Please help me get my modem working. I have tried installing two
different versions:
SLMODEMD.gcc4.3
SLMODEMD_gcc4.3_alsa1.0.17
Neither version would work.
I have included a copy of "ModemData.txt" and copies of my attempted
installation instructions.
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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686,
Linux version 2.6.27-16-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.3.2 (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu11) ) #1 SMP Tue Dec 1 17:56:54 UTC 2009
scanModem update of: 2009_12_10
The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttySL0
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:
snd_atiixp_modem snd_via82xx_modem snd_intel8x0m snd_hda_intel
Attached USB devices are:
ID 0f62:1001 Acrox Technologies Co., Ltd Targus Mini Trackball Optical Mouse
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 00:1b.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:1b.0 8086:27d8 107b:0366 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
22: 1473 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi HDA Intel
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ----
[ 0.516407] PCI: 0000:00:1b.0 reg 10 64bit mmio: [d8240000, d8243fff]
[ 0.516407] pci 0000:00:1b.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot D3cold
[ 0.516407] pci 0000:00:1b.0: PME# disabled
[ 14.526938] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
[ 14.526974] 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 1.0.17
The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are:
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 6: Si3054 Modem [Si3054 Modem]
The /proc/asound/pcm file reports:
-----------------------
00-06: Si3054 Modem : Si3054 Modem : playback 1 : capture 1
00-00: STAC92xx Analog : STAC92xx Analog : playback 1 : capture 1
about /proc/asound/cards:
------------------------
0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
HDA Intel at 0xd8240000 irq 22
PCI slot 00:1b.0 has a High Definition Audio Card
The drivers are in the kernel modules tree at:
/lib/modules/2.6.27-15-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.27-16-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.27-14-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
The modem codec file for the HDA card is: /proc/asound/card0/codec#1
--------------------------------------------------------
Codec: Motorola Si3054
Address: 1
Vendor Id: 0x10573057
Subsystem Id: 0x10001
Revision Id: 0x100100
Modem Function Group: 0x1
The audio card hosts a softmodem chip: 0x10573057
The softmodem chip 0x10573057 is in principle supported by the COMM support of slmodemd
and the joint snd-hda-intel audio+modem driver, begun with ALSA version 1.0.13.
For HDA cards with ALC883 chips, an upgrade to ALSA verions 1.0.15 way be necessary. Instructions for Upgrading snd-hda-intel and its dependent driver set are at:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-eighth/msg00838.html
If not a Conexant modem, the driver snd-hda-intel with its dependent drivers:
snd_hda_intel 385072 3
snd_pcm 83204 6 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
snd 63396 19 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
snd_page_alloc 16136 5 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
----------
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 82801G "
CLASS=0403
PCIDEV=8086:27d8
SUBSYS=107b:0366
IRQ=22
HDA=8086:27d8
SOFT=8086:27d8.HDA
HDAchipVendorID=1057
CHIP=0x10573057
IDENT=slmodemd
SLMODEMD_DEVICE=hw:0,6
Driver=snd-hda-intel
For candidate modem in: 00:1b.0
0403 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G
Primary device ID: 8086:27d8
Subsystem PCI_id 107b:0366
Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: 0x10573057
from Archives:
The HDA card softmodem chip is 0x10573057
Support type needed or chipset: slmodemd supporting the snd-hda-intel audio+modem driver
An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver: snd-hda-intel
provides Low Level support enabling contact with the modem hardware.
For all BUT Conexant chip soft modems (using hsfmodem software)
complementary High Level support is through a Smartlink utility: slmodemd
Download from http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/
the package SLMODEMD.gcc4.3.tar.gz having a compiled slmodemd. Unpack under Linux with:
$ tar zxf SLMODEMD.gcc4.3.tar.gz
and read instructions therein. But briefly, the modem is setup with command:
sudo slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa hw:0,6
reporting dynamic creation of ports:
/dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N , with N some number
Read DOCs/Smartlink.txt and Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance.
Writing DOCs/Intel.txt
Writing DOCs/Smartlink.txt
============ end Smartlink section =====================
Completed candidate modem analyses.
The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev
Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.3.2
and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.3.2
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 4.3
linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.27-16-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 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.
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# start/stop the daemon when the USB modem is connected
KERNEL=="slusb[0-9]*", GROUP="dialout", RUN+="/etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon"
Checking for modem support lines:
--------------------------------------
/device/modem symbolic link: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 2009-12-24 12:01 /dev/modem -> ttySL0
slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0:
Within /etc/udev/ files:
/etc/udev/rules.d/030_sl-modem-daemon.rules:# start/stop the daemon when the USB modem is connected
/etc/udev/rules.d/030_sl-modem-daemon.rules:KERNEL=="slusb[0-9]*", GROUP="dialout", RUN+="/etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon"
/etc/udev/sl-modem-daemon.rules:# start/stop the daemon when the USB modem is connected
/etc/udev/sl-modem-daemon.rules:KERNEL=="slusb[0-9]*", GROUP="dialout", RUN+="/etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon"
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
/etc/modprobe.d/sl-modem-daemon.modutils:install slamr modprobe --ignore-install ungrab-winmodem ; modprobe --ignore-install slamr; test -e /dev/slamr0 || (/bin/mknod -m 660 /dev/slamr0 c 242 0 2>/dev/null && chgrp dialout /dev/slamr0)
Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
--------- end modem support lines --------
john@john-laptop:~/modems_2/SLMODEMD.gcc4.3$
john@john-laptop:~/modems_2/SLMODEMD.gcc4.3$ ls -l
total 1408
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 12603 2008-08-03 22:26 1st_Read.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 3555 2005-10-08 18:20 Changes
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 1707 2004-01-31 08:06 COPYING
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 1214 2005-08-30 11:08 CountryList.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 946 2005-10-30 07:44 Files.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 7341 2005-09-22 08:05 README
-rwxr-xr-x 1 john john 1187 2008-08-03 22:06 setup
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 6481 2005-09-24 15:51 Slmodem-ALSA.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 john john 1325087 2008-08-03 22:37 slmodemd
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 10308 2007-02-15 22:13 slmodemd.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 18186 2005-08-24 07:24 slmodem.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 15184 2005-08-24 07:24 Testing.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 2318 2006-06-28 11:26 Unload.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 1742 2008-01-10 21:49 wvdial.conf
john@john-laptop:~/modems_2/SLMODEMD.gcc4.3$
john@john-laptop:~/modems_2/SLMODEMD.gcc4.3$ sudo slmodemd -c USA --alsa hw:0,6
[sudo] password for john:
SmartLink Soft Modem: version 2.9.11 Feb 22 2009 09:37:12
symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/1' created.
modem `hw:0,6' created. TTY is `/dev/pts/1'
Use `/dev/ttySL0' as modem device, Ctrl+C for termination.
^Cjohn@john-laptop:~/modems_2/SLMODEMD.gcc4.3$
john@john-laptop:~/modems_2/SLMODEMD.gcc4.3$ sudo wvdialconf /etc/vdial.conf
Editing `/etc/vdial.conf'.
Scanning your serial ports for a modem.
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S0 S1 S2 S3
Sorry, no modem was detected! Is it in use by another program?
Did you configure it properly with setserial?
Please read the FAQ at http://open.nit.ca/wiki/?WvDial
If you still have problems, send mail to <wvdial-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.
john@john-laptop:~/modems_2/SLMODEMD.gcc4.3$
john@john-laptop:~/modems_2/SLMODEMD_gcc4.3_alsa1.0.17$
john@john-laptop:~/modems_2/SLMODEMD_gcc4.3_alsa1.0.17$ ls -l
total 1424
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 12603 2008-08-03 22:26 1st_Read.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 3555 2005-10-08 18:20 Changes
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 1707 2004-01-31 08:06 COPYING
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 1214 2005-08-30 11:08 CountryList.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 946 2005-10-30 07:44 Files.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 7341 2005-09-22 08:05 README
-rwxr-xr-x 1 john john 1448 2009-02-22 09:00 setup
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 6481 2005-09-24 15:51 Slmodem-ALSA.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 john john 1337521 2009-02-22 08:37 slmodemd
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 1546 2009-02-22 09:01 slmodemd_Inst.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 10308 2007-02-15 22:13 slmodemd.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 18186 2005-08-24 07:24 slmodem.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 15184 2005-08-24 07:24 Testing.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 2318 2006-06-28 11:26 Unload.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 john john 1742 2008-01-10 21:49 wvdial.conf
john@john-laptop:~/modems_2/SLMODEMD_gcc4.3_alsa1.0.17$
john@john-laptop:~/modems_2/SLMODEMD_gcc4.3_alsa1.0.17$ sudo slmodemd -c USA --alsa hw:0,6
[sudo] password for john:
SmartLink Soft Modem: version 2.9.11 Feb 22 2009 09:37:12
symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/1' created.
modem `hw:0,6' created. TTY is `/dev/pts/1'
Use `/dev/ttySL0' as modem device, Ctrl+C for termination.
^Cjohn@john-laptop:~/modems_2/SLMODEMD_gcc4.3_alsa1.0.17$
john@john-laptop:~/modems_2/SLMODEMD_gcc4.3_alsa1.0.17$ sudo wvdialconf /etc/vdial.conf
Editing `/etc/vdial.conf'.
Scanning your serial ports for a modem.
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S0 S1 S2 S3
Sorry, no modem was detected! Is it in use by another program?
Did you configure it properly with setserial?
Please read the FAQ at http://open.nit.ca/wiki/?WvDial
If you still have problems, send mail to <wvdial-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.
john@john-laptop:~/modems_2/SLMODEMD_gcc4.3_alsa1.0.17$
john@john-laptop:~/modems_2/SLMODEMD_gcc4.3_alsa1.0.17$
