Using slackware 10.2 with kernel 2.6.13, on a hp pavilion zv5120us (zv5100 series) laptop...
I might have skipped a very basic thing, I'm not sure. any ideas are very welcome...
I am not sure whether this is a hardware or software issue. as mentioned in a previous thread I sent, kppp and pppd exit with NO CARRIER error after dialing w/ modem and communicating w/ remore modem.
wvdialconf just cannot find my modem.
my default boot option is acpi=noirq to stop laptop from disabling irq 5 (output of irq5 below). I also tried with acpi=off; acpi=off noapic; acpi=off noapic nohotplug. No success, same error.
I am posting some output that I think is somehow relevant. ANY ideas are welcome. I want to see my linux on the internet.
wvdialconf exits after scanning, saying that it could not get serial information from /dev/ttySL0. /dev/ttySL0 is set up by:
#modprobe snd-atiixp-modem
#slmodemd --alsa -c USA modem:1 (which sets up SL0)

please regard following info as "just in case you need more info on my system"
PLEASE let me know if you need more output.

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output for # ls /proc/irq/5
ATI IXP
ATI IXP Modem
ndiswrapper
ohci_hcd:usb5
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output for #lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon 9100 IGP Host Bridge (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon 9100 IGP AGP Bridge
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc OHCI USB Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc OHCI USB Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc ATI SMBus (rev 16)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc ATI Dual Channel Bus Master PCI IDE Controller
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 434c
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4342
00:14.5 Multimedia audio controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP150 AC'97 Audio Controller
00:14.6 Modem: ATI Technologies Inc IXP AC'97 Modem (rev 01)
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS300M AGP [Radeon Mobility 9100IGP]
02:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)
02:03.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
02:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1520 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
02:04.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1520 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
02:07.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
02:07.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
02:07.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04)
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output for #lspci -n
00:00.0 Class 0600: 1002:5833 (rev 02)
00:01.0 Class 0604: 1002:5838
00:13.0 Class 0c03: 1002:4347 (rev 01)
00:13.1 Class 0c03: 1002:4348 (rev 01)
00:14.0 Class 0c05: 1002:4353 (rev 16)
00:14.1 Class 0101: 1002:4349
00:14.3 Class 0601: 1002:434c
00:14.4 Class 0604: 1002:4342
00:14.5 Class 0401: 1002:4341
00:14.6 Class 0703: 1002:434d (rev 01)
01:05.0 Class 0300: 1002:5835
02:02.0 Class 0280: 14e4:4320 (rev 03)
02:03.0 Class 0200: 10ec:8139 (rev 10)
02:04.0 Class 0607: 104c:ac55 (rev 01)
02:04.1 Class 0607: 104c:ac55 (rev 01)
02:07.0 Class 0c03: 1033:0035 (rev 43)
02:07.1 Class 0c03: 1033:0035 (rev 43)
02:07.2 Class 0c03: 1033:00e0 (rev 04)
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output for #lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon 9100 IGP Host Bridge (rev 02)
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 1234
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64
Memory at d2000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 3.0

00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon 9100 IGP AGP Bridge (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 99
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=68
I/O behind bridge: 00009000-00009fff
Memory behind bridge: d0100000-d01fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e0000000-efffffff

00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc OHCI USB Controller #1 (rev 01) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 434c
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at d0001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc OHCI USB Controller #2 (rev 01) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 434c
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at d0002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc ATI SMBus (rev 16)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 006b
Flags: 66Mhz, medium devsel
I/O ports at 8040 [size=16]
Memory at 5c000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]

00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc ATI Dual Channel Bus Master PCI IDE Controller (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc ATI Dual Channel Bus Master PCI IDE Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at <ignored>
I/O ports at <ignored>
I/O ports at <ignored>
I/O ports at <ignored>
I/O ports at 8060 [size=16]

00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 434c
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 434c
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0

00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4342 (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=0a, sec-latency=69
I/O behind bridge: 0000a000-0000afff
Memory behind bridge: d0200000-d02fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 58000000-5bffffff

00:14.5 Multimedia audio controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP150 AC'97 Audio Controller
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 006b
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, slow devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
Memory at d0003000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]

00:14.6 Modem: ATI Technologies Inc IXP AC'97 Modem (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 006b
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, slow devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
Memory at d0003400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]

01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS300M AGP [Radeon Mobility 9100IGP] (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 006b
Flags: bus master, fast Back2Back, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 10
Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
I/O ports at 9000 [size=256]
Memory at d0100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at d0120000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [58] AGP version 3.0
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

02:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 12f4
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
Memory at d0200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]

02:03.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 006b
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 128, IRQ 11
I/O ports at a000 [size=256]
Memory at d0204000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

02:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1520 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 006b
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 10
Memory at d0205000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=02, secondary=03, subordinate=06, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 58000000-59fff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 5e000000-5ffff000
I/O window 0: 0000a400-0000a4ff
I/O window 1: 0000a800-0000a8ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

02:04.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1520 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 006b
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 10
Memory at d0206000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=02, secondary=07, subordinate=0a, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 5a000000-5bfff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 60000000-61fff000
I/O window 0: 0000ac00-0000acff
I/O window 1: 00001000-000010ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

02:07.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: NEC Corporation USB
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
Memory at d0202000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

02:07.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: NEC Corporation USB
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
Memory at d0203000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

02:07.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: NEC Corporation USB 2.0
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at d0204400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
-------------

output for #lsmod
Module Size Used by
snd_pcm_oss 46240 0
snd_mixer_oss 15872 1 snd_pcm_oss
uhci_hcd 29584 0
ati_agp 6668 1
snd_atiixp 16096 1
8139too 22016 0
mii 4608 1 8139too
ohci_hcd 18436 0
ehci_hcd 29704 0
pcmcia 30368 4
yenta_socket 21516 4
rsrc_nonstatic 11136 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 34320 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
nls_iso8859_1 3968 1
nls_cp437 5632 1
nls_utf8 1792 2
ndiswrapper 152692 0
snd_atiixp_modem 12708 2
snd_ac97_codec 75388 2 snd_atiixp,snd_atiixp_modem
snd_pcm 75016 6 snd_pcm_oss,snd_atiixp,snd_atiixp_modem,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 19716 1 snd_pcm
snd 45572 11 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_atiixp,snd_atiixp_modem,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 6880 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 7556 3 snd_atiixp,snd_atiixp_modem,snd_pcm
thermal 11016 0
button 5008 0
processor 19004 1 thermal
fan 3332 0
battery 8324 0
ac 3588 0
bluetooth 40068 0
usb_storage 68416 0
ppp_deflate 4864 0
zlib_deflate 21784 1 ppp_deflate
zlib_inflate 17024 0
ppp_synctty 7296 0
evdev 7296 0
ppp_async 8704 0
crc_ccitt 1920 1 ppp_async
ppp_generic 23572 3 ppp_deflate,ppp_synctty,ppp_async
slhc 6272 1 ppp_generic
agpgart 28616 1 ati_agp
psmouse 29956 0
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slmodem drivers are buggy about "Carrier". You won't be able to use the carrier control... just add "Carrier Check = no" at the last line of your wvdial.conf script and you will be fine

subject: wvdialconf won't recognize modem.
that's why I can't use wvdial...

Somehow rude... I use wvdial with that modem and it does work, believe me or not. If it cannot find the modem you are probably doing someting wrong... but it doesnt matter as wvdialconf can't configure this one (it will hang). Scrap wvdialconf it does, and will, fail on this modem. Find a sample of config on google and write it yourself by hand. And don't forget to add the option I told you earlier.

I tried with a sample wvdial.conf file. it says it could not get the serial info of /dev/ttySL0 (where my modem is linked to according to slmodemd).
any other ideas?

new info: the modem worked with ubuntu 5.04, no problems. I did not do anything different so there was no errors on my part.
Now I am trying to get a hold on the ubuntu kernel source and the .config file that it uses in order to find out whether this is a kernel issue.
Also,
quote/ "somehow rude" /quote
sorry, didn't mean to be.

imho the problem is in the kernel...i've got pavillion zx5000 series, with ATI IGP AC97 souncard, (i think is the same for you), and i've never got problems with slack. but in 10.2 i'm unable to get the sound subsystem working, (there's no ALSA drivers in the vanilla slackware kernel)...both with 2.4, (default) and 2.6.13 branches!
soundcard and modem are linked at hardware level, so, maybe, the problem could be this...have you got your soundcard working?!

i apologize to have doubted about Holy Slackware...installed 2.6.13 from packages in the 'kernels' dvd directory, and now all is so smooth, as usual since slackware 7.0 :P
bye!

my sound is (sorry, was) working in Slackware 10.2... I remember something like doing alsaconf or something similar...

lol

that's lucky for you I guess. My modem is still not working with any distro except Ubuntu (5.04 AND 5.10 now)...

I still have no idea why and I could not figure out how to duplicate (exactly) the ubuntu kernel (with its configs and modules) on Slackware. I'm just too newbie to do that I guess...

May be Slackware 11.0 will like my modem?? Well, at least (AND hopefully) Ubuntu will continue to like my modem even after 6.04 release (and others)...

Weird stuff...

it wasn't luck, it was all about the kernel...the default kernel 2.4.13 in slackware 10.2 doesn't contain ALSA subsystem...you have to download a 2.6 kernel and recompile your kernel with alsa enabled.
once you've rebooted with your brand new kernel, as r00t just type "alsamixer", then set your volume levels, and then "alsactl store" to save your settings...that's all folks! :P

p.s.: if you got your modem working with ubuntu, then you should do the same with slackware...you just have to try...try...try...try...
p.p.s.: i've got your same exact modem, (#1: ATI IXP Modem rev 1 at 0xe8003400, irq 5), workin' on slackware 10.2...just follow this howto http://website.lineone.net/~bryanrpo...ixp-modem.html!
i've got 2.6.13 monolithic, (without modules, i don't like them), kernel, and the vanilla slackware distro. you'll need slmodemd, and nothing more. the only issue i've got is that when i use my modem, i can't use the soundcard , but, at least, it goes very well and answer all ATI commands. However, when you kill slmodemd daemon, your soundcard will goes again well.

once you've installed, just use those two scripts:

modemup:
# To enable modem
/usr/sbin/slmodemd --alsa hw:0 --country=IT & (in your post i've seen you haven't used the modem name "--alsa hw:0", you've just left --alsa)
ln -sf /dev/ttySL0 /dev/modem
echo "modem set up completed..."

and modemdown:
# To disable modem
killall -9 slmodemd
echo "modem is now off..."

IMPORTANT! don't follow that section:

if you follow this, you'll get a hangup on boot, after loading the modem driver, (at least in MY slackware!)

Hey, this is great. Thanks so much! I will save this somewhere and try once I go back to my "Slackware" mode No, seriously, I have a Slackware mode that comes from time to time like a period...

It's interesting - I compiled a kernel with my slackware as well but didn't work. I probably did something wrong

Oh by the way, if you get sick of non-working-sound-while-modem-is-up, ubuntu makes both work at the same time... U may wanna give the live cd a try w/ the precompiled (pre) slmodemd