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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:11:18 -0400
From: "Marvin Stodolsky" <marvin.stodolsky@gmail.com>
To: "junaed halim" <junaed.halim@csebuet.org>
Subject: Re: junaed, Bangladesh kernel 2.6.22-14-generic
Cc: discuss <Discuss@linmodems.org>
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References: <d042470e0806210943j4ef74deh8f513478b067751c@mail.gmail.com>

Junaed

At http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/sv92/ ,
the agrsm-20080203.tar.gz and the agrsm_Howto.txt

There likely will be problems because of your  CPU=x86_64 system,
whereas there are precompiled components which are i386 specific.
But start out and we will try to help.

MarvS

On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 12:43 PM, junaed halim <junaed.halim@csebuet.org> wrote:
>  Only plain text email is forwarded by the  Discuss@Linmodems.org List Server,
>  as HTML can contain viruses. Use as the email Subject Line:
>           YourName, YourCountry  kernel 2.6.22-14-generic
>  With this Subject Line cogent experts will be alerted, and useful
> case names left in the Archive.
>  YourCountry will enable Country specific guidance. Linux experts in
> YourCountry
>  can be found through: http://www.linux.org/groups/index.html.
> They will know your Country's modem code, which may be essential for
> dialup 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.org
> --------------------------  System information ----------------------------
> CPU=x86_64,
> Linux version 2.6.22-14-generic (buildd@crested) (gcc version 4.1.3
> 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)) #1 SMP Sun Oct 14
> 21:45:15 GMT 2007
>  scanModem update of:  2008_06_17
>
>
> 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 09da:000a A4 Tech Co., Ltd
>
> USB modems not recognized
>
> For candidate card in slot 04:05.0, firmware information and bootup
> diagnostics are:
>  PCI slot       PCI ID          SubsystemID     Name
>  ----------     ---------       ---------       --------------
>  04:05.0        11c1:0620       11c1:0620       Communication controller: Agere Systems
> Unknown device 0620
>
>  Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
>  --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 04:05.0 ----
>
> For candidate card in slot 04:06.0, firmware information and bootup
> diagnostics are:
>  PCI slot       PCI ID          SubsystemID     Name
>  ----------     ---------       ---------       --------------
>  04:06.0        9710:9835       1000:0012       Communication controller: NetMos
> Technology PCI 9835 Multi-I/O Controller
>
>  Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
>  --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 04:06.0 ----
> [   31.497121] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:04:06.0[A] -> GSI 21 (level,
> low) -> IRQ 21
> [   31.596298] 0000:04:06.0: ttyS1 at I/O 0xa150 (irq = 21) is a 16550A
> [   31.596528] 0000:04:06.0: ttyS2 at I/O 0xa140 (irq = 21) is a 16550A
>
> 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       8086:d608       Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G
>
>  Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
>  16:       6812       6750   IO-APIC-fasteoi   uhci_hcd:usb4, HDA
> Intel, i915@pci:0000:00:02.0
>  --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ----
> [   31.711937] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level,
> low) -> IRQ 16
> [   31.712382] 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 drivers are in the kernel modules tree at:
>  /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/ubuntu/media/snd-hda-intel/snd-hda-intel.ko
>
> The ALSA verion is 1.0.14
> The modem cards detected by "aplay -l"  are: None
>
>
> The /proc/asound/pcm file reports:
> -----------------------
> 00-02: ALC883 Analog : ALC883 Analog : capture 2
> 00-01: ALC883 Digital : ALC883 Digital : playback 1
> 00-00: ALC883 Analog : ALC883 Analog : playback 1 : capture 2
>
> about /proc/asound/cards:
> ------------------------
>  0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
>                      HDA Intel at 0xd0280000 irq 16
> === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. ===
>
> Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 04:05.0:
>        Modem chipset  detected on
> NAME="Communication controller: Agere Systems Unknown device 0620"
> CLASS=0780
> PCIDEV=11c1:0620
> SUBSYS=11c1:0620
> IRQ=11
> IDENT=Agere.SV2P
>
>  For candidate modem in:  04:05.0
>   0780 Communication controller: Agere Systems Unknown device 0620
>      Primary device ID:  11c1:0620
>  Support type needed or chipset:        Agere.SV2P
>
>
> ----------------end Softmodem section --------------
>
> Writing DOCs/Intel.txt
>
>  Vendor 11c1 is Lucent Technologies with modem technology now under LSI Inc.
> Their Linux  code developer/maintainer is Soumyendu Sarkar. Support
> for a chipset and its
>  continued maintenance is only initiated at the request of a major
> chipset buyer,
>  or comparable sponsor. Several different  modem chipset types  are produced:
>  with varying support under Linux.
>  Device ID  Support        Name           Comment
>  ---------  -------------  -----------    -----------------------------
>  0480       serial drivers Venus           controller chipset 1673JV7
>  0440-045d  martian        Mars/Apollo     DSP (digital signal
> processing) chipsets
>  0462       none           56K.V90/ADSL Wildwire
>  048d none                 SV2P            soft modem
>  048(c or f) AGRSM         SV2P            soft modem
>  0600       none           soft modem, very few in the field.
>  0620       AGRSM          Pinball  soft modem, in some HP desktop PCs
>  011c11040  AGRSM_RedFlag  Softmodem on some High Definition Audio
> cards, support only for Red Flag kernel 2.6.21-20
>  062(1-3)   none           SV92PP,Pinball  soft modem, in some HP desktop PCs
>
> martian - At http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/kernel-2.6/martian/
> AGRSM - At http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/sv92/ ,
> the agrsm-20080203.tar.gz
> AGRSM_RedFlag at  At http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/11c11040/
> The  suse-10-2a.tar.gz has newer Agere/LSI code, but there are
> compiling problems with newer kernels/
>
> From http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/sv92/ download
> agrsm-20080203.tar.gz
> The  suse-10-2a.tar.gz thereat has newer Agere/LSI code,
> but there are compiling problems with newer kernels
> Read DOCs/Agrsm.txt
>
> -------------- end Agere Systems section -------------------
>
>
> Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:1b.0:
>        Modem chipset not detected on
> NAME="Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G "
> CLASS=0403
> PCIDEV=8086:27d8
> SUBSYS=8086:d608
> IRQ=16
> HDA=8086:27d8
> SOFT=8086:27d8.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 8086:27d8.
>  If another modem card is present, then most likely 8086:27d8 does not
> host a modem.
>  If another modem card has not been detected, then possibilities are:
>        1) A Conexant modem chip is present on 8086:27d8, 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
>   0403 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G
>      Primary device ID:  8086:27d8
>    Subsystem PCI_id  8086:d608
>    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.gcc4.1.tar.gz from:
>        http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/
>
> ----------------end Softmodem section --------------
> Writing DOCs/Smartlink.txt
> ============ end Smartlink section =====================
>
>
> Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 04:06.0:
>        Modem chipset not detected on
> NAME="Communication controller: NetMos Technology PCI 9835 Multi-I/O
> Controller "
> CLASS=0780
> PCIDEV=9710:9835
> SUBSYS=1000:0012
> IRQ=21
>
>  For candidate modem in:  04:06.0
>   0780 Communication controller: NetMos Technology PCI 9835 Multi-I/O
> Controller
>      Primary device ID:  9710:9835
>  Support type needed or chipset:
>
>
> ----------------end Softmodem section --------------
>
> scanModem could not identify the Support Type needed from diagnosics
> or archives.
>        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.
> 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.
>
>
>  Completed candidate modem analyses.
>
>  The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev
>
>  Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.1.3
>             and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.1.3
>
>
>
>  Minimal compiling resources appear complete:
>   make utility - /usr/bin/make
>   Compiler version 4.1
>   linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-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 02:48 /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/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
> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base: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 --------
>
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