Re: BrianVoss, Canada kernel 2.6.24-19-generic

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Brian,

Use the newest martian package from
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/kernel-2.6/martian/
Write back if you still have problems afterward

MarvS

On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 5:53 PM, Brian Voss <bevoss@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I sent a message yesterday with most of the following information, to the
> Discussion.Subscribe address. This is in case that message did not get to
> areal person!
>
> In 2007 I had my first experience with linux using ubuntu 6.10 and I had
> help from Firas Kraiem to set up the dial up modem. His advice included
> instructions for installing the package containing the C compiler and my
> kernel headers. Then he told me how to install martian_modem and configure
> wvdial. This worked well for ubuntu 6.10, although there were error messages
> when installing the build-essential package.
>
> I recently overwrote the 6.10 version with an install of ubuntu 8.04, then
> attempted to repeat the dial up modem support installation. Again I received
> error messages installing the build-essential package and more error
> messages with the martian_modem installation. At the end of the process when
> I entered sudo martian-modem the system responded that the command is not
> available. I used the martian and martian-full tarballs from 20061203, which
> may be one of my mistakes.
>
> Is there a way to ensure that what I have tried so far has not corrupted the
> system, or should I start over and re-install ubuntu 8.04?
>
> Can you provide an update on the advice Firas provided May 10, 2007, to walk
> me through the dial up modem support installation. Any help will be greatly
> appreciated, because I still seem to be a novice with linux and the
> implications of some of the steps I go through is not entirely clear. Thank
> you for help. The ModemData file follows:
>
>  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@palmer) (gcc version 4.2.3 (Ubuntu
> 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)) #1 SMP Wed Jun 18 14:43:41 UTC 2008
>  scanModem update of:  2008_11_06
>
>  There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe*  files
> Attached USB devices are:
>  ID 0402:5621 ALi Corp. USB 2.0 Storage Device
>  ID 04a9:108d Canon, Inc.
>
> USB modems not recognized
>
> For candidate card in slot 00:0c.0, firmware information and bootup
> diagnostics are:
>  PCI slot       PCI ID          SubsystemID     Name
>  ----------     ---------       ---------       --------------
>  00:0c.0        11c1:0441       13e0:0410       Communication controller: Agere Systems 56k
> WinModem
>
>  Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
>  11:      90740    XT-PIC-XT        ehci_hcd:usb4
>  --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:0c.0 ----
> [   35.704332] PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 0000:00:0c.0
>
> === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software.
> ===
>
> Predictive  diagnostics for card in bus 00:0c.0:
>        Modem chipset  detected on
> NAME="Communication controller: Agere Systems 56k WinModem "
> CLASS=0780
> PCIDEV=11c1:0441
> SUBSYS=13e0:0410
> IRQ=11
> IDENT=Agere.DSP
>
>  For candidate modem in:  00:0c.0
>   0780 Communication controller: Agere Systems 56k WinModem
>      Primary device ID:  11c1:0441
>  Support type needed or chipset:        Agere.DSP
>
>
> ----------------end Softmodem section --------------
>
>  The modem has a Lucent/Agere/LSI Mars or Apollo DSP (digital signal
> processing) chipset.
> Support packages for 2.6.n kernels are at:
>  http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/kernel-2.6/martian/
> Always use the most update for kernels after 2.6.20, currently
> martian-full-20080625.tar.gz
> For kernels 2.6.20 and less, usr martian-full-20080407.tar.gz.
>
>  See DOCs/AgereDSP.txt for Details.
>
>
>  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
>
>  0x0441 -- Mars 2 - data/fax only
> -------------- 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: 4.2.3
>             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 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/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 --------
>
>
> BrianVoss
>
>
>

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