AC 97 modem with slmodem driver?

Trac3R · 2007-12-19 18:27:26

Hi,

it's me again.

I run Arch Linux for some years now, but wasn't able to get my internal modem running. There are locations in which I only have dial-up connectivity, and it would be very handy there, of course. I know that stupid winmodems mostly don't work because of a lack of hardware drivers, but since this one is from Intel, I thought I may have luck.

Well, this is my hardware:

[sadow@R2D2 ~]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:00.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:00.3 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 83)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
01:04.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (rev 05)
01:05.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev ac)
01:05.1 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev ac)
01:05.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C552 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 04)

And from time to time I search howtos for this issue. Recently I found this in Google Cache, which might be useful.

According to this page I tried to use slmodem to run my modem, the deamon starts without errors nor there are errors in dmesg. But I don't get a new device in /dev. So I tried to run slmodemd directly and that gives me:

[root@R2D2 ~]# slmodemd
error: mdm setup: cannot open dev `/dev/slamr0': No such device or address
error: cannot setup device `/dev/slamr0'

Of course there is no /dev/slamr0, I thought the firmware would create it! So what is wrong here? So I'm stucked in the beginning. Maybe it's because of the other revision of the modem (1 instead of 3)? Or is it the wrong driver? Is there anything else I could try?

I searched this forum, but found nothing about this. Not even about my modem, but I hope someone has convinced it to run and would help me with this.

Flasher · 2007-12-19 22:49:16

Hi!

I have the same modem like you and I tested around for days

The /dev/slamr0 device is created after loading the external modul for slmodem!
After pacman -S slmodem slmodem-utils look in your /lib/modules directory. There is a module called slamr.ko (I hope this is the right file name)
Make a modprobe slamr! After that you have a device /dev/slamr0

The module will be loaded sucessfully and I can access the modem with minicom. But if I want to call a provider I always get the error message "no dialing tone" with wvdial.
This is a very common error (I searched it with google). Most users fail with this error!

I hope you can get it working, because I have the same modem:

00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01)

Greetings,

Flasher

Flasher · 2007-12-19 22:52:24

Ok!

New chance! I followed your link and I will test the howto if it works, will be continued ;-)

Flasher · 2007-12-21 01:12:58

Hello again!

I tested the configuration explained in the howto (link in your start posting) but I can't get it working. I have always the same error with wvdial:
no dialing tone

If you get it working, please let me know!

Best regards,

Flasher

Last edited by Flasher (2007-12-21 01:13:20)

presario · 2009-02-10 07:27:25

This post is quite old but I just found it
I have the same type of modem but can't get it to work. I'm getting "No Carrier" error.
Can someone help me?

to likso:
Did you remove the module entirely or just blacklisted it.

Thanks

Arch Linux

#1 2007-12-19 18:27:26

AC 97 modem with slmodem driver?

#2 2007-12-19 22:49:16

Re: AC 97 modem with slmodem driver?

#3 2007-12-19 22:52:24

Re: AC 97 modem with slmodem driver?

#4 2007-12-21 01:12:58

Re: AC 97 modem with slmodem driver?

#5 2009-02-10 07:27:25

Re: AC 97 modem with slmodem driver?

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