Including the ModemData.txt (attached) as it requests. Bummed
that it doesn't have a FL/OSS driver, but I'll just look for an
external USB modem that is supported by FL/OSS drivers.
FWIW, the machine is a Gateway Solo 1200 (vintage 2001 quality
machine with an 800MHz Celeron processor, maxed out with 384MB of
RAM)
Thanks,
-Tim
Only plain text email is forwarded by the Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List Server,
as HTML can contain viruses. Use as the email Subject Line:
YourName, YourCountry kernel 2.6.26-2-686
With this Subject Line cogent experts will be alerted, and useful case names left in the Archive.
YourCountry will enable Country specific guidance. Linux experts in YourCountry
can be found through: http://www.linux.org/groups/index.html.
They will know your Country's modem code, which may be essential for dialup service.
Responses from Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx are sometimes blocked by an Internet Provider mail filters.
So in a day, also check the Archived responses at http://www.linmodems.org
-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686, debian , ALSA_version=1.0.16
Linux version 2.6.26-2-686 (Debian 2.6.26-24) (dannf@xxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 4.1.3 20080704 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-25)) #1 SMP Mon Jun 21 05:58:44 UTC 2010
scanModem update of: 2010_05_29
/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_via82xx_modem
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:
00:11.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 20)
High Definition Audio cards can host modem chips.
For candidate card in slot 00:11.6, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:11.6 1106:3068 107b:1200 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
10: 9634 XT-PIC-XT yenta, VIA82XX-MODEM, VIA686A
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:11.6 ----
[ 28.643109] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:11.6[C] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
[ 29.392090] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:11.6 to 64
===== 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 1: modem [VIA 82XX modem], device 0: VIA 82XX modem [VIA 82XX modem]
The /proc/asound/pcm file reports:
-----------------------
01-00: VIA 82XX modem : VIA 82XX modem : playback 1 : capture 1
00-00: VIA 82C686A/B rev40 : VIA 82C686A/B rev40 : playback 1 : capture 1
about /proc/asound/cards:
------------------------
0 [rev40 ]: VIA686A - VIA 82C686A/B rev40
VIA 82C686A/B rev40 with Cx20468 at 0xe000, irq 10
1 [modem ]: VIA82XX-MODEM - VIA 82XX modem
VIA 82XX modem at 0xe200, irq 10
Modem firmware information is in /proc/asound/card1/codec97#0/mc97#0-0
-----------------------------------------------
Extended modem ID: codec=0 LIN1
Lines in: /proc/asound/card1/codec97#0/mc97#0-0+regs
-------------------------------
0:7c = 4358 and 0:7e = 5429
are translated from hexadecimal code into the modem chip identifier: CXT29
Support is provided only through hsfmodem drivers. Read DOCs/Conexant.txt
=== Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. ===
Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:11.6:
Modem chipset detected on
NAME="Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller "
CLASS=0780
PCIDEV=1106:3068
SUBSYS=107b:1200
IRQ=10
SOFT=1106:3068.MC97
CodecDiagnosed=CXT29
CodecClass=CXT
IDENT=hsfmodem
Driver=hsfmodem-drivers
For candidate modem in: 00:11.6
0780 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller
Primary device ID: 1106:3068
Subsystem PCI_id 107b:1200
Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: CXT29CXT, a Conexant type using hsfmodem software.
from Archives:
CXTnn is a generic for all CXTnumbers, with Linuxant hsfmodem software support.
This is a NEW softmodem case! Please send the output ModemData.txt
to DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx to enrich the Archive and help others!
If further assistance is not needed, please use email Subject:
New Case Only
-------------------------------------------
Support type needed or chipset: hsfmodem
For owners of a Dell PCs with Conexant HSF modems, a driver source package with full speed enabled is available, but requires driver compiling. Read DOCs/Conexant.txt
For all code packages from Linuxant.com, either a driver set matching the boot kernel will be installed,
or the drivers will first be compiled and then installed. The expert on modem software for Linux is
"Support (Jonathan)" <modem.support@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Start at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full for
eventually download of a hsfmodem-7.68.00.12full_k.???.zip package
with ??? the package type (deb, rpm, tar etc)
These packages have compiled drivers but will also compile a driver,
if there is a mismatch between the resident kernel and provided driver.
The generic hsfmodem-7.68.00.12full.tar.gz package only provides compiling support
Start at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/downloads-license.php to find the
hsfmodem package matching your System. For several Linux distros, there are
precompiled drivers matched to specific kernels. These have within the FileName,
your KernelVersion: 2.6.26_2_686
They can be found through http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads.php
A more precise location may be given a few paragraphs below.
If an EXACT Match with your your KernelVersion is not found, the needed drivers
will be auto compiled anyway. Alternatively, one of the
"Generic packages with source" near the bottom of the page must be used.
Downloaded packages must be moved into the Linux partition (home folder is OK)
and unzipped with:
unzip hsf*.zip
The installation command for a .deb suffic packages is, with root/adm permission:
dpkg -i hsf*.deb
while for .rpm suffix it is, with:
rpm -i hsf*.rpm
Read DOCs/Conexant.txt
Writing DOCs/Conexant.txt
Completed candidate modem analyses.
The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev
The kernel was compiled with gcc version 4.1.3 and a compiler is not installed
linux-headers-2.6.26-2-686 resources needed for compiling are not manifestly ready!
If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing:
gcc-4.1 linux-headers-2.6.26-2-686
For Debian and some related distributions, a package kernel-kbuild-2.6-26 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 eth1
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:
/etc/udev/rules.d/80-drivers.rules:SUBSYSTEM=="atm", RUN+="dsl-modem.agent"
Within /etc/modprobe.conf files:
/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:
--------- end modem support lines --------
For Debian users, the linux-headers-2.6.26-2-686.deb can be used instead of kernel-source/
