Pink, Thanks greatly for testing all the kernels. It you haven'r provided this information to the ALSA team, please do do. Within scanModem, I will set a URL to your email in the Archives, to be displayed when an ALI5451 card is detected. MarvS On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Pink SoftBunny <pinksoftbunny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > MarvS, > > thank you very much for writing - sorry for not replying earlier. > > I'd be happy to help with Italian transalations, when needed. > > As far as I could see, both compiled and packaged versions of slmodemd > 2.9.11 work, provided Alsa-driver and Alsa-lib are right. > Here are my experiences with some distributions: > > Knoppix 5.1.1. (2007). My first success with slmodemd. Kernel > 2.6.19.1, Alsa-driver and Alsa-lib both version 1.0.13, gcc 4.1.2. > slmodemd was not included in the distribution, but both packaged and > compiled 2.9.11 work. > > Essentially the same results with the following distributions: > > Sidux 2007: Kernel 2.6.21.3, Alsa-driver 1.0.14rc3, Alsa-lib 1.0.13, gcc 4.1.3. > > DreamLinux 3.2, Kernel 2.6.23, Alsa-driver 1.0.14, Alsa-lib 1.0.15 > > Puppy NOP 4.0, Kernel 2.6.21.3, Alsa-driver 1.0.15rc2, Alsa-lib 1.0.14 > > In 2008, first problems noticed: > > Knoppix 5.3.1., Kernel 2.6.24.4, Alsa-driver 1.0.15, Alsa-lib 1.0.16, gcc 4.2.3. > The modem connects, but at a slow speed and disconnects again after a > short while. > Solution: used libasound.so.2.0.0 version 1.0.15, and the modem works perfectly. > > Sidux 2008-01: closely resembles Knoppix 5.3.1, with same Kernel, > Alsa-driver, Alsa-lib and gcc versions. Same problem and same > solution. > > Then, the problems become even worse: > > Puppy NOP 4.1.2. and 4.1.3.: Kernel 2.6.25.16, Alsa-driver and > Alsa-lib 1.0.16rc2. > With this one, the only way to connect consisted in recompiling the > sound modules, using files taken from Alsa-driver 1.0.15 (control.c, > pcm.c, pcm_lib.c, pcm_native.c, asound.h and pcm.h), with minimal > modifications to ensure compilation. Alsa-lib 1.0.15 needed for > successful connect. > > Essentially, same experience with the following distributions: > > Puppy NOP 4.3.1, Kernel 2.6.30.5, Alsa-driver and Alsa-lib 1.0.20 > > TinyCore, Kernel 2.6.29.1; tried this one also with self-compiled > Vanilla kernels 2.6.26, > 2.6.27.1, 2.6.28, 2.6.29, 2.6.30 and 2.6.31. > > Pink > > On 11/17/09, Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Pink, >> >> Your information on: >>> I only need to keep the following source files from ALSA 1.0.15: >>> control.c, pcm.c, pcm_lib.c, pcm_native.c, asound.h and pcm.h. >> is very useful as it may be applicable to drivers other than the ali5451 >> >> What is your Linux distro? >> Which slmodemd are using? While the Smartlink release 2.9.11 is >> certainly appropriate, >> If might help to compile slmodemd on your own system, to get the >> optimal match of alsa resources and gcc compiler. >> >> Within the folder slmodem-2.9.11-20090222/modem/ folder, the compile >> can be done as below, >> though I suspect you have compiled your own. >> >> Would you please gzip your slmodemd and send it to "Antonio Olivares" >> <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> >> He has success with a slmodemd+slamr driver under 2.6.30, but not 2.6.31 >> >> MarvS >> ------------- >> slmodem-2.9.11-20090222/modem$ make SUPPORT_ALSA=1 >> rebuild profile... >> gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -DSUPPORT_ALSA=1 -o >> modem_main.o -c modem_main.c >> modem_main.c: In function ‘setup_stream’: >> modem_main.c:429: warning: ‘snd_pcm_sw_params_set_xfer_align’ is >> deprecated (declared at /usr/include/alsa/pcm.h:1114) >> gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -DSUPPORT_ALSA=1 -o >> modem_cmdline.o -c modem_cmdline.c >> gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -DSUPPORT_ALSA=1 -o modem.o >> -c modem.c >> gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -DSUPPORT_ALSA=1 -o >> modem_datafile.o -c modem_datafile.c >> gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -DSUPPORT_ALSA=1 -o >> modem_at.o -c modem_at.c >> gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -DSUPPORT_ALSA=1 -o >> modem_timer.o -c modem_timer.c >> gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -DSUPPORT_ALSA=1 -o >> modem_pack.o -c modem_pack.c >> gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -DSUPPORT_ALSA=1 -o >> modem_ec.o -c modem_ec.c >> gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -DSUPPORT_ALSA=1 -o >> modem_comp.o -c modem_comp.c >> gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -DSUPPORT_ALSA=1 -o >> modem_param.o -c modem_param.c >> gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -DSUPPORT_ALSA=1 -o >> modem_debug.o -c modem_debug.c >> gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -DSUPPORT_ALSA=1 -o >> homolog_data.o -c homolog_data.c >> gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -DSUPPORT_ALSA=1 -o >> dp_sinus.o -c dp_sinus.c >> gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -DSUPPORT_ALSA=1 -o >> dp_dummy.o -c dp_dummy.c >> gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -DSUPPORT_ALSA=1 -o >> sysdep_common.o -c sysdep_common.c >> gcc -o slmodemd modem_main.o modem_cmdline.o modem.o modem_datafile.o >> modem_at.o modem_timer.o modem_pack.o modem_ec.o modem_comp.o >> modem_param.o modem_debug.o homolog_data.o dp_sinus.o dp_dummy.o >> dsplibs.o sysdep_common.o /usr/lib/libasound.so >> gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -DSUPPORT_ALSA=1 -o >> modem_test.o -c modem_test.c >> modem_test.c: In function ‘modem_test_start’: >> modem_test.c:110: warning: ignoring return value of ‘write’, declared >> with attribute warn_unused_result >> gcc -o modem_test modem_test.o modem_cmdline.o modem.o >> modem_datafile.o modem_at.o modem_timer.o modem_pack.o modem_ec.o >> modem_comp.o modem_param.o modem_debug.o homolog_data.o dp_sinus.o >> dp_dummy.o dsplibs.o sysdep_common.o /usr/lib/libasound.so >> >> slmodem-2.9.11-20090222/modem$ ls -lh slmodemd >> -rwxr-xr-x 1 marv marv 1.3M 2009-11-17 17:51 slmodemd >> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Pink SoftBunny >> <pinksoftbunny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Dear Readers, >>> >>> my ALi 5451 modem used to work perfectly with ALSA driver version >>> 1.0.15, ALSA library 1.0.15 and slmodemd 2.9.11. >>> >>> Since newer Linux Kernels also brought newer ALSA drivers with them, I >>> have not been able to get a "CONNECT" with this modem. >>> I did a number of tests with different distributions and dialling >>> software. >>> >>> As a workaround, I compiled ALSA driver 1.0.15 for the more recent >>> Linux kernels, up to 2.6.31, the current release at the time of this >>> writing. The modem works perfectly with this workaround. >>> I only need to keep the following source files from ALSA 1.0.15: >>> control.c, pcm.c, pcm_lib.c, pcm_native.c, asound.h and pcm.h. >>> >>> However, I lack the necessary insight to determine whether the >>> problem is due to the ALSA driver, the ALSA library, slmodemd or other >>> components. >>> This problem has been submitted to ALSA as issue #0004601. >>> >>> Thank you for your assistance! >>> >> >
