Hello.
In my company we have some notebooks, and I'm responsable for making
all the hardware work.
The biggest headache is the softmodem, which seems unstable in connect time.
Sometimes it connect after 7 trys, other times I spend more that 15min
and do not get a connection.
I'm using debian lenny. Already tryed ubuntu 10.4.
I'm dialing with wvdial, and without the "Carrier Check = no" the
modem does not connect at all.
Here is my wvdial.conf :
[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Baud = 460800
New PPPD = yes
Modem = /dev/ttySL0
ISDN = 0
Phone = 32173922
Password = 123456
Username = ibest
Carrier Check = no
my packages versions:
# dpkg -l | egrep wvdial'|'sl-modem-d
ii sl-modem-daemon 2.9.11~20100303-3
SmartLink software modem daemon
ii wvdial 1.60.4
PPP dialer with built-in intelligence
the slmodemd is invoked with these parameters --alsa -c ALGERIA
hw:0,6. I already tried coutry parameter BRAZIL (since i'm trying to
connect in BRAZIL)
I attached the ModemData.txt from scanModem
I already tried booting with kernel paramenters noapic, nolapic,
irqpoll, pollirq, pci=routeirq
I tried another phone line, same problem. And the guy who tested with
the Windows driver, said it connected fast, like a regular modem.
Any suggestions will be of great help.
Thanks for your attention.
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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686, BRLix , ALSA_version=1.0.22
Linux version 2.6.34-rc6.130510-brlix (root@brlix) (gcc version 4.3.2 (Debian 4.3.2-1.1) ) #3 SMP PREEMPT Wed May 12 14:16:33 BRT 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
/etc/lsb-release not found
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:
snd_hda_intel
Attached USB devices are:
ID 0bda:8189 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8187B Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Adapter
ID 04f2:b119 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
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:
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
High Definition Audio cards can host modem chips.
For candidate card in slot 00:1b.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:1b.0 8086:293e 1019:90b1 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
31: 6806 6116 PCI-MSI-edge hda_intel
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ----
[ 0.253504] pci 0000:00:1b.0: reg 10: [mem 0xfc700000-0xfc703fff 64bit]
[ 0.253569] pci 0000:00:1b.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot D3cold
[ 0.253574] pci 0000:00:1b.0: PME# disabled
[ 10.803952] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
[ 10.804031] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: irq 31 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 10.804065] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 10.941198] input: HDA Digital PCBeep as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input8
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.
===== Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) diagnostics =====
The ALSA packages provide audio support and also drivers for some modems.
ALSA diagnostics are written during bootup to /proc/asound/ folders.
The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are:
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 6: Si3054 Modem [Si3054 Modem]
The /proc/asound/pcm file reports:
-----------------------
00-00: ALC888 Analog : ALC888 Analog : playback 1 : capture 1
00-01: ALC888 Digital : ALC888 Digital : playback 1
00-06: Si3054 Modem : Si3054 Modem : playback 1 : capture 1
about /proc/asound/cards:
------------------------
0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
HDA Intel at 0xfc700000 irq 31
PCI slot 00:1b.0 has a High Definition Audio Card
The drivers are in the kernel modules tree at:
/lib/modules/2.6.34-rc6.130510-brlix/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.27.27-brlix/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
The modem codec file for the HDA card is: /proc/asound/card0/codec#1
--------------------------------------------------------
Codec: Motorola Si3054
Address: 1
Function Id: 0x2
Vendor Id: 0x10573055
Subsystem Id: 0x00305557
Revision Id: 0x100900
Modem Function Group: 0x1
The audio card hosts a softmodem chip: 0x10573055
The softmodem chip 0x10573055 is in principle supported by the COMM support of slmodemd
and the joint snd-hda-intel audio+modem driver, begun with ALSA version 1.0.13.
For HDA cards with ALC883 chips, an upgrade to ALSA verions 1.0.15 way be necessary.
Instructions for Upgrading snd-hda-intel and its dependent driver set are at:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-eighth/msg00838.html
If not a Conexant modem, the driver snd-hda-intel with its dependent drivers:
snd_hda_intel 19383 7
snd_hda_codec 74542 3 snd_hda_codec_si3054,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm 61019 7 snd_hda_codec_si3054,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd 47620 23 snd_hda_codec_si3054,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
snd_page_alloc 6604 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
----------
provide audio + modem support with the modem chip residing on the subsystem.
Any particular card can host any one of several soft modem chips.
=== Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. ===
Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:1b.0:
Modem chipset detected on
NAME="Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I "
CLASS=0403
PCIDEV=8086:293e
SUBSYS=1019:90b1
IRQ=31
HDA2=00:1b.0
SOFT=8086:293e.HDA
HDAchipVendorID=1057
CHIP=0x10573055
IDENT=slmodemd
SLMODEMD_DEVICE=hw:0,6
Driver=snd-hda-intel
For candidate modem in: 00:1b.0
0403 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I
Primary device ID: 8086:293e
Subsystem PCI_id 1019:90b1
Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: 0x10573055
from Archives:
The HDA card softmodem chip is 0x10573055
Support type needed or chipset: slmodemd supporting the snd-hda-intel audio+modem driver
An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver: snd-hda-intel
provides Low Level support enabling contact with the modem hardware.
For all BUT Conexant chip soft modems (using hsfmodem software)
complementary High Level support is through a Smartlink utility: slmodemd
Download from http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/
the package SLMODEMD_gcc4.3_alsa1.0.22.tar.gz having a compiled slmodemd. Unpack under Linux with:
$ tar zxf SLMODEMD_gcc4.3_alsa1.0.22.tar.gz
and read instructions therein. But briefly, the modem is setup with command:
slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa hw:0,6
reporting dynamic creation of ports:
/dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N , with N some number
Read DOCs/Smartlink.txt and Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance.
Writing DOCs/Intel.txt
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: 4.3.2
and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.3.2
linux-headers-2.6.34-rc6.130510-brlix resources needed for compiling are not manifestly ready!
If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing:
kernel-source-2.6.34-rc6.130510-brlix
Compressed files at: /usr/src/ndiswrapper.tar.bz2
For Debian and some related distributions, a package kernel-kbuild-2.6-34 may be needed to support driver compiling.
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 269156 Nov 28 2008 /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)
chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd
or under Ubuntu related Linuxes
chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd
Checking settings of: /etc/ppp/options
asyncmap 0
auth
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 wlan0
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: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Ago 6 14:26 /dev/modem -> ttySL0
slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Ago 6 14:26 /dev/ttySL0 -> /dev/pts/0
Within /etc/udev/ files:
/etc/udev/rules.d/80-drivers.rules:SUBSYSTEM=="atm", RUN+="dsl-modem.agent"
Within /etc/modprobe.conf files:
/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/alsa-base-blacklist:# Uncomment these entries in order to blacklist unwanted modem drivers
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# blacklist snd-atiixp-modem
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# blacklist snd-via82xx-modem
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base: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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