> ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Ronald Liebman <ronald.liebman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *To:* Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> > *CC:* DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Sent:* 11/26/2009 12:56:00 PM -0600 > *Subject:* RonL, USA kernel 2.6.31-14-generic > > Antonio, > > Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for the prompt reply. > > Based on your analysis, it appears that all of my current options are > weak ones. I don't wish to cripple my desktop machine (32-bit > reinstall) just to support my dial back-up capability. That seems to > mean that I must wait for agrsm support for 2.6.31 (if that ever > happens). I appreciate your offer to send me the module that you > built for Slax, but I think that I am too new to Linux to try using an > unfamiliar kernel and UI. > > I guess if push comes to shove, I'll have to do what I did this past > week while I awaited delivery of my replacement DSL modem. I carried > a laptop to the nearest free wireless site. (At least I benefited > from higher bandwidth than I could get from dial-up.) > > Let me know, please, if any other possibilities come to mind. > > Best wishes, > Ron >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> >> *To:* Ronald Liebman <ronald.liebman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> *CC:* DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> *Sent:* 11/26/2009 7:47:29 AM -0600 >> *Subject:* RonL, USA kernel 2.6.31-14-generic >> > >> Ronald, >> >> scanModem reports that you have an agrsm modem with chipset 11c1:0630 modem. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 04:00.0: >> Modem chipset detected on >> NAME="Communication controller: Agere Systems Device 0630 " >> CLASS=0780 >> PCIDEV=11c1:0630 >> SUBSYS=11c1:0630 >> IRQ=7 >> IDENT=agrsm >> >> For candidate modem in: 04:00.0 >> 0780 Communication controller: Agere Systems Device 0630 >> Primary device ID: 11c1:0630 >> Support type needed or chipset: agrsm >> >> >> >> >> There is no agrsm software support for x86_64 systems, through the >> modem may be >> supported on Intel/i386 installations, which do more slowly servce >> x86_64 processors. >> >> >> The AgereSystems/LSI agrsm code supports compiling of a agrmodem + >> agrserial driver pair. >> There are a few different chipsets which use this driver pair, but >> they use different code resources: >> Chipsets KV* PackageNames (most current as >> of November 2009) >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 11c1:048c and 11c1:048f 2.6.29 >> agrsm048pci-2.1.60_20091022_i386.deb or >> agrsm048pci-2.1.60_20091022.tar.gz >> 11c1:0620 2.6.28 >> agrsm06pci_2.1.80~20090825_i386.deb or >> agrsm06pci_2.1.80~20090825_i386.tar.gz >> 11c11040 (on HDA audio cards) 2.6.27 >> dkms-agrsm_2.1.80-9mdv2009.0_i386.deb or >> agrsm-2.1.80-10mdv2009.0.tar.gz >> All available at: >> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/11c11040/ , whereat >> additionally >> automation & testing agrsm-tools_0.0.1_all.deb or >> agrsm-tools-0.0.1-2.noarch.rpm >> General background agrsm_howto.txt >> for rpm variants of dkms-agrsm , see >> http://linux.zsolttech.com/linmodem/agrsm/ >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> * KV == latest kernel release with a reported success >> >> All of the above packages are dkms competent. This means that if >> your Linux distros dkms package >> is previously installed, if provides for future updates matching >> forthcoming kernels. >> >> -------------- end Agere Systems section ------------------- >> >> I have tried several drivers for this particular modem and I have >> found that the following driver: >> >> 11c1:0620 2.6.28 >> agrsm06pci_2.1.80~20090825_i386.deb or >> agrsm06pci_2.1.80~20090825_i386.tar.gz >> >> the one for 11c1:0620 which I have made to work under 2.6.27.27 Slax >> kernel and I had previously tried multiple times and several others >> reported success. >> >> For your kernel and CPU it will not work since it is 64 Bit :( >> >> CPU=x86_64, >> Linux version 2.6.31-14-generic >> >> There is no agrsm software support for x86_64 systems, through the >> modem may be supported on Intel/i386 installations, which do more >> slowly servce x86_64 processors. >> >> This is the bad part :(. If you install a non 64 bit OS, then you >> might have a chance with a previous 2.6.27/28 based kernel, but not >> with 2.6.31 at this time :( >> >> If you decide to reinstall but in 32 bit mode only, try to install wvdial : >> >> The dialer utility package WVDIAL does not appear to be installed on >> your System. >> For Ubuntu Jaunty users, there are at the bottom of >> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/: >> wvdial_jaunty_amd64.zip for x86_64, 64 bit bus systems. >> wvdial_jaunty_i386.zip for 32 bit systems. >> These are about 1 MB in size. After downloaded and copied into your >> Linux partition: >> $ unzip wv*.zip >> Within the new folder: >> $ sudo dpkg -i *.deb >> will complete the wvdial installation >> Please read Modem/DOCs/wvdial.txt for usage information. >> >> You can try Slax Live CD for which I built a module(Slax's package >> built for Slax), for the 11c1:0620 which might work for your modem >> (11c1:0630), if you wish to give that a try before reinstalling let me >> know and I'll email you the module and then you may let us know if it >> works or not. >> >> Regards, >> >> Antonio >> >> On 11/25/09, Ronald Liebman <ronald.liebman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Please help me interpret the attached diagnostics. This is a dual-boot >>> machine, and Win7 sees a softmodem. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> >> >>
