Re: JP, USA, Kernel 2.6.32-21-generic, wvdial No Carrier

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Greetings.

The June 13th version works like a charm. Thank you!

-- JP

On 7/10/10, Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> BP
>
> slmodem-2.9.11-20100106.tar.gz doesn't supoort recent kernels.
> Please instead use slmodem-2.9.11-20100613.tar.gz
> Then retest.
>
> MarvS
> scanModem maintainer
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Antonio Olivares
> <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> JP,
>>
>> If you run scanModem from Ubuntu 8.10, do you get Modem Interrupt
>> Assignment?
>>
>> For candidate card in slot 05:00.0, firmware information and bootup
>>  diagnostics are:
>>  PCI slot       PCI ID          SubsystemID     Name
>>  ----------     ---------       ---------       --------------
>>  05:00.0        10b9:5459       14fe:9100       Modem: ALi
>> Corporation SmartLink
>>  SmartPCI561 56K Modem
>>
>>  Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
>>  21:          0          0   IO-APIC-fasteoi   SL1800
>>  --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 05:00.0 ----
>>  [    0.187878] pci 0000:05:00.0: reg 10 32bit mmio:
>> [0x30001000-0x30001fff]
>>  [    0.187889] pci 0000:05:00.0: reg 14 io port: [0x1000-0x10ff]
>>  [    0.187945] pci 0000:05:00.0: PME# supported from D3hot D3cold
>>  [    0.187952] pci 0000:05:00.0: PME# disabled
>>  [    0.276336] serial 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) ->
>> IRQ 21
>>  [    0.276970] 0000:05:00.0: ttyS1 at I/O 0x1028 (irq = 21) is a 8250
>>  [    0.277305] 0000:05:00.0: ttyS2 at I/O 0x1040 (irq = 21) is a 8250
>>  [    0.277532] 0000:05:00.0: ttyS3 at I/O 0x1050 (irq = 21) is a 8250
>>  [    0.277578] Couldn't register serial port 0000:05:00.0: -28
>>  [   12.745350] serial 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
>>  [   12.803274] slamr 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) ->
>> IRQ
>> 21
>>
>>  The PCI slot 05:00.0 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> If you do, then you may want to include "Stupid Mode = yes" in your
>> wvdial.conf file.  It would be nice to have logs say
>>
>> $ sudo wvdial
>> output comparing the two sessions in parallel, ie. one that works and
>> the one that does not?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Antonio
>>
>> On 7/10/10, BP <bottomless.pete@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Greetings.
>> >
>> > I have recently upgraded from Ubuntu 8.10 x86 to the newest LTS,
>> > 10.04 x86 (w/ kernel 2.6.32-21) and my modem will no longer connect.
>> > When I run wvdial to establish a connection, it verifies the
>> > initialization of the modem, but cannot/will not find a carrier,
>> > cycling through dial attempts until I manually kill the process. This
>> > happens with or without "Carrier Check = no" enabled in my wvdial.conf
>> > file.
>> >
>> > I have both distros on separate partitions on the same hardware, and
>> > the 8.10 version has no trouble detecting a carrier, so I am fairly
>> > certain it is not a hardware/line issue.
>> >
>> > I installed the daemon and drivers via the distro package of
>> > sl-modem-daemon, slmodem-2.9.11-20100106.tar.gz (since there is no
>> > pre-compiled slamr package for my kernel version as of yet), as well
>> > as installing ungrab-winmodem-20090116.tar.gz. And I have followed the
>> > given setup and troubleshooting steps in those installation packages,
>> > but no joy.
>> >
>> > Any advice in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > -- JP
>> >
>> > --------------------------  System information
>> ----------------------------
>> > CPU=i686,  Ubuntu ,  ALSA_version=1.0.21
>> > Linux version 2.6.32-21-generic (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 4.4.3
>> > (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) ) #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 16 08:10:02 UTC 2010
>> >  scanModem update of:  2010_05_29
>> > The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttySL0
>> > The slmodemd set symbolic link is /dev/ttySL0 -> /dev/pts/0
>> > Distrib_ID=Ubuntu
>> > DistribCodeName=lucid
>> >
>> >
>> > 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   slamr
>> >
>> > slamrTest=mc97
>> > Attached USB devices are:
>> >  ID 046d:c018 Logitech, Inc. Optical Wheel Mouse
>> >  ID 046e:5542 Behavior Tech. Computer Corp.
>> > 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:
>> > 05:00.0 Modem: ALi Corporation SmartLink SmartPCI561 56K Modem
>> > 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
>> > Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 03)
>> > High Definition Audio cards can host modem chips.
>> >
>> > For candidate card in slot 05:00.0, firmware information and bootup
>> > diagnostics are:
>> >  PCI slot     PCI ID          SubsystemID     Name
>> >  ----------   ---------       ---------       --------------
>> >  05:00.0      10b9:5459       14fe:9100       Modem: ALi Corporation
>> SmartLink
>> > SmartPCI561 56K Modem
>> >
>> >  Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
>> >  21:          0          0   IO-APIC-fasteoi   SL1800
>> >  --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 05:00.0 ----
>> > [    0.187878] pci 0000:05:00.0: reg 10 32bit mmio:
>> [0x30001000-0x30001fff]
>> > [    0.187889] pci 0000:05:00.0: reg 14 io port: [0x1000-0x10ff]
>> > [    0.187945] pci 0000:05:00.0: PME# supported from D3hot D3cold
>> > [    0.187952] pci 0000:05:00.0: PME# disabled
>> > [    0.276336] serial 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) ->
>> IRQ
>> > 21
>> > [    0.276970] 0000:05:00.0: ttyS1 at I/O 0x1028 (irq = 21) is a 8250
>> > [    0.277305] 0000:05:00.0: ttyS2 at I/O 0x1040 (irq = 21) is a 8250
>> > [    0.277532] 0000:05:00.0: ttyS3 at I/O 0x1050 (irq = 21) is a 8250
>> > [    0.277578] Couldn't register serial port 0000:05:00.0: -28
>> > [   12.745350] serial 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
>> > [   12.803274] slamr 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) ->
>> IRQ
>> > 21
>> >
>> >  The PCI slot 05:00.0 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.
>> >
>> >
>> > For candidate card in slot 00:1b.0, firmware information and bootup
>> > diagnostics are:
>> >  PCI slot     PCI ID          SubsystemID     Name
>> >  ----------   ---------       ---------       --------------
>> >  00:1b.0      8086:2668       107b:4038       Audio device: Intel
>> Corporation
>> > 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW
>> >
>> >  Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
>> >  16:       8278          0   IO-APIC-fasteoi   uhci_hcd:usb5, i915, HDA
>> > Intel
>> >  --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ----
>> > [    0.186175] pci 0000:00:1b.0: reg 10 64bit mmio:
>> [0x301c0000-0x301c3fff]
>> > [    0.186233] pci 0000:00:1b.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot D3cold
>> > [    0.186241] pci 0000:00:1b.0: PME# disabled
>> > [   11.107434] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level,
>> > low) -> IRQ 16
>> > [   11.107470] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64
>> > [   11.187217] input: HDA Digital PCBeep as
>> > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input6
>> >
>> >  The PCI slot 00:1b.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 05:00.0:
>> >       Modem chipset  detected on
>> > NAME="Modem: ALi Corporation SmartLink SmartPCI561 56K Modem"
>> > CLASS=0703
>> > PCIDEV=10b9:5459
>> > SUBSYS=14fe:9100
>> > IRQ=21
>> > HDA2=00:1b.0
>> > slamrTest=mc97
>> > IDENT=slamr
>> >
>> >  For candidate modem in:  05:00.0
>> >    0703 Modem: ALi Corporation SmartLink SmartPCI561 56K Modem
>> >       Primary device ID:  10b9:5459
>> >  Support type needed or chipset:      slamr
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Writing DOCs/Intel.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 2.6.32-21-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 =====================
>> >
>> >
>> > Predictive  diagnostics for card in bus 00:1b.0:
>> >       Modem chipset not detected on
>> > NAME="Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW "
>> > CLASS=0403
>> > PCIDEV=8086:2668
>> > SUBSYS=107b:4038
>> > IRQ=16
>> >
>> >  For candidate modem in:  00:1b.0
>> >    0403 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW
>> >       Primary device ID:  8086:2668
>> >  Support type needed or chipset:
>> >
>> >
>> >  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/2.6.32-21-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-x 1 root dip 273312 2010-03-06 22:59 /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
>> > debug
>> > 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:   lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6
>> > 2010-07-10 14:59 /dev/modem -> ttySL0
>> > slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0:  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10
>> > 2010-07-10 14:59 /dev/ttySL0 -> /dev/pts/0
>> >      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
>> > /etc/modprobe.d/sl-modem.conf:install slamr /sbin/modprobe -qb
>> > ungrab-winmodem; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install slamr; test -e
>> > /dev/slamr0 && (chmod 660 /dev/slamr0 && chgrp dialout /dev/slamr0) ||
>> > (/bin/mknod -m 660 /dev/slamr0 c 242 0 2>/dev/null && chgrp dialout
>> > /dev/slamr0)
>> > /etc/modprobe.d/sl-modem.conf:install slusb /sbin/modprobe -qb
>> > ungrab-winmodem; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install slusb; test -e
>> > /dev/slusb0 && (chmod 660 /dev/slusb0 && chgrp dialout /dev/slusb0) ||
>> > (/bin/mknod -m 660 /dev/slusb0 c 243 0 2>/dev/null && chgrp dialout
>> > /dev/slusb0)
>> > /etc/modprobe.d/sl-modem-daemon.conf:install slamr modprobe
>> > --ignore-install ungrab-winmodem ;  modprobe --ignore-install slamr;
>> > test -e /dev/slamr0 || (/bin/mknod -m 660 /dev/slamr0 c 242 0
>> > 2>/dev/null && chgrp dialout /dev/slamr0)
>> >      Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
>> >
>> >      Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
>> >
>> > --------- end modem support lines --------
>> >
>>
>


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