Ken, Please try a later one: http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/slmodem-2.9.11-20080817.tar.gz and report back. Regards, Antonio On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Keneth W Jones <kjones@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Assistance is requested in making my dial-up modem work in Ubuntu 8.10 > Intrepid. Thanks in advance for any assistance. > > I tried compiling the slmodem drivers from > slmodem-2.9.11-20080417.tar.gz on a Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid LiveCD, but I > was unsuccessful: > > ubuntu@ubuntu:~/slamr/slmodem-2.9.11-20080417$ make > make -C modem all > make[1]: Entering directory > `/home/ubuntu/slamr/slmodem-2.9.11-20080417/modem' > rebuild profile... > gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o modem_main.o -c > modem_main.c > gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o modem_cmdline.o -c > modem_cmdline.c > gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o modem.o -c modem.c > gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o modem_datafile.o -c > modem_datafile.c > In function 'open', > inlined from 'datafile_save_info' at modem_datafile.c:114: > /usr/include/bits/fcntl2.h:51: error: call to '__open_missing_mode' > declared with attribute error: open with O_CREAT in second argument > needs 3 arguments > make[1]: *** [modem_datafile.o] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/home/ubuntu/slamr/slmodem-2.9.11-20080417/modem' > make: *** [modem] Error 2 > ubuntu@ubuntu:~/slamr/slmodem-2.9.11-20080417$ > > ___________________________________________________ > > > Here is my ModemData.txt: > > 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 2.6.27-7-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 2.6.27-7-generic (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 4.3.2 > (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu10) ) #1 SMP Fri Oct 24 06:42:44 UTC 2008 > scanModem update of: 2008_11_06 > > There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files > Attached USB devices are: > ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > ID 6253:0100 TwinHan Technology Co., Ltd Ir reciver f. remote control > ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > > USB modems not recognized > > For candidate card in slot 00:06.0, firmware information and bootup > diagnostics are: > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > 00:06.0 10b9:5459 14fe:9100 Modem: ALi Corporation SmartLink > SmartPCI561 56K Modem > > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:06.0 ---- > [ 0.582453] PCI: 0000:00:06.0 reg 10 32bit mmio: [e8100000, e8100fff] > [ 0.582462] PCI: 0000:00:06.0 reg 14 io port: [a000, a0ff] > [ 0.582497] pci 0000:00:06.0: PME# supported from D3hot D3cold > [ 0.582503] pci 0000:00:06.0: PME# disabled > [ 2.110201] serial 0000:00:06.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> > IRQ 17 > [ 2.113996] 0000:00:06.0: ttyS2 at I/O 0xa028 (irq = 17) is a 8250 > [ 2.115702] 0000:00:06.0: ttyS3 at I/O 0xa040 (irq = 17) is a 8250 > [ 2.115854] Couldn't register serial port 0000:00:06.0: -28 > > The PCI slot 00:06.0 of the modem card may be disabled early in > a bootup process, but then enabled later. If modem drivers load > but the modem is not responsive, read DOCs/Bootup.txt about possible > fixes. > Send dmesg.txt along with ModemData.txt to discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > if help is needed. > > > === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent > software. === > > Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:06.0: > Modem chipset detected on > NAME="Modem: ALi Corporation SmartLink SmartPCI561 56K Modem" > CLASS=0703 > PCIDEV=10b9:5459 > SUBSYS=14fe:9100 > IRQ=17 > IDENT=slamr > > For candidate modem in: 00:06.0 > 0703 Modem: ALi Corporation SmartLink SmartPCI561 56K Modem > Primary device ID: 10b9:5459 > Support type needed or chipset: slamr > > > ----------------end Softmodem section -------------- > 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 2.6.27-7-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: 4.3.2 > and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.3.2 > > > > Minimal compiling resources appear complete: > make utility - /usr/bin/make > Compiler version 4.3 > linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.27-7-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 273064 2008-10-16 01:51 /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 -------- > > > > >
