[hsflinux] hsflinux for ThinkPad G41

Peter B. West pbw at pbw.id.au
Mon May 23 09:00:02 EDT 2005


I have a ThinkPad G41 on which I have run scanModem.  The results are 
attached.

Will I be able to use the Linuxant HSF modem on this system?  If you do 
not have sufficient data to determine this, what else do I need to get?

Thanks.
Peter
-- 
Peter B. West <http://cv.pbw.id.au/>
Folio <http://defoe.sourceforge.net/folio/> <http://folio.bkbits.net/>
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 DO use the following line as the email Subject Line, to alert cogent experts:
      scanModem, 
This is kernel 2.6.11-gentoo-r6_pbw
 Occassionally reponses are blocked by an Internet Providers mail filters.
 So do in a day also check the Archived responses at DISCUSS at linmodems.org
Code updated on:  2005_May_18
------------ --------------  System information ------------------------

This is 
 on System with processor: i686
 currently under kernel:   2.6.11-gentoo-r6_pbw

There are emerging complications under 2.6.10 kernels.  Concerning code for:
Smartlink slmodem :
   slmodem-2.9.9d.tar.gz at http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/
      has the current fixes.  Related messages are:
   http://www.datiku.com/documents/2610_migration.php
   http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0409.3/0345.html 
   http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg03736.html .
   http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/  has an upgrab-winmodem.tar.gz,
       providing a driver to alleviate inappropriate capture of a winmodem by a serial port driver. 
Lucent/Agere DSP/ltmodem:
  http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg03733.html 
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 was assembled with compiler:  3.3.5-20050130
 with current System compiler GCC=3.3.5-20050130

Checking for kernel-headers needed for compiling.
 kernel-headers have base folder /lib/modules/2.6.11-gentoo-r6_pbw/build
 kernel-headers have base folder /usr/src/linux
 kernel-headers have base folder /usr/src/linux-2.6.11-gentoo-r6

 A /dev/modem symbolic link is not set.
 Checking for /dev/tts/  devices
total 0
crw-rw----  1 pbw tty 4, 64 May 22  2005 0
crw-rw----  1 pbw tty 4, 65 May 22  2005 1
crw-rw----  1 pbw tty 4, 66 May 22  2005 2
crw-rw----  1 pbw tty 4, 67 May 22  2005 3
crw-rw----  1 pbw tty 4, 68 May 22  2005 4
crw-rw----  1 pbw tty 4, 69 May 22  2005 5
crw-rw----  1 pbw tty 4, 70 May 22  2005 6
crw-rw----  1 pbw tty 4, 71 May 22  2005 7

 USB modem not detected.

0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)

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 Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
  SubSystem 1014:0559   IBM: Unknown device 0559
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
  
                  -----PCI_IDs-------                    --CompilerVer- 
    Feature List:  Primary  Subsystem Distr  KernelVer   kernel default  CPU
 ./scanModem test 8086:24c6 1014:0559 gentoo 2.6.11-gentoo-r6_pbw 3.3.5-20050130 3.3.5-20050130    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 
  === Begin mc97 codec query  ===
 1014:0559 has a Conexant id 23
  === End mc97 codec query  ===

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

 Checking through information gathered from LinModem ARCHIVES
 From prior reports, the modem codec type of the Subsystem is: CXT
 The modem has a Conexant codec: CXT
 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: 2.6.11-gentoo-r6_pbw
 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 ==
Vendor=1014 is IBM.

 Some thinkPad laptops have soft modem Subsystems with AgereSystems codec: 1014:0227 and 1014:0524. 
 Software access is through IBM:
       http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-52698

 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_May_18

Analyzing information for PCMCIA device at PCI Bus 02:01.0
GREPping for an inserted PCMCIA modem with filter:        ommunication

Analyzing information for PCMCIA device at PCI Bus 02:01.1
GREPping for an inserted PCMCIA modem with filter:        ommunication
 A PCMCIA modem is detected.
      
 The stardard ltmodem resources should suffice for modem support:
     http://ltmodem.heby.de/
 if the modem has a Lucent/Agere digital processing chipset.
 
   
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.conf:alias char-major-108-* ppp_generic
/etc/modprobe.conf:alias ppp0 ppp
/etc/modprobe.conf:alias ppp1 ppp
/etc/modprobe.conf:alias tty-ldisc-3 ppp_async
/etc/modprobe.conf:alias tty-ldisc-14 ppp_synctty
/etc/modprobe.conf:alias ppp-compress-18 ppp_mppe
/etc/modprobe.conf:alias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp
/etc/modprobe.conf:alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate
/etc/modprobe.conf:alias ppp-compress-26 ppp_deflate
/etc/modprobe.conf:alias /dev/ppp ppp_generic
/etc/modprobe.conf:alias net-pf-24 pppoe
/etc/modprobe.conf.old:alias char-major-108-* ppp_generic
/etc/modprobe.conf.old:alias ppp0 ppp
/etc/modprobe.conf.old:alias ppp1 ppp
/etc/modprobe.conf.old:alias tty-ldisc-3 ppp_async
/etc/modprobe.conf.old:alias tty-ldisc-14 ppp_synctty
/etc/modprobe.conf.old:alias ppp-compress-18 ppp_mppe
/etc/modprobe.conf.old:alias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp
/etc/modprobe.conf.old:alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate
/etc/modprobe.conf.old:alias ppp-compress-26 ppp_deflate
/etc/modprobe.conf.old:alias /dev/ppp ppp_generic
/etc/modprobe.conf.old:alias net-pf-24 pppoe
-------------------------------------
 PPP support module  bsd_comp.ko  not found!
 PPP support module  ppp_async.ko  not found!
 PPP support module  ppp_generic.ko  not found!
 PPP support module  slhcko  not found!
 PPP support module  ppp_deflate.ko  not found!
 PPP support module  zlib_deflate.ko  not found!
 Resident PPP support modules are properly uncompressed .
----active COMM services are ------------
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:06:1B:C6:84:EA  
          inet6 addr: fe80::206:1bff:fec6:84ea/64 Scope:Link
This COMM mode should be closed before using the modem, or DNS services may fail.
 Be sure to read the Ethernet section of Modem/General.txt 
DEVPPP=crw-rw---- 1 root root 108, 0 May 22 2005 /dev/ppp
A /dev/modem symbolic link is not present
DEVFSD=/etc/devfsd.conf
 ---- dmesg queries -------
ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x00] lapic_id[0x00] enabled)
ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x01] lapic_id[0x01] enabled)
ACPI: LAPIC_NMI (acpi_id[0x00] high edge lint[0x1])
ACPI: LAPIC_NMI (acpi_id[0x01] high edge lint[0x1])
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKG] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11) *0, disabled.
audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 8 ports, IRQ sharing disabled
ibm_acpi: IBM ThinkPad ACPI Extras v0.11
ibm_acpi: http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/
  gentoo is not yet providing pre-compiled drivers for WinModems



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