Antonio, Thank you for your advice. As I described in my initial message, I had already downloaded and installed that driver (but through the file manager). I installed it again through the terminal with your instructions and ran wvdialconf again. It produced similar results as I reported in my initial message. Here's what wvdialconf showed: carl@carl-desktop:~$ sudo wvdialconf Editing `/etc/wvdial.conf'. Scanning your serial ports for a modem. ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up. Modem Port Scan<*1>: S1 S2 S3 Sorry, no modem was detected! Is it in use by another program? Did you configure it properly with setserial? Please read the FAQ at http://open.nit.ca/wiki/?WvDial If you still have problems, send mail to <wvdial-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>. What should I do now? Thank you! Devon --- On Sat, 1/3/09, Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Devon Brewer, USA, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic > To: "D Brewer" <interscientific@xxxxxxxxx> > Cc: discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, January 3, 2009, 6:20 AM > Devon, > > There is a precompiled driver that matches your running > kernel: > > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/11c11040/agrsm-ubuntu8.04.1-2.6.24-19-generic.tar.gz > > Do download it, extract it with > $ tar -zxvf agrsm-ubuntu8.04.1-2.6.24-19-generic.tar.gz > $ cd agrsm-* > $ sudo ./setup > > then separately run > $ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf > when you open another terminal/tab. > > Report back presently. > > Regards, > > Antonio > > On 1/3/09, D Brewer <interscientific@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > A few weeks ago, Jacques and Antonio went to a lot of > trouble to help me > > troubleshoot a modem connection with an Ubuntu 8.04 > system (installed to the > > whole disk over Win Vista). With their help, I got > that connection working > > for a relative of mine. > > > > Another friend wanted me to do the same thing with his > computer. My > > friend's machine was running XP. I checked that > the modem worked > > (connection established, web browsing successful) > under XP with the ISP that > > I use for testing. Then I installed Ubuntu 8.04 on > the whole disk. Now I'm > > having problems getting this modem to connect, but the > problems seem to be > > different than those from the prior system. > > > > First, I ran ScanModem. From the initial output, it > seemed that the IRQ was > > wrong, and after trying the various options, I finally > got that set > > correctly (through the BIOS). Then I ran ScanModem > again (I've run it > > several times further after tinkering with the > problems I describe below, > > but there's no change to the output). Here's > the ModemText output (see > > below the output for more description of the problem > and my failed attempts > > to fix): > > > > PU=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 090c:1000 Feiya Technology Corp. Memory Bar > > ID 058f:9360 Alcor Micro Corp. 8-in-1 Media Card > Reader > > ID 0a81:0101 Chesen Electronics Corp. Keyboard > > > > USB modems not recognized > > > > For candidate card in slot 02:05.0, firmware > information and bootup > > diagnostics are: > > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > > 02:05.0 11c1:048c 11c1:044c Communication controller: > Agere Systems V.92 > > 56K WinModem > > > > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 02:05.0 > ---- > > > > === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next > deducing cogent software. > > === > > > > Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 02:05.0: > > Modem chipset detected on > > NAME="Communication controller: Agere Systems > V.92 56K WinModem " > > CLASS=0780 > > PCIDEV=11c1:048c > > SUBSYS=11c1:044c > > IRQ=11 > > IDENT=Agere.SV2P > > > > For candidate modem in: 02:05.0 > > 0780 Communication controller: Agere Systems V.92 > 56K WinModem > > Primary device ID: 11c1:048c > > Support type needed or chipset: Agere.SV2P > > > > > > ----------------end Softmodem section -------------- > > > > 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 > > > > -------------- 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 12:57 > /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 eth1 > > 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 -------- > > > > > > From this output, it seemed like I needed to download > the > > agrsm-HDA-20080721-ALSA15.tar.bz2 or > agrsm-HDA-20080721.tar.bz2 files at the > > Linmodems site. I went to the site and found > agrsm-20080808-ALSA18.tar.bz2 > > and also agrsm-ubuntu8.04.1-2.6.24-19-generic.tar. I > downloaded both and > > copied and extracted them to the desktop on the Ubuntu > system. I couldn't > > find a setup program for the first bundle of files, > but I did run the setup > > application for the latter generic bundle of files. > > > > I tried using the Network connection tool (the icon of > two computers linked > > to each other at the upper right of the desktop > screen) to configure the > > modem, trying to follow everything I learned from > Jacques and Antonio > > previously. (I also commented out the prohibition > against "password" as a > > password in the secrets file). > > > > It seems that the usr/modem directory or file is > missing in my system (I've > > looked for it and can't find it). This is the > output from wvdialconf: > > > > carl@carl-desktop:~$ sudo wvdialconf > > Editing `/etc/wvdial.conf'. > > > > Scanning your serial ports for a modem. > > > > ttyS0<Info>: Device or resource busy > > Modem Port Scan<*1>: S0 S1 S2 S3 > > > > > > Sorry, no modem was detected! Is it in use by another > program? > > Did you configure it properly with setserial? > > > > Please read the FAQ at http://open.nit.ca/wiki/?WvDial > > > > If you still have problems, send mail to > <wvdial-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>. > > > > > > Do any of you have suggestions about what I need to > do? > > > > Thank you very much! > > > > Devon > > > > P.S. After receiving such generous help last time, I > looked for a way to > > donate to the Linmodems effort but couldn't find > any. Do you have a > > mechanism for accepting donations? > > > > > > > > > >
