[Nottingham] Ububtu & dial-up networking

James Dobson dob_3001 at yahoo.co.uk
Wed Jul 19 13:51:30 BST 2006 

Sorry just relised that you had the url already... If
the machine has the correct drivers using pppconfig
and  ppp-go to start should work.

If it doesn't then you may need to find the correct
drivers..

Using lspci should confirm what the modem is.

JD

--- James Dobson <dob_3001 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Check the wiki...
> 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DialupModemHowto
> 
> JD
> 
> --- Martin Kirk <martin at applab.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > i recently installed Ububtu 6.06 on my mum's
> machine
> > (at her request!). 
> > 
> > i need to get her dial-up networking set up but
> i'm
> > kind of lost when it comes 
> > to modems.
> > i've got as far as running scanModem but sifting
> > through the resulting output 
> > is making me dizzy (& the heat isn't helping...).
> > 
> > the modem is identified as "Broadcom Corporation
> > BCM4212 v.90 56k modem (rev 
> > 02)" 
> > the machine it's in is a Dell Dimension 2300 and i
> > think it's a softmodem but  
> > i'm not sure.
> > 
> > the machine has no network card so i can't connect
> > it to the lan to download 
> > stuff, but i can download elsewhere & transfer to
> it
> > via cd-rom or usb-stick.
> > 
> > can anyone give me any pointers on identifying,
> > obtaining & installing the 
> > correct modem drivers ?
> > 
> > i've pasted the contents of scanModem's
> > 'ModemData.txt' below, if there's any 
> > other info i should provide, please let me know.
> > 
> > thanks,
> > martin.
> > 
> > 
> > scanModem, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS  kernel 2.6.15-23-386
> > ------------ --------------  System information
> > ------------------------
> >  Ubuntu 6.06 LTS 
> >  on System with processor: i686
> >  currently under kernel:   2.6.15-23-386
> > 
> >  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DialupModemHowto has good
> > general guidance.
> > DEVPPP=crw------- 1 root root 108, 0 2006-05-31
> > 02:15 /dev/ppp
> > A /dev/modem symbolic link is not present
> >  USB modem not detected.
> > 
> >  Checking for audio card 
> > 0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel
> > Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM 
> > (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev
> 01)
> > 	Reading /proc/asound/pcm 
> > 00-00: Intel ICH : Intel 82801DB-ICH4 : playback 1
> :
> > capture 1
> > 00-01: Intel ICH - MIC ADC : Intel 82801DB-ICH4 -
> > MIC ADC : capture 1
> > 00-02: Intel ICH - MIC2 ADC : Intel 82801DB-ICH4 -
> > MIC2 ADC : capture 1
> > 00-03: Intel ICH - ADC2 : Intel 82801DB-ICH4 -
> ADC2
> > : capture 1
> > 00-04: Intel ICH - IEC958 : Intel 82801DB-ICH4 -
> > IEC958 : playback 1
> >  The potentially supporting audio + modem drivers
> > now loaded on this System 
> > are:
> > 0 snd_intel8x0
> > 
> > 
> >  The kernel was assembled with compiler:  4.0.3
> > No compiler installed.
> >  a gcc-4.0.3  package must be installed to support
> > driver compiling
> > 
> > If compiling a modem driver proves to be
> necessary,
> > one of the two procedures 
> > must be followed.
> > If not yet on the Internet, put the Dapper install
> > CD in the drive
> > Open a terminal and therein:
> > $ sudo apt-get install  gcc-4.0  make
> > Additionally the package
> linux-headers-2.6.15-23-386
> > must be downloaded.  
> > Goto http://packages.ubuntu.com/  and search for
> > linux-image-2.6.15-23-386 
> > After downloading, it can be installed with:
> > $ sudo apt-get install linux-header*.deb
> > 
> > Or alternatively if online through Ethernet do:
> > $ sudo apt-get install build-essential
> > will do all the necessary installations mentioned
> > above.
> > 
> > In either installation case, set a symbolic link
> > which will be expected later:
> > $ sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-4.0  /usr/bin/gcc
> > After check with:
> > $ ls -l /usr/bin/gcc*
> > which should display:
> > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root    16 2006-07-09 21:53
> > /usr/bin/gcc -> /usr/bin/gcc-4.0
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 93584 2006-04-20 18:22
> > /usr/bin/gcc-4.0
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 16245 2006-04-20 18:13
> > /usr/bin/gccbug-4.0
> > 
> > -------------
> >  Compiling utility   make   Not found.
> > -------------
> > Checking for kernel-headers needed for compiling.
> >  Kernel-header resources needed for compiling are
> > not manifestly ready!
> > 
> > Modem candidates are at PCI_buses:  0000:01:04.0
> >     
> > Providing detail for device at  0000:01:04.0
> >   with vendor-ID:device-ID
> > 	    ----:----
> > Class 0703: 14e4:4212   Modem: Broadcom
> Corporation
> > BCM4212 v.90 56k modem 
> > (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
> >   SubSystem 1028:0001  Dell: Unknown device 0001
> > 	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 32, IRQ
> 169
> >  Checking for IRQ 169 sharing with modem.
> > O-APIC-level  uhci_hcd:usb1, i915 at pci:0000:00:02.0
> > 
> >   
> >                   -----PCI_IDs-------             
>  
> >     --CompilerVer- 
> >     Feature List:  Primary  Subsystem Distr 
> > KernelVer   kernel default  CPU
> >  ./scanModem test 14e4:4212 1028:0001
> debian_version
> > 2.6.15-23-386  4.0.3 none    
> > i686
> >       
> >  Information on several modem chipset providers is
> > provided below,
> >  because ambiguities remain on the correct choice
> of
> > supporting software.
> >             
> >  == Checking PCI IDs through modem chip suppliers
> ==
> > 
> >  Vendor 14e4 is BroadCom 
> >    14e4:4212   is a  BCM V.90 56k modem
> >  There is a driver for 2.2.n kernels called 
> > BCOM_WAN_V20.
> >     Search for it at http://www.dell.com 
> >  However the code has not been updated for some
> > time.
> >  For  2.4 kernels, fix by Giacomo Comes must be
> > used. See :
> >   
> >
>
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-third/msg01652.html
> >    http://cengique.2y.net/~cengiz/BCMSM/
> >  There is no support under 2.6.n kernels for the
> >       14e4:4212  BCM V.90 56k modem
> >    
> >  When serving under softmodem controllers like the
> > Intel ICH series,
> >  the Broadcom Subsystem 14e4:4d64 has mc97 codec
> > BCM64.
> >  Kernels of version 2.6.6 or later are necessary. 
> > See success reports:
> >   
> >
>
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fifth/msg02486.html
> >   
> >
>
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg03690.html
> >    http://oboc.ucdavis.edu/Marik/inspiron/ 
> >    The support is achieved through a combination
> of:
> >    1) the snd-intel8x0m.ko of 2.6.n kernel
> releases,
> > which provides a low 
> > level interface with the modem;
> 
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