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http://www.linmodems.org -------------------------- System information ----------------------------
CPU=i686, Ubuntu , ALSA_version=1.0.23
Linux version 2.6.32-28-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) ) #55-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jan 10 21:21:01 UTC 2011
scanModem update of: 2011_08_08
Distrib_ID=Ubuntu
DistribCodeName=lucid
AptRepositoryStem=http://kz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
Presently install your Linux Distributions dkms package. It provides for automated driver updates,
following upgrade of your kernel. For details see
http://linux.dell.com/projects.shtml#dkms There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files
Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are:
Attached USB devices are:
ID 15d9:0a4c Dexon
ID 1058:071a Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
ID 0bda:0111 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Card Reader
ID 8564:1000
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@linmodems.org
Candidate PCI devices with modem chips are:
02:02.0 Communication controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. HSF 56k HSFi Modem (rev 01)
High Definition Audio cards can host modem chips.
For candidate card in slot 02:02.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are:
PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
---------- --------- --------- --------------
02:02.0 14f1:2f00 14f1:2004 Communication controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. HSF 56k HSFi Modem
Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
9: 0 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi acpi
--- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 02:02.0 ----
[ 0.190573] pci 0000:02:02.0: reg 10 32bit mmio: [0xf4000000-0xf400ffff]
[ 0.190585] pci 0000:02:02.0: reg 14 io port: [0xa000-0xa007]
[ 0.190640] pci 0000:02:02.0: PME# supported from D3hot D3cold
[ 0.190648] pci 0000:02:02.0: PME# disabled
The PCI slot 02:02.0 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 alоng with ModemData.txt to discuss@linmodems.org
if help is needed.
=== Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. ===
Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 02:02.0:
Modem chipset detected on
NAME="Communication controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. HSF 56k HSFi Modem "
CLASS=0780
PCIDEV=14f1:2f00
SUBSYS=14f1:2004
IRQ=9
IDENT=hsfmodem
Driver=hsfmodem-drivers
For candidate modem in: 02:02.0
0780 Communication controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. HSF 56k HSFi Modem
Primary device ID: 14f1:2f00
Support type needed or chipset: hsfmodem
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_k2.6.32_28_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: 2.6.32_28_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: 4.4.3
and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.4.3
The patch utility is needed for compiling ALSA drivers, and possibly others.
Minimal compiling resources appear complete:
make utility - /usr/bin/make
Compiler version 4.4
linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.32-28-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 needed. 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 273312 2010-03-07 09:59 /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 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
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:
slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0:
Within /etc/udev/ files:
Within /etc/modprobe.conf files:
/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/alsa-base.confptions snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.confptions snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
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