ok i have installed a new modem, "Rockwell International HCF 56k
Data/Fax/Voice/Spkp"
I followed driver instructions and finally found
"hcfpcimodem-1.19full.tar.gz" from
http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hcf/full/downloads.php
the driver seems to have installed successfully unfortunately it's a
free version limited to 14.4 Kb/s. Is there not another non limited Hcf
modem driver that is compatible and free? I really do not want to pay to
have my modem work under the free open source Linux. If this is not
completely successful I will sadly end up installing windows 2000 :(.
On Fri, 2009-05-15 at 12:00 +0300, Jacques Goldberg wrote:
> Hans,
>
> Better forget about using this modem.
>
> See below what ModemData.txt says about it.
>
> There s only one way to make this modem work.
>
> Replace the recent Linux distribution by an old, obsolete, outdated
> distribution based on a kernel of family 2.4.any - while your present
> one is a 2.6.something.
>
> If this PC is a laptop, and you want it with the modem just to
> read/write mail and browse the Web (basically, no good handling of
> video and sound applications), a kernel 2.4 will do it.
>
> Otherwise, again, forget about this modem.
>
>
> Excerpt from ModemData.txt:
>
> Vendor=1813 Ambient Tech was acquired by Intel with its HaM (Host
> assisted Modem) chipsets.
> There is no support under 2.6.n kernels!!
> Intel-v92ham-453.tgz 2.4.n kernels was the FINAL 2.4.n update for HaM
> modems, available at:
> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/Intel/ham/
> http://developer.intel.com/design/modems/support/drivers.htm
> It is NOT functional when compiled under 2.6.n kernels.
> But under the 2.4.nn kernels, all HaM chipsets were supported,
> with a single EXCEPTION: the odd PCI_ID 1813:4100 modems. [ yours
> is 1813:4010 thus not excluded].
>
>
> Jacques
>
>
> hans Range wrote:
>
> > Hello my name is Hans Range and I live in British Columbia,Canada. I
> > have an old pc here with a fresh install of sabayon linux 4.1 its pretty
> > old and has a seemingly incompatible modem in it i really would like to
> > get this up and running asap. any help is greatly appreciated. if there
> > is no hope for this modem then what will work that i can pick up at most
> > computer stores. i understand some of the modem data file but not enough
> > to know where to get started. the data file is attached!
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > -hans
> >
>
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
This is kernel 2.6.29-sabayon
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,
This is
Linux version 2.6.29-sabayon (root@sabayon) (gcc version 4.3.2 (Gentoo 4.3.2 p1.1) ) #1 SMP Fri Apr 24 08:21:15 UTC 2009
scanModem update of: 2009_05_12
There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files
Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are:
slamrTest=
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 02:0b.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
02:0b.0 127a:1005 127a:1005 Serial controller: Rockwell International HCF 56k Data/Fax/Voice/Spkp
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
9: 124 XT-PIC-XT acpi, uhci_hcd:usb1, uhci_hcd:usb2, EMU10K1, eth0
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 02:0b.0 ----
[ 0.709862] pci 0000:02:0b.0: reg 10 32bit mmio: [0xf3800000-0xf380ffff]
[ 3.332444] serial 0000:02:0b.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKH] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
[ 3.332459] serial 0000:02:0b.0: PCI INT A disabled
The PCI slot 02:0b.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.
=== Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. ===
Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 02:0b.0:
Modem chipset detected on
NAME="Serial controller: Rockwell International HCF 56k Data/Fax/Voice/Spkp "
CLASS=0700
PCIDEV=127a:1005
SUBSYS=127a:1005
IRQ=9
IDENT=hcfpcimodem
For candidate modem in: 02:0b.0
0700 Serial controller: Rockwell International HCF 56k Data/Fax/Voice/Spkp
Primary device ID: 127a:1005
Support type needed or chipset: hcfpcimodem
For owners of a Dell PCs with Conexant HSF modems, a driver source package with full speed enabled is available, but requires driver compiling. Read DOCs/Conexant.txt
The modem requires a hcflinmodem package.
Start at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hcf/full for
eventually download of a hcfpcimodem-7.68.00.12full_k.???.zip package
with ??? the package type (deb, rpm, tar etc)
These packages have compiled drivers but will also compile a driver,
if there is a mismatch between the resident kernel and provided driver.
The generic hcfpcimodem-7.68.00.12full.tar.gz package only provides compiling support
Read DOCs/Conexant.txt
Writing DOCs/Conexant.txt
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-sabayon/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-s--x--x 1 root root 223224 2008-10-14 08:18 /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
Which can interfere with Browser naviagation.
Don't worry about the following, it is for experts should trouble shooting be necessary.
==========================================================
KERNEL=="slamr", NAME="slamr0" GROUP="dialout"
KERNEL=="slusb", NAME="slusb0" GROUP="dialout" RUN+="slmodem_usb.sh"
Checking for modem support lines:
--------------------------------------
/device/modem symbolic link:
slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0:
Within /etc/udev/ files:
/etc/udev/rules.d/55-slmodem.rules:KERNEL=="slusb", NAME="slusb0" GROUP="dialout" RUN+="slmodem_usb.sh"
Within /etc/modprobe.conf files:
/etc/modprobe.conf:### update-modules: start processing /etc/modprobe.d/slmodem
/etc/modprobe.conf:# slmodem 2.9.x kernel modules configuration file
/etc/modprobe.conf:### update-modules: end processing /etc/modprobe.d/slmodem
/etc/modprobe.d/slmodem:# slmodem 2.9.x kernel modules configuration file
Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
/etc/modules.conf:### update-modules: start processing /etc/modules.d/slmodem
/etc/modules.conf:# slmodem 2.9.x kernel modules' configuration file
/etc/modules.conf:### update-modules: end processing /etc/modules.d/slmodem
/etc/modules.conf.old:### modules-update: start processing /etc/modules.d/slmodem
/etc/modules.conf.old:# slmodem 2.9.x kernel modules' configuration file
/etc/modules.conf.old:### modules-update: end processing /etc/modules.d/slmodem
--------- end modem support lines --------
