RE: USR2980 PCI controller modem Install the package wvdial-CurrentVersion.deb Then the modem should be detected by: $ sudo wvdialconf The serial driver is integral to the kernel. The efax package should be effective. MarvS MarvS On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 9:40 PM, Allen Walker <allen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks. I need faxsupport. I ordered the USR2980 PCI controller modem. IT > says it supports linux and is not a softmodem, rather a controller modem. > > Will linux auto recognize it since it's a controller modem? > > Thanks > > > On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Marvin Stodolsky > <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Allen >> >> Communication controller: LSI Corporation Device 0630 " >> > CLASS=0780 >> > PCIDEV=11c1:0630 >> ----- >> is not supported under CPU=x86_64 Linux kernels. >> >> Should you wish to accept slightly power performance with the x86-32 >> bit series kernels, >> the modem may be supportable. But this would require a complete >> reinstallation of your Ubuntu system. >> >> More over there is no guarantee that the modem would thus be >> supportable, as we have not had a LSI update of the core modem code in >> several years. My own system is a X86_64 Macbook, so I cannot myself >> test whether the modem code will even compile under current kernels. >> >> In summary, if you have an alternate ethernet or wireless CONNECT, best >> use it. >> >> MarvS >> scanModem maintainer >> >> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Allen Walker <auswalk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > -------------------------- System information >> > ---------------------------- >> > CPU=x86_64, Ubuntu , ALSA_version=1.0.24 >> > Linux version 3.2.0-32-generic (buildd@batsu) (gcc version 4.6.3 >> > (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu >> > 5) ) #51-Ubuntu SMP Wed Sep 26 21:33:09 UTC 2012 >> > scanModem update of: 2011_08_08 >> > >> > Distrib_ID=Ubuntu >> > DistribCodeName=precise >> > AptRepositoryStem=http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ >> > >> > >> > The dkms driver upgrade utilities are installed, >> > >> > >> > Some modem drivers can only be used in 32 bit modem on x86_64 systems, >> > while some others are competent on x86_64 Systems. Cases are: >> > 1) http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg03119.html >> > for the snd-hda-intel audio+modem driver. Also applicable to AC97 modem >> > controllers. >> > In both cases, 32 bit libraries must be installed to support the >> > slmodemd helper having a pre >> > compiled 32 bit component. >> > 2) For USB modems using the slusb.ko driver. 32 bit libraries must be >> > installed to support th >> > e slmodemd helper having a precompiled 32 bit component >> > 3) The hsfmodem and hcfpcimodem drivers for Conexant chipsest modes are >> > x86_64 competent. >> > 4) agrsm packages for LSI/AgereSystems softmodems are not competent on >> > x86_64 systems. >> > >> > 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 045e:0040 Microsoft Corp. Wheel Mouse Optical >> > ID 06a3:8020 Saitek PLC Eclipse Keyboard >> > ID 051d:0002 American Power Conversion Uninterruptible Power Supply >> > 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: >> > 03:00.0 Communication controller: LSI Corporation Device 0630 (rev 01) >> > 00:10.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio >> > (rev a2) >> > 01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation High Definition Audio >> > Controller (rev a1) >> > High Definition Audio cards can host modem chips. >> > >> > For candidate card in slot 03:00.0, firmware information and bootup >> > diagnostics are: >> > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name >> > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- >> > 03:00.0 11c1:0630 11c1:0631 Communication >> > controller: LSI Corporation Dev >> > ice 0630 >> > >> > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: >> > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 03:00.0 ---- >> > [ 0.224131] pci 0000:03:00.0: [11c1:0630] type 0 class 0x000780 >> > [ 0.224149] pci 0000:03:00.0: reg 10: [mem 0xcfeff000-0xcfefffff >> > 64bit] >> > [ 0.224230] pci 0000:03:00.0: PME# supported from D3hot D3cold >> > [ 0.224235] pci 0000:03:00.0: PME# disabled >> > >> > The PCI slot 03:00.0 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 00:10.1, firmware information and bootup >> > diagnostics are: >> > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name >> > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- >> > 00:10.1 10de:026c 10de:0162 Audio device: NVIDIA >> > Corporation MCP51 High D >> > efinition Audio >> > >> > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: >> > 22: 997 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb1, >> > snd_hda_intel >> > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:10.1 ---- >> > [ 0.216406] pci 0000:00:10.1: [10de:026c] type 0 class 0x000403 >> > [ 0.216422] pci 0000:00:10.1: reg 10: [mem 0xcfff4000-0xcfff7fff] >> > [ 0.216490] pci 0000:00:10.1: PME# supported from D3hot D3cold >> > [ 0.216493] pci 0000:00:10.1: PME# disabled >> > [ 6.084520] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:10.1: PCI INT B -> Link[APCI] -> >> > GSI 22 (level, low) -> >> > IRQ 22 >> > [ 6.084545] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:10.1: setting latency timer to 64 >> > [ 8.124162] input: HDA NVidia Line as >> > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/sound/card0/input5 >> > [ 8.124268] input: HDA NVidia Front Mic as >> > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/sound/card0/in >> > put6 >> > [ 8.124369] input: HDA NVidia Rear Mic as >> > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/sound/card0/inp >> > ut7 >> > [ 8.124477] input: HDA NVidia Front Headphone as >> > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/sound/ca >> > rd0/input8 >> > [ 8.124566] input: HDA NVidia Line-Out Side as >> > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/sound/card >> > 0/input9 >> > [ 8.124653] input: HDA NVidia Line-Out CLFE as >> > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/sound/card >> > 0/input10 >> > [ 8.124740] input: HDA NVidia Line-Out Surround as >> > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/sound/ >> > card0/input11 >> > [ 8.124826] input: HDA NVidia Line-Out Front as >> > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/sound/car >> > d0/input12 >> > >> > The PCI slot 00:10.1 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 01:00.1, firmware information and bootup >> > diagnostics are: >> > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name >> > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- >> > 01:00.1 10de:0be3 3842:1302 Audio device: NVIDIA >> > Corporation High Definit >> > ion Audio Controller >> > >> > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: >> > 16: 16277 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi snd_hda_intel, nvidia >> > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 01:00.1 ---- >> > [ 0.216754] pci 0000:01:00.1: [10de:0be3] type 0 class 0x000403 >> > [ 0.216763] pci 0000:01:00.1: reg 10: [mem 0xceffc000-0xceffffff] >> > [ 8.125382] snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: PCI INT B -> Link[AXV6] -> >> > GSI 16 (level, low) -> >> > IRQ 16 >> > [ 8.125429] snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: setting latency timer to 64 >> > [ 9.024217] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=9 as >> > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:01:00 >> > .1/sound/card1/input13 >> > [ 9.024335] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=8 as >> > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:01:00 >> > .1/sound/card1/input14 >> > [ 9.024433] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=7 as >> > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:01:00 >> > .1/sound/card1/input15 >> > [ 9.024531] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as >> > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:01:00 >> > .1/sound/card1/input16 >> > >> > === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent >> > software. === >> > >> > Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 03:00.0: >> > Modem chipset detected on >> > NAME="Communication controller: LSI Corporation Device 0630 " >> > CLASS=0780 >> > PCIDEV=11c1:0630 >> > SUBSYS=11c1:0631 >> > IRQ=10 >> > HDA2=00:10.1 >> > HDA2=01:00.1 >> > IDENT=agrsm >> > >> > For candidate modem in: 03:00.0 >> > 0780 Communication controller: LSI Corporation Device 0630 >> > Primary device ID: 11c1:0630 >> > Support type needed or chipset: agrsm >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > There is no agrsm software support for x86_64 systems, through the >> > modem may be >> > supported on Intel/i386 installations, which do more slowly servce >> > x86_64 processors. >> > >> > >> > The AgereSystems/LSI agrsm code supports compiling of a agrmodem + >> > agrserial driver pair. >> > There are a few different chipsets which use this driver pair, but they >> > use different code re >> > sources: >> > Chipsets KV* PackageNames (most current as of >> > November 2009) >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > - >> > 11c1:048c and 11c1:048f 2.6.29 >> > agrsm048pci-2.1.60_20100108_i386.deb or agrsm048pci-2 >> > .1.60_20100108.tar.gz >> > 11c1:0620 2.6.31 >> > agrsm06pci-2.1.80_20100106_i386.deb or agrsm06pci-2.1 >> > .80~20100106.tar.gz !! >> > 11c11040 (on HDA audio cards) 2.6.31 agrsm-11c11040_20091225_i386.deb >> > or agrsm-11c11040-2. >> > 1.80~20091225.tar.bz2 !! >> > All available at: >> > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/11c11040/ >> > Additionally there are; >> > automation & testing agrsm-tools_0.0.1_all.deb or >> > agrsm-tools-0.0.1-2.noar >> > ch.rpm >> > General background agrsm_howto.txt >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > --- >> > * KV == latest kernel release with a reported success >> > !! Latest update with major credit to Nikolay Zhuravlev >> > But see conflict issue: >> > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-nineth/msg02753.ht >> > ml >> > For the 11c11040 chip with kernels 2.6.31 and later a change in a >> > modules loading settingm >> > ay be necessary. >> > Within the file /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf (or equivalent for >> > your Distro), change th >> > e phrase: >> > options snd-hda-intel power_save=10 >> > to: >> > options snd-hda-intel power_save=0 >> > or the agrsm drivers will not function. For Ubuntu related systems >> > this can be done with: >> > $ sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf >> > >> > Report from Bjorn Wielens: >> > Please note- trying to load the modules on a OpenSuSE 11.2 system gives >> > an error about the module_version symbol. Using: >> > # modprobe --force agrmodem >> > # modprobe --force agrserial >> > is necessary to load the drivers, and does not appear to cause ill >> > effects. >> > >> > >> > All of the above packages are dkms competent. This means that if your >> > Linux distros dkms pac >> > kage >> > is previously installed, if provides for future updates matching >> > forthcoming kernels. >> > >> > -------------- end Agere Systems section ------------------- >> > >> > >> > Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:10.1: >> > Modem chipset not detected on >> > NAME="Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio " >> > CLASS=0403 >> > PCIDEV=10de:026c >> > SUBSYS=10de:0162 >> > IRQ=22 >> > >> > For candidate modem in: 00:10.1 >> > 0403 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio >> > Primary device ID: 10de:026c >> > Support type needed or chipset: >> > >> > >> > >> > Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 01:00.1: >> > Modem chipset not detected on >> > NAME="Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation High Definition Audio Controller >> > " >> > CLASS=0403 >> > PCIDEV=10de:0be3 >> > SUBSYS=3842:1302 >> > IRQ=16 >> > >> > For candidate modem in: 01:00.1 >> > 0403 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation High Definition Audio >> > Controller >> > Primary device ID: 10de:0be3 >> > 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: 4.6.3 >> > and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.6 >> > >> > linux-headers-3.2.0-32-generic resources needed for compiling are not >> > manifestly ready! >> > >> > If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing: >> > linux-headers-3.2.0-32-generic >> > >> > >> > If a driver compilation fails, with message including some lack of some >> > FileName.h (stdio.h f >> > or 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 pack >> > age 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 325744 Feb 4 2011 /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 >> > 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 -------- >> > > > > > > -- > Twitter: @e_allen_walker
