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Ubuntu Linux finds but ignores internal serial modem
Ubuntu 12.04 finds but ignores USR internal serial modem
Minicom and Efax-gtk will not work. Both appear to initialize (can't be sure, just software seems satisfied, no error codes), but no further function, no response to modem commands given, etc. This appears to be a problem with Ubuntu communicating the the modem at the lowest level. I'm NOT trying to connect to an ISP right now, I just want to use it with eFax-GTK, and am using Minicom also for testing. This exact same modem and computer worked together very well until recently. There had been several updates, including to Ubuntu before it just quit working. This modem works fine in Windoze, SAME machine, just switch to Ubuntu 12.04 drive by mechanical switch. I can go back and forth, always works in Windoze, never in Ubuntu. Modem will attempt to answer an incoming call, but can't be sure about function since I don't have another modem to call with. I have come to the conclusion that there is likely a problem within the updated Ubuntu that prevents proper basic communication between the OS and modem. I hope I am proven wrong and there is a way to fix this.This modem used to work fine until after updates to Ubuntu it quit working. ------- IN MINICOM : Welcome to minicom 2.5 OPTIONS: I18n Compiled on May 2 2011, 10:05:24. Port /dev/ttyS4 Press CTRL-A Z for help on special keys ( Nothing further will be shown besides local echo, no matter what keyboard input, etc. - except it will respond to CTL-A and Z, which are not modem responses ) ------- IN EFAX-GTK : efax-0.9a: 21:27:23 opened /dev/ttyS4 ( Then try to send and wait 5 minutes - no result, so press "Stop" ) *** Stopping send/receive session *** efax-0.9a: 21:27:46 failed page /home/roger/Documents/Libre Office/Saddleback Labs Request.pdf.001 ------- I am a member of dialout and dip. ------- Modem info: (FOUND MODEM) description: Serial controller product: 56K FaxModem Model 5610 vendor: 3Com Corp, Modem Division physical id: 1 bus info: pci@0000:04:01.0 version: 01 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm 16550 cap_list configuration: driver=serial latency=0 resources: irq:17 ioport:d000(size=8 ) ------- roger@roger-desktop:~$ sudo wvdialconf [sudo] password for roger: Editing `/etc/wvdial.conf'. Scanning your serial ports for a modem. Modem Port Scan<*1>: S0 S1 S2 S3 ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up. Modem Port Scan<*1>: S5 S6 S7 S8 Modem Port Scan<*1>: S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 Modem Port Scan<*1>: S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 Modem Port Scan<*1>: S25 S26 S27 S28 S29 S30 S31 Sorry, NO MODEM WAS DETECTED! Is it in use by another program? - ( my caps ) Did you configure it properly with setserial? ------- ( OK, so Ubuntu finds the modem, but doesn't find it !?!?!? ) ------- ( This is basically an internal US Robotics Sportster modem, NOT a Winmodem. See http://www.usr.com/support/product-t...asp?prod=5610c for full info. Modem is at ttyS4 (has it’s own built-in serial port) ------- roger@roger-desktop:~$ cat /var/log/syslog | grep modem Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> ModemManager (version 0.5.2.0) starting... Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin SimTech Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin MotoC Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin Ericsson MBM Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin ZTE Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin Linktop Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin AnyData Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin Option High-Speed Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin Wavecom Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin Sierra Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin Samsung Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin Novatel Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin Generic Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin Huawei Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin Longcheer Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin X22X Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin Nokia Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin Option Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> Loaded plugin Gobi Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> (ttyS4) opening serial port... Nov 9 13:26:47 roger-desktop NetworkManager[932]: <info> modem-manager is now available Nov 9 13:26:59 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> (ttyS4) closing serial port... Nov 9 13:26:59 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> (ttyS4) serial port closed Nov 9 13:26:59 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> (ttyS4) opening serial port... Nov 9 13:27:05 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> (ttyS4) closing serial port... Nov 9 13:27:05 roger-desktop modem-manager[919]: <info> (ttyS4) serial port closed Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> ModemManager (version 0.5.2.0) starting... Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin SimTech Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin MotoC Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin Ericsson MBM Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin ZTE Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin Linktop Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin AnyData Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin Option High-Speed Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin Wavecom Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin Sierra Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin Samsung Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin Novatel Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin Generic Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin Huawei Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin Longcheer Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin X22X Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin Nokia Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin Option Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> Loaded plugin Gobi Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> (ttyS4) opening serial port... Nov 9 17:32:07 roger-desktop NetworkManager[943]: <info> modem-manager is now available Nov 9 17:32:19 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> (ttyS4) closing serial port... Nov 9 17:32:19 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> (ttyS4) serial port closed Nov 9 17:32:19 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> (ttyS4) opening serial port... Nov 9 17:32:25 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> (ttyS4) closing serial port... Nov 9 17:32:25 roger-desktop modem-manager[934]: <info> (ttyS4) serial port closed Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> ModemManager (version 0.5.2.0) starting... Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin SimTech Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin MotoC Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin Ericsson MBM Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin ZTE Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin Linktop Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin AnyData Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin Option High-Speed Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin Wavecom Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin Sierra Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin Samsung Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin Novatel Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin Generic Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin Huawei Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin Longcheer Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin X22X Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin Nokia Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin Option Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> Loaded plugin Gobi Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> (ttyS4) opening serial port... Nov 9 17:41:31 roger-desktop NetworkManager[944]: <info> modem-manager is now available Nov 9 17:41:43 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> (ttyS4) closing serial port... Nov 9 17:41:43 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> (ttyS4) serial port closed Nov 9 17:41:43 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> (ttyS4) opening serial port... Nov 9 17:41:49 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> (ttyS4) closing serial port... Nov 9 17:41:49 roger-desktop modem-manager[932]: <info> (ttyS4) serial port closed Nov 10 00:39:36 roger-desktop AptDaemon: INFO: CommitPackages() was called: dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'modem-manager-gui')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')) Nov 10 00:39:41 roger-desktop AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Committing packages: dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'modem-manager-gui')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')) Nov 10 00:42:07 roger-desktop AptDaemon: INFO: RemovePackages() was called: 'dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'modem-manager-gui')], signature=dbus.Signature('s'))' Nov 10 00:42:08 roger-desktop AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Committing packages: dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'modem-manager-gui')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')) roger@roger-desktop:~$ ( I note I don't see US Robotics or 3Com Corp in the above list, but I think the Generic info should work with it ? ) ------- I have come to the conclusion that there is very likely a problem within the updated Ubuntu that prevents proper communication with this modem which has it’s own built-in serial port. The above Ubuntu confusion about detected, then not detected seems to support that. I have over 50 man-hours in work trying to solve this problem. I have some concerns that someone made an "Imperial" decision that no one uses modems any more, particularly internal serial modems, and left out the needed code, much like as was done to floppy drives. However, I hope I am wrong, and there is a way to fix this. Maybe one of the Ubuntu updates simply overwrote some "modem" code? Is there a way to check or refresh that part of the kernel to confirm proper function? Any other ideas? |
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