Hi, I'm new to installing dial-up modems on Linux.
I've trying to get a 'Lite-on' d-1156l#/a1a modem working on Xubuntu.
Chipset: Agere Systems V.92 56K WinModem
I've run Scan Modem and by the recommendation of ModemData.txt I have
downloaded and installed the following file (driver?):
agrsm048pci-2.1.60_20100108_i386.deb.
wvdialconf fails to find a device. It says to use SetSerial so I tried
the autoconfig but I'm not sure how to use it.
Not sure what to do next.
Thanks for your time.
Nick
ModemData.txt
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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686, Ubuntu , ALSA_version=1.0.20
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_02_25
Distrib_ID=Ubuntu
DistribCodeName=karmic
AptRepositoryStem=http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
The dkms driver upgrade utilities are installed,
There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files
Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are:
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:
01:01.0 Communication controller: Agere Systems V.92 56K WinModem (rev 03)
High Definition Audio cards can host modem chips.
For candidate card in slot 01:01.0, firmware information and bootup
diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
01:01.0 11c1:048c 11c1:044c Communication controller: Agere Systems
V.92 56K WinModem
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
15: 23507 IO-APIC-edge ata_piix
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 01:01.0 ----
[ 0.108552] pci 0000:01:01.0: reg 10 32bit mmio: [0xfe5ffc00-0xfe5ffcff]
[ 0.108561] pci 0000:01:01.0: reg 14 io port: [0xbc00-0xbc07]
[ 0.108570] pci 0000:01:01.0: reg 18 io port: [0xb800-0xb8ff]
[ 0.108611] pci 0000:01:01.0: supports D2
[ 0.108614] pci 0000:01:01.0: PME# supported from D2 D3hot D3cold
[ 0.108619] pci 0000:01:01.0: PME# disabled
The PCI slot 01:01.0 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.
=== Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. ===
Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 01:01.0:
Modem chipset detected on
NAME="Communication controller: Agere Systems V.92 56K WinModem "
CLASS=0780
PCIDEV=11c1:048c
SUBSYS=11c1:044c
IRQ=5
IDENT=agrsm
For candidate modem in: 01:01.0
0780 Communication controller: Agere Systems V.92 56K WinModem
Primary device ID: 11c1:048c
Support type needed or chipset: agrsm
The AgereSystems/LSI agrsm code supports compiling of a agrmodem +
agrserial driver pair.
There are a few different chipsets which use this driver pair, but
they use different code resources:
Chipsets KV* PackageNames (most current as of November 2009)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11c1:048c and 11c1:048f
2.6.29 agrsm048pci-2.1.60_20100108_i386.deb or
agrsm048pci-2.1.60_20100108.tar.gz
11c1:0620 2.6.31
agrsm06pci-2.1.80_20100106_i386.deb or
agrsm06pci-2.1.80~20100106.tar.gz !!
11c11040 (on HDA audio cards) 2.6.31
agrsm-11c11040_20091225_i386.deb or
agrsm-11c11040-2.1.80~20091225.tar.bz2 !!
All available at:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/11c11040/
Additionally there are;
automation & testing agrsm-tools_0.0.1_all.deb or
agrsm-tools-0.0.1-2.noarch.rpm
General background agrsm_howto.txt
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* KV == latest kernel release with a reported success
!! Latest update with major credit to Nikolay Zhuravlev
But see conflict issue:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-nineth/msg02753.html
Report from Bjorn Wielens:
Please note- trying to load the modules on a OpenSuSE 11.2 system gives
an error about the module_version symbol. Using:
# modprobe --force agrmodem
# modprobe --force agrserial
is necessary to load the drivers, and does not appear to cause ill effects.
All of the above packages are dkms competent. This means that if your
Linux distros dkms package
is previously installed, if provides for future updates matching
forthcoming kernels.
-------------- end Agere Systems section -------------------
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.
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
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:
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/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/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:
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