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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:28:32 +0200
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Subject: AlbertoFalzoni, Italy kernel 2.6.20-16-generic
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From: "alberto\.falzoni\@inwind\.it" <alberto.falzoni@inwind.it>
To: "Discuss" <Discuss@Linmodems.org>

 Only plain text email is forwarded by the  Discuss@Linmodems.org List Se=
rver,
 as HTML can contain viruses. Use as the email Subject Line:
           YourName, YourCountry  kernel 2.6.20-16-generic 
 With this Subject Line cogent experts will be alerted, and useful case n=
ames left in the Archive.
 YourCountry will enable Country specific guidance. Linux experts in Your=
Country 
 can be found through: http://www.linux.org/groups/index.html.
They will know your Country's modem code, which may be essential for dial=
up service.
Responses from Discuss@Linmodems.org are sometimes blocked by an Internet=
 Provider mail filters.
 So in a day, also check the Archived responses at http://www.linmodems.o=
rg 
--------------------------  System information --------------------------=
--
CPU=3Di686,  
Linux version 2.6.20-16-generic (root@terranova) (gcc version 4.1.2 (Ubun=
tu 4.1.2-0ubuntu4)) #2 SMP Tue Feb 12 05:41:34 UTC 2008
 scanModem update of:  2008_06_05

 There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe*  files 
USB modems not recognized

For candidate card in slot 00:11.6, firmware information and bootup diagn=
ostics are:
 PCI slot	PCI ID		SubsystemID	Name
 ----------	---------	---------	--------------
 00:11.6	1106:3068	1025:0033	Communication controller: VIA Technologies, =
Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller 

 Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: 
  9:       1334    XT-PIC-XT        uhci_hcd:usb3, VIA8233, VIA82XX-MODEM=

 --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:11.6 ----
[   32.888000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:11.6[C] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI =
9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
[   32.892000] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:11.6 to 64


=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) diagnostics =3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D 
The ALSA packages provide audio support and also drivers for some modems.=

ALSA diagnostics are written during bootup to /proc/asound/ folders.

The ALSA verion is 1.0.13
The modem cards detected by "aplay -l"  are: 
scheda 1: modem [VIA 82XX modem], dispositivo 0: VIA 82XX modem [VIA 82XX=
 modem]

The /proc/asound/pcm file reports:
-----------------------
00-01: VIA 8235 : VIA 8235 : playback 1 : capture 1
00-00: VIA 8235 : VIA 8235 : playback 4 : capture 1
01-00: VIA 82XX modem : VIA 82XX modem : playback 1 : capture 1

about /proc/asound/cards:
------------------------
 0 [V8235          ]: VIA8233 - VIA 8235
                      VIA 8235 with ALC202 at 0x1400, irq 9
 1 [modem          ]: VIA82XX-MODEM - VIA 82XX modem
                      VIA 82XX modem at 0x1800, irq 9
 The modem codec file for the HDA card is: 1
--------------------------------------------------------


 The audio card hosts a softmodem chip:  0x11c11040

 The softmodem chip 0x11c11040 is only supported currently under Red Flag=
 kernel 2.6.21-20
 Read DOCs/InfoGeneral.txt about alternative modem hardware.
=3D=3D=3D Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent =
software. =3D=3D=3D

Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:11.6:
	Modem chipset  detected on
CLASS=3D"Class 0780: 1106:3068"
NAME=3D"Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Cont=
roller "
SUBSYS=3D1025:0033
PCIDEV=3D1106:3068
IRQ=3D9
SOFT=3D1106:3068.MC97
CodecArchived=3DSIL27
CHIP=3D0x11c11040
IDENT=3Dslmodemd

 For candidate modem in:  00:11.6
   Class 0780: 1106:3068 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.=
 AC'97 Modem Controller 
      Primary device ID:  1106:3068
    Subsystem PCI_id  1025:0033 
    Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: 0x11c11040
                               from    Archives: SIL27, an LSI/AgereSyste=
ms type
                        The HDA card softmodem chip is 0x11c11040
      

Support type needed or chipset:	slmodemd

----------------end Softmodem section --------------
Writing DOCs/Smartlink.txt
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D end Smartlink section =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

 Completed candidate modem analyses.

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

 Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.1.2
             and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.1.2


 
 Minimal compiling resources appear complete:
   make utility - /usr/bin/make
   Compiler version 4.1
   linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.20-16-generic/build

 However some compilations and executable functions may need additional f=
iles,
 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 D=
ebian/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 pac=
kages, for kernels 2.6.24 and later versions.
 In not included on your install CD, search for them at http://packages.u=
buntu.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 F=
ileName.h (stdio.h for example), then
Some additional kernel-header files need installation to /usr/include. Th=
e 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 dis=
play 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 269224 2007-04-05 05:41 /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 shooti=
ng be necessary.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

 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=3D-2
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-via82xx-modem index=3D-2
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-modem:# Uncomment these entries in order to bla=
cklist 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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