Dear Sir, I did join the list I'm just getting my son's PC to connect via dial-up using Ubuntu. I have all the text files produced by ScanModem and I have attached the ModemData.txt file as instructed. I have been using Ubuntu for about 1 year now from a high speed cable modem for my own PC but my son needs to use dial-up. I was hoping for some specific help as to what to do next? Thanks for any assistance you can offer me. Regards, John Smithson
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So in a day, also check the Archived responses at http://www.linmodems.org -------------------------- System information ---------------------------- CPU=i686, Ubuntu , ALSA_version=1.0.21 Linux version 2.6.32-28-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) ) #55-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jan 10 21:21:01 UTC 2011 scanModem update of: 2011_02_04 Distrib_ID=Ubuntu DistribCodeName=lucid AptRepositoryStem=http://au.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: snd_via82xx_modem Attached USB devices are: ID 046d:c00f Logitech, Inc. MouseMan Traveler/Mobile 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: 00:0e.0 Communication controller: Agere Systems LT WinModem (rev 02) 00:11.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 80) High Definition Audio cards can host modem chips. For candidate card in slot 00:0e.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are: PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 00:0e.0 11c1:044c 11c1:044c Communication controller: Agere Systems LT WinModem Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:0e.0 ---- [ 0.088992] pci 0000:00:0e.0: reg 10 32bit mmio: [0xfde00000-0xfde000ff] [ 0.088998] pci 0000:00:0e.0: reg 14 io port: [0xb000-0xb007] [ 0.089004] pci 0000:00:0e.0: reg 18 io port: [0xec00-0xecff] [ 0.089032] pci 0000:00:0e.0: supports D2 [ 0.089035] pci 0000:00:0e.0: PME# supported from D2 D3hot [ 0.089038] pci 0000:00:0e.0: PME# disabled The PCI slot 00:0e.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 00:11.6, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are: PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 00:11.6 1106:3068 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: 22: 99 IO-APIC-fasteoi VIA8237 --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:11.6 ---- [ 0.089687] pci 0000:00:11.6: reg 10 io port: [0x00-0xff] [ 0.095995] pnp 00:08: io resource (0x10-0x1f) overlaps 0000:00:11.6 BAR 0 (0x0-0xff), disabling [ 0.095995] pnp 00:08: io resource (0x22-0x3f) overlaps 0000:00:11.6 BAR 0 (0x0-0xff), disabling [ 0.095995] pnp 00:08: io resource (0x44-0x5f) overlaps 0000:00:11.6 BAR 0 (0x0-0xff), disabling [ 0.095995] pnp 00:08: io resource (0x62-0x63) overlaps 0000:00:11.6 BAR 0 (0x0-0xff), disabling [ 0.095995] pnp 00:08: io resource (0x65-0x6f) overlaps 0000:00:11.6 BAR 0 (0x0-0xff), disabling [ 0.095995] pnp 00:08: io resource (0x72-0x7f) overlaps 0000:00:11.6 BAR 0 (0x0-0xff), disabling [ 0.095995] pnp 00:08: io resource (0x80-0x80) overlaps 0000:00:11.6 BAR 0 (0x0-0xff), disabling [ 0.095995] pnp 00:08: io resource (0x84-0x86) overlaps 0000:00:11.6 BAR 0 (0x0-0xff), disabling [ 0.095995] pnp 00:08: io resource (0x88-0x88) overlaps 0000:00:11.6 BAR 0 (0x0-0xff), disabling [ 0.095995] pnp 00:08: io resource (0x8c-0x8e) overlaps 0000:00:11.6 BAR 0 (0x0-0xff), disabling [ 0.095995] pnp 00:08: io resource (0x90-0x9f) overlaps 0000:00:11.6 BAR 0 (0x0-0xff), disabling [ 0.095995] pnp 00:08: io resource (0xa2-0xbf) overlaps 0000:00:11.6 BAR 0 (0x0-0xff), disabling [ 0.095995] pnp 00:08: io resource (0xe0-0xef) overlaps 0000:00:11.6 BAR 0 (0x0-0xff), disabling [ 16.443395] VIA 82xx Modem 0000:00:11.6: enabling device (0000 -> 0001) [ 16.443415] VIA 82xx Modem 0000:00:11.6: PCI INT C -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22 [ 17.207138] VIA 82xx Modem 0000:00:11.6: setting latency timer to 64 [ 17.708279] VIA 82xx Modem 0000:00:11.6: PCI INT C disabled [ 17.708297] VIA 82xx Modem: probe of 0000:00:11.6 failed with error -13 The PCI slot 00:11.6 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. PCIbus=00:11.6 00:11.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 80) Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 22 I/O ports at 1000 [size=256] Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2 Kernel modules: snd-via82xx-modem ===== 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: None The /proc/asound/pcm file reports: ----------------------- 00-00: VIA 8237 : VIA 8237 : playback 4 : capture 1 00-01: VIA 8237 : VIA 8237 : playback 1 : capture 1 about /proc/asound/cards: ------------------------ 0 [V8237 ]: VIA8237 - VIA 8237 VIA 8237 with AD1980 at 0xc800, irq 22 === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. === Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:0e.0: Modem chipset detected on NAME="Communication controller: Agere Systems LT WinModem " CLASS=0780 PCIDEV=11c1:044c SUBSYS=11c1:044c IRQ=3 IDENT=Agere.DSP For candidate modem in: 00:0e.0 0780 Communication controller: Agere Systems LT WinModem Primary device ID: 11c1:044c Support type needed or chipset: Agere.DSP 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=none IRQ=22 SOFT=1106:3068.MC97 CodecArchived=AGR02_possibly IDENT=slmodemd SLMODEMD_DEVICE=modem:1 Driver=snd-via82xx-modem 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 none Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: from Archives: AGR02_possibly Support type needed or chipset: slmodemd An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver: snd-via82xx-modem 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_gcc4.4_alsa1.0.21.tar.gz having a compiled slmodemd. Unpack under Linux with: $ tar zxf SLMODEMD_gcc4.4_alsa1.0.21.tar.gz and read instructions therein. But briefly, the modem is setup with command: sudo slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa modem:1 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/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/2.6.32-28-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 2010-03-07 14:59 /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/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/alsa-base.conf:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2 /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf: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 --------