Only plain text email is forwarded by the DISCUSS@linmodems.org List Server. Do use the following as the email Subject Line: SomeName, YourCountry Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 kernel 2.6.18-4-686 This will alert cogent experts, and distinguish cases in the Archives. YourCountry will enable Country Code guidance. Occassionally responses are blocked by an Internet Provider mail filters. So in a day, also check the Archived responses at http://www.linmodems.org . Local Linux experts can be found through: http://www.linux.org/groups/index.html -------------------------- System information ---------------------------- CPU=i686, Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 Linux version 2.6.18-4-686 (Debian 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12) (waldi@debian.org) (gcc version 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)) #1 SMP Mon Mar 26 17:17:36 UTC 2007 scanModem update of: 2007_May_04 USB modem not detected by lsusb Modem or host audio card candidates have firmware information: PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 00:1b.0 8086:27d8 1025:0110 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: 74: 204853 0 PCI-MSI HDA Intel --- Bootup diagnositcs for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ---- ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 66 PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64 === Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. === === Next deducing cogent software === ALSAversion 1.0.13 The audio card is not a modem hosting type. HDAmodemChip=0x11c13026 For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:1b.0 Class 0403: 8086:27d8 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G Primary PCI_id 8086:27d8 Subsystem PCI_id 1025:0110 Softmodem codec or Vendor from diagnostics: from Archives: 11c1, an AgereSystems type. The HDA card softmodem chip is 0x11c13026 Lacking a dsp (digital signal processing) chip, the modem is a software intensive or "softmodem" type. Its primary controller manages the traffic with the CPU. But the software needed is specified in the Subsystem. ----------------------------------------- Support type needed or chipset: slmodemd An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver: snd-intel8x0m provides Low Level support enabling contact with the modem hardware. For all BUT Conexant chip soft modems (using hsfmodem software) complementary High Level support is through a Smartlink utility: slmodemd Download from http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ the package SLMODEMD.gcc4.1.tar.gz having a compiled slmodemd. Unpack under Linux with: $ tar zxf SLMODEMD.gcc4.1.tar.gz and read instructions therein. But briefly, the modem is setup with command: slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa modem:1 reporting dynamic creation of ports: /dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N , with N some number Read Smartlink.txt and Modem/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance. The diagnostic outputs for this softmodem section have their raw information in folders and text files under /proc/asound/ which you can browse. The information is from files: /proc/asound/pcm ------------------------------- 00-01: ALC883 Analog : ALC883 Analog : capture 2 00-00: ALC883 Analog : ALC883 Analog : playback 1 : capture 2 /proc/asound/modules ------------------------------- 0 snd_hda_intel and from the command: aplay -l | grep -i modem ----------------end Softmodem section -------------- Writing Intel.txt Writing Smartlink.txt ============ end Smartlink section ===================== 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 Kernel-header resources needed for compiling are not manifestly ready! If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing: kernel-source-2.6.18-4-686 Compressed files at: /usr/src/alsa-driver.tar.bz2 /usr/src/gspca-source.tar.bz2 /usr/src/linux-uvc.tar.bz2 /usr/src/ov511.tar.bz2 /usr/src/spca5xx-source.tar.bz2 For Debian and some related distributions, a package kernel-kbuild-2.6-3 may be needed to support driver compiling Checking pppd properties: -rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 260920 2007-03-18 04:22 /usr/sbin/pppd In case of an "error 17" "serial loopback" problem, see: http://phep2.technion.ac.il/linmodems/archive-sixth/msg02637.html To enable dialout without Root permission do: $ su - root (not for Ubuntu) chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd or under Ubuntu related Linuxes chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd Checking settings of: /etc/ppp/options asyncmap 0 auth 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/YourSystem.txt concerning other COMM channels: eth0 ppp0 Which can interfere with Browser naviagation. Don't worry about the following, it is for the 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-blacklist:# Uncomment these entries in order to blacklist unwanted modem drivers /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# blacklist snd-atiixp-modem /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# 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 /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 --------