Hi,
I have been trying to get my Soft modem of a Dell Latitude D620 (I know,
it's a Dinosaur) working for fax purposes. No success with whatever I
tried. I attach the files generated by ScanModem kindly asking for help
in getting it up and running.
Tks!!
P.
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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686, Ubuntu , ALSA_version=k3.13.
Linux version 3.13.0-68-generic (buildd@lgw01-47) (gcc version 4.8.2 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1) ) #111-Ubuntu SMP Fri Nov 6 18:18:09 UTC 2015
scanModem update of: 2011_08_08
The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttySL0
Distrib_ID=Ubuntu
DistribCodeName=trusty
AptRepositoryStem=http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
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=
Attached USB devices are:
ID 413c:8103 Dell Computer Corp. Wireless 350 Bluetooth
ID 0b97:7762 O2 Micro, Inc. Oz776 SmartCard Reader
ID 0b97:7761 O2 Micro, Inc. Oz776 1.1 Hub
ID 413c:a005 Dell Computer Corp. Internal 2.0 Hub
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 NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
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 8086:27d8 1028:01c2 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
44: 413 0 PCI-MSI-edge snd_hda_intel
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ----
[ 0.201170] pci 0000:00:1b.0: [8086:27d8] type 00 class 0x040300
[ 0.201195] pci 0000:00:1b.0: reg 0x10: [mem 0xefebc000-0xefebffff 64bit]
[ 0.201305] pci 0000:00:1b.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot D3cold
[ 0.201394] pci 0000:00:1b.0: System wakeup disabled by ACPI
[ 28.463683] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1b.0: irq 44 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 28.726519] input: HDA Intel Headphone as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input9
[ 28.727565] input: HDA Intel Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/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: None
The /proc/asound/pcm file reports:
-----------------------
00-00: STAC9200 Analog : STAC9200 Analog : playback 1 : capture 1
00-01: STAC9200 Digital : STAC9200 Digital : playback 1
about /proc/asound/cards:
------------------------
0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
HDA Intel at 0xefebc000 irq 44
PCI slot 00:1b.0 has a High Definition Audio Card
The drivers are in the kernel modules tree at:
/lib/modules/3.13.0-45-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
/lib/modules/3.13.0-32-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
/lib/modules/3.13.0-63-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
/lib/modules/3.13.0-62-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
/lib/modules/3.13.0-65-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
/lib/modules/3.13.0-55-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
/lib/modules/3.13.0-43-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
/lib/modules/3.13.0-44-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
/lib/modules/3.13.0-66-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
/lib/modules/3.13.0-68-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
/lib/modules/3.13.0-46-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
The modem codec file for the HDA card is: /proc/asound/card0/codec#1
--------------------------------------------------------
Codec: Conexant ID 2bfa
Address: 1
MFG Function Id: 0x2 (unsol 1)
Vendor Id: 0x14f12bfa
Subsystem Id: 0x14f100c3
Revision Id: 0x90000
Modem Function Group: 0x2
The audio card hosts a softmodem chip: 0x14f12bfa
14f1 is the Conexant Vendor ID, and 0x14f12bfa a softmodem chipset.
Get a hsfmodem package through http://www.linuxant.com
If not a Conexant modem, the driver hsfmodem-drivers with its dependent drivers:
----------
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 NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller "
CLASS=0403
PCIDEV=8086:27d8
SUBSYS=1028:01c2
IRQ=44
HDA2=00:1b.0
SOFT=8086:27d8.HDA
CodecDiagnosed=Conexant_
HDAchipVendorID=14f1
CHIP=0x14f12bfa
CodecClass=14f1
IDENT=hsfmodem
Driver=hsfmodem-drivers
For candidate modem in: 00:1b.0
0403 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller
Primary device ID: 8086:27d8
Subsystem PCI_id 1028:01c2
Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: Conexant_0x14f12bfa
from Archives:
The HDA card softmodem chip is 0x14f12bfa
Support type needed or chipset: hsfmodem
Writing DOCs/Intel.txt
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
Modem support packages from Linuxant include resources for compiling drivers.
If an installer package matching your kernel_version is not provided,
just install a generic code package.
From http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads-ubuntu-x86.php
download hsfmodem-7.80.02.05full_k3.13.0_68_generic_ubuntu_i386.deb.zip
Under Linux unpack with:
$ unzip hsfmodem*.zip
Then install with:
$ sudo dpkg -i hsfmodem*.deb
Subsequently, the modem should be found with
$ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
Edit in your personal information with:
$ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf
and try dialing out with:
$ sudo wvdial.
See DOCs/Testing.txt for details.
The directions following below need only be pursued, if the above procedures are not adequate.
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: 3.13.0_68_generic
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, 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:
sudo 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
Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.8.2
and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.8
linux-headers-3.13.0-68-generic resources needed for compiling are not manifestly ready!
If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing:
linux-headers-3.13.0-68-generic
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 323000 Apr 21 2015 /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 wlan0
Which can interfere with Browser naviagation.
Don't worry about the following, it is for experts should trouble shooting be necessary.
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Checking for modem support lines:
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/device/modem symbolic link: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Nov 28 20:45 /dev/modem -> ttySL0
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
/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)
Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
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