Hello,
as this turns out I have some unbranded Intel 536EP Data Fax Modem. I am
using Debian Lenny and the driver is not in kernel (I supose) and the
http://www.intel.com/design/modems/support/drivers.htm says they don't
give drivers anymore, but I can't find any useful info on the modem to
identify the manufacturer to get the driver... Can someone point me
where to find it and how to proceed to install the proper driver to use
for faxing with HylaFAX!
Thanks a lot for the time and useful information to point me in right
direction...
Berry
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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686,
Linux version 2.6.26-2-686 (Debian 2.6.26-19lenny2) (dannf@xxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 4.1.3 20080704 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-25)) #1 SMP Wed Nov 4 20:45:37 UTC 2009
scanModem update of: 2010_01_22
The dialer utility package WVDIAL does not appear to be installed on your System.
For Ubuntu users, there are at the bottom of http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/
packages with the files necessary to install wvdial, with names like:
wvdial_jaunty_amd64.zip for x86_64, 64 bit bus systems.
wvdial_jaunty_i386.zip for 32 bit systems.
wvdial_karmic_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 058f:9254 Alcor Micro Corp. Hub
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 01:09.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
01:09.0 8086:1040 8086:1000 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 536EP Data Fax Modem
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 01:09.0 ----
=== Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. ===
Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 01:09.0:
Modem chipset detected on
NAME="Communication controller: Intel Corporation 536EP Data Fax Modem"
CLASS=0780
PCIDEV=8086:1040
SUBSYS=8086:1000
IRQ=6
IDENT=INTEL536EP
For candidate modem in: 01:09.0
0780 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 536EP Data Fax Modem
Primary device ID: 8086:1040
Support type needed or chipset: INTEL536EP
Since 2006, Intel appears to have ceased its modem code updates for Linux.
The outdated official Intel support packages can be accessed through:
http://developer.intel.com/design/modems/support/drivers.htm
Beneficially, Philippe Vouters has been provided updates as the Linux kernel evolves.
But intensive personal support is not feasible, see: http://archives.linmodems.org/24939
The code for the INTEL537 and INTEL536 chipset modems is now at:
http://vouters.dyndns.org/Intel/ , previously http://x9000.fr
Copies are also stored at:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/intel/Philippe.Vouters/
For Ubuntu Linux users with Intel 536 and 537 chipsets, there are driver
installation packages available thru http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntu-modems
Read DOCs/Intel.txt and Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance.
Writing DOCs/Intel.txt
Completed candidate modem analyses.
The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev
The kernel was compiled with gcc version 4.1.3 and a compiler is not installed
linux-headers-2.6.26-2-686 resources needed for compiling are not manifestly ready!
If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing:
gcc-4.1 linux-headers-2.6.26-2-686
For Debian and some related distributions, a package kernel-kbuild-2.6-26 may be needed to support driver compiling.
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
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
For guidance on FAX usage, get from http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ get faxing.tar.gz
It has samples for a modem using port /dev/ttySL0, which must be changed to match your modem's port.
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:
/etc/udev/rules.d/80-drivers.rules:SUBSYSTEM=="atm", RUN+="dsl-modem.agent"
Within /etc/modprobe.conf files:
Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
--------- end modem support lines --------
For Debian users, the linux-headers-2.6.26-2-686.deb can be used instead of kernel-source/
