Edwin, Re: I use a motorola SM56 modem and am in desperate need for its Linux drivers, Please help a Linux noob out. Thanx in advance. ===== CPU=i686, Linux version 2.6.22-14-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)) #1 For candidate card in slot 00:09.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are: PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 00:09.0 1543:3052 1543:3000 Modem: SILICON Laboratories Intel 537 [Winmodem] ============= Use http://vouters.dyndns.org:8080/Intel/intel-536EP-537EP_2009_02_14.tar.bz2 Also carefully read the HowTO on http://vouters.dyndns.org:8080/Intel/ This is a difficult modem but we will try to help MarvS ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Philippe Vouters <Philippe.Vouters@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 1:07 PM Subject: Re: modemdata.txt To: Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> Marv, Do not use the test version. This was for Valentine from Ukraine. MarvS On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Philippe Vouters <Philippe.Vouters@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Marv, > > [philippe@victor ~]$ grep 1543:3052 intel-536-537/makefile* > intel-536-537/makefile_537: vendor_device_ids[3]="1543:3052";\ > So download the .tar.bz2 file at http://vouters.dyndns.org:8080/Intel/ > then from any account > $ make 537 > Read carefully : http://vouters.dyndns.org:8080/Intel/Intel-Readme.html > Regards, > > - > http://vouters.dyndns.org:8080/ > Philippe Vouters (Fontainebleau/France) > > > Le jeudi 19 février 2009 à 15:18 -0500, Marvin Stodolsky a écrit : > > Sadly, > > Support of the chipset > 1543:3052 Modem: SILICON Laboratories Intel > 537 [Winmodem] has not yet been achieved under Linux. > > The best hope is to try from > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/intel/Philippe.Vouters/ the > intel-5337EP_secure-2.60.80.0_2009_02_08.tar.bz2 > to be unpacked under Linux with: > $ tar jxf 53*.tar.bz2 > > We will try to assist. > > MarvS > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 1:08 PM, MUBHMED A <mubhmed@xxxxxxxxx> 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 2.6.14-2-386 >> 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 2.6.14-2-386 (Debian 2.6.14-3) (nobse@xxxxxxxxxx) (gcc >> version 4.0.3 20051023 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.2-3)) #1 Mon Nov 14 >> 13:43:36 UTC 2005 >> scanModem update of: 2009_02_04 >> >> There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files >> Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are: >> >> >> If a USB modem or cellphone is attached and was not detected, please >> provide available information in your request to discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> For candidate card in slot 0000:01:02.0, firmware information and >> bootup diagnostics are: >> PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name >> ---------- --------- --------- -------------- >> 0000:01:02.0 1543:3052 1543:3020 Modem: SILICON >> Laboratories Intel >> 537 [Winmodem] >> >> Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: >> 169: 0 IO-APIC-level uhci_hcd:usb2 >> --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 0000:01:02.0 ---- >> ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:02.0[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 169 >> Couldn't register serial port 0000:01:02.0: -28 >> >> === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent >> software. === >> >> Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 0000:01:02.0: >> Modem chipset detected on >> NAME="Modem: SILICON Laboratories Intel 537 [Winmodem] " >> CLASS=0703 >> PCIDEV=1543:3052 >> SUBSYS=1543:3020 >> IRQ=169 >> IDENT=Motorola_on_1543:3052 >> >> For candidate modem in: 0000:01:02.0 >> 0703 Modem: SILICON Laboratories Intel 537 [Winmodem] >> Primary device ID: 1543:3052 >> Support type needed or chipset: Motorola_on_1543:3052 >> >> >> ----------------end Softmodem section -------------- >> >> Completed candidate modem analyses. >> >> The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udevdb >> >> The kernel was compiled with gcc version 4.0.3 and a compiler is not >> installed >> >> linux-headers-2.6.14-2-386 resources needed for compiling are not >> manifestly ready! >> >> If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing: >> gcc-4.0 linux-headers-2.6.14-2-386 >> >> For Debian and some related distributions, a package >> kernel-kbuild-2.6-14 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 265880 2005-05-05 13:32 /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: 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 >> Within any ancient /etc/devfs files: >> >> Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files: >> /etc/modules.conf:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2 >> /etc/modules.conf:options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2 >> /etc/modules.conf.old:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2 >> /etc/modules.conf.old:options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2 >> --------- end modem support lines -------- >> >> For Debian users, the linux-headers-2.6.14-2-386.deb can be used >> instead of kernel-source/ >> > >
