I've got a Compaq desktop with an Agere Systems 0630 modem. My kernel is 2.6.31-21-generic #59-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 24 07:28:27 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux. Is there any hope for a 64-bit compilation of the appropriate drivers? I cannot find one at http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/11c11040/ . Thank you. > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Ronald Liebman <ronald.liebman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *To:* Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> > *CC:* DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Sent:* 11/26/2009 12:56:00 PM -0600 > *Subject:* RonL, USA kernel 2.6.31-14-generic > Antonio, Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for the prompt reply. Based on your analysis, it appears that all of my current options are weak ones. I don't wish to cripple my desktop machine (32-bit reinstall) just to support my dial back-up capability. That seems to mean that I must wait for agrsm support for 2.6.31 (if that ever happens). I appreciate your offer to send me the module that you built for Slax, but I think that I am too new to Linux to try using an unfamiliar kernel and UI. I guess if push comes to shove, I'll have to do what I did this past week while I awaited delivery of my replacement DSL modem. I carried a laptop to the nearest free wireless site. (At least I benefited from higher bandwidth than I could get from dial-up.) Let me know, please, if any other possibilities come to mind. Best wishes, Ron > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> > *To:* Ronald Liebman <ronald.liebman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *CC:* DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Sent:* 11/26/2009 7:47:29 AM -0600 > *Subject:* RonL, USA kernel 2.6.31-14-generic > > Ronald, > > scanModem reports that you have an agrsm modem with chipset 11c1:0630 modem. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 04:00.0: > Modem chipset detected on > NAME="Communication controller: Agere Systems Device 0630 " > CLASS=0780 > PCIDEV=11c1:0630 > SUBSYS=11c1:0630 > IRQ=7 > IDENT=agrsm > > For candidate modem in: 04:00.0 > 0780 Communication controller: Agere Systems Device 0630 > Primary device ID: 11c1:0630 > Support type needed or chipset: agrsm > > > > > There is no agrsm software support for x86_64 systems, through the > modem may be > supported on Intel/i386 installations, which do more slowly servce > x86_64 processors. > > > 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_20091022_i386.deb or > agrsm048pci-2.1.60_20091022.tar.gz > 11c1:0620 2.6.28 > agrsm06pci_2.1.80~20090825_i386.deb or > agrsm06pci_2.1.80~20090825_i386.tar.gz > 11c11040 (on HDA audio cards) 2.6.27 > dkms-agrsm_2.1.80-9mdv2009.0_i386.deb or > agrsm-2.1.80-10mdv2009.0.tar.gz > All available at: > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/11c11040/ , whereat > additionally > automation & testing agrsm-tools_0.0.1_all.deb or > agrsm-tools-0.0.1-2.noarch.rpm > General background agrsm_howto.txt > for rpm variants of dkms-agrsm , see > http://linux.zsolttech.com/linmodem/agrsm/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > * KV == latest kernel release with a reported success > > 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 ------------------- > > I have tried several drivers for this particular modem and I have > found that the following driver: > > 11c1:0620 2.6.28 > agrsm06pci_2.1.80~20090825_i386.deb or > agrsm06pci_2.1.80~20090825_i386.tar.gz > > the one for 11c1:0620 which I have made to work under 2.6.27.27 Slax > kernel and I had previously tried multiple times and several others > reported success. > > For your kernel and CPU it will not work since it is 64 Bit :( > > CPU=x86_64, > Linux version 2.6.31-14-generic > > There is no agrsm software support for x86_64 systems, through the > modem may be supported on Intel/i386 installations, which do more > slowly servce x86_64 processors. > > This is the bad part :(. If you install a non 64 bit OS, then you > might have a chance with a previous 2.6.27/28 based kernel, but not > with 2.6.31 at this time :( > > If you decide to reinstall but in 32 bit mode only, try to install wvdial : > > The dialer utility package WVDIAL does not appear to be installed on > your System. > For Ubuntu Jaunty users, there are at the bottom of > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/: > wvdial_jaunty_amd64.zip for x86_64, 64 bit bus systems. > wvdial_jaunty_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. > > You can try Slax Live CD for which I built a module(Slax's package > built for Slax), for the 11c1:0620 which might work for your modem > (11c1:0630), if you wish to give that a try before reinstalling let me > know and I'll email you the module and then you may let us know if it > works or not. > > Regards, > > Antonio > > On 11/25/09, Ronald Liebman <ronald.liebman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Please help me interpret the attached diagnostics. This is a dual-boot >> machine, and Win7 sees a softmodem. >> >> Thanks. >> >> > >
