Re: Shivku, India kernel 2.6.28-11-generic - Need Help - Segmentation fault on driver testing

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HI Antonio,
Thanks much. Should have looked more carefully. Installing an older
kernel to try to get it to work for now.

Shivku

On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Antonio
Olivares<olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Shiva,
>
> scanModem reported this problem here if you had checked carefully:
>
> Currently, the dkms-agrsm code is NOT competent for 2.6.28 and later kernels.
> A short term fix is to install linux-image + linux-headers packages
> for earlier kernels.
> For example, for Ubuntu Jaunty with 2.6.28 kernels, linux-image +
> linux-headers packages
> for earlier 2.26.27 series Intrepid kernels can be installed. Search
> for them at:
>  http://packages.ubuntu.com
>
>
> The primary dkms-agrsm resource site is
> http://linux.zsolttech.com/linmodem/agrsm/
> whereat a few different packaging types are available. Debian type
> installers (supporting Ubuntu too)
> are copied to http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/11c11040/
> . Thereat the current package
> is the dkms-agrsm_2.1.80-6_i386.deb is for Agere/LSI chipsets hosted
> on High Definition Audio cards.
> Read the Modem/DOCs/Agrsm.txt for details.
>
> This is something that is being worked on at the moment and hopefully
> gets fixed soon so the modem can be used successfully.
>
> Regards,
>
> Antonio
>
> On 6/5/09, Shiva Kumar <shivku@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>> Based on ModemData.txt, I went ahead and followed the instructions
>> only to be stuck with a segmentation fault with sudo agrsm-test and
>> sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
>>
>> Please find attached modemData.txt and agrsm-test.txt
>>
>> I browsed through the archives, but didnt really find any reply to this
>> problem.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated & Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>> ModemData.txt:
>> --------------------------  System information ----------------------------
>> CPU=i686,
>> Linux version 2.6.28-11-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.3.3
>> (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ) #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:57:59 UTC 2009
>>  scanModem update of:  2009_05_31
>>
>>  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 046d:c03d Logitech, Inc. M-BT69a Pilot Optical Mouse
>>  ID 04f2:b083 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
>>  ID 03f0:171d Hewlett-Packard Wireless (Bluetooth + WLAN) Interface
>> [Integrated Module]
>> 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 00:1b.0, firmware information and bootup
>> diagnostics are:
>>  PCI slot    PCI ID        SubsystemID    Name
>>  ----------    ---------    ---------    --------------
>>  00:1b.0    8086:293e    103c:30e8    Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I
>>
>>  Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
>> 2296:       4489       4473   PCI-MSI-edge      HDA Intel
>>  --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ----
>> [    0.576735] pci 0000:00:1b.0: reg 10 64bit mmio: [0x98900000-0x98903fff]
>> [    0.576777] pci 0000:00:1b.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot D3cold
>> [    0.576782] pci 0000:00:1b.0: PME# disabled
>> [   15.946017] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
>> [   15.946028] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level,
>> low) -> IRQ 17
>> [   15.946157] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: irq 2296 for MSI/MSI-X
>> [   15.946198] 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 2
>>
>> about /proc/asound/cards:
>> ------------------------
>>  0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
>>                       HDA Intel at 0x98900000 irq 2296
>>
>>  PCI slot 00:1b.0 has a High Definition Audio Card
>>  The drivers are in the kernel modules tree at:
>>  /lib/modules/2.6.28-11-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 ID 1040
>> Address: 1
>> Vendor Id: 0x11c11040
>> Subsystem Id: 0x103c1378
>> Revision Id: 0x100200
>> Modem Function Group: 0x1
>>
>>  The audio card hosts a softmodem chip:  0x11c11040
>> If not a Conexant modem, the driver agrsm with its dependent drivers:
>>
>> ----------
>> 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 00:1b.0:
>>     Modem chipset  detected on
>> NAME="Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I "
>> CLASS=0403
>> PCIDEV=8086:293e
>> SUBSYS=103c:30e8
>> IRQ=2296
>> HDA=8086:293e
>> SOFT=8086:293e.HDA
>> HDAchipVendorID=11c1
>> CHIP=0x11c11040
>> IDENT=agrsm
>> Driver=agrsm
>>
>>  For candidate modem in:  00:1b.0
>>    0403 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I
>>       Primary device ID:  8086:293e
>>     Subsystem PCI_id  103c:30e8
>>     Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: 0x11c11040
>>                                from    Archives:
>>                         The HDA card softmodem chip is 0x11c11040
>>
>>
>> Support type needed or chipset:    agrsm
>>
>>
>> Writing DOCs/Intel.txt
>>
>> The AgereSystems/LSI agrsm code supports compiling of a agrmodem +
>> agrsm driver pair.
>> One resource site is
>> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/11c11040/
>> Thereat get the agrsm_howto.txt and one of the agrsm-tools packages.
>> The initial agrsm_howto.txt compiling steps are only cogent to modems
>> with PCI IDs:
>>    11c1:0620, 11c1:048c and 11c1:048f chips.
>>    They use the agrsm-20090418.tar.gz package.
>> The agrsm-tools sets a useful symbolic link and a agrsm-test utlity
>>
>> For AgereSystems/LSI with Vendor 11c1 chips hosted on High Definition
>> Audio cards, there may be support
>> through the agrsm resources (providing an agrmodem + agrserial driver
>> pair) as an alternative to usage
>> of the snd-hda-intel driver + slmodemd helper. For the 11c11040 modem
>> chip, ONLY the agrsm code is competent.
>> Your Linux distro's dkms package should be first installed, as it
>> directs the installation of modem
>> specific dkms-agrsm resources, and also directs auto-installation of
>> new drivers upon kernel upgrades.
>>
>> Currently, the dkms-agrsm code is NOT competent for 2.26.28 and later
>> kernels.
>> A short term fix is to install linux-image + linux-headers packages
>> for earlier kernels.
>> For example, for Ubuntu Jaunty with 2.6.28 kernels, linux-image +
>> linux-headers packages
>> for earlier 2.26.27 series Intrepid kernels can be installed. Search
>> for them at:
>>    http://packages.ubuntu.com
>>
>>
>> The primary dkms-agrsm resource site is
>> http://linux.zsolttech.com/linmodem/agrsm/
>> whereat a few different packaging types are available. Debian type
>> installers (supporting Ubuntu too)
>> are copied to http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/11c11040/
>> . Thereat the current package
>> is the dkms-agrsm_2.1.80-6_i386.deb is for Agere/LSI chipsets hosted
>> on High Definition Audio cards.
>> Read the Modem/DOCs/Agrsm.txt for details.
>>
>> -------------- end Agere Systems section -------------------
>>
>>  Completed candidate modem analyses.
>>
>>  The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev
>>
>>  Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.3.3
>>              and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.3.3
>>
>>
>>
>>  Minimal compiling resources appear complete:
>>    make utility - /usr/bin/make
>>    Compiler version 4.3
>>    linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.28-11-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.
>>
>>
>> Compressed files at: /usr/src/vpb-driver.tar.bz2
>>
>>
>> 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-x 1 root dip 277352 2009-02-20 22:55 /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/alsa-base.conf:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
>> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf:options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
>> /etc/modprobe.d/agrsm.conf:## setup agrsm modem with only: "sudo
>> modprobe agrserial"
>> /etc/modprobe.d/agrsm.conf:install agrserial /sbin/modprobe
>> --ignore-install agrmodem ; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install agrserial
>> && \
>> /etc/modprobe.d/agrsm.conf:remove agrserial /sbin/modprobe -r
>> --ignore-remove agrserial ; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove agrmodem
>> && { if test -L /dev/ttySAGR; then rm /dev/ttySAGR; fi } ; true
>> /etc/modprobe.d/agrsm.conf:# to automate bootup  "sudo modprobe agrmodem"
>> /etc/modprobe.d/agrsm.conf:## to setup agrsm modem with only: "sudo
>> modprobe agrmodem"
>> /etc/modprobe.d/agrsm.conf:# install agrmodem /sbin/modprobe
>> --ignore-install agrmodem && \
>> /etc/modprobe.d/agrsm.conf:## of effects of agrmodem and agrserial loading
>> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-modem.conf:# Uncomment these entries in
>> order to blacklist unwanted modem drivers
>> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-modem.conf:# blacklist snd-atiixp-modem
>> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-modem.conf:# blacklist snd-via82xx-modem
>>      Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
>>
>>      Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
>>
>> --------- end modem support lines --------
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------agrsm-test.txt-----------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> Loading drivers:
>>
>> Drivers loaded:
>> agrserial              19808  0
>> agrmodem             1258372  1
>> snd                    62628  17
>> agrmodem,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
>>
>> and symbolic link created:
>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 2009-06-05 21:24 /dev/ttySAGR -> /dev/ttyAGS3
>>
>> Checking for utility wvdialconf
>> Found /usr/bin/wvdialconf, preparing to run:
>>         wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
>>
>> Modem Port Scan<*1>: S0   S1   S2   S3   Segmentation fault
>>
>> A reboot may be necessary before modem detection through:
>>         sudo modprobe agrserial
>> Which will load agrmodem, agrserial and create the symbolic link needed for:
>>         sudo wvdialconf
>>
>>
>> The installation record has been written to ./agrsm-test.txt
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Shivku,
>> http://blog.shivku.com
>>
>



-- 
Shivku,
http://blog.shivku.com


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