Zeke, Good progress. Looks like the dual audio cards are not causing a problem for the agrsm drivers RE: Jan 25 22:23:27 acer pppd[5971]: local IP address 66.81.37.93 Jan 25 22:23:27 acer pppd[5971]: remote IP address 69.19.217.21 Jan 25 22:23:27 acer pppd[5971]: primary DNS address 66.81.1.250 Jan 25 22:23:27 acer pppd[5971]: secondary DNS address 66.81.1.252 Jan 25 22:26:27 acer pppd[5971]: No response to 4 echo-requests ----------- Check if the DNS info has been written to /etc/resolv.conf. To display $ cat /etc/resolv.conf Read the Post-install Howto at http://linmodems.technion.ac.il Also browse /etc/ppp/options and "man pppd" with respect to managing echo requests. Please don't send *.png files. They were not readable. Just copy out the lines. MarvS On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 2:15 AM, Ezekiel Krahlin <ezekielk@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Quoting Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx>: > >> Sorry. >> Should be >> $ sudo ap-get update >> $ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.31-17-generic-pae > > Done, thx! > >> We have asked. But the policy is that they do not a Linux update, >> unless some major buyer of their chipsets requests it. They are For >> PROFIT and while sympathetic, want someone to repay for their Linux >> code maintenance. > > I see. Thanks so much for taking the time to elucidate. Onward: > > Okay, I think I did everything correct, this time around: > > - Booted up in 2.6.31-14-generic > - Unplugged all my external USB devices. > - Disabled eth0, wlan0 > > FYI, here's ifconfig after diabling ethernet and wifi: > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 > RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > RX bytes:480 (480.0 B) TX bytes:480 (480.0 B) > > And now I have my compiz back the way I like, having booted up in > *14-generic, instead of *17-generic. Maybe I'll stay with this earlier > kernel for the nonce. > > - Then performed all tests. Here are my results: > > zeke@acer ~ $ sudo modprobe agrserial > zeke@acer ~ $ > > The modem device that shows up is "/dev/ttyAGS3"...so I edited wvdial.conf > appropriately. Result: > > zeke@acer ~/Modem $ sudo wvdial > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 > --> Initializing modem. > --> Sending: ATZ > ATZ > OK > --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > OK > --> Modem initialized. > --> Sending: ATDT2002746 > --> Waiting for carrier. > ATDT2002746 > CONNECT 14400 V42bis > --> Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt. > ** O1 Communications TermServ ** > Login: > --> Looks like a login prompt. > --> Sending: ezekielk > ezekielk > Password: > --> Looks like a password prompt. > --> Sending: (password) > Entering PPP Session. > IP address is 66.81.37.93 > MTU is 1524. > --> Looks like a welcome message. > --> Starting pppd at Mon Jan 25 22:23:23 2010 > --> Pid of pppd: 5971 > --> Using interface ppp0 > --> pppd: ���[08] ��[08] > --> pppd: ���[08] ��[08] > --> pppd: ���[08] ��[08] > --> local IP address 66.81.37.93 > --> pppd: ���[08] ��[08] > --> remote IP address 69.19.217.21 > --> pppd: ���[08] ��[08] > --> primary DNS address 66.81.1.250 > --> pppd: ���[08] ��[08] > --> secondary DNS address 66.81.1.252 > --> pppd: ���[08] ��[08] > > The modem was purring over my land line (picked up the phone to listen), > connection seemed successful, but I could *not* load any web page. Here's > what the "tail" command shows (I've had it running since right before I > started all testing, including wvdial): > > zeke@acer ~ $ tail -f /var/log/messages & > [1] 4433 > zeke@acer ~ $ Jan 25 21:55:11 acer kernel: [ 29.396725] ppdev: user-space > parallel port driver > Jan 25 21:55:15 acer kernel: [ 33.253059] hda-intel: IRQ timing workaround > is activated for card #1. Suggest a bigger bdl_pos_adj. > Jan 25 21:55:20 acer pulseaudio[2396]: ratelimit.c: 3 events suppressed > Jan 25 21:56:22 acer sudo: pam_sm_authenticate: Called > Jan 25 21:56:22 acer sudo: pam_sm_authenticate: username = [zeke] > Jan 25 22:03:15 acer kernel: [ 512.906254] * Hello Agere Driver ** > Jan 25 22:03:15 acer kernel: [ 512.906296] usbcore: registered new > interface driver agr12dec2006 > Jan 25 22:03:17 acer kernel: [ 515.327105] serial8250_register_ports: > BaseAddress 0x0004 Irq 16 > Jan 25 22:03:17 acer kernel: [ 515.327117] ttyAGS3 at I/O 0x4 (irq = 16) is > a AgereModem > Jan 25 22:03:17 acer kernel: [ 515.327242] Loading module Agere Modem > Interface driver version 2.1.80.0 (2007-10-01) > Jan 25 22:11:21 acer sudo: pam_sm_authenticate: Called > Jan 25 22:11:21 acer sudo: pam_sm_authenticate: username = [zeke] > Jan 25 22:22:29 acer kernel: [ 1667.537362] ==> codecType = 0x32 > Jan 25 22:23:23 acer pppd[5971]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0 > Jan 25 22:23:23 acer pppd[5971]: Using interface ppp0 > Jan 25 22:23:23 acer pppd[5971]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyAGS3 > Jan 25 22:23:27 acer kernel: [ 1724.848375] PPP BSD Compression module > registered > Jan 25 22:23:27 acer kernel: [ 1724.861690] PPP Deflate Compression module > registered > Jan 25 22:23:27 acer pppd[5971]: local IP address 66.81.37.93 > Jan 25 22:23:27 acer pppd[5971]: remote IP address 69.19.217.21 > Jan 25 22:23:27 acer pppd[5971]: primary DNS address 66.81.1.250 > Jan 25 22:23:27 acer pppd[5971]: secondary DNS address 66.81.1.252 > Jan 25 22:26:27 acer pppd[5971]: No response to 4 echo-requests > Jan 25 22:26:27 acer pppd[5971]: Serial link appears to be disconnected. > Jan 25 22:26:27 acer pppd[5971]: Connect time 3.0 minutes. > Jan 25 22:26:27 acer pppd[5971]: Sent 5574 bytes, received 323 bytes. > Jan 25 22:26:33 acer pppd[5971]: Connection terminated. > > I actually believe we're just one small step away from getting this dang > softmodem to work! BTW, I tried this all over again without unplugging my > USB peripherals, or disabling ethernet or wifi. Or course, I loaded the > agere driver. Exact same results: I connected to the ISP, but could not load > the web. > > Attached are ALSAzeke-tgz.png and EK-gz.png. Here are the latest results of > scanModem: > > -------------------------- System information ---------------------------- > CPU=i686, Linux Mint 8 Helena - Main Edition > Linux version 2.6.31-14-generic (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 4.4.1 (Ubuntu > 4.4.1-4ubuntu8) ) #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:04:26 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 agrmodem agrserial > > 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: 5 3646 IO-APIC-fasteoi ohci_hcd:usb3, ohci_hcd:usb4, > HDA Intel > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:14.2 ---- > [ 1.155883] pci 0000:00:14.2: reg 10 64bit mmio: [0xf0000000-0xf0003fff] > [ 1.155935] pci 0000:00:14.2: PME# supported from D0 D3hot D3cold > [ 1.155940] pci 0000:00:14.2: PME# disabled > [ 25.089897] HDA Intel 0000:00:14.2: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> > IRQ 16 > [ 25.268389] input: HDA Digital PCBeep as > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.2/input/input9 > > 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: 24 5478 IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb2, ath, HDA Intel > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 01:05.1 ---- > [ 1.156380] pci 0000:01:05.1: reg 10 32bit mmio: [0xcfdec000-0xcfdeffff] > [ 1.156412] pci 0000:01:05.1: supports D1 D2 > [ 25.313909] HDA Intel 0000:01:05.1: PCI INT B -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> > IRQ 19 > [ 25.313941] 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 > > > > Minimal compiling resources appear complete: > make utility - /usr/bin/make > Compiler version 4.4 > linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.31-14-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. > > > > 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. > > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. >
