9.i686 > They can be found through http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads.php > A more precise location may be given a few paragraphs below. > If an EXACT Match with your your KernelVersion is not found, one of the > "Generic packages with source" near the bottom of the page must be used. > Downloaded packages must be moved into the Linux partition (home folder is OK) > and unzipped with: > unzip hsf*.zip > The installation command for a .deb suffic packages is, with root/adm permission: > dpkg -i hsf*.deb > while for .rpm suffix it is, with: > rpm -i hsf*.rpm > > Support for Conexant chips hosted on High Definition Audio cards may require > installation of additional packages, one of the alsa-driver-linuxant packages > on http://www.linuxant.com/alsa-driver/ At the same time download the > alsa-driver-1.0.17-1.patch , in case it prove to be later needed. During the > hsfmodem install, there will be a message if there is necessary installation of > alsa-driver-linuxant > > The installation command for a .deb suffic packages is, with root/adm permission: > alsa* -i hsf*.deb > while for .rpm suffix it is, with: > rpm -i hsf*.rpm > > There may a message that "Dependencies" are not satisfied. In this case the Ubuntu/Debian packages to be installed are linux-libc-dev & libc6-dev. Package > names may be different for other Linuxes. If not on your install CD, these > packages can be searched for at http://packages.ubuntu.com. After download, > they can be coinstalled with: > dpkg -i li*.deb > Again try the alsa-driver-linuxant > > There may be a message that the patch must be applied. In this case get the > ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/driver/alsa-driver-1.0.17.tar.bz2 > Under Linux, this package is unpacked with: > $ tar jxf alsa*.tar.bz2 > Next the patch is applied with: > $ patch -p0 < alsa-driver-1.0.17-1.patch > > See http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-eighth/msg00838.html > for details on compiling and installing replacement snd-hda-intel + its > dependent drivers. > After the installation is completed, rerun the hsfmodem installation. > Reboot and try to detect the modem with Root permission: > wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf > > Start at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full for > eventually download of a hsfmodem-7.68.00.12full_k.???.zip package > with ??? the package type (deb, rpm, tar etc) > These packages have compiled drivers but will also compile a driver, > if there is a mismatch between the resident kernel and provided driver. > The generic hsfmodem-7.68.00.12full.tar.gz package only provides compiling support > > Read DOCs/Conexant.txt > > Writing DOCs/Conexant.txt > > > Completed candidate modem analyses. > > The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev > > Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.3.0 > and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.3.0 > > linux-headers-2.6.25-14.fc9.i686 resources needed for compiling are not manifestly ready! > > If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing: > > > > 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: > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 317736 2008-03-12 03:14 /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 > lock > > 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: > /etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules:KERNEL=="mwave", NAME="modems/mwave", GROUP="uucp" > 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 -------- > > >
