scanModem, Xandros Desktop kernel 2.6.9-x1

DarthChaosofRSPW_at_gmail.com
Date: 06/11/05 

Date: 10 Jun 2005 21:12:52 -0700

I sure hope this provides enough info.

DO use the following line as the email Subject Line, to alert cogent
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      scanModem, Xandros Desktop kernel 2.6.9-x1
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Code updated on: 2005_June_02
------------ -------------- System information
------------------------
Xandros Desktop 3.0 Deluxe
 distro=xandros
 on System with processor: i686
 currently under kernel: 2.6.9-x1
 The kernel was assembled with compiler: 3.3.4
 with current System compiler GCC=3.3.4
    /usr/bin/gcc -> gcc-3.3

Checking for kernel-headers needed for compiling.

 A /dev/modem symbolic link is not set.
 Checking for /dev/tts/ devices
total 0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 4, 64 2005-06-10 22:59 0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 4, 65 2005-06-10 22:59 1
crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 4, 66 2005-06-10 22:59 2
crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 4, 67 2005-06-10 22:59 3
crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 4, 68 2005-06-10 22:59 4
crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 4, 69 2005-06-10 22:59 5
crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 4, 70 2005-06-10 22:59 6
crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 4, 71 2005-06-10 22:59 7
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wvoutlaw 11 2005-06-10 23:58 Winmodem0 ->
/dev/ttySL0

 USB modem not detected.

0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM
(ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)

Modem candidates are at PCI_buses: 0000:00:1f.6

Providing detail for device at 0000:00:1f.6
  with vendor-ID:device-ID
            ----:----
Class 0703: 8086:24c6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM
(ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00
[Generic])
  SubSystem 103c:3080 Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
0000:00:1f.6 0703: 8086:24c6 (rev 03)
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5

                  -----PCI_IDs------- --CompilerVer-

    Feature List: Primary Subsystem Distr KernelVer kernel default
 CPU
 ./scanModem test 8086:24c6 103c:3080 xandros 2.6.9-x1 3.3.4 3.3.4
i686

 The soft modem Subsystem operates under a controller
   8086:24c6 82801DB ICH4
 capable of supporting under Linux AT LEAST modem Subsystem chips from
manufacturers:

        Broadcom
        AgereSystems
        Conexant
        Intel
        Smartlink

        Smartlink software in ALSA mode may support this modem
 The Subsystem PCI id does not itself identify the modem Codec.

  Driver snd-intel8x0m may enable codec acquisition
  /proc/asound lacks an mc97 codec file.

 Beginning check for older ac97_codec modems.
 An older ac97_modem codec was not detected.

 ------ dmesg slamr filtered -------
slamr: module license 'Smart Link Ltd.' taints kernel.
slamr: probe 8086:24c6 ICH4 card...
slamr: mc97 codec is CXT30
slamr: slamr0 is ICH4 card.
 The softmodem Codec is: CXT30
 Checking through information gathered from LinModem ARCHIVES
 Modem codec information on Subsystem 103c:3080 is not in the records.
 DisAgreement between slamr diagostic and Archive. Using slamr
diagnostic: CODEC=CXT30
 The modem has a Conexant codec: CXT30
 and there is support for the modem controller: 8086:24c6 82801DB ICH4
 Some Linux Distributions include the hsfmodem driver.
 Search your packages information for "hsfmodem" and "Conexant".
 If not found there, download a hsfmodem package from
http://www.linuxant.com .

 For 2.4.n kernels, If there is not an exact match your kernel version:
2.6.9-x1
 then kernel-sources must be prepared as described in
Modem/DriverCompiling.txt
 before the hsfmodem driver compiling can be successfull.
 For recent kernel-source-2.4.6 ,configuration steps are not
necessary.

 == Checking PCI IDs through modem chip suppliers ==

 Vendors 127a and 14f1 are Conexant, inheritor of Rockwell modem
technology. There are also Conexant chipsets
 in some modems from vendors 158b - Allied Data Tech., 1024 - Zenith
,141a - Apache Micro and 148d Digicom Systems.
 With respect to software support there are two main types,
hcfpcimodem* and hsfmodem* .
 Download drivers from http://www.Linuxant.com/drivers/

 At http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/resources.html#conexant , there
are scripts aiding installation:
      For HSF modems.
      For HCF modems.
 There is additional Conexant information written to Modem/Conexant.txt

 == Checking PCI IDs through modem chip suppliers ==

 Vendor=8086 is Intel, Inc. producing HaM and 536ep host controller
free (HCF) modems, 537 soft modem
 and AC97 and MC97 controllers managing a varierty of non-Intel soft
modem Subsystems.
 These subSystems often have PCI_IDs assigned by the modem assembler,
rather than the chip provider.
 Download available drivers through:
http://developer.intel.com/design/modems/support/drivers.htm with
Intel-537 types at:

http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/Filter_Results.asp?selCat=all&strOSs=39&ProductID=1230&page_nbr=2
 Also check at: http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/Intel/537/
 for beta releases and perhaps Already compiled drivers for some Linux
distributions
 A very detailed installation report cogent to 537 type modems is at:

http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fifth/msg00541.html
 Setup call id with:
         Type 1 : When the phone line is not in use
at+vcid=1
        Type 2 : When the phone line is already in use on a call at+pcw=0
 ---------------------

  ======= PCI_ID checking completed ======
 Update=2005_June_02

Analyzing information for PCMCIA device at PCI Bus 02:09.0
GREPping for an inserted PCMCIA modem with filter: ommunication
 If a PCMCIA modem is currently inserted and the sockets activated by
    /etc/init.d/pcmcia start
 then the PCMCIA bridge is NOT transparent.

 If the modem is known to have a Lucent digital signal processing
chipset,
 then PCMCIA.tar.gz variant assembled by Joern Wustenfeld is necessary,
 rather than the standard ltmodem-8.31a10.tar.gz at
http://ltmodem.heby.de/
GCCversion=3.3.4

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.*
-------------------------------------
/etc/modprobe.d/aliases:alias net-pf-24 pppoe
/etc/modprobe.d/aliases:alias char-major-108 ppp_generic
/etc/modprobe.d/aliases:alias ppp-compress-18 ppp_mppe
/etc/modprobe.d/aliases:alias ppp-compress-18 ppp_mppe_mppc
-------------------------------------
 Resident PPP support modules are properly uncompressed .
----active COMM services are ------------
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:C0:9F:66:0F:C7
This COMM mode should be closed before using the modem, or DNS services
may fail.
Be sure to read the section about ppp related modules and aliases in
Modem/YourModem.txt
 Be sure to read the Ethernet section of Modem/YourModem.txt
DEVPPP=crw------- 1 root root 108, 0 2005-06-10 22:59 /dev/ppp
A /dev/modem symbolic link is not present

 No devfsd.conf file found, indicated absense of the devfsd daemon
package
 for device file system (devfs) symbolic link support.

DEVFSD=
 ---- dmesg queries -------
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=Xandros_Desktop_3.0_Deluxe ro root=305
rw acpi=on
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKF] (IRQs 3) *0, disabled.
audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 8 ports, IRQ sharing
disabled
  xandros is not yet providing pre-compiled drivers for WinModems

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