Can I make this modem work on an Ubuntu 10.04 computer? -------------------------- System information ---------------------------- CPU=i686, Ubuntu , ALSA_version=1.0.21 Linux version 2.6.32-22-generic (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) ) #33-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 28 13:27:30 UTC 2010 scanModem update of: 2010_05_29 Distrib_ID=Ubuntu DistribCodeName=lucid AptRepositoryStem=http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ Presently install your Linux Distributions dkms package. It provides for automated driver updates, following upgrade of your kernel. For details see http://linux.dell.com/projects.shtml#dkms There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are: Attached USB devices are: ID 058f:6387 Alcor Micro Corp. Transcend JetFlash Flash Drive 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: 01:06.0 Modem: Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem (rev 04) High Definition Audio cards can host modem chips. For candidate card in slot 01:06.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are: PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 01:06.0 1057:3052 1057:3020 Modem: Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 01:06.0 ---- [ 0.091333] pci 0000:01:06.0: reg 10 32bit mmio: [0xfdeff000-0xfdefffff] [ 0.091338] pci 0000:01:06.0: reg 14 io port: [0xac00-0xacff] [ 0.091365] pci 0000:01:06.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot D3cold [ 0.091368] pci 0000:01:06.0: PME# disabled [ 1.836839] serial 0000:01:06.0: PCI INT A -> Link[APC3] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 [ 1.836937] 0000:01:06.0: ttyS0 at I/O 0xac08 (irq = 18) is a 16450 [ 1.836990] 0000:01:06.0: ttyS1 at I/O 0xac10 (irq = 18) is a 8250 [ 1.837040] 0000:01:06.0: ttyS2 at I/O 0xac18 (irq = 18) is a 16450 [ 1.837090] 0000:01:06.0: ttyS3 at I/O 0xac20 (irq = 18) is a 8250 [ 1.837108] Couldn't register serial port 0000:01:06.0: -28 The PCI slot 01:06.0 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 01:06.0: Modem chipset detected on NAME="Modem: Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem " CLASS=0703 PCIDEV=1057:3052 SUBSYS=1057:3020 IRQ=18 IDENT=slamr For candidate modem in: 01:06.0 0703 Modem: Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem Primary device ID: 1057:3052 Support type needed or chipset: slamr 1057:3052 has a Motorola chipset, poorly supported by Motorola itself However Zello discovered that drivers written to support Smartlink modems do support the 1057:3052 chipset!! It sufficed to add 1057:3052 to the list of modem cards recognized by the Smartlink slamr driver. There is a ungrab-winmodem driver used in conjunction with slamr, which must have 1057:3052 similarly added. See messages from Zello: http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg00846.html http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg00848.html and Alvaro Aguirre about the ungrab-winmodem fix: http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg00990.html For general guidance on ungrab-winmodem + slamr usage, read the DOCs/Smartlink.txt The modem is supported by the Smartlink plus the slmodemd helper utility. Read the DOCs/Smartlink.txt and Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance. For 2.6.32-22-generic compiling drivers is necessary. As of October 2007 the current packages at http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ are the ungrab-winmodem-20070505.tar.gz and slmodem-2.9.11-20080126.tar.gz Writing DOCs/Smartlink.txt ============ end Smartlink section ===================== Completed candidate modem analyses. The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.4.3 and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.4.3 The patch utility is needed for compiling ALSA drivers, and possibly others. Minimal compiling resources appear complete: make utility - /usr/bin/make Compiler version 4.4 linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.32-22-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 pppd properties: -rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 273312 2010-03-06 19:59 /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) sudo chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd or under Ubuntu related Linuxes sudo 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 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/alsa-base.conf:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2 /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf:options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2 /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 Within any ancient /etc/devfs files: Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files: --------- end modem support lines --------
