So here's where I'm at so far: barbara@ubuntu-barb:~/Desktop/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10$ sudo ./setup checking for running kernel version...2.6.28 checking for ptserial...ptserial-2.6.c checking for gcc...4.3.3 checking for kernel gcc version...4.3.3 searching for kernel includes...found at /lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/build/include checking for autoconf.h.../lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/build/include/linux/autoconf.h checking for asm/mach-default...** error include/asm/mach-default directory could not be found you probably need to configure your kernel, please read the FAQ about no include/asm/mach-default directory. ** compilation error please read the FAQ about reporting compilation problems and report this problem. A transcript of the build process has been saved in src/make.log. When reporting problems to the development team, please send us this file. barbara@ubuntu-barb:~/Desktop/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10$ Here's what the FAQ says: 16. Message "include/asm/mach-default directory could not be found" (2.6) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The link include/asm must have been setup to link to your specific machine architecture. This module is designed to use include/asm-i386 and in particular it is dependant upon irq_vectors.h in include/asm/mach-default. The link include/asm is also created by the kernel Makefile, often when "make [ANY]config" is used. You probably need to configure you kernel first and maybe compile it too. Perhaps, do I need to boot into 2.6.27 and try loading the driver that way? Thanks! Shannon VanWagner 2009/4/12 Shannon VanWagner <shannon.vanwagner@xxxxxxxxx>: > Marv, > > I plugged in the PCTEL and scanmodem says its the: > 134d:7891 PCtel HSP MicroModem 56 PCT 789T pct789 > > > Can you tell me which driver at > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/pctel-linux/ will work with Ubuntu > 9.04 (2.6.28-11-generic)? > > Also, some basic considerations for install would be appreciated. > > I'll be looking at the DOCS folder from the scanmodem util in the meantime. > > Thanks a bunch!! > > Shannon VanWagner > > On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Marvin Stodolsky > <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Shannon, >> >> Put in the PCtel modem , and run scanModem again. >> It will advise on the software to test with. >> >> These modems are supported by Pctel software >> >> PCI ID (x) Name Chip(set) HAL >> ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ >> 134d:7890 PCtel HSP MicroModem 56 PCT789T-C1 pct789 >> 134d:7891 PCtel HSP MicroModem 56 PCT 789T pct789 >> 134d:7892 PCtel HSP MicroModem 56 PCT 789T-A pct789 >> 134d:7893 PCtel HSP MicroModem 56 S911 K017 pct789 >> 134d:7894 PCtel HSP MicroModem 56 FT13 pct789 >> 134d:7895 PCtel HSP MicroModem 56 PCT789T-C1 pct789 >> 134d:7896 PCtel HSP MicroModem 56 PCT789T-C1 pct789 >> 134d:7897 PCtel HSP MicroModem 56 PCT789T pct789 >> 13f6:0211 C-Media CM8738 CM8738 cm8738 >> >> while >> the HSP56 MicroModem 688T >> have support through the Smartlink software, slamr.ko driver plus >> slmodemd helper. >> >> MarvS >> >> 2009/4/12 Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx>: >>> Shannon, >>> >>> I see more or less what is happening, and there is not much I guess >>> that we can do? >>> >>> Apr 12 14:15:19 ubuntu-barb kernel: [ 117.559208] slamr: SmartLink AMRMO modem. >>> Apr 12 14:15:19 ubuntu-barb kernel: [ 117.559355] slamr: probe >>> 10b9:545a ALI545A card... >>> Apr 12 14:15:19 ubuntu-barb kernel: [ 117.559396] slamr 0000:00:0e.0: >>> PCI INT A -> Link[LNKC] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10 >>> Apr 12 14:15:19 ubuntu-barb kernel: [ 117.559805] slamr: slamr0 is >>> ALI545A card. >>> Apr 12 14:17:31 ubuntu-barb kernel: [ 249.691273] slmodemd[3254]: >>> segfault at 0 ip 0806653c sp bfd88300 error 6 in >>> slmodemd[8048000+ef000] >>> >>> The bottom line: >>> tells it all: >>> Apr 12 14:17:31 ubuntu-barb kernel: [ 249.691273] slmodemd[3254]: >>> segfault at 0 ip 0806653c sp bfd88300 error 6 in >>> slmodemd[8048000+ef000] >>> >>> Something like this is hard to fix? Don't know what to advice. If >>> you reboot and do the same steps, does this happen every time, or only >>> once? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Antonio >>> >>> 2009/4/12 Shannon VanWagner <shannon.vanwagner@xxxxxxxxx>: >>>> So I tried the extra Init2 strings that were mentioned earlier and I'm >>>> not having any luck getting connected. >>>> >>>> The modem clicks, dials, and opens up some type of transmission (as >>>> heard when picking up a phone), but then it just disconnects before >>>> ever creating a pppd. >>>> >>>> Something I noticed is that the only way I can trigger the creation of >>>> the /dev/ttySL0 is to execute these commands: >>>> sudo /etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon stop >>>> sudo modprobe ungrab-winmodem >>>> sudo modprobe slamr >>>> sudo rm -rf /dev/slamr0 >>>> sudo mknod -m 600 /dev/slamr0 c 242 0 >>>> sudo slmodemd -c USA /dev/slamr0 & >>>> >>>> >>>> I also thought that maybe there was a problem using guest as user and >>>> password as password (these are the required values from >>>> nocharge.com), so I made the changes outlined at: >>>> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-eighth/msg03815.html >>>> Still no luck. >>>> >>>> >>>> I also tried running an strace to see what sort of output would come >>>> of that - not sure if I did it right (see attached file: >>>> wvdial_test.txt) >>>> >>>> I've also attached some other output from the /var/log/messages and >>>> dmesg and what showed on the terminal when I tried the wvdial. >>>> >>>> Something I also notice is that the modem holds the line and never >>>> hangs up unless I reboot the machine. >>>> >>>> I'm beginning to wonder if there's something wrong with this modem. >>>> >>>> >>>> Are there any other suggestions for me to try? I was going to try the >>>> /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf trick that was mentioned but I wasn't >>>> sure of the exact syntax and the file doesn't exist (perhaps you could >>>> put the appropriate contents in a file and send it to me?). >>>> >>>> I also have two other PCI modems here that I can try again (I did >>>> before and they didn't seem any easier to setup): >>>> PCTEL >>>> AGERE >>>> >>>> I have internet access via a USB wireless (named prism as you'll see >>>> in the attached files), but I'm trying to make the modem work and be >>>> setup so I can give this computer to a neighbor and new-Linux-convert. >>>> >>>> The service I'm trying to connect with is called nocharge.com and it's >>>> in Seattle WA. >>>> >>>> Any help is appreciated! >>>> >>>> Thanks very much!! >>>> >>>> >>>> Shannon VanWagner >>>> humans enabled >>>> >>>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 7:16 AM, Marvin Stodolsky >>>> <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> Ahmed, >>>>> >>>>> RE: suggested that each of slamr/slusb code could be split into two >>>>> further modules (one that is GPL >>>>> --------- >>>>> Some history here is worth reporting. >>>>> >>>>> The Smartlink driver once was unitary. After someone with Mandrake >>>>> several years ago (forgot his name) suggested a split into the slamr >>>>> driver and non-driver slmodemd, maintainer Sasha Khapyorsky >>>>> enthusiastically adopted it. This also contributed to the current >>>>> service of slmodemd for non-Smartlink hardware, through >>>>> complementation of ALSA modem drivers. >>>>> >>>>> In the support of Lucent/Agere/LSI winmodems with a digital signal >>>>> processing "DSP" chip, Alexei Chentsov did a similar split, with >>>>> consequence that upon loading of the driver, a /dev/pts/N is created , >>>>> with complementation by a non-driver martian_modem helper. I'm not >>>>> significantly competent in COMM or C code, but perhaps the martian >>>>> code at http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/kernel-2.6/martian/ >>>>> would provide some guide in further shiifting the port creation >>>>> capability from slamr into an Open Source component. >>>>> >>>>> Among the winmodems various only the SmartLink code is to the best of >>>>> my knowledge capable of supporting multiple winmodems on the same host >>>>> PC, though I cannot recall whether this also extends to the >>>>> non-Smartlink harder supported by ALSA drivers plus slmodemd. >>>>> >>>>> Some years ago there was some experimentation with the DSP chip >>>>> modems, to asses if multiple modems could be managed on one host PC. >>>>> This ultimate failed, because the CPU did not separate the data >>>>> streams for the different modems. Also Agere staff informed us that >>>>> such sophistication had never been intended for the "consumer" ltmodem >>>>> code, and recommended hardware/controller chipset modems for such >>>>> multimodem services. >>>>> >>>>> MarvS >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 1:45 AM, أحمد المحمودي >>>>> <aelmahmoudy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>> On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 11:45:52PM -0500, Antonio Olivares wrote: >>>>>>> The code exists, although I am not sure whether it is appropriate or >>>>>>> not within GPL. The device node gets created if the following is >>>>>>> placed in /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Within /etc/modprobe.conf files: >>>>>>> /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf:install slamr modprobe --ignore-install >>>>>>> ungrab-winmodem ; modprobe --ignore-install slamr; test -e >>>>>>> /dev/slamr0 || (/bin/mknod -m 660 /dev/slamr0 c 242 0 2>/dev/null && >>>>>>> chgrp uucp /dev/slamr0) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That will create the device nodes and appropriate permissions to dialout. >>>>>> ---end quoted text--- >>>>>> >>>>>> That used to exist in the slmodem Debian package indeed, yet Ubuntu >>>>>> developers removed it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Yet this line only creates one device (which I think will be for just >>>>>> 1 modem), let's suppose that a machine got 2 modems, this >>>>>> modprobe.conf line won't create the device for the 2nd modem. I think >>>>>> there is a way that would create the appropriate device if a correct >>>>>> udev rule (and probably some supporting code in the module) is made. >>>>>> >>>>>> Yet maybe that won't work if the MODULE_LICENSE isn't GPL. >>>>>> >>>>>> Which made me make some experiment a couple of weeks ago: I changed >>>>>> the MODULE_LICENSE to GPL (Not Dual BSD/GPL), but GPL, and compiled >>>>>> slmodem, and used the slamr device, I noticed that I got extra output >>>>>> from udevadm when I did this, but the kernel freezed after that, so I >>>>>> didn't bother to try again, since that won't be legal to distribute >>>>>> anyways. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> أحمد المحمودي (Ahmed El-Mahmoudy) >>>>>> Digital design engineer >>>>>> GPG KeyID: 0x9DCA0B27 (@ subkeys.pgp.net) >>>>>> GPG Fingerprint: 087D 3767 8CAC 65B1 8F6C 156E D325 C3C8 9DCA 0B27 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
