RE: I have ALSA Si3054 modem (with Agere/LSI chip on HDA card Subsystem) Is SLMODEMD.gcc4.1 right for me? ---- YES MarvS On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 7:18 AM, Dejan Popadic <dpopadic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Marv, > > I had so many problems with my lap top that I even didn't have time to > reply on your last msg. > > Now I have my lap top back from service and new Ubuntu on it. I did d/l > scanmodem tool and here are results: > > > > 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 2.6.27-13-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 2.6.27-13-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.3.2 > (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu12) ) #1 SMP Thu Feb 26 07:26:43 UTC 2009 > scanModem update of: 2009_02_28 > > There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files > Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are: > snd_hda_intel > > Attached USB devices are: > ID 062a:0000 Creative Labs Optical mouse > If a cellphone is not detected, see > http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-878554.html > > 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 00:10.1, firmware information and bootup > diagnostics are: > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > 00:10.1 10de:026c 1462:4314 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High > Definition Audio > > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > 20: 16 2961 IO-APIC-fasteoi HDA Intel > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:10.1 ---- > [ 0.621179] PCI: 0000:00:10.1 reg 10 32bit mmio: [febd8000, febdbfff] > [ 0.621223] pci 0000:00:10.1: PME# supported from D3hot D3cold > [ 0.621228] pci 0000:00:10.1: PME# disabled > [ 2.032778] pci 0000:00:10.1: Enabling HT MSI Mapping > [ 17.598730] HDA Intel 0000:00:10.1: PCI INT B -> Link[LAZA] -> GSI 20 > (level, low) -> IRQ 20 > [ 17.598764] HDA Intel 0000:00:10.1: setting latency timer to 64 > > The PCI slot 00:10.1 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. > > > > ===== Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) diagnostics ===== > The ALSA packages provide audio support and also drivers for some > modems. > ALSA diagnostics are written during bootup to /proc/asound/ folders. > > The ALSA verion is 1.0.17 > The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are: > card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 6: Si3054 Modem [Si3054 Modem] > > The /proc/asound/pcm file reports: > ----------------------- > 00-06: Si3054 Modem : Si3054 Modem : playback 1 : capture 1 > 00-02: ALC883 Analog : ALC883 Analog : capture 1 > 00-01: ALC883 Digital : ALC883 Digital : playback 1 > 00-00: ALC883 Analog : ALC883 Analog : playback 1 : capture 1 > > about /proc/asound/cards: > ------------------------ > 0 [NVidia ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia > HDA NVidia at 0xfebd8000 irq 20 > > PCI slot 00:10.1 has a High Definition Audio Card > The drivers are in the kernel modules tree at: > /lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.27-12-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.27-13-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko > The modem codec file for the HDA card is: /proc/asound/card0/codec#1 > -------------------------------------------------------- > Codec: LSI Si3054 > Address: 1 > Vendor Id: 0x11c13026 > Subsystem Id: 0x11c13026 > Revision Id: 0x100700 > Modem Function Group: 0x1 > > The audio card hosts a softmodem chip: 0x11c13026 > > The softmodem chip 0x11c13026 is in principle supported by the COMM > support of slmodemd > and the joint snd-hda-intel audio+modem driver, begun with ALSA version > 1.0.13. > For HDA cards with ALC883 chips, an upgrade to ALSA verions 1.0.15 way > be necessary. Instructions for Upgrading snd-hda-intel and its dependent > driver set are at: > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-eighth/msg00838.html > > If not a Conexant modem, the driver snd-hda-intel with its dependent > drivers: > snd_hda_intel 385072 3 > snd_pcm 83204 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss > snd 63268 15 > snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device > snd_page_alloc 16136 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm > ---------- > provide audio + modem support with the modem chip residing on the > subsystem. > Any particular card can host any one of several soft modem chips. > > === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent > software. === > > Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:10.1: > Modem chipset detected on > NAME="Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio " > CLASS=0403 > PCIDEV=10de:026c > SUBSYS=1462:4314 > IRQ=20 > HDA=10de:026c > SOFT=10de:026c.HDA > CHIP=0x11c13026 > IDENT=slmodemd > SLMODEMD_DEVICE=hw:0,6 > Driver=snd-hda-intel > > For candidate modem in: 00:10.1 > 0403 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio > Primary device ID: 10de:026c > Subsystem PCI_id 1462:4314 > Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: 0x11c13026 > from Archives: > The HDA card softmodem chip is 0x11c13026 > > > Support type needed or chipset: slmodemd supporting the snd-hda-intel > audio+modem driver > > An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver: > snd-hda-intel > provides Low Level support enabling contact with the modem hardware. > For all BUT Conexant chip soft modems (using hsfmodem software) > complementary High Level support is through a Smartlink utility: > slmodemd > > Download from http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ > the package SLMODEMD.gcc4.3.tar.gz having a compiled slmodemd. Unpack > under Linux with: > $ tar zxf SLMODEMD.gcc4.3.tar.gz > and read instructions therein. But briefly, the modem is setup with > command: > sudo slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa hw:0,6 > reporting dynamic creation of ports: > /dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N , with N some number > Read DOCs/Smartlink.txt and Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt for follow > through guidance. > > ----------------end Softmodem section -------------- > 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/2.6.27-13-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 277160 2008-11-20 21:58 /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 > wlan0 wmaster0 > 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 -------- > > > As far as I can see I have ALSA Si3054 modem. > Is SLMODEMD.gcc4.1 right for me? > > Thanx > > Dejan > >
