RE: I'm planning to replace it with 64-bit Mint 8.
The agrsm drivers cannot be compiled on a 64 bit installation, because
of a precompiled 32 bit component.
With respect to pae:
the generic kernel serves both intel and amd architectures, while
the pae only support 32 bit Intel
To install linux headers for the new kernel just:
$ sudo apt-get update linux-headers-2.6.31-17-generic-pae
and when you reboot the matching agrsm drivers will be compiled and installed,
courtesy of the DKMS driver update support.
MarvS
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Ezekiel Krahlin <ezekielk@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Marvin, sorry about the delay. I see that I can simply boot into the
> "generic" kernel instead of the "generic-pae". I just discovered that my
> laptop is a 64-bit system, and I have 32-bit Linux installed. So I'm
> planning to replace it with 64-bit Mint 8. Would doing so at this time
> interfere with your help? I can always hold off...but I'm wondering if the
> modem solution (if found) would be null and void once I upgrade to 64 bits.
> (I don't even know if I'm asking the right questions, sorry.) Anyways, here
> are the results (also, I hope attachment ALSAzeke.tgz gets through, now that
> I renamed it ALSAzeke-tgz.png):
>
> zeke@acer ~/Modem $ sudo modprobe agrserial
> [sudo] password for zeke:
> FATAL: Module agrmodem not found.
> FATAL: Module agrserial not found.
> zeke@acer ~/Modem $
>
>
> zeke@acer ~/Modem $ tail -f /var/log/messages &
> [1] 5788
> zeke@acer ~/Modem $ Jan 25 10:17:57 acer kernel: [ 46.492951] EXT3-fs:
> mounted filesystem with writeback data mode.
> Jan 25 10:19:51 acer sudo: pam_sm_authenticate: Called
> Jan 25 10:19:51 acer sudo: pam_sm_authenticate: username = [zeke]
> Jan 25 10:20:23 acer kernel: [ 192.518592] usb 3-1: USB disconnect, address
> 2
> Jan 25 10:20:23 acer kernel: [ 192.521678] pl2303 ttyUSB0: pl2303 converter
> now disconnected from ttyUSB0
> Jan 25 10:20:23 acer kernel: [ 192.521706] pl2303 3-1:1.0: device
> disconnected
> Jan 25 10:20:28 acer kernel: [ 197.719852] usb 1-6: USB disconnect, address
> 5
> Jan 25 10:20:29 acer kernel: [ 198.764854] usb 4-2: USB disconnect, address
> 2
> Jan 25 10:20:29 acer kernel: [ 198.764862] usb 4-2.1: USB disconnect,
> address 3
> Jan 25 10:20:30 acer kernel: [ 198.817633] usb 4-2.2: USB disconnect,
> address 4
> Jan 25 10:25:51 acer sudo: pam_sm_authenticate: Called
> Jan 25 10:25:51 acer sudo: pam_sm_authenticate: username = [zeke]
>
> ModemData.txt:
>
>
> -------------------------- System information ----------------------------
> CPU=i686, Linux Mint 8 Helena - Main Edition
> Linux version 2.6.31-17-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.4.1 (Ubuntu
> 4.4.1-4ubuntu8) ) #54-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 10 16:20:31 UTC 2009
> scanModem update of: 2010_01_24
>
>
> The dkms driver upgrade utilities are installed,
>
> There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files
>
> Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are:
> snd_hda_intel
>
> Attached USB devices are:
> ID 064e:a103 Suyin Corp.
> ID 0bda:0158 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Mass Stroage Device
> 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
>
> Candidate PCI devices with modem chips are:
> 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
> 01:05.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RS780 Azalia controller
> High Definition Audio cards can host modem chips.
>
> For candidate card in slot 00:14.2, firmware information and bootup
> diagnostics are:
> PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
> ---------- --------- --------- --------------
> 00:14.2 1002:4383 1025:0166 Audio device: ATI
> Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia
>
> Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
> 16: 31 10975 IO-APIC-fasteoi ohci_hcd:usb3, ohci_hcd:usb4,
> HDA Intel
> --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:14.2 ----
> [ 1.152420] pci 0000:00:14.2: reg 10 64bit mmio: [0xf0000000-0xf0003fff]
> [ 1.152473] pci 0000:00:14.2: PME# supported from D0 D3hot D3cold
> [ 1.152478] pci 0000:00:14.2: PME# disabled
> [ 24.766810] HDA Intel 0000:00:14.2: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) ->
> IRQ 16
> [ 25.209141] input: HDA Digital PCBeep as
> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.2/input/input12
>
> The PCI slot 00:14.2 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.
>
>
> For candidate card in slot 01:05.1, firmware information and bootup
> diagnostics are:
> PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
> ---------- --------- --------- --------------
> 01:05.1 1002:960f 1002:9612 Audio device: ATI
> Technologies Inc RS780 Azalia controller
>
> Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
> 19: 86 9756 IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb2, ath9k, HDA
> Intel
> --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 01:05.1 ----
> [ 1.152883] pci 0000:01:05.1: reg 10 32bit mmio: [0xcfdec000-0xcfdeffff]
> [ 1.152915] pci 0000:01:05.1: supports D1 D2
> [ 25.272891] HDA Intel 0000:01:05.1: PCI INT B -> GSI 19 (level, low) ->
> IRQ 19
> [ 25.272927] HDA Intel 0000:01:05.1: setting latency timer to 64
>
>
> ===== 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 1.0.20
> The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are: None
>
>
> The /proc/asound/pcm file reports:
> -----------------------
> 00-00: ALC888 Analog : ALC888 Analog : playback 1 : capture 1
> 00-01: ALC888 Digital : ALC888 Digital : playback 1
> 00-02: ALC888 Analog : ALC888 Analog : capture 1
> 01-03: ATI HDMI : ATI HDMI : playback 1
>
> about /proc/asound/cards:
> ------------------------
> 0 [SB ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB
> HDA ATI SB at 0xf0000000 irq 16
> 1 [HDMI ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI HDMI
> HDA ATI HDMI at 0xcfdec000 irq 19
>
> PCI slot 00:14.2
> 01:05.1 has a High Definition Audio Card
> The drivers are in the kernel modules tree at:
> /lib/modules/2.6.31-14-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.31-17-generic-pae/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.31-17-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
> New HDA card type:
>
>
>
> The modem codec file for the HDA card is: /proc/asound/card0/codec#1
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Codec: LSI ID 1040
> Address: 1
> Function Id: 0x2
> Vendor Id: 0x11c11040
> Subsystem Id: 0x10250166
> Revision Id: 0x100200
> Modem Function Group: 0x1
>
> The audio card hosts a softmodem chip: 0x11c11040
> If not a Conexant modem, the driver agrsm with its dependent drivers:
>
> ----------
> 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 00:14.2:
> Modem chipset detected on
> NAME="Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia "
> CLASS=0403
> PCIDEV=1002:4383
> SUBSYS=1025:0166
> IRQ=16
> HDA=1002:4383
> SOFT=1002:4383.HDA
> HDAchipVendorID=11c1
> CHIP=0x11c11040
> IDENT=agrsm
> Driver=agrsm
>
> For candidate modem in: 00:14.2
> 0403 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia
> Primary device ID: 1002:4383
> Subsystem PCI_id 1025:0166
> Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: 0x11c11040
> from Archives:
> The HDA card softmodem chip is 0x11c11040
>
>
> Support type needed or chipset: agrsm
>
>
> Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 01:05.1:
> Modem chipset detected on
> NAME="Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RS780 Azalia controller"
> CLASS=0403
> PCIDEV=1002:960f
> SUBSYS=1002:9612
> IRQ=19
>
> For candidate modem in: 01:05.1
> 0403 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RS780 Azalia controller
> Primary device ID: 1002:960f
> Subsystem PCI_id 1002:9612
> Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: 0x11c11040
> from Archives:
> The HDA card softmodem chip is 0x11c11040
>
>
> Support type needed or chipset: agrsm
>
> 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
>
> linux-headers-2.6.31-17-generic resources needed for compiling are not
> manifestly ready!
>
> If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing:
> kernel-source-2.6.31-17-generic
>
> For Debian and some related distributions, a package kernel-kbuild-2.6-31
> 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 pppd properties:
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 zeke dip 277352 2009-02-20 09:25 /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)
> chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd
> or under Ubuntu related Linuxes
> 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
>
> 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 wlan0
> 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/agrsm.conf:## setup agrsm modem with only: "sudo modprobe
> agrserial"
> /etc/modprobe.d/agrsm.conf:install agrserial /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
> agrmodem ; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install agrserial && \
> /etc/modprobe.d/agrsm.conf:remove agrserial /sbin/modprobe -r
> --ignore-remove agrserial ; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove agrmodem && {
> if test -L /dev/ttySAGR; then rm /dev/ttySAGR; fi } ; true
> /etc/modprobe.d/agrsm.conf:# to automate bootup "sudo modprobe agrmodem"
> /etc/modprobe.d/agrsm.conf:## to setup agrsm modem with only: "sudo modprobe
> agrmodem"
> /etc/modprobe.d/agrsm.conf:# install agrmodem /sbin/modprobe
> --ignore-install agrmodem && \
> /etc/modprobe.d/agrsm.conf:## of effects of agrmodem and agrserial loading
> /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 --------
>
>
> --
> "A government is only as good as its operating system."
> - Zeke Krahlin
>
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