On 16 March 2010 05:58, Robin <modem@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Antonio &,Joshua, > > Antonio, I had tried your suggestion before I mailed, it didn't help. > wvdialconf does not see /dev/modem as you described, but it did see > /dev/ttySAGR which is a symbolic link to /dev/ttyAGR3 (thus the same as > /dev/modem and having the same effect as can be seen by my wvdialconf > output). > > As a last resort I had another modem installed, a Conextant HSF model. (The > PC is in another country so i couldn't do it myself) > To my surprise i got it working in 5 minutes!! (instead of the 5 days i > spent working on the Agere modem :( ) Conexant (linuxant) are well supported (by Jonathon on this list and linuxant list), but for full functionality you have to pay a license fee. You're limited to 14.4kbps until you do so. > I'm starting to think the Agere modem was defective or something, as the > driver seemed to work perfectly. That's always a possibility. I didn't think to ask if you'd tested it on a windows PC. > Thank you guys for the excellent help and the resources on > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il Sorry we couldn't get it to work. > > Regards, > - Robin > > On 03/15/2010 07:30 PM, Antonio Olivares wrote: >> >> Robin, >> >> Try dialing out with /dev/modem as the modem port. See if you can >> connect. On several attempts of mine with agrsm, intel536 modem I see >> wvdialconf find no modem port, but specifying it I can connect try >> that and report back. I believe that this time it will work :) >> >> Regards, >> >> Antonio >> >> On 3/15/10, Robin<modem@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Joshua, >>> >>> Thank you for your suggestions. >>> >>> Firstly I tried to compile agrsm-20080203.tar.gz with my original 2.6.26 >>> kernel (as is shipped with debian lenny). This compiled properly, >>> unfortunately there was no change in behavior when I ran wvdialconf. It >>> still didn't respond to the ATZ command as i demonstrated in one of my >>> previous posts. >>> >>> Secondly i tried your recommendation for using the 2.6.29 kernel, with >>> the 2.6.29 kernel I reinstalled >>> agrsm048pci-2.1.60_worked20100108_i386.deb. >>> This also had no effect, no response to the ATZ command. >>> >>> Besides that I finally was able to have the PCI card placed in a >>> different slot on the motherboard (as i do not have direct acces to the >>> PC). >>> This had a unexpected result: >>> After modprobing them /var/log/messages returns the usual: >>> >>> agrmodem: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel. >>> agrsm 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21 >>> agrsm: created 1 infos >>> ttyAGS3 at I/O 0xd800 (irq = 21) is a AgereModem >>> agrserial: Loading module Agere Modem Interface driver version >>> 2.1.60.0.Linspire (2005-11-16) >>> >>> After setting up the symbolic links (/dev/modem and /dev/ttySAGR) I run >>> wvdialconf again, but this time it stalls: >>> >>> # wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf >>> Editing `/etc/wvdial.conf'. >>> >>> Scanning your serial ports for a modem. >>> >>> ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud >>> ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud >>> ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up. >>> Modem Port Scan<*1>: S1 S2 S3 >>> >>> This is where it stalls for about a minute.... and then contiues. >>> >>> ttySAGR<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud >>> ttySAGR<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 >>> baud >>> ttySAGR<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up. >>> >>> >>> 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>. >>> >>> This stalling happens on both the 2.6.29 and 2.6.26 kernels. >>> >>> As a last ditch effort to get this modem working I attached the output >>> of lspci -vv to this post. Maybe you can spot a conflict, if you can't >>> find one i think I'm going to give up on this modem. >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> - Robin >>> >>> # lspci -vv >>> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE/PE DRAM >>> Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev 03) >>> Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE/PE DRAM >>> Controller/Host-Hub Interface >>> Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- >>> Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- >>> Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast>TAbort- >>> <TAbort-<MAbort+>SERR-<PERR- INTx- >>> Latency: 0 >>> Region 0: Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M] >>> Capabilities: [e4] Vendor Specific Information<?> >>> Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel >>> Kernel modules: intel-agp >>> >>> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation >>> 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 03) >>> (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) >>> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 5247 >>> Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- >>> Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- >>> Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast>TAbort- >>> <TAbort-<MAbort->SERR-<PERR- INTx- >>> Latency: 0 >>> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 >>> Region 0: Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] >>> Region 1: Memory at ffa80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K] >>> Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 1 >>> Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA >>> PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) >>> Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- >>> Kernel modules: intelfb >>> >>> 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM >>> (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) >>> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 5247 >>> Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- >>> Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- >>> Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium>TAbort- >>> <TAbort-<MAbort->SERR-<PERR- INTx- >>> Latency: 0 >>> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16 >>> Region 4: I/O ports at e800 [size=32] >>> Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd >>> Kernel modules: uhci-hcd >>> >>> 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM >>> (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) >>> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 5247 >>> Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- >>> Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- >>> Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium>TAbort- >>> <TAbort-<MAbort->SERR-<PERR- INTx- >>> Latency: 0 >>> Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 19 >>> Region 4: I/O ports at e880 [size=32] >>> Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd >>> Kernel modules: uhci-hcd >>> >>> 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM >>> (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) >>> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 5247 >>> Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- >>> Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- >>> Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium>TAbort- >>> <TAbort-<MAbort->SERR-<PERR- INTx- >>> Latency: 0 >>> Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 18 >>> Region 4: I/O ports at ec00 [size=32] >>> Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd >>> Kernel modules: uhci-hcd >>> >>> 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 >>> EHCI Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI]) >>> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 5247 >>> Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- >>> Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- >>> Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium>TAbort- >>> <TAbort-<MAbort->SERR-<PERR- INTx- >>> Latency: 0 >>> Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 23 >>> Region 0: Memory at ffa7fc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] >>> Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 >>> Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA >>> PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) >>> Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- >>> Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=0080 >>> Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd >>> Kernel modules: ehci-hcd >>> >>> 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 82) (prog-if >>> 00 [Normal decode]) >>> Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- >>> Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- >>> Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast>TAbort- >>> <TAbort-<MAbort->SERR-<PERR+ INTx- >>> Latency: 0 >>> Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32 >>> I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff >>> Memory behind bridge: ff800000-ff8fffff >>> Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e6a00000-e6afffff >>> Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium>TAbort- >>> <TAbort-<MAbort+<SERR-<PERR- >>> BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA+ VGA- MAbort->Reset- FastB2B- >>> PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn- >>> Kernel modules: shpchp >>> >>> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL (ICH4/ICH4-L) LPC >>> Interface Bridge (rev 02) >>> Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- >>> Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- >>> Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium>TAbort- >>> <TAbort-<MAbort->SERR-<PERR- INTx- >>> Latency: 0 >>> Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng >>> >>> 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DB (ICH4) IDE Controller >>> (rev 02) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) >>> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 5247 >>> Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- >>> Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- >>> Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium>TAbort- >>> <TAbort-<MAbort->SERR-<PERR- INTx- >>> Latency: 0 >>> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18 >>> Region 0: I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8] >>> Region 1: I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1] >>> Region 2: I/O ports at 0170 [size=8] >>> Region 3: I/O ports at 0374 [size=1] >>> Region 4: I/O ports at ffa0 [size=16] >>> Region 5: Memory at 10000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] >>> Kernel driver in use: PIIX_IDE >>> Kernel modules: piix >>> >>> 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) >>> SMBus Controller (rev 02) >>> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 5247 >>> Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- >>> Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- >>> Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium>TAbort- >>> <TAbort-<MAbort->SERR-<PERR- INTx- >>> Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 17 >>> Region 4: I/O ports at e480 [size=32] >>> Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus >>> Kernel modules: i2c-i801 >>> >>> 01:00.0 Communication controller: Agere Systems V.92 56K WinModem (rev >>> 02) >>> Subsystem: Agere Systems Device 044c >>> Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- >>> Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- >>> Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium>TAbort- >>> <TAbort-<MAbort->SERR-<PERR- INTx- >>> Latency: 32 (63000ns min, 3500ns max) >>> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 21 >>> Region 0: Memory at ff8ffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] >>> Region 1: I/O ports at dc00 [size=8] >>> Region 2: I/O ports at d800 [size=256] >>> Capabilities: [f8] Power Management version 2 >>> Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA >>> PME(D0-,D1-,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold-) >>> Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- >>> Kernel driver in use: agrsm >>> >>> 01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB PRO/100 VE (LOM) >>> Ethernet Controller (rev 82) >>> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 3011 >>> Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- >>> Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- >>> Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium>TAbort- >>> <TAbort-<MAbort->SERR-<PERR- INTx- >>> Latency: 32 (2000ns min, 14000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes >>> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 20 >>> Region 0: Memory at ff8fe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] >>> Region 1: I/O ports at d480 [size=64] >>> Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 >>> Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA >>> PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+) >>> Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME- >>> Kernel driver in use: e100 >>> Kernel modules: e100 >>> >>> >>> >>> On 03/15/2010 01:27 AM, Joshua Gordon Crawford wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On 14 March 2010 00:35, Robin<modem@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> G'day Robin. Sorry for the late reply. I'm the quasi-maintainer of the >>>> agrsm 11c1:048c/f driver. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I'm in the process of installing a WinModem from Agere/Lucent on Debian >>>>> Lenny. >>>>> >>>>> According to scanModem the modem's PCI ID is 11c1:048c. >>>>> Knowing this I successfully installed the driver from >>>>> agrsm048pci-2.1.60_20100106_i386.deb onto my system. >>>>> Inserting the created kernel modules (agrmodem& agrserial) don't give >>>>> any >>>>> errors in /var/log/messages. >>>>> After confirming that /dev/ttyAGR3 exists and creating symbolic links >>>>> to >>>>> it >>>>> (/dev/ttySAGR& /dev/modem) I try to run wvdialconf to confirm that >>>>> everything went correctly. >>>>> >>>>> But unfortunatly wvdialconf returns the following: >>>>> >>>>> box:/home/me# wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf >>>>> Editing `/etc/wvdial.conf'. >>>>> >>>>> Scanning your serial ports for a modem. >>>>> >>>>> ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud >>>>> ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 >>>>> baud >>>>> ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up. >>>>> Modem Port Scan<*1>: S1 S2 S3 >>>>> ttySAGR<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 >>>>> baud >>>>> ttySAGR<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 >>>>> baud >>>>> ttySAGR<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 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>. >>>>> >>>>> I tried changing kernels, 2.6.30 and 2.6.32, both have the same >>>>> behaviour >>>>> ( >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> So far, I've only updated the code to work on 2.6.29.*. It does >>>> include an update that should work on 2.6.31, but I don't have that >>>> kernel to test it. >>>> >>>> The driver works well on 2.6.29.6. I've currently been connected for >>>> over 2 weeks, at 53666 baud. >>>> >>>> I'll have to wait and see about later versions when the next >>>> Slackware release comes out. This machine unfortunately cannot be >>>> taken down for testing, only major upgrades. >>>> >>>> You've mentioned several kernel versions. Which version do you normally >>>> use? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> 2.6.26 won't compile citing an error in a struct definition). >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> The struct uart_info in the kernel changed a bit around that time. Use >>>> an older code package for older kernels. The driver has only been >>>> updated to follow the kernel changes, there are no functionality >>>> updates. >>>> >>>> This link is to an older version, which I think should work on that >>>> kernel. It's source only and not dkms capable, so you'll have to >>>> compile and install manually. Always make sure to remove old modules >>>> before installing new ones. >>>> >>>> <http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/sv92/agrsm-20080203.tar.gz> >>>> >>>> Marv, Jacques: I notice newer 048c/f packages are going in the >>>> 11c11040 directory instead of sv92. Why is that? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Also tried various boot parameters: pci=pollirq pci=routeirq pci=noacpi >>>>> and >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> These shouldn't be necessary since an update in 2008. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> disabling the on-board soundcard. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> This is not needed unless there is an IRQ conflict. Run 'lspci -v', to >>>> check that. Or send us the output of scanModem so we can check it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> And i tried older versions of the driver >>>>> (agrsm048pci-2.1.60_20090905_i386.deb) and compiling by hand >>>>> (agrsm048pci-2.1.60_20100108.tar.gz) >>>>> >>>>> Seeing as there are no error message I don't know where to look for a >>>>> problem, can anyone point me in the right direction? >>>>> >>>>> P.S. I don't quite understand the relationship between the agrsm driver >>>>> and >>>>> ALSA, should my modem be listed in /proc/asound/cards ? Because it >>>>> currently >>>>> reports: --- no soundcards --- >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> The 11c1:048c/f is on a stand-alone PCI card and is not part of the >>>> sound device, as more recent Agere modems have been. So this driver >>>> does not use ALSA, and ALSA doesn't know anything about this modem. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > -- Joshua Crawford ... http://geocities.com/mortarn http://www.rewardscentral.com.au/Join/Default.aspx?refer=mortarn Be rewarded! Join RewardsCentral today!
