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scanModem, Fedora Core release 4 (Stentz)
Kernel kernel 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4
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DISCUSS@linmodems.orgCode updated on: 2005_August_24
------------ -------------- System information ------------------------
Fedora Core release 4 (Stentz)
Kernel
on System with processor: i686
currently under kernel: 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4
There are emerging complications under 2.6.10 and later kernels.
Concerning Intel-536ep and 537
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/IntelFiveThreeSixEPModemHowto/ http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fifth/msg00280.html http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fifth/msg00881.html The kernel-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 was compiled with CONFIG_REGPARM, providing more compact and faster code.
The kernel was assembled with compiler: 4.0.0
with current System compiler GCC=4.0.0
Checking for kernel-headers needed for compiling.
The kernel-headers have base folder:
/lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4/build -> ../../../usr/src/kernels/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4-i686
Modem symbolic link is: /dev/modem -> /dev/ttyLT0
Checking for modem symbolic link support lines within /etc/udev/ files
USB modem not detected.
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)
Modem candidates are at PCI_buses: 00:0a.0
Providing detail for device at 00:0a.0
with vendor-ID:device-ID
----:----
Class 0780: 11c1:048c Communication controller: Agere Systems (former Lucent Microelectronics) V.92 56K WinModem (rev 02)
SubSystem 11c1:044c Agere Systems (former Lucent Microelectronics): Unknown device 044c
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10
-----PCI_IDs------- --CompilerVer-
Feature List: Primary Subsystem Distr KernelVer kernel default CPU
./scanModem test 11c1:048c 11c1:044c redhat 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 4.0.0 4.0.0 i686
== Checking PCI IDs through modem chip suppliers ==
Vendor 11c1 corresponds to Lucent Technologies or subsidiary Agere Systems, Inc.
Information is at:
http://www.agere.com/client/modem_dsp.html. Produced are both:
1) modems identifiable from their primary PCI IDs and
2) soft modem Subystem chips requiring identification through codec readouts.
Class 0703: 11c1:048c is still NOT supported under Linux, as of 2005_August_24
It is a "software" modem without a digital signal processing (DSP) chipset.
The ltmodem drivers from
http://ltmodem.heby.de resources for DSP modems do NOT provide support,
A dialout terminates with "No Carrier" or a Hang if usage of the ltmodem drivers is attempted.
======= PCI_ID checking completed ======
Update=2005_August_24
A PCMCIA CardBus is not detected on this System.
For information on modem port creation under the UDEV device file system see:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg03299.html for Conexnant modems
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fifth/msg01177.html for Lucent/Agere DSP modems
The following information blocks just query some ppp support items.
====================================================
grep -rs ppp /etc/modprobe.*
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/etc/modprobe.conf.dist:alias tty-ldisc-3 ppp_async
/etc/modprobe.conf.dist:alias tty-ldisc-14 ppp_synctty
/etc/modprobe.conf.dist:alias ppp-compress-18 ppp_mppe
/etc/modprobe.conf.dist:install ppp-compress-21 /bin/true
/etc/modprobe.conf.dist:alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate
/etc/modprobe.conf.dist:alias ppp-compress-26 ppp_deflate
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PPP support module bsd_comp.ko not found!
Resident PPP support modules are properly uncompressed .
COMM services are not active
The current modem symbolic link is: /dev/modem -> /dev/ttyLT0
The ports /dev/ttyS0 or 1,2,3 are for standard Controller chip modems
No devfsd.conf file found, indicated absense of the devfsd daemon package
for device file system (devfs) symbolic link support.
DEVFSD=
---- dmesg queries -------
apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.16ac)
apm: overridden by ACPI.
audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
ibm_acpi: ec object not found
Beginning with Fedora 2 kernel-2.6.6-1.427, kernel-headers needed
for compiling drivers are provide at: /lib/modules/kernel-version/build/
Thus upgrading above kernel 2.6.5-1.358 to 2.6.6-* is Stongly Recommended
pppd version 2.4.2 may not be fully compatible with 2.6.8 kernel releases.
If an initial CONNECT is achieved without PPP being subsequently established,
drop back to a 2.4.1 version. This has worked for PCTEL AMR modem users,
supported by the
http://www.smlink.com slmodem software.
Check pppd version with:
pppd --version
See
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg03167.html For kernel-version 2.4.20-8 , a failure in automatic loading of PPP related modules
has been reported. It was necessary to manually load with:
/sbin/modprobe /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/net ppp_generic
/sbin/modprobe /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/net ppp_deflate
/sbin/modprobe /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/net ppp_synctty
/sbin/modprobe /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/net ppp_async
or dialout efforts failed.
The Internet Configuration Wizard writes a configuration file:
/etc/wvdial.conf
containing a line default line
Stupid Mode = yes
Better dialup performance may be achieved by commenting out this line as:
# Stupid Mode = yes
If the Smartlink slmodemd is used for port creation, an added line is necessary
Carrier Check = no
Also non-USA Users may need to add to the [Modem0] block:
Init2 = AT+GCI=hexadecimal_country_code
but test without it first.
redhat is not yet providing pre-compiled drivers for WinModems
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