Mehdi, Bjorn is best qualified to comment. What info do you have about the USB modem, when you run diagnostics under Microsoft, as instructed in SoftModem.txt MarvS On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Mehdi Salem <momesana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi everybody, > this is my first post in this mailing list :-). I've recently moved back to > iran and have to connect to the internet using a slow dialup connection ( > Damn, I miss the broadband internet connection I had in germany :-( ). I > use gentoo linux and am currently running the 2.6.26er kernel. I also have > the 2.6.25er kernel at disposal. I tried to get my agere modem** (11C11040 > HDA) up and running following this guide: > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/11c11040/HOWTO-Agere-11c11040-HDA.html > but had no luck so far. The 2.6.26er kernel fails completely, i.e. the modem > kernel modules (agrmodem and agrserial) do compile properly but using them > to connect exposes a kernel bug. The kernel logs say this: > ep 21 20:25:22 [kernel] agrmodem: module license 'Proprietary' taints > kernel. > Sep 21 20:25:22 [kernel] * Hello Agere Driver ** > Sep 21 20:25:24 [kernel] Loading module Agere Modem Controller driver > version 2.1.80 (2007-10-1) > Sep 21 20:25:34 [kernel] ttyAGS3 at I/O 0x4 (irq = 17) is a AgereModem > Sep 21 20:25:34 [kernel] Loading module Agere Modem Interface driver version > 2.1.80.0 (2007-10-01) > Sep 21 20:29:51 [kernel] ==> codecType = 0x32 > Sep 21 20:29:51 [kernel] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at > 00b364b0 > Sep 21 20:29:51 [kernel] IP: [<f8f34580>] > :agrmodem:azlGetResourceInformation+0x20/0x70 > Sep 21 20:29:51 [kernel] *pde = 00000000 > Sep 21 20:29:51 [kernel] Modules linked in: agrserial agrmodem(P) bluetooth > i915 snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq > snd_seq_device loop iwl3945 firmware_class snd_hda_intel mac80211 snd_pcm > ohci1394 psmouse led_class sdhci ieee1394 evdev uhci_hcd sg ehci_hcd > yenta_socket rsrc_nonstatic pcmcia_core snd_timer i2c_i801 mmc_core > ide_pci_generic snd soundcore snd_page_alloc thermal button sky2 cfg80211 > processor > Sep 21 20:29:51 [kernel] Pid: 3590, comm: wvdialconf Tainted: P > (2.6.26-gentoo-r1 #2) > Sep 21 20:29:51 [kernel] EIP: 0060:[<f8f34580>] EFLAGS: 00210206 CPU: 1 > Sep 21 20:29:51 [kernel] EIP is at azlGetResourceInformation+0x20/0x70 > [agrmodem] > Sep 21 20:29:51 [kernel] EAX: 00b3649a EBX: f8bda0c4 ECX: f72eb000 EDX: > 00000000 > Sep 21 20:29:51 [kernel] ESI: f8bda0c4 EDI: f8bda028 EBP: f6fa5d58 ESP: > f6fa5d38 > Sep 21 20:29:51 [kernel] DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 0033 SS: 0068 > Sep 21 20:29:51 [kernel] ---[ end trace 23cbbe622dbebbf5 ]--- > Sep 21 20:30:02 [cron] (root) CMD (test -x /usr/sbin/run-crons && > /usr/sbin/run-crons ) > I've used both the Alsa 1.15 and the 1.16 kernel modules. I am using the > In-Kernel drivers shipped with the kernel (on gentoo you can also use the > alsa-driver package with slightly more up to date drivers) and the version > reported is 1.16. I've nonetheless tried the 1.15er drivers to make sure > they also don't work. Using the 2.6.25er Kernel I get a little farther. > Since the 2.6.25er Kernel - I am talking about the gentoo patched kernels > that contains a number of patches and not about the vanilla kernel here - > ships alsa-1.16pre it gives me the "No stream" error mentioned on the Howto. > Thus I've used the 1.15er driver and I can at least query the modem using > Kppp. Trying to connect with the internet using wvdial or Kppp however > results in a full scale Kernel-Panik :-(. I want to make sure these issues > are related to the 2.6.25er and 2.6.26er kernel before going through the > hassle of downloading the 2.6.24er kernel sources in the hope of having more > success with it. Can anyone tell me about the state of the drivers regarding > the newer versions of the linux kernel I mentioned above? > > Thanks in advance, > M. Mehdi Salem Naraghi > > p.s. this is what scanModem says: > ======= [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 > This is kernel 2.6.26-gentoo-r1 > 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, This is > Linux version 2.6.26-gentoo-r1 (root@Parseh) (gcc version 4.3.1 (Gentoo > 4.3.1-r1 p1.1) ) #1 SMP Mon Aug 25 04:01:44 CEST 2008 > scanModem update of: 2008_08_26 > > There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files > Attached USB devices are: > ID 1d6b:0002 ID 1d6b:0001 ID 1d6b:0001 ID 1d6b:0001 ID 2162:500c Creative > (?) DE5771 Modem Blaster > ID 1d6b:0001 > 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 8086:27d8 10cf:1397 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G > > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > 17: 327 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi HDA Intel, ohci1394 > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ---- > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 > 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. > > The ALSA verion is 1.0.16 > The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are: None > > > The /proc/asound/pcm file reports: > ----------------------- > 00-01: ALC262 Digital : ALC262 Digital : playback 1 > 00-00: ALC262 Analog : ALC262 Analog : playback 1 : capture 1 > > about /proc/asound/cards: > ------------------------ > 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel > HDA Intel at 0xf0640000 irq 17 > > PCI slot 00:1b.0 has a High Definition Audio Card > The drivers are in the kernel modules tree at: > /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r1/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r4/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.24-tuxonice-r3/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.24-gentoo-r2/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.24-gentoo-r3/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.24-gentoo-r4/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.23-gentoo-r3/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.23-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.26-gentoo-r1/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.22-gentoo-r5/alsa-driver/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.22-gentoo-r9/alsa-driver/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.25-rc2/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.25-rc3/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > The modem codec file for the HDA card is: /proc/asound/card0/codec#1 > -------------------------------------------------------- > Codec: LSI ID 1040 > Address: 1 > Vendor Id: 0x11c11040 > Subsystem Id: 0x11c10001 > Revision Id: 0x100200 > Modem Function Group: 0x1 > > The audio card hosts a softmodem chip: 0x11c11040 > If not a Conexant modem, the driver agrmodem+agrserial+patched_snd-hda-intel > with its dependent drivers: > > ---------- > provide audio + modem support with the modem chip residing on the subsystem. > Any particular card can host any one of several soft modem chips. > > === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. > === > > Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:1b.0: > Modem chipset detected on > NAME="Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G " > CLASS=0403 > PCIDEV=8086:27d8 > SUBSYS=10cf:1397 > IRQ=17 > HDA=8086:27d8 > SOFT=8086:27d8.HDA > CHIP=0x11c11040 > IDENT=11c11040 > Driver=agrmodem+agrserial+patched_snd-hda-intel > > For candidate modem in: 00:1b.0 > 0403 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G > Primary device ID: 8086:27d8 > Subsystem PCI_id 10cf:1397 > Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: 0x11c11040 > from Archives: > The HDA card softmodem chip is 0x11c11040 > > Support type needed or chipset: 11c11040 > > ----------------end Softmodem section -------------- > > Writing DOCs/Intel.txt > > Vendor 11c1 is Lucent Technologies with modem technology now under LSI Inc. > Their Linux code developer/maintainer is Soumyendu Sarkar. Support for a > chipset and its > continued maintenance is only initiated at the request of a major chipset > buyer, > or comparable sponsor. Several different modem chipset types are produced: > with varying support under Linux. > Device ID Support Name Comment > --------- ------------- ----------- ----------------------------- > 0480 serial_drivers Venus controller chipset 1673JV7 > 0440-045d martian Mars/Apollo DSP (digital signal processing) > chipsets > 0462 none 56K.V90/ADSL Wildwire > 048d none SV2P soft modem > 048(c or f) AGRSM SV2P soft modem > 0600 none soft modem, very few in the field. > 0620 AGRSM Pinball soft modem, in some HP desktop PCs > 011c11040 AGRSM hosted on High Definition Audio cards > 062(1-3) none SV92PP,Pinball soft modem, in some HP desktop > PCs > > martian - At > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/kernel-2.6/martian/ > AGRSM - At http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/11c11040/ > Compiling resources for a driver module pair: agrmodem.ko + agrserial.ko > Use the agrsm-HDA-20080721-ALSA15.tar.bz2 or agrsm-HDA-20080721.tar.bz2 > Read the agrsm_howto.txt. For 11c11040 chips, also the > HOWTO-Agere-11c11040-HDA.html > > -------------- end Agere Systems section ------------------- > > Completed candidate modem analyses. > > The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev > > Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.3.1 > and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.3.1 > > > > Minimal compiling resources appear complete: > make utility - /usr/bin/make > Compiler version 4.3 > linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.26-gentoo-r1/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 needed. 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: > -r-s--x--x 1 root root 256644 Jun 29 23:28 /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 wlan0 > wmaster0 > 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: > /etc/modules.conf:### update-modules: start processing > /etc/modules.d/slmodem > /etc/modules.conf:# slmodem 2.9.x kernel modules' configuration file > /etc/modules.conf:### update-modules: end processing /etc/modules.d/slmodem > --------- end modem support lines -------- > > ====== end of ModemData.txt ====== >
