RE: Has someone built the slamr driver for this kernel kernel 2.6.24-21-generic? --- Yes, this AM. It has now been sent to Joe directly and to Jacques for common accesss in the Smartlink/Ubuntu/ folder. MarvS On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Joe, > > I would like to recommend the following: > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/Ubuntu/slamr-2.6.24-19-generic.tar.gz > but that is for 2.6.24-19-generic kernel, and you are running kernel > 2.6.24-21-generic > > Has someone built the slamr driver for this kernel kernel 2.6.24-21-generic? > > This way it can be uploaded to > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/Ubuntu/ > > so that Joe and other Ubuntu users can use it. Other users have > looked for it and not find it > http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?action=printpage;topic=3098510.0 > > Regards, > > Antonio > > On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 6:34 PM, Joe Kresch <joekres@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> 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 2.6.24-21-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 2.6.24-21-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version >> 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)) #1 SMP Tue Oct 21 23:43:45 UTC 2008 >> scanModem update of: 2008_10_24 >> >> There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files >> Attached USB devices are: >> ID 046d:c00c Logitech, Inc. Optical Wheel Mouse >> ID 0424:a700 Standard Microsystems Corp. >> ID 8086:1122 Intel Corp. >> ID 03f0:2811 Hewlett-Packard PSC-2100 >> >> USB modems not recognized >> >> For candidate card in slot 02:0a.0, firmware information and bootup >> diagnostics are: >> PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name >> ---------- --------- --------- -------------- >> 02:0a.0 1057:3052 1057:3020 Modem: Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem >> >> Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: >> --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 02:0a.0 ---- >> [ 39.565773] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:0a.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> >> IRQ 16 >> [ 39.566895] 0000:02:0a.0: ttyS1 at I/O 0xd808 (irq = 16) is a 16450 >> [ 39.567504] 0000:02:0a.0: ttyS2 at I/O 0xd810 (irq = 16) is a 8250 >> [ 39.568107] 0000:02:0a.0: ttyS3 at I/O 0xd818 (irq = 16) is a 16450 >> [ 39.568323] Couldn't register serial port 0000:02:0a.0: -28 >> >> === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. >> === >> >> Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 02:0a.0: >> Modem chipset detected on >> NAME="Modem: Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem " >> CLASS=0703 >> PCIDEV=1057:3052 >> SUBSYS=1057:3020 >> IRQ=16 >> IDENT=slamr >> >> For candidate modem in: 02:0a.0 >> 0703 Modem: Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem >> Primary device ID: 1057:3052 >> Support type needed or chipset: slamr >> >> >> ----------------end Softmodem section -------------- >> >> 1057:3052 has a Motorola chipset, poorly supported by Motorola itself >> However Zello discovered that drivers written to support Smartlink modems >> do support the 1057:3052 chipset!! >> It sufficed to add 1057:3052 to the list of modem cards recognized by the >> Smartlink slamr driver. >> There is a ungrab-winmodem driver used in conjunction with slamr, which must >> have 1057:3052 >> similarly added. See messages from Zello: >> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg00846.html >> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg00848.html >> and Alvaro Aguirre about the ungrab-winmodem fix: >> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg00990.html >> For general guidance on ungrab-winmodem + slamr usage, read the >> DOCs/Smartlink.txt >> >> The modem is supported by the Smartlink >> plus the slmodemd helper utility. Read the >> DOCs/Smartlink.txt and Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt for follow through >> guidance. >> >> >> For 2.6.24-21-generic compiling drivers is necessary. As of October 2007 the >> current packages at >> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ are the >> ungrab-winmodem-20070505.tar.gz and slmodem-2.9.11-20080126.tar.gz >> >> Writing DOCs/Smartlink.txt >> ============ end Smartlink 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: 4.2.4 >> >> >> >> Minimal compiling resources appear complete: >> make utility - /usr/bin/make >> Compiler version 4.2 >> linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.24-21-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 15:57 /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/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 >> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2 >> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2 >> Within any ancient /etc/devfs files: >> >> Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files: >> >> --------- end modem support lines -------- >> >> >
