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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:38:08 +1200
From: W Jones <w-sjones@ihug.co.nz>
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Hi,

I have installed Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop on a dual boot HP 6710b laptop and 
having difficulty locating a modem driver.
uname -r returns 2.6.24-16-generic
ATI commands under Window$ returns the following:
ATI0 AGERE  Softmodem Version 2.1.72
ATI4 Built on 6/29/2006 13:13:02
ATI5 2.1.72, HDA MB, HDA, A3 S-Rev:35 L-Rev:3, 09
ATI7 HDA MB
ATI8 HDA, A3 S-Rev:35 L-Rev:3
ATI9 New Zealand

ModemData.txt attached below
Can you help?
Cheers
Wayne

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--------------------------  System information ----------------------------
CPU=x86_64, 
Linux version 2.6.24-16-generic (buildd@yellow) (gcc version 4.2.3 
(Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)) #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 12:47:45 UTC 2008
 scanModem update of:  2008_06_05


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 precompiled 32 bit component.
2) For USB modems using the slusb.ko driver. 32 bit libraries must be 
installed to support the slmodemd helper having a precompiled 32 bit 
component
3) The hsfmodem and hcflinmodem drivers for Conexant chipsest modes are 
x86_64 competent.

 There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe*  files
Attached USB devices are:
 ID 0ef5:2366 PointChips
 ID 08ff:2580 AuthenTec, Inc.

USB modems not recognized

For candidate card in slot 00:1b.0, firmware information and bootup 
diagnostics are:
 PCI slot    PCI ID        SubsystemID    Name
 ----------    ---------    ---------    --------------
 00:1b.0    8086:284b    103c:30c0    Audio device: Intel Corporation 
82801H

 Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
 16:     207368     207293   IO-APIC-fasteoi   uhci_hcd:usb1, HDA Intel, 
yenta, i915@pci:0000:00:02.0
 --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ----
[   34.677997] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, 
low) -> IRQ 16
[   34.678912] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 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.
 PCI slot 00:1b.0 has a High Definition Audio Card

The ALSA verion is 1.0.15
The modem cards detected by "aplay -l"  are: None


The /proc/asound/pcm file reports:
-----------------------
00-00: AD198x Analog : AD198x Analog : playback 1 : capture 1

about /proc/asound/cards:
------------------------
 0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
                      HDA Intel at 0xe4804000 irq 16
=== Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent 
software. ===

A candidate modem is not evident among the PCI devices:
------------------------------------------------
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 
Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 
Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio 
Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) 
IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) 
SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
02:04.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller 
(rev 02)
10:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG 
Network Connection (rev 02)
18:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5787M 
Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
------------------------------------------------
 with USB and bridge devices not displayed.

 If your modem is connected by an external serial cable,
 or mounted internally on an ISA card, scanModem would not access it.
 Try with Root permission
 $ sudo wvdialconf  /etc/wvdial.conf
 to detect these modem types and some USB modems.
 If the detection is successful, read the DOCs/wvdial.txt .
 Edit the /etc/wvdial.conf with Root permission:
     sudo  gedit  /etc/wvdial.conf
  will be able to dial out with Root permission:
    sudo wvdial

 Many modems for which scanModem fails have Conexant chips.
 From http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/modemident.php
 get the ListModem tool, which will report on Conexant chipset modems

 If the above tests fail, please provide any independent information 
available on your modem.
 If an alternative boot into Microsoft windows can be done, do mouse
clicks on:
   Start > Settings > Control Panel > Classical View (for Window XP) > 
System
 > Hardware > Device Manager > Modems > Click on the + > Modem. Double 
click to
expand the graphic. Manufacturer information may be displayed. For 
example, CXT
stands for Conexant. Click the Diagnostics Tab. Record any hardware ID 
or vendor
and device information. From the Driver Details TAB, copy out the VENdor 
and DEVice information.
Next do the Query Modem and record the ATI specifications displayed such as:
    ATI3 - Agere SoftModem Version 2.1.22
    ATI5 - 2.1.22, AMR Intel MB, AC97 ID:SIL REV:0x27
Try to identify the modem setup file, with name perhaps MODEM.INF.
If may contain chipset Vendor informaton.

 The /proc/asound/ audio+modem diagostics are being copied.
 Finished copy to Modem/ALSAroot.tgz

Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:1b.0:
    Modem chipset not detected on
CLASS="Class 0403: 8086:284b"
NAME="Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H "
SUBSYS=103c:30c0
PCIDEV=8086:284b
IRQ=16
HDA=8086:284b
SOFT=8086:284b.HDA


 High Definition Audio (HDA) cards MAY host a modem chip in their 
Subsystem,
 and many are supported by the ALSA audio+modem driver snd-hda-intel
 A modem was not detected on HDA card 8086:284b.
 If another modem card is present, then most likely 8086:284b does not 
host a modem.
 If another modem card has not been detected, then possibilities are:
    1) A Conexant modem chip is present on 8086:284b, as Conexant chips
 are frequently not detectable by ALSA diagnostics
    2) The modem may be of the older non-PCI Controller Chipset 
(hardware) type.
Try detection with Root permission:
    sudo wvdialconf  /etc/wvdial.conf

 For candidate modem in:  00:1b.0
   Class 0403: 8086:284b Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H
      Primary device ID:  8086:284b
    Subsystem PCI_id  103c:30c0
    Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics:
                               from    Archives:
                       
     

Support type needed or chipset:   

Support can likely be achieved through two mutually exclusive alternatives:
1) The hsfmodem software for Conexant chipset modems: Read DOCs/Conexant.txt
The following ALSA alternative CANNOT work with Conexant modems.

2) An ALSA modem driver plus slmodemd.  Read DOCs/Smartlink.txt for 
details, and
to test get the package SLMODEMD.gcc4.2.tar.gz from: 
    http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/

----------------end Softmodem section --------------

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

 From  http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads-ubuntu-x86.php
 download hsfmodem-7.68.00.07full_k2.6.24_16_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.
 
 Read DOCs/Conexant.txt

Writing DOCs/Conexant.txt

Writing DOCs/Smartlink.txt
============ end Smartlink section =====================


 The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev

 Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.2.3
             and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.2.3


 
 Minimal compiling resources appear complete:
   make utility - /usr/bin/make
   Compiler version 4.2
   linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.24-16-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 libc6-dev (and for 
Debian/Ubuntu,
 linux-libc-dev). 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 313600 2007-10-05 09:48 /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

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:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-modem:# Uncomment these entries in order to 
blacklist unwanted modem drivers
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-modem:# blacklist snd-atiixp-modem
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-modem:# blacklist snd-via82xx-modem
     Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:

     Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:

--------- end modem support lines --------
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