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    Buil-in modem not available

    About two weeks ago, I did upgrade from Karmic to Lucid Lynx; no big issues, I managed to restore all video and sound features. The only remaining issue is that I cannot find the way to make use of the built-in modem on my laptop, which I use as a FAX (I know... old tech, but still useful).

    Running on a Toshiba Satellite, I miss the hardware drivers activation panel.

    Ideas, please!
    You keep going. Have a nice day! <br />Sigue adelante. ¡Que tengas un buen día! <br /><br />Registered Linux User # 482698

    #2
    Re: Buil-in modem not available

    From your kickoff-menu (the "K" in the bottom Left by default)
    Applications -> System -> Hardware Drivers

    That is what I would assume you mean by the "hardware drivers activation panel"?

    If it's not there, install it:
    sudo apt-get install jockey-kde


    If that doesn't fix the problem, please post the make/model of your modem.

    Hope that helps
    Cheers
    Man by his very nature is dependent on other men.

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      #3
      Re: Buil-in modem not available

      Thank you!
      You do assume correctly, but I see not that Hardware settings, even though I have successfully installed the jockey-kde.
      Maybe I am looking wrong.... What I was looking for, was the small panel that allows me to activate the internal modem and the monitor driver of my Toshiba laptop.

      You keep going. Have a nice day! <br />Sigue adelante. ¡Que tengas un buen día! <br /><br />Registered Linux User # 482698

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        #4
        Re: Buil-in modem not available

        Could you run the following commands in Konsole and post the output:
        lspci
        lsmod

        It will help determine what modem you have and possibly if the drivers/modules are already present

        Thanks
        Man by his very nature is dependent on other men.

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          #5
          Re: Buil-in modem not available

          Here you have:
          **************:~$ lspci
          00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
          00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 03)
          00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
          00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
          00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
          00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
          00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
          00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
          00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
          00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
          00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
          00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
          00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
          00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
          00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
          01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G72M [Quadro NVS 110M/GeForce Go 7300] (rev a1)
          05:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
          07:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
          07:06.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
          07:06.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
          07:06.3 SD Host controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller
          07:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation PRO/100 VE Network Connection (rev 02)
          ****************:~$ lsmod
          Module Size Used by
          cbc 3516 1
          aes_i586 8124 2
          aes_generic 27484 1 aes_i586
          binfmt_misc 8356 1
          ppdev 6688 0
          joydev 10240 0
          snd_hda_codec_si3054 4636 1
          snd_hda_codec_realtek 203328 1
          arc4 1660 2
          snd_hda_intel 26920 2
          snd_hda_codec 75708 3 snd_hda_codec_si3054,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda _intel
          snd_hwdep 7200 1 snd_hda_codec
          ecb 2524 3
          snd_pcm_oss 37920 0
          snd_mixer_oss 16028 1 snd_pcm_oss
          snd_pcm 75296 4 snd_hda_codec_si3054,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,s nd_pcm_oss
          snd_seq_dummy 2656 0
          iwl3945 77372 0
          usblp 12636 0
          iwlcore 112796 1 iwl3945
          mac80211 181140 2 iwl3945,iwlcore
          snd_seq_oss 28576 0
          snd_seq_midi 6464 0
          usbhid 38208 0
          snd_rawmidi 22176 1 snd_seq_midi
          snd_seq_midi_event 6940 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
          snd_seq 50224 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_mid i_event
          snd_timer 22276 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
          snd_seq_device 6920 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi ,snd_seq
          nvidia 9936324 41
          tifm_7xx1 5372 0
          sdhci_pci 7100 0
          sdhci 17504 1 sdhci_pci
          led_class 4096 3 iwl3945,iwlcore,sdhci
          yenta_socket 24296 0
          tifm_core 7832 1 tifm_7xx1
          rsrc_nonstatic 11644 1 yenta_socket
          pcmcia_core 36592 2 yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
          psmouse 57332 0
          serio_raw 5280 0
          cfg80211 93052 3 iwl3945,iwlcore,mac80211
          snd 59204 17 snd_hda_codec_si3054,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda _intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,
          snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_ rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
          soundcore 7264 1 snd
          snd_page_alloc 9156 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
          intel_agp 27676 0
          agpgart 34988 2 nvidia,intel_agp
          lp 8964 0
          parport 35340 2 ppdev,lp
          video 19380 0
          output 2780 1 video
          e100 32292 0
          mii 5212 1 e100
          ohci1394 29900 0
          ieee1394 86596 1 ohci1394
          ***************:~$

          Hope this help.
          You keep going. Have a nice day! <br />Sigue adelante. ¡Que tengas un buen día! <br /><br />Registered Linux User # 482698

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            #6
            Re: Buil-in modem not available

            Hmmm.... I don't seem to see one listed in lspci or lsmod.... I could just be blind though.

            I haven't set up a modem in Linux in about 12 years, and it was a hardware modem, not a software modem and things have changed quite a bit since then

            I would suggest following the following guide to figuring out which card you have and how to get it working:
            https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto

            Cheers
            Man by his very nature is dependent on other men.

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              #7
              Re: Buil-in modem not available

              What manufacture and model of laptop do you have?
              Windows no longer obstructs my view.
              Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
              "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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                #8
                Re: Buil-in modem not available

                My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite A-110. It's a Centrino dual core. The built-in modem is an SmartLink.

                To my surprise, I uninstalled the jockey-kde, installed again and now it appears, but it does not appear as part of the System Settings
                You keep going. Have a nice day! <br />Sigue adelante. ¡Que tengas un buen día! <br /><br />Registered Linux User # 482698

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                  #9
                  Re: Buil-in modem not available

                  Originally posted by HenryGR
                  My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite A-110. It's a Centrino dual core. The built-in modem is an SmartLink.
                  A 'soft(ware)' modem. These are not very well supported in Linux IIRC. But, a Google search on Toshiba smartlink modem found this: Smartlink modem on linux 2.6... I'm not saying that these steps will resolve your problem, but it is at least a good place to start narrowing the problem down.

                  Did you have this modem working in Karmic 'out of the box,' or did you have to install anything to get it recognized and configured?
                  Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                  Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                  "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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                    #10
                    Re: Buil-in modem not available

                    Oops! Almost forgot. The answer is yes. I had that modem working on Karmic out of the box.
                    You keep going. Have a nice day! <br />Sigue adelante. ¡Que tengas un buen día! <br /><br />Registered Linux User # 482698

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