slmodemd on FC3? (Wow!)

Sat May 7 20:54:31 UTC 2005

On Sat, 7 May 2005, Globe Trotter wrote:

> After two years of on and off trials, I am finally able to report success on my
> PCTEL-2310 WT which came inside as a cheapo part that only Dell can provide....
>
> I am ecstatic! Thanks a bundle to Matthew Saltzman for pushing me through the
> final edge.

Glad I could be of assistance.

>
> For some strange reason, setting minicom did not help and system-config-network
> did not display the modem. I was disappointed but decided to back to first
> principles and do wvdial manually:
>
>
>
> # wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
> Scanning your serial ports for a modem.
>
> ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud
> ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud
> ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up.
> Port Scan<*1>: S1   S2   S3   S4   S5   S6   S7   S8
> Port Scan<*1>: S9   S10  S11  S12  S13  S14  S15  S16
> Port Scan<*1>: S17  S18  S19  S20  S21  S22  S23  S24
> Port Scan<*1>: S25  S26  S27  S28  S29  S30  S31  S32
> Port Scan<*1>: S33  S34  S35  S36  S37  S38  S39  S40
> Port Scan<*1>: S41  S42  S43  S44  S45  S46  S47  S48
> Port Scan<*1>: S49  S50  S51  S52  S53  S54  S55  S56
> Port Scan<*1>: S57  S58  S59  S60  S61  S62  S63  S64
> Port Scan<*1>: S65  S66  S67  S68  S69  S70  S71  S72
> Port Scan<*1>: S73  S74  S75
> ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- OK
> ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z -- OK
> ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 -- OK
> ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 -- OK
> ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 -- OK
> ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK
> ttySL0<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI -- SmartLink Soft Modem
> ttySL0<*1>: Speed 4800: AT -- OK
> ttySL0<*1>: Speed 9600: AT -- OK
> ttySL0<*1>: Speed 19200: AT -- OK
> ttySL0<*1>: Speed 38400: AT -- OK
> ttySL0<*1>: Speed 57600: AT -- OK
> ttySL0<*1>: Speed 115200: AT -- OK
> ttySL0<*1>: Speed 230400: AT -- OK
> ttySL0<*1>: Speed 460800: AT -- OK
> ttySL0<*1>: Max speed is 460800; that should be safe.
> ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK
>
> Found a modem on /dev/ttySL0.
> Modem configuration written to /etc/wvdial.conf.
> ttySL0<Info>: Speed 460800; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0"
>
>
> (changed my wvdial.conf to reflect my number, usename and password which is
> meaningless in India, since the phone company uses caller-line identification
> to identify the account). Also, put in Carrier Check=no
> and Stupid Modem = yes
>
>
> After hiccups, here we go:
>
>
> wvdial /etc/wvdial.conf
> --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0
> --> Warning: section [Dialer /etc/wvdial.conf] does not exist in wvdial.conf.
> --> Initializing modem.
> --> Sending: ATZ
> ATZ
> OK
> --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
> ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
> OK
> --> Modem initialized.
> --> Sending: ATDT172-222
> --> Waiting for carrier.
> ATDT172-222
> CONNECT 40000
> --> Carrier detected.  Waiting for prompt.
> Welcome to UTStarcom Total Control HiPer ARC (TM)
> Networks That Go The Distance (TM)
> login:
> --> Looks like a login prompt.
> --> Sending: username
> username
> Password:
> --> Looks like a password prompt.
> --> Sending: (password)
> ~[7f]}#@!}!}!} }?}!}$}%j}"}&[7f][7f][7f][7f]}%}&[1b]Z|}&}'}"}(}"}1}$}%j}3}#}
> 6K~
> --> PPP negotiation detected.
> --> Starting pppd at Sat May  7 11:14:53 2005
> --> pid of pppd: 4972
> --> Using interface ppp0
> --> local  IP address 61.2.5.132
> --> remote IP address 61.0.128.91
> --> primary   DNS address 61.0.128.65
> --> secondary DNS address 61.0.0.5
>
> Yippee! Thanks again, Mathew: configuring with ALSA_SUPPORT did the trick!
>
> Best wishes!
>
>
>
>
>
>> Thw slamr driver is a proprietary binary-only module.  When FC introduced
>> ALSA support, I switched to the ALSA drivers and have not had any
>> problems.
>>
>> Build slmodemd in the modem/ subdirectory with:
>>
>>  		make SUPPORT_ALSA=1
>>
>> Start slmodemd in the same directory (as root) with:
>>
>>  	./slmodemd --alsa -c AUSTRALIA
>>
>> (or install slmodemd in /usr/sbin or /usr/local/sbin (probably better) and
>> start it there the same way.  You may need to modprobe snd_intel8x0m, but
>> you do not need to modprobe slamr.
>>
>> Note that not all PCTel modems are supported this way.  In fact, not all
>> are supported by slamr either.  If you still have problems, visit
>> www.linmodems.org and check out the scanModem utility and other resources
>> there.
>>
>> --
>>  		Matthew Saltzman
>>
>> Clemson University Math Sciences
>> mjs AT clemson DOT edu
>> http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs
>>
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 		Matthew Saltzman

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