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173879	2003-09-08 06:06:00	A plea to all Linux guru's how do I get my modem working? Having read several of the thread already here and tried the steps prescribed still no luck. Ran lspci modem is there, ran lsmod the required mod are there, ran the scanmodem utility and have very little idea what the text file is telling me. Could I get some help with this. The text file is included below. The most recent update of scanmodem accessed at linmodems.technion.ac.il should ALWAYS be used before requesting help from discuss@linmodem.org, URLs to cogent advice are regularly entered and updated, and your problem may be solved therein. If further help is needed, send a description of your problem to: discuss@linmodems.org with this ModemData.txt Attached, using the following in the email Subject Line: SUBJECT="scanModem, redhat kernel 2.4.20-8 -------------- System information ------------------------ redhat Red Hat Linux release 9 (Shrike) on system: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.4.20-8 #1 Thu Mar 13 17:54:28 EST 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux" GCC=3.2.2 UPDATE=2003 Sept 4 An AC'97 modem codec was not detected Path to lspci is: /sbin/lspci --------- lspci scan ---------------- 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x] (rev c4) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598/694x [Apollo MVP3/Pro133x AGP] 00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 40) 00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 1a) 00:07.4 SMBus: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 40) 00:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1988 Allegro-1 (rev 10) 00:0b.0 Communication controller: Intel Corp. 536EP Data Fax Modem 00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX 420] (rev a3) ------------------------------------- Reading more detail for the Device at: PCI bus ------- 00:0b.0 Class 0780: 8086:1040 Subsystem 8086:1000 00:0b.0 Communication controller: Intel Corp. 536EP Data Fax Modem Subsystem: Intel Corp. : Unknown device 1000 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11 Memory at dfc00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M] Capabilities: [e0] Power Management version 2 ------------------------------------------------------- 8086:1040 PCI_ID of the PCI bus with vendor: 8086 8086:1000 PCI_ID of Subsystem with vendor: 8086 ------------------------------------------------------- are key Sought Descriptions of your modem firmware. Have them ready when visiting URLs with service software!! An AC'97 or MC97 controller cooperates with the modem Subsystem 8086:1040 S1724 First accessing chipset provider and modem assembler information for the modem SubSystem under the AC'97 or MC97 Controller. === Checking 8086 through chipset providers and modem assemblers ==== Vendor=8086 is Intel, Inc. producing HaM and 536ep host controller free (HCF) modems, the 537 soft modem and AC'97 and MC97 controllers managing a varierty of non-Intel soft modem subSystems. These subSystems will in have PCI_IDs assigned by the modem assembler, not Intel. Download available drivers from: developer.intel.com Also check at: linmodems.technion.ac.il for early releases and perhaps Already compiled drivers for some Linux distributions Some and perhaps all modems with: PCI_ID 8086:1040 subSystem 8086:1000 have the supported Intel 536ep chipset. Their drivers have a dependency on one other. with result that these messages may be seen upon driver loading: depmod****Unable to resolve symbol in 536ep.o depmod****Unable to resolve symbol in 536epcore.o but function is NOT affected. Bur when the message is any longer, the drivers probably have not been properly compiled. In which case carefully read COMPILING DRIVERS with ModemData.txt.2 ====== PCI_ID checking completed ====== Update=2003 Sept 4 GCCversion=3.2.2 The following information blocks just query some ppp support items. ================================================== ================== grep ppp /etc/modules.conf -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Be sure to read the section about ppp related modules and aliases in /tmp/modem/ModemData.txt.2 === ifconfig test ==== lo Link encap:Local Loopback DEVPPP=crw------- 1 root root 108, 0 Jan 30 2003 /dev/ppp The current modem symbolic link is: /dev/modem -> /dev/536ep" The ports /dev/ttyS0 or 1,2,3 are for standard Controller chip modems No devfsd.conf file sound, indicated absense of the devfsd daemon package for device file system (devfs) symbolic link support. DEVFSD= Thanks for any help. Stuart	stuartf (4533)
173880	2003-09-08 06:21:00	Try here: downloadfinder.intel.com	Chilling_Silently (228)
173881	2003-09-08 22:26:00	Hi Been there already, tried both drivers for Red Hat 9, the default one and the smp one. Same result internet connection wizard unable to probe modem, the odd thing is that kppp can find and use the modem although the connection dies within 30 secs of connection. Cheers Stuart	stuartf (4533)
173882	2003-09-09 02:28:00	If kppp can find & use the modem then there must be a driver being used allready??? Are you sure the user name/password etc etc are correct, this may explain the dropped connection.	rmcb (164)
173883	2003-09-09 03:12:00	After such a failed connection, do "tail -20 /var/log/messages" in a terminal. That might tell you (us) what happened. "ls -l /dev/modem" too ... though that's probably Ok if kppp worked, even if briefly. ;-) I don't like wizards. Somtimes it's Sauron, not Gandalf.	Graham L (2)
173884	2003-09-09 09:53:00	here are the results of those two commands. [root@localhost root]# ls -l /dev/modem lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep 9 19:38 /dev/modem -> /dev/536ep [root@localhost root]# tail -20 /var/log/messages Sep 9 20:12:50 localhost kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:0d.0 Sep 9 20:13:21 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp0 Sep 9 20:13:21 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp0 Sep 9 20:13:21 localhost pppd[4094]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0 Sep 9 20:13:21 localhost pppd[4094]: Using interface ppp0 Sep 9 20:13:21 localhost pppd[4094]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/536ep Sep 9 20:13:21 localhost /etc/hotplug/net.agent: assuming ppp0 is already up Sep 9 20:13:25 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp-compress-21 Sep 9 20:13:25 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp-compress-21 Sep 9 20:13:25 localhost pppd[4094]: local IP address 210.246.4.106 Sep 9 20:13:25 localhost pppd[4094]: remote IP address 202.0.46.54 Sep 9 20:13:25 localhost pppd[4094]: primary DNS address 203.96.152.4 Sep 9 20:13:25 localhost pppd[4094]: secondary DNS address 203.96.152.12 Sep 9 20:13:25 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ppp-compress-21 Sep 9 20:15:56 localhost pppd[4094]: Terminating on signal 15. Sep 9 20:16:02 localhost pppd[4094]: Connection terminated. Sep 9 20:16:02 localhost pppd[4094]: Connect time 2.6 minutes. Sep 9 20:16:02 localhost pppd[4094]: Sent 6511 bytes, received 30620 bytes. Sep 9 20:16:02 localhost /etc/hotplug/net.agent: NET unregister event not supported Sep 9 20:16:02 localhost pppd[4094]: Exit. I guess the problem lies in the module that it can't locate, I couldn't find it either can we do without it? Also upon boot it sometimes (3 of 5) says "failed to activate ppp0 with error 7 but once I am logged on I can activate ppp0 from the network console. What does this mean. Cheers	stuartf (4533)
173885	2003-09-09 10:42:00	You could try running lsmod and see if you have these modules loaded (they are needed for communication) ppp_deflate.o zlib_inflate.o zlib_deflate.o bsd_comp.o ppp_async.o ppp_generic.o slhc.o In kppp /dev/ttySLTO is normally the device you would select. Lachlan	Lachlan (4459)
173886	2003-09-10 01:31:00	only the ppp_generic.o and the slhc.o are there. Copy is below. Have I screwed up somewhere? How do I rectify this? Cheers Stuart [root@localhost root]# lsmod Module Size Used by Tainted: PF 536ep 6796 0 (unused) 536epcore 807480 0 [536ep] parport_pc 19076 1 (autoclean) lp 8996 0 (autoclean) parport 37056 1 (autoclean) [parport_pc lp] autofs 13268 0 (autoclean) (unused) ppp_generic 24444 0 (autoclean) slhc 6740 0 (autoclean) [ppp_generic] ipt_REJECT 3928 6 (autoclean) iptable_filter 2412 1 (autoclean) ip_tables 15096 2 [ipt_REJECT iptable_filter] sg 36524 0 (autoclean) sr_mod 18136 0 (autoclean) microcode 4668 0 (autoclean) ide-scsi 12208 0 scsi_mod 107160 3 [sg sr_mod ide-scsi] ide-cd 35708 0 cdrom 33728 0 [sr_mod ide-cd] scanner 11224 0 (unused) keybdev 2944 0 (unused) mousedev 5492 1 hid 22148 0 (unused) input 5856 0 [keybdev mousedev hid] usb-uhci 26348 0 (unused) usbcore 78784 1 [scanner hid usb-uhci] ext3 70784 2 jbd 51892 2 [ext3]	stuartf (4533)
173887	2003-09-10 02:11:00	This is looking interesting. :D Google, as ever, has answers. Have a look at /etc/conf.modules (or /etc/modules.conf ... only one should be there :D), then add these linesalias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate alias ppp-compress-26 ppp_deflate (I think I got that right ... if it doesn't work "ppp-compress-21" to googel will get you the links. ;-) )	Graham L (2)
173888	2003-09-10 04:45:00	now ppp_deflate.o zlib_deflate.o ppp_async.o are in the list. On google a number of threads indicate that bsd_comp has been replace with ppp_deflate is this correct and if so that still leaves zlib_inflate.o also a number of threads say to use alias ppp-compress-21 off to get rid of the message in the log, is this correct? Cheers	stuartf (4533)
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