Hello,
I have an old Sony VAIO PCG-K215M. I wanted to access internet from my
Debian installation, using dial up networking, but failed. I think it
has to do with my lack of modem drivers. This is the only issue that
is preventing me from shifting to Linux completely for years. Any help
is appreciated.
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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, Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Linux version 2.6.18-4-686 (Debian 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12) (waldi@xxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)) #1 SMP Mon Mar 26 17:17:36 UTC 2007
scanModem update of: 2008_10_24
There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files
Attached USB devices are:
ID 413c:3016 Dell Computer Corp.
USB modems not recognized
For candidate card in slot 00:03.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:03.0 10b9:5457 104d:8175 Modem: ALi Corporation M5457 AC'97 Modem Controller
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
9: 2403 XT-PIC acpi, ALI 5451
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:03.0 ----
PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:03.0 (0000 -> 0003)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:03.0[A] -> Link [LNK6] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
0000:00:03.0: ttyS0 at I/O 0x1028 (irq = 9) is a 8250
0000:00:03.0: ttyS1 at I/O 0x1040 (irq = 9) is a 8250
0000:00:03.0: ttyS2 at I/O 0x1050 (irq = 9) is a 8250
0000:00:03.0: ttyS3 at I/O 0x1060 (irq = 9) is a 8250
Couldn't register serial port 0000:00:03.0: -28
For candidate card in slot 00:04.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:04.0 10b9:5451 104d:8175 Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
9: 2403 XT-PIC acpi, ALI 5451
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:04.0 ----
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:04.0[A] -> Link [LNK7] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
===== 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 1.0.12
The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are: None
The /proc/asound/pcm file reports:
-----------------------
00-00: ALI 5451 : ALI 5451 : playback 32 : capture 1
about /proc/asound/cards:
------------------------
0 [A5451 ]: ALI5451 - ALI 5451
ALI 5451 at 0x8400, irq 9
=== Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. ===
Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:03.0:
Modem chipset detected on
NAME="Modem: ALi Corporation M5457 AC'97 Modem Controller"
CLASS=0703
PCIDEV=10b9:5457
SUBSYS=104d:8175
IRQ=9
SOFT=10b9:5457.MC97
CodecArchived=CXT
CodecClass=CXT
IDENT=hsfmodem
Driver=hsfmodem-drivers
For candidate modem in: 00:03.0
0703 Modem: ALi Corporation M5457 AC'97 Modem Controller
Primary device ID: 10b9:5457
Subsystem PCI_id 104d:8175
Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics:
from Archives: CXT, a Conexant type using hsfmodem software.
CXTnn is a generic for all CXTnumbers, with Linuxant hsfmodem software support.
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: 2.6.18_4_686
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
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
Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:04.0:
Modem chipset detected on
NAME="Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device "
CLASS=0401
PCIDEV=10b9:5451
SUBSYS=104d:8175
IRQ=9
SOFT=10b9:5451.MC97
CodecClass=CXT
IDENT=slmodemd
SLMODEMD_DEVICE=hw:0,1
Driver=snd-ali5451
For candidate modem in: 00:04.0
0401 Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device
Primary device ID: 10b9:5451
Subsystem PCI_id 104d:8175
Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics:
from Archives: CXT, a Conexant type using hsfmodem software.
CXTnn is a generic for all CXTnumbers, with Linuxant hsfmodem software support.
Support type needed or chipset: slmodemd
An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver: snd-ali5451
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.gcc4.1.tar.gz having a compiled slmodemd. Unpack under Linux with:
$ tar zxf SLMODEMD.gcc4.1.tar.gz
and read instructions therein. But briefly, the modem is setup with command:
slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa -shw:0,1
reporting dynamic creation of ports:
/dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N , with N some number
Read DOCs/Smartlink.txt and Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance.
----------------end Softmodem section --------------
Writing DOCs/Smartlink.txt
============ end Smartlink section =====================
Completed candidate modem analyses.
The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev
The kernel was compiled with gcc version 4.1.2 and a compiler is not installed
linux-headers-2.6.18-4-686 resources needed for compiling are not manifestly ready!
If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing:
gcc-4.1 linux-headers-2.6.18-4-686
For Debian and some related distributions, a package kernel-kbuild-2.6-18 may be needed to support driver compiling.
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 260920 2007-03-18 01:52 /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
asyncmap 0
auth
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: eth1
Which can interfere with Browser naviagation.
Don't worry about the following, it is for experts should trouble shooting be necessary.
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Checking for modem support lines:
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/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/alsa-base-blacklist:# Uncomment these entries in order to blacklist unwanted modem drivers
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# blacklist snd-atiixp-modem
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# blacklist snd-via82xx-modem
Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
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