If I switch kernel to my 2.6.11-gentoo-r11 version everything works again and I don't get "no dialtone" at all or I get it only a few times before the dialer works. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot with 2.6.12 2. start slmodem 3. run wvdial Actual Results: I receive "no dialtone" message at every connection attempt. Expected Results: Dial to my isp First emerge info Portage 2.0.51.22-r2 (default-linux/x86/2005.0, gcc-3.3.5-20050130, glibc-2.3.5-r0, 2.6.11-gentoo-r11 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.11-gentoo-r11 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.50GHz Gentoo Base System version 1.6.13 dev-lang/python: 2.3.5 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.11 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r6 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.5 sys-devel/binutils: 2.15.92.0.2-r10 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.18-r1 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.11-r2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="i386-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O3 -mcpu=pentium4 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" CHOST="i386-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/env /usr/kde/3.3/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/shutdown /usr/kde/3.4/env /usr/kde/3.4/share/config /usr/kde/3.4/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/X11/xkb /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O3 -mcpu=pentium4 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig distlocks sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/gentoo/" LANG="en_GB.UTF-8" LC_ALL="" LINGUAS="en" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="x86 X alsa apm arts avi bash-completion berkdb bitmap-fonts cdparanoia cdr cjk crypt cups curl dvd dvdr emboss encode esd fam flac foomaticdb fortran gd gdbm gif gpm gtk gtk2 imagemagick imlib immqt-bc java jpeg junit kde libg++ libwww mad mikmod mmx motif mp3 mpeg ncurses nls ogg oggvorbis opengl oss pam pcmcia pdflib perl png python qt quicktime readline real samba sdl slang spell sse sse2 ssl svga tcpd tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts unicode vorbis xine xml2 xmms xv xvid zlib linguas_en userland_GNU kernel_linux elibc_glibc" Unset: ASFLAGS, CTARGET, LDFLAGS, MAKEOPTS now cat /etc/conf.d/slmodem # Config file for /etc/init.d/slmodemd DEV=/dev/ttySL0 COUNTRY=ITALY GROUP=dialout # The following symlink will be created if uncommented #LN_DEV=/dev/modem # Raise priority to reduce modem dropouts NICE=-6 # ALSA Options: # The following sets the ALSA (alsasound) init script to # be a dependancy of the slmodem one. It does also provides # ALSA support. MODULE=alsa # The modem hardware slot # use "modem:0", "modem:1", etc. HW_SLOT=hw:1 # Non-ALSA OPTIONS: # MODULE=slamr # or # MODULE=slusb # this file must be kept in sync with: # /etc/devfs.d/slmodem (devfs) # /etc/modules.d/slmodem (devfs) # /etc/udev/rules.d/55-slmodem.rules (udev) # /etc/udev/permissions.d/55-slmodem.permissions (udev) and cat /etc/wvdial.conf [Dialer Defaults] Modem = /dev/ttySL0 Baud = 460800 Init1 = ATZ Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 ISDN = 0 Modem Type = Analog Modem Carrier Check = yes Abort on No Dialtone = off Stupid Mode = 1 Auto DNS = true Country = Italy Phone = x Username = x Password = x And finally a few more words: my modem is a softmodem implemented by intel8x0/intel8x0m via alsa (compiled as modules from kernel menuconfig), I suspect the problem has to do with the driver version in the latest kernels as slmodem and wvdial seem to work fine otherwise. Both are latest versions.
I have no idea how is dialtone implemented or not implemented in Italy, but ATX3 tells the modem not to wait for dialtone.
did you tried to dial using a terminal program such as minicom? I haven't the vaguest idea how COUNTRY could influence functionality of a softmodem, but ATDphonenum should work on any kind of modem, right?
Thanks for comments, I will surely try your suggestions and report if they work :)
Adding ATX3 as a third init string solved the problem so I tone down the severity of the bug.
(In reply to comment #4) > Adding ATX3 as a third init string solved the problem so I tone down the > severity of the bug. Well, in that case this is not a bug. If you don't have dialtone in Italy (I googled a bit and this seems to be the case), then you must always use this AT command.
I'll leave this to your judgement, however I disagree. With the former kernel I waited for dialtone (we have dialtone, or at least that's how we call it, our phones aren't mute when you listen before dialing) and everything worked. I get AT LEAST a very different behaviour, if this is not a bug, I'm glad, if it is it should be fixed, either way I'd like to have a clarification :)
(In reply to comment #6) > I'll leave this to your judgement, however I disagree. With the former kernel I > waited for dialtone (we have dialtone, or at least that's how we call it, our > phones aren't mute when you listen before dialing) and everything worked. Well, it did not work, at least accoding to your original post: > ... or I get it only a few times before the dialer works. What you call "dialtone" is not what your modem accepts as dialtone. The fact that your phone is not mute does not mean that you have the required dialtone that your modem undestands. ATX3 command is the correct solution for these cases and this is definitely not a kernel bug.
