Scott, Primary device ID: 14e4:4212 Support type needed or chipset: Broadcom Under Linux 2.6.n kernels, the chipset is NOT SUPPORTED . Read InfoGeneral.txt about hardware alternatives. MarvS On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 6:24 PM, Scott Lynch <ssfscott@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > 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 2.6.24-19-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 > 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 2.6.24-19-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: > > --------- end modem support lines -------- > > >
