I only want to use this modem for faxing. i use a high speed cable
modem for the internet. The .txt said that it was not supported, but
alluded to some alternative. is there a way to make this one work or
must i go buy a new one? I am using Ubuntu 8.04.1. I am totally new to
Linux.
Tanks so much
Scott
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YourName, YourCountry kernel 2.6.24-19-generic
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
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They will know your Country's modem code, which may be essential for dialup service.
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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686,
Linux version 2.6.24-19-generic (buildd@terranova) (gcc version 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)) #1 SMP Wed Aug 20 22:56:21 UTC 2008
scanModem update of: 2008_08_26
There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files
Attached USB devices are:
ID 046d:c50c Logitech, Inc.
ID 03f0:4b11 Hewlett-Packard
USB modems not recognized
For candidate card in slot 00:08.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:08.0 14e4:4212 1028:0001 Modem: Broadcom Corporation BCM4212 v.90 56k modem
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
11: 8008444 XT-PIC-XT ohci_hcd:usb1, nvidia
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:08.0 ----
[ 28.763448] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:08.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
=== Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. ===
Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:08.0:
Modem chipset detected on
NAME="Modem: Broadcom Corporation BCM4212 v.90 56k modem "
CLASS=0703
PCIDEV=14e4:4212
SUBSYS=1028:0001
IRQ=11
IDENT=Broadcom
For candidate modem in: 00:08.0
0703 Modem: Broadcom Corporation BCM4212 v.90 56k modem
Primary device ID: 14e4:4212
Support type needed or chipset: Broadcom
Under Linux 2.6.n kernels, the chipset is NOT SUPPORTED . Read DOCs/InfoGeneral.txt about alternatives.
----------------end Softmodem section --------------
Vendor 14e4 is Broadcom http://www.broadcom.com/ , now focusing on broadband tools.
14e4:4212 is the PCI id of a BCM V.90 56k modem
There is no support under 2.6.n kernels for the 14e4:4212 modems.
There is a driver for 2.2.n kernels called BCOM_WAN_V20.
Search for it at http://www.dell.com
However the code has not been updated for some time.
For 2.4 kernels, a fix by Giacomo Comes must be used. See :
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-third/msg01652.html
http://cengique.2y.net/~cengiz/BCMSM/
There are BCM Subsystems 14e4:4d64 serving under Intel ICH series softmodem controllers.
which are supported. Their AC97 codecs are BCM64 or SIL24.
Kernels of version 2.6.6 or later are necessary. See success reports:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fifth/msg02486.html
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg03690.html
http://oboc.ucdavis.edu/Marik/inspiron/
The support is typically achieved through the snd-intel8x0m driver, plus slmodemd helper.
====== end Broadcom 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/2.6.24-19-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 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:
-rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 269256 2007-10-04 14:57 /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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