Dear all, The problem remains. IT might have been the first time only. But for successive connections, the modem needs to be restarted :( in order to connect. [root@localhost ~]# wvdial --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 --> Cannot get information for serial port. --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 X3 &C1 &D2 +MS=90 ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 X3 &C1 &D2 +MS=90 OK --> Modem initialized. --> Sending: ATDT7072000 --> Waiting for carrier. ATDT7072000 CONNECT 49333 --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. --> Starting pppd at Sat Apr 18 23:11:19 2009 --> Pid of pppd: 11777 --> Using interface ppp0 --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] --> local IP address 66.201.8.228 --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] --> remote IP address 66.201.8.6 --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] --> primary DNS address 66.201.0.203 --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] --> secondary DNS address 66.94.120.9 --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] ^CCaught signal 2: Attempting to exit gracefully... --> Terminating on signal 15 --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] --> Connect time 5.1 minutes. --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] --> Disconnecting at Sat Apr 18 23:16:22 2009 [root@localhost ~]# service slmodemd stop [root@localhost ~]# service slmodemd start Starting SmartLink Modem driver for slamr0: [ OK ] [root@localhost ~]# wvdial --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 --> Cannot get information for serial port. --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 X3 &C1 &D2 +MS=90 ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 X3 &C1 &D2 +MS=90 OK --> Modem initialized. --> Sending: ATDT7072000 --> Waiting for carrier. ATDT7072000 CONNECT 49333 --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. --> Starting pppd at Sun Apr 19 09:18:35 2009 --> Pid of pppd: 32593 --> Using interface ppp0 --> pppd: �� H --> pppd: �� H --> pppd: �� H --> local IP address 66.201.8.142 --> pppd: �� H --> remote IP address 66.201.8.6 --> pppd: �� H --> primary DNS address 66.201.0.203 --> pppd: �� H --> secondary DNS address 66.94.120.9 --> pppd: �� H The good thing is that I have not seen a kernel oops :) Kernel failure message 1: BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at include/asm/uaccess_32.h:85 in_atomic():0, irqs_disabled():1 Pid: 3886, comm: slmodemd Tainted: P 2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.i686.PAE #1 [<c042ce79>] __might_sleep+0xc6/0xcb [<c0526cb6>] copy_to_user+0x36/0x10a [<f8e59272>] amrmo_read+0x49/0x5f [slamr] [<f8e59229>] ? amrmo_read+0x0/0x5f [slamr] [<c049935e>] vfs_read+0x81/0xdc [<c0499452>] sys_read+0x3b/0x60 [<c0408b8b>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x34 Regards, Antonio On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Antonio provides Good News below. > For several recent 2.6.2N kernel releases, there has been a problem > doing multiple dialout sessions depending on the Smartlink slamr > driver. This problem seems to have been corrected in the 2.6.29 > kernel release. > > Thanks for the testing Antonio. > > MarvS > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 12:13 AM > Subject: Re: FYI, for the first time in a while, I did not have to > restart slmodemd service > To: Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> > > > Marv, > > guess I was wrong. I do have to restart slmodemd service. wvdial > failed to connect successive times. It appeared to work :( > > [root@localhost ~]# wvdial > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 > --> Cannot get information for serial port. > --> Initializing modem. > --> Sending: ATZ > ATZ > OK > --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 X3 &C1 &D2 +MS=90 > ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 X3 &C1 &D2 +MS=90 > OK > --> Modem initialized. > --> Sending: ATDT7072000 > --> Waiting for carrier. > ATDT7072000 > CONNECT 46667 > --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. > --> Starting pppd at Sat Apr 18 22:45:44 2009 > --> Pid of pppd: 10309 > --> Using interface ppp0 > --> pppd: > --> �[08]H[10]�[08] > --> pppd: > --> �[08]H[10]�[08] > --> pppd: > --> �[08]H[10]�[08] > --> local IP address 66.201.8.205 > --> pppd: > --> �[08]H[10]�[08] > --> remote IP address 66.201.8.6 > --> pppd: > --> �[08]H[10]�[08] > --> primary DNS address 66.201.0.203 > --> pppd: > --> �[08]H[10]�[08] > --> secondary DNS address 66.94.120.9 > --> pppd: > --> �[08]H[10]�[08] > ^CCaught signal 2: Attempting to exit gracefully... > --> Terminating on signal 15 > --> pppd: > --> �[08]H[10]�[08] > --> Connect time 22.0 minutes. > --> pppd: > --> �[08]H[10]�[08] > --> pppd: > --> �[08]H[10]�[08] > --> Disconnecting at Sat Apr 18 23:07:45 2009 > [root@localhost ~]# wvdial > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 > --> Cannot get information for serial port. > --> Initializing modem. > --> Sending: ATZ > --> Sending: ATQ0 > --> Re-Sending: ATZ > --> Modem not responding. > ^CCaught signal 2: Attempting to exit gracefully... > [root@localhost ~]# service slmodemd stop > [root@localhost ~]# service slmodemd start > Starting SmartLink Modem driver for slamr0: [ OK ] > [root@localhost ~]# wvdial > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 > --> Cannot get information for serial port. > --> Initializing modem. > --> Sending: ATZ > ATZ > OK > --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 X3 &C1 &D2 +MS=90 > ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 X3 &C1 &D2 +MS=90 > OK > --> Modem initialized. > --> Sending: ATDT7072000 > --> Waiting for carrier. > ATDT7072000 > CONNECT 49333 > --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. > --> Starting pppd at Sat Apr 18 23:11:19 2009 > --> Pid of pppd: 11777 > --> Using interface ppp0 > --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] > --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] > --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] > --> local IP address 66.201.8.228 > --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] > --> remote IP address 66.201.8.6 > --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] > --> primary DNS address 66.201.0.203 > --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] > --> secondary DNS address 66.94.120.9 > --> pppd: ]b[08]H`b[08] > > > Anyhow no kernel oops yet. I'll keep you informed about those if I > can or encounter one :) > > Regards, > > Antonio > > On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 11:03 PM, Antonio Olivares > <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Dear Marv, >> >> Since 2.6.29 has been out, I decided to try it out on my Fedora 10 box >> (I run it on rawhide at work). I enabled the updates-testing >> repository momentarily and installed 2.6.29.1 kernel on Fedora >> >> [olivares@localhost ~]$ uname -a >> Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.29.1-30.fc10.i686.PAE #1 SMP Tue Apr >> 14 11:09:41 EDT 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux >> [olivares@localhost ~]$ dmesg | grep 'slamr' >> slamr: SmartLink AMRMO modem. >> slamr: probe 163c:3052 SL1900 card... >> slamr 0000:05:01.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 >> slamr: slamr0 is SL1900 card. >> >> I connected to the internet one time, then I disconnected. I did not >> stop|start slmodemd service and tried wvdial by itself and it >> connected :) >> >> [root@localhost ~]# wvdial >> --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 >> --> Cannot get information for serial port. >> --> Initializing modem. >> --> Sending: ATZ >> ATZ >> OK >> --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 X3 &C1 &D2 +MS=90 >> ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 X3 &C1 &D2 +MS=90 >> OK >> --> Modem initialized. >> --> Sending: ATDT7072000 >> --> Waiting for carrier. >> ATDT7072000 >> ^CCaught signal 2: Attempting to exit gracefully... >> --> Disconnecting at Sat Apr 18 19:48:05 2009 >> [root@localhost ~]# wvdial >> --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 >> --> Cannot get information for serial port. >> --> Initializing modem. >> --> Sending: ATZ >> ATZ >> OK >> --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 X3 &C1 &D2 +MS=90 >> ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 X3 &C1 &D2 +MS=90 >> OK >> --> Modem initialized. >> --> Sending: ATDT7072000 >> --> Waiting for carrier. >> ATDT7072000 >> CONNECT 46667 >> --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. >> --> Starting pppd at Sat Apr 18 22:45:44 2009 >> --> Pid of pppd: 10309 >> --> Using interface ppp0 >> --> pppd: >> --> �[08]H[10]�[08] >> --> pppd: >> --> �[08]H[10]�[08] >> --> pppd: >> --> �[08]H[10]�[08] >> --> local IP address 66.201.8.205 >> --> pppd: >> --> �[08]H[10]�[08] >> --> remote IP address 66.201.8.6 >> --> pppd: >> --> �[08]H[10]�[08] >> --> primary DNS address 66.201.0.203 >> --> pppd: >> --> �[08]H[10]�[08] >> --> secondary DNS address 66.94.120.9 >> --> pppd: >> --> �[08]H[10]�[08] >> >> >> I have not seen any kernel oops as before(crossing my fingers) and all >> appears to be well. Please don't forward this to >> discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx yet as I have to see how well it works for a >> couple of days and see how it runs. I am happy that this is happening >> :) attaching ModemData.txt inline in case >> >> 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 2.6.29.1-30.fc10.i686.PAE >> 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 2.6.29.1-30.fc10.i686.PAE >> (mockbuild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 4.3.2 20081105 >> (Red Hat 4.3.2-7) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Tue Apr 14 11:09:41 EDT 2009 >> scanModem update of: 2009_04_11 >> >> The slmodemd set symbolic link is /dev/ttySL0 -> /dev/pts/1 >> There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files >> Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are: >> slamr snd_hda_intel >> >> slamrTest= >> Attached USB devices are: >> ID 15d9:0a41 >> ID 0bda:8187 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8187 Wireless Adapter >> ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. Hi-Speed 21-in-1 Flash Card >> Reader/Writer (Internal/External) >> 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 05:01.0, firmware information and bootup >> diagnostics are: >> PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name >> ---------- --------- --------- -------------- >> 05:01.0 163c:3052 163c:3052 Modem: Smart Link Ltd. SmartLink >> SmartPCI562 56K Modem >> >> Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: >> 17: 23 3131502 26 120287 IO-APIC-fasteoi >> eth0, pata_jmicron, SL1900 >> --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 05:01.0 ---- >> pci 0000:05:01.0: reg 10 32bit mmio: [0xfebff000-0xfebfffff] >> pci 0000:05:01.0: reg 14 io port: [0xe800-0xe8ff] >> pci 0000:05:01.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot D3cold >> pci 0000:05:01.0: PME# disabled >> serial 0000:05:01.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 >> 0000:05:01.0: ttyS1 at I/O 0xe808 (irq = 17) is a 16450 >> 0000:05:01.0: ttyS2 at I/O 0xe810 (irq = 17) is a 8250 >> 0000:05:01.0: ttyS3 at I/O 0xe818 (irq = 17) is a 16450 >> Couldn't register serial port 0000:05:01.0: -28 >> serial 0000:05:01.0: PCI INT A disabled >> slamr 0000:05:01.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 >> >> The PCI slot 05:01.0 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. >> >> >> For candidate card in slot 00:1b.0, firmware information and bootup >> diagnostics are: >> PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name >> ---------- --------- --------- -------------- >> 00:1b.0 8086:293e 1043:8277 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I >> >> Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: >> 22: 3554 2860 84240 11896 IO-APIC-fasteoi >> ata_piix, ata_piix, HDA Intel >> --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ---- >> pci 0000:00:1b.0: reg 10 64bit mmio: [0xf9ff8000-0xf9ffbfff] >> pci 0000:00:1b.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot D3cold >> pci 0000:00:1b.0: PME# disabled >> HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22 >> HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64 >> >> The PCI slot 00:1b.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. >> >> >> >> ===== 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 1.0.18 >> The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are: None >> >> >> The /proc/asound/pcm file reports: >> ----------------------- >> 00-00: AD198x Analog : AD198x Analog : playback 1 : capture 3 >> 00-01: AD198x Digital : AD198x Digital : playback 1 : capture 1 >> >> about /proc/asound/cards: >> ------------------------ >> 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel >> HDA Intel at 0xf9ff8000 irq 22 >> >> PCI slot 00:1b.0 has a High Definition Audio Card >> The drivers are in the kernel modules tree at: >> /lib/modules/2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.i686/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko >> /lib/modules/2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.i686.PAE/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko >> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-30.fc10.i686.PAE/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko >> /lib/modules/2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.i686.PAE/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko >> UNEXPECTED HDA diagnostic outcome. >> === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. === >> >> Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 05:01.0: >> Modem chipset detected on >> NAME="Modem: Smart Link Ltd. SmartLink SmartPCI562 56K Modem " >> CLASS=0703 >> PCIDEV=163c:3052 >> SUBSYS=163c:3052 >> IRQ=17 >> IDENT=slamr >> >> For candidate modem in: 05:01.0 >> 0703 Modem: Smart Link Ltd. SmartLink SmartPCI562 56K Modem >> Primary device ID: 163c:3052 >> Support type needed or chipset: slamr >> >> >> >> Writing DOCs/Intel.txt >> 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 2.6.29.1-30.fc10.i686.PAE 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 ===================== >> >> >> Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:1b.0: >> Modem chipset not detected on >> NAME="Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I " >> CLASS=0403 >> PCIDEV=8086:293e >> SUBSYS=1043:8277 >> IRQ=22 >> HDA=8086:293e >> SOFT=8086:293e.HDA >> >> >> High Definition Audio (HDA) cards MAY host a modem chip in their Subsystem, >> and many are supported by the ALSA audio+modem driver snd-hda-intel >> A modem was not detected on HDA card 8086:293e. >> If another modem card is present, then most likely 8086:293e does not >> host a modem. >> If another modem card has not been detected, then possibilities are: >> 1) A Conexant modem chip is present on 8086:293e, as Conexant chips >> are frequently not detectable by ALSA diagnostics >> 2) The modem may be of the older non-PCI Controller chipset (hardware) type. >> Try detection with Root permission: >> wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf >> >> For candidate modem in: 00:1b.0 >> 0403 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I >> Primary device ID: 8086:293e >> Subsystem PCI_id 1043:8277 >> Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: >> from Archives: >> >> >> >> Support type needed or chipset: >> >> Support can likely be achieved through two mutually exclusive alternatives: >> 1) The hsfmodem software for Conexant chipset modems: Read DOCs/Conexant.txt >> The following ALSA alternative CANNOT work with Conexant modems. >> >> 2) An ALSA modem driver plus slmodemd. Read DOCs/Smartlink.txt for details, and >> to test get the package SLMODEMD.gcc4.3.tar.gz from: >> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ >> >> >> 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/2.6.29.1-30.fc10.i686.PAE/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: >> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 318632 2008-08-28 16:48 /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 >> lock >> >> 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 ppp0 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: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 >> 2009-04-18 19:47 /dev/ttySL0 -> /dev/pts/1 >> Within /etc/udev/ files: >> >> 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) >> Within any ancient /etc/devfs files: >> >> Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files: >> >> --------- end modem support lines -------- >> >> >> If you update scanModem it might be better if you change the lines: >> >> For 2.6.29.1-30.fc10.i686.PAE 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 >> >> to : >> >> For 2.6.29.1-30.fc10.i686.PAE compiling drivers is necessary. As of >> August 2008 the current packages at >> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ are the >> ungrab-winmodem-20080126.tar.gz and slmodem-2.9.11-200800817.tar.gz >> >> >> Kind Regards, >> >> Antonio >> >
