Charles, >From http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hcf/full/downloads-ubuntu-x86.php get the hcfpcimodem_1.19full_k2.6.22_16_generic_ubuntu_i386.deb.zip Under Linux $ unzip hcf*.zip $ sudo dpkg -i hcf*.deb and follow the out instructions. Afterwards, the modem should be found by: $ sudo wvdialconf Edit with $ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf removing symbols ; < > and putting in your dialout info. Then dialout with $ sudo wvdial MarvS MarvS On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Charles Hellaby <Charles.Hellaby@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear Linmodems group, > > ModemData.txt is attached. > > I want to know if linux can talk to my computer's modem card. I'm following > the instructions on > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/#scanModem. > > Many, many thanks for any help you can give. > > All the best, > > Charles > > 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 2.6.24-16-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 2.6.24-16-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.2.3 (Ubuntu > 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)) #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 13:23:42 UTC 2008 > scanModem update of: 2009_05_12 > > There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files > Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are: > > > Attached USB devices are: > ID 03f0:0b17 Hewlett-Packard > ID 046d:0840 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Express > ID 045e:0040 Microsoft Corp. Wheel Mouse Optical > 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 01:00.0, firmware information and bootup > diagnostics are: > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > 01:00.0 14f1:1085 14f1:1085 Communication controller: > Conexant HCF V90 56k Data/Fax/Voice/Spkp PCI Modem > > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 01:00.0 ---- > > === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. > === > > Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 01:00.0: > Modem chipset detected on > NAME="Communication controller: Conexant HCF V90 56k Data/Fax/Voice/Spkp PCI > Modem " > CLASS=0780 > PCIDEV=14f1:1085 > SUBSYS=14f1:1085 > IRQ=12 > IDENT=HCF.HSF > > For candidate modem in: 01:00.0 > 0780 Communication controller: Conexant HCF V90 56k Data/Fax/Voice/Spkp > PCI Modem > Primary device ID: 14f1:1085 > Support type needed or chipset: HCF.HSF > > > > 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 > > 14f1:1085 could be either a HSF or HCF Conexant modem, because of ambiguous > use of the PCI ID by modem assemblers. First try the hcfpcimodem package. > If the installation aborts, then use the hsfmodem package. Read > DOCs/Conexant.txt > for details and Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance. > > > Start at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/downloads-license.php to find > the > hsfmodem package matching your System. For several Linux distros, there are > precompiled drivers matched to specific kernels. These have within the > FileName, > your KernelVersion: 2.6.24_16_generic > They can be found through > http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads.php > A more precise location may be given a few paragraphs below. > If an EXACT Match with your your KernelVersion is not found, one of the > "Generic packages with source" near the bottom of the page must be used. > Downloaded packages must be moved into the Linux partition (home folder is > OK) > and unzipped with: > unzip hsf*.zip > The installation command for a .deb suffic packages is, with root/adm > permission: > sudo dpkg -i hsf*.deb > while for .rpm suffix it is, with: > rpm -i hsf*.rpm > From http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads-ubuntu-x86.php > download hsfmodem-7.80.02.02full_k2.6.24_16_generic_ubuntu_i386.deb.zip > Under Linux unpack with: > $ unzip hsfmodem*.zip > Then install with: > $ sudo dpkg -i hsfmodem*.deb > Subsequently, the modem should be found with > $ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf > Edit in your personal information with: > $ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf > and try dialing out with: > $ sudo wvdial. > See DOCs/Testing.txt for details. > > 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: 4.2.3 > and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.2.3 > > The patch utility is needed and is needed for compiling ALSA drivers, and > possibly others. > > > Minimal compiling resources appear complete: > make utility - /usr/bin/make > Compiler version 4.2 > linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.24-16-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 269256 2007-10-04 21:57 /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 eth1 > 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 -------- > > >
