By the time I get a response to this email, I might have already found success with installing or compiling the modem drivers for my chip set. Anyway, here is my scanModem output text file. Where do I stand with my current modem and configuration? How should I proceed? At this point I will head toward pre-compiled drivers if they exist. I see references to some drivers that may exist for my modem and kernel. Point me in the right direction even though I my assumptions are correct. Thanks, John
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 2.6.31-15-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 2.6.31-15-generic (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 4.4.1 (Ubuntu 4.4.1-4ubuntu8) ) #50-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 10 14:54:29 UTC 2009 scanModem update of: 2009_11_26 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. Presently install your Linux Distributions dkms package. It provides for automated driver updates, following upgrade of your kernel. For details see http://linux.dell.com/projects.shtml#dkms There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are: Attached USB devices are: ID 041e:3000 Creative Technology, Ltd SoundBlaster Extigy ID 03f0:1604 Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 940c ID 046d:c510 Logitech, Inc. Cordless Mouse ID 03f0:4105 Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 4370 If a cellphone is not detected, see http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-878554.html A sample report is: http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-nineth/msg00578.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 02:0a.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are: PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 02:0a.0 11c1:044e 1235:044e Communication controller: Agere Systems LT WinModem Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: 23: 347 IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb1, eth0 --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 02:0a.0 ---- [ 0.120675] pci 0000:02:0a.0: reg 10 32bit mmio: [0xdf002000-0xdf0020ff] [ 0.120684] pci 0000:02:0a.0: reg 14 io port: [0xa000-0xa007] [ 0.120693] pci 0000:02:0a.0: reg 18 io port: [0xa400-0xa4ff] [ 0.120732] pci 0000:02:0a.0: supports D2 [ 0.120735] pci 0000:02:0a.0: PME# supported from D2 D3hot D3cold [ 0.120741] pci 0000:02:0a.0: PME# disabled The PCI slot 02:0a.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 02:0a.0: Modem chipset detected on NAME="Communication controller: Agere Systems LT WinModem " CLASS=0780 PCIDEV=11c1:044e SUBSYS=1235:044e IRQ=3 IDENT=Agere.DSP For candidate modem in: 02:0a.0 0780 Communication controller: Agere Systems LT WinModem Primary device ID: 11c1:044e Support type needed or chipset: Agere.DSP The modem has a Lucent/Agere/LSI Mars or Apollo DSP (digital signal processing) chipset. Support packages for 2.6.n kernels are at: http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/kernel-2.6/martian/ Always use the most update for kernels after 2.6.20, currently martian-full-20080625.tar.gz For kernels 2.6.20 and less, usr martian-full-20080407.tar.gz. See DOCs/AgereDSP.txt for Details. At http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/kernel-2.6/martian/ get the martian-full-20080625.tar.gz and follow Readme-NOW.html 0x044e -- Mars 3 Mercury data fax only -------------- 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: 4.4.1 and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.4.1 Minimal compiling resources appear complete: make utility - /usr/bin/make Compiler version 4.4 linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.31-15-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 277352 2009-02-20 11:25 /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 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.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 /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2 /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf: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 --------