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From: Aaron U <bringiton@mhtc.net>
Subject: Aaron U, USA kernel 2.6.24-16-generic
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:16:19 -0500
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I'm new to Linux, so I really appreciate any help!
I'm pretty sure it's an Agere modem.
Thank you again for your help!
Aaron U
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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_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 154b:000f
ID 04f2:b027 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
ID 0bda:8189 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
ID 0bda:0158 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
USB modems not recognized
For candidate card in slot 00:14.2, firmware information and bootup
diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
00:14.2 1002:4383 1002:4383 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc
SBx00 Azalia
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
16: 3 1792 IO-APIC-fasteoi ohci_hcd:usb1, HDA Intel
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:14.2 ----
[ 33.208765] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.2[A] -> GSI 16 (level,
low) -> IRQ 16
For candidate card in slot 01:05.2, firmware information and bootup
diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
01:05.2 1002:7919 1002:7919 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc
Radeon X1200 Series Audio Controller
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
19: 109 32226 IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb6, HDA Intel
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 01:05.2 ----
[ 33.324958] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:05.2[B] -> GSI 19 (level,
low) -> IRQ 19
===== 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 00:14.2
01:05.2 has a High Definition Audio Card
The drivers are in the kernel modules tree at:
/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/ubuntu/sound/alsa-driver/pci/hda/snd-
hda-intel.ko
New HDA card type:
The ALSA verion is 1.0.15
The modem cards detected by "aplay -l" are: None
The /proc/asound/pcm file reports:
-----------------------
00-01: STAC92xx Digital : STAC92xx Digital : playback 1
00-00: STAC92xx Analog : STAC92xx Analog : playback 1 : capture 2
01-03: ATI HDMI : ATI HDMI : playback 1
about /proc/asound/cards:
------------------------
0 [SB ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB
HDA ATI SB at 0xf8500000 irq 16
1 [HDMI ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI HDMI
HDA ATI HDMI at 0xf8110000 irq 19
Modem support under STAC92xx audio card hosts may require upgrade
of snd-hda-intel + its dependent drivers to ALSA version 1.0.16.
The following modem only worked after the upgrade from to 1.0.16 from
1.0.14
PCI ID SubsystemID Name
--------- --------- --------------
8086:27d8 107b:0366 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G
with ALSA diagnostics
00-00: STAC92xx Analog : STAC92xx Analog : playback 1 : capture 2
00-06: Si3054 Modem : Si3054 Modem : playback 1 : capture 1
Codec: Motorola Si3054
for 107b:0366 hosted modem chip: 0x10573057
For a standard Ubuntu system needed to support the driver compilation
were
=== Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent
software. ===
A candidate modem is not evident among the PCI devices:
------------------------------------------------
00:12.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Non-Raid-5 SATA
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 14)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 IDE
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS690M
[Radeon X1200 Series]
01:05.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon X1200 Series Audio
Controller
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E
PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 01)
------------------------------------------------
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 00:14.2:
Modem chipset not detected on
NAME="Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia"
CLASS=0403
PCIDEV=1002:4383
SUBSYS=1002:4383
IRQ=16
HDA=1002:4383
SOFT=1002:4383.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 1002:4383.
If another modem card is present, then most likely 1002:4383 does
not host a modem.
If another modem card has not been detected, then possibilities are:
1) A Conexant modem chip is present on 1002:4383, 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: 00:14.2
0403 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia
Primary device ID: 1002:4383
Subsystem PCI_id 1002:4383
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 --------------
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 =====================
Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 01:05.2:
Modem chipset not detected on
NAME="Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon X1200 Series Audio
Controller"
CLASS=0403
PCIDEV=1002:7919
SUBSYS=1002:7919
IRQ=19
For candidate modem in: 01:05.2
0403 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon X1200 Series Audio
Controller
Primary device ID: 1002:7919
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.
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 2007-10-04 15:48 /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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