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[debug]

Tazz - Will these setups work using a Samsung D500 via USB too or are there special drivers necessary ?

d

 

[Tazz_Tux]

Hey Debug,

Since I don't have one I can't try - but here are some guide lines:

Run tail -f /var/log/message and then connect the phone
If you find something like a port assignment, use that port for the dialing. If not, try and run lsusb -v and then modprobe usbserial vendor_id product_id

or

Paste the output of /var/log/messages when you insert the phone and the output of lsusb here and let's see what we can do

Laterz !

Tazz - Will these setups work using a Samsung D500 via USB too or are there special drivers necessary ?

d

 

[debug]

Thanks Tazz - Will do. Much appreciated!

d

 

[Marc van der Burg]

Did you solve this ?

 

[Tazz_Tux]

Any news on this debug ?

Thanks Tazz - Will do. Much appreciated!

d

 

[3GLee]

Novatel Merlin U630 - problem

Hi all,
Not able to get this card to work on laptop - web browser finds, connects and then waits for web site and no futher.

Got:

Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.14-1.1653_FC4smp #1 SMP Tue Dec 13 21:46:01 EST 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

vwdial.conf.3g:

[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttyS0
Baud = 460800
FlowControl = CRTSCTS
Dial Command = ATDT
Init1 = AT+CPIN=1234
Init2 = ATZ
Init3 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Init4 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet";
Init5 = AT+COPS=0,0,"Vodacom-SA",2
Init6 = AT+CGEQMIN=1,4,64,384,64,384
Init7 = AT+CGEQREQ=1,4,64,384,64,384
ISDN = 0
Auto DNS = 0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Phone = *99***1#
Username = mtn
Password = mtn

Message in tail -f /var/log/messages when I insert the card :

localhost cardmgr[11571]: socket 0: Serial or Modem
localhost kernel: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
localhost cardmgr[11571]: executing: './serial start ttyS0 2>&1'
localhost cardmgr[11571]: + ./MAKEDEV ttyS0
localhost cardmgr[11571]: + MAKEDEV: /dev/ttyS0: unable to reset file creation context
localhost cardmgr[11571]: + MAKEDEV: error making /dev/ttyS0: File exists
localhost cardmgr[11571]: + ln: creating symbolic link `/dev/modem' to `/dev/ttyS0': Permission denied
localhost cardmgr[11571]: + /dev/ttyS0: No such file or directory

then run wvdial --config /etc/wvdial.conf.3g

get:

SIOCDELRT: No such process
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: AT+CPIN=1234
AT+CPIN=1234
OK
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATE0V1&D2&C1S0=0+IFC=2,2
ATE0V1&D2&C1S0=0+IFC=2,2
OK
--> Sending: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet";
OK
--> Sending: AT+COPS=0,0,"Vodacom-SA",2
OK
--> Sending: AT+CGEQMIN=1,4,64,384,64,384
OK
--> Sending: AT+CGEQREQ=1,4,64,384,64,384
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT*99***1#
--> Waiting for carrier.
CONNECT
--> Carrier detected.  Waiting for prompt.
--> Don't know what to do!  Starting pppd and hoping for the best.
--> Starting pppd at Tue Aug 29 10:28:55 2006
--> pid of pppd: 22646
--> Using interface ppp0
--> pppd: Command
--> pppd: Command
--> pppd: Command
--> pppd: Command
--> local  IP address 10.49.7.73
--> pppd: Command
--> remote IP address 10.64.64.64
--> pppd: Command
--> primary   DNS address 196.207.32.69
--> pppd: Command
--> secondary DNS address 196.43.45.190
--> pppd: Command
--> pppd: Command
--> pppd: Command
--> Connect time 6.8 minutes.
--> pppd: Command
--> pppd: Command
--> Connect time 6.8 minutes.
--> pppd: Command
--> pppd: Command

/etc/resolv.conf after:

; generated by /sbin/dhclient-script
search localdomain
nameserver 196.207.32.69
nameserver 196.43.45.190

route -n

Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
10.64.64.64   0.0.0.0         255.255.255.255 UH    0      0        0 ppp1
169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U     0      0        0 lo
0.0.0.0         10.64.64.64   0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 ppp1

Can ping -c 4 64.233.161.104 : works fine

Everything starts up fine - blue light , authenticated, so I don't know what's the problem.
I went through this thread but could not find my problem.

Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!

Regards
3GLee

 

[Tazz_Tux]

Hi 3GLee,

Can you use telnet and connect to a known server on smtp or even port 80 ?

Laterz !

Hi all,
Not able to get this card to work on laptop - web browser finds, connects and then waits for web site and no futher.

*snip*

Everything starts up fine - blue light , authenticated, so I don't know what's the problem.
I went through this thread but could not find my problem.

Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!

Regards
3GLee

 

[3GLee]

I can't ssh

and my /etc/resolv.conf displays no info after connect:

; generated by /sbin/dhclient-script
search localdomain

 

[3GLee]

Hi Tuzz_Tux,

Sorry memory lapse , I have to manually put in the DNS in /etc/resolv.conf if I have
Auto DNS = 0 in wvdial.

Well anycase I did it and still not working. As I said not able to ssh and firewall stopped as well.

Thanks

 

[Tazz_Tux]

Ok that is wierd - and in the other OS ? if it doesn't work there - give Vodacom3G a PM with the details as per the sticky

Laterz !

Hi Tuzz_Tux,

Sorry memory lapse , I have to manually put in the DNS in /etc/resolv.conf if I have
Auto DNS = 0 in wvdial.

Well anycase I did it and still not working. As I said not able to ssh and firewall stopped as well.

Thanks

 

[docusource]

Force 3G

How do I switch from 3g to gprs and vice versa i.e force 3g or gprs?

Using a huawei card on Ubuntu 6.06

Currently the card runs only in gprs mode yet when I use it under XP I can access 3g?

 

[Tazz_Tux]

Hey Docusource,

If you are using my config, simply insert the words 2gonly or 3gonly on the dial command. If not, here is the commands:

2gonly = AT+COPS=0,0,"Vodacom-SA",0
3gonly = AT+COPS=0,0,"Vodacom-SA",2

I personally dont believe in the 3G prefered/GPRS prefered states, but if you want I can figure out what they are.

Laterz !

How do I switch from 3g to gprs and vice versa i.e force 3g or gprs?

Using a huawei card on Ubuntu 6.06

Currently the card runs only in gprs mode yet when I use it under XP I can access 3g?

 

[docusource]

Thanks Tazz Tux

Agreed! Use one or other, preferred is their way to always bump you down to gprs!

 

[poddy]

exactly same for me 3glee using mepis or knoppix, only ubuntu dapper worked for me.
haven't had chance to isolate problem

 

[Tazz_Tux]

When you do let us know and lets get you surfing !

Laterz !

exactly same for me 3glee using mepis or knoppix, only ubuntu dapper worked for me.
haven't had chance to isolate problem

 

[Bauwermeister]

Anyone willing to help Linux Dummie

Hi There evryone

i just recently loaded Ubuntu Linux 5.10 on a old Dell PII laptop .
I would like to get my Novatel U740 Merlin HSDPA card to work on it.

Anyone outthere that is willing to help me on how to set it up? Please

I checked out the howto guide from Tazz_tux , but I need guidance on how to use it , (shows you how dum I really am with Linux.)
Where to enter the commands, what scripts to run where and how, what needs to be installed etc.

I'll really appreciate it if there's anyone that will be willing help me through this.
Oh have I mentioned I'm a total dummie with Linux , but I'm willing to learn.
Thanks
Bauwermeister

 

[Tazz_Tux]

Hey Bauwermeister,

I need you to at least start the process - most of the commands I gave on the thread is run from within the command prompt. I don't have step-by-step instructions on how to do this for Ubuntu, so I can only give you a guide.

Laterz !

Hi There evryone

i just recently loaded Ubuntu Linux 5.10 on a old Dell PII laptop .
I would like to get my Novatel U740 Merlin HSDPA card to work on it.

Anyone outthere that is willing to help me on how to set it up? Please

I checked out the howto guide from Tazz_tux , but I need guidance on how to use it , (shows you how dum I really am with Linux.)
Where to enter the commands, what scripts to run where and how, what needs to be installed etc.

I'll really appreciate it if there's anyone that will be willing help me through this.
Oh have I mentioned I'm a total dummie with Linux , but I'm willing to learn.
Thanks
Bauwermeister

 

[simeon]

Novatel U740 Status port

Hi All

Thanks to Tazz_Tux's excellent work I got my Novatel U740 working under Linux as soon as I got it.

I've discovered that the Windows (vmconnect) utility uses the second port (which shows up under both windows and Linux) to communicate with the card while the first port is in use. This is important if you want to be able to query the signal level, send/receive SMS and so forth while you're connected.

I would like to be able to enable the second port under Linux, and I'm willing to write free tools to use it.

Unfortunately it seems that the second port does not accept AT commands by default. Novatel has some binary commands that can switch the port into AT command mode, and they provide an SDK which the vmconnect uses to do this, but they (Novatel) have ignored my enquiries to their sales department regarding this SDK. I have also logged a support request on their website, which they also completely ignored.

None of this is supprising though, as I later discovered that Novatel is known to be an "unfriendly vendor", which doesn't support their products: http://www.vendorwatch.org/index.php?title=Novatel

I have documented my (unsuccessful) effort to reverse-engineer the binary protocol here: http://wiki.clug.org.za/wiki/Novatel_Status_Port

Can Vodacom assist here? We pay good money for this service and Vodacom should have some connections with Novatel...

Any comment vodacom3g?

Regards,
Simeon.

 

[Tazz_Tux]

Hey Simeon,

Nice work on the binary protocol there ! I have been working on a linux equal of vmc, but due to time have had to place it on hold. My idea is that the codes that you need to send to the card, be send using a program like that rather than a terminal program, most of them add codes to the data that you want to send or messes something up

I will keep you in mind when I have a gap to return to coding the VMC for Linux.

Laterz !

Hi All

Thanks to Tazz_Tux's excellent work I got my Novatel U740 working under Linux as soon as I got it.

I've discovered that the Windows (vmconnect) utility uses the second port (which shows up under both windows and Linux) to communicate with the card while the first port is in use. This is important if you want to be able to query the signal level, send/receive SMS and so forth while you're connected.

I would like to be able to enable the second port under Linux, and I'm willing to write free tools to use it.

Unfortunately it seems that the second port does not accept AT commands by default. Novatel has some binary commands that can switch the port into AT command mode, and they provide an SDK which the vmconnect uses to do this, but they (Novatel) have ignored my enquiries to their sales department regarding this SDK. I have also logged a support request on their website, which they also completely ignored.

None of this is supprising though, as I later discovered that Novatel is known to be an "unfriendly vendor", which doesn't support their products: http://www.vendorwatch.org/index.php?title=Novatel

I have documented my (unsuccessful) effort to reverse-engineer the binary protocol here: http://wiki.clug.org.za/wiki/Novatel_Status_Port

Can Vodacom assist here? We pay good money for this service and Vodacom should have some connections with Novatel...

Any comment vodacom3g?

Regards,
Simeon.

 

[raistlin]

Hello

Well i'm starting with linux

trying to install my Novatel Meril U740 on Ubuntu 6.06 with no sucess
btw sorry for messages in portuguese but i installed the portuguese version
I followed the Tazz_Tux steps but when i run

wvdial novatel internet 3gonly 384k

--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.55
--> Cannot open /dev/ttyS0: Input/output error
--> Cannot open /dev/ttyS0: Input/output error
--> Cannot open /dev/ttyS0: Input/output error


this is what i get with the tail -f /var/log/messages

Sep 18 17:52:28 localhost kernel: [17181241.592000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e033 <keycode>' to make it known.
Sep 18 17:55:08 localhost kernel: [17181401.888000] psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio4/input0 - driver resynched.
Sep 18 18:00:00 localhost gconfd (root-7348): a iniciar (versão 2.14.0), pid 7348 utilizador 'root'
Sep 18 18:00:00 localhost gconfd (root-7348): Resolvido o endereço "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" para uma fonte de configuração apenas de leitura na posição 0
Sep 18 18:00:00 localhost gconfd (root-7348): Resolvido o endereço "xml:readwrite:/root/.gconf" para uma fonte de configuração com permissão de escrita na posição 1
Sep 18 18:00:00 localhost gconfd (root-7348): Resolvido o endereço "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" para uma fonte de configuração apenas de leitura na posição 2
Sep 18 18:00:00 localhost gconfd (root-7348): Resolvido o endereço "xml:readonly:/var/lib/gconf/debian.defaults" para uma fonte de configuração apenas de leitura na posição 3
Sep 18 18:00:00 localhost gconfd (root-7348): Resolvido o endereço "xml:readonly:/var/lib/gconf/defaults" para uma fonte de configuração apenas de leitura na posição 4
Sep 18 18:01:00 localhost gconfd (root-7348): Servidor GConf não está a ser utilizado, a terminar.
Sep 18 18:01:00 localhost gconfd (root-7348): A terminar
Sep 18 18:08:26 localhost kernel: [17182200.024000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xb4 on isa0060/serio0).
Sep 18 18:08:26 localhost kernel: [17182200.024000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e034 <keycode>' to make it known.
Sep 18 18:08:26 localhost kernel: [17182200.064000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0xb4 on isa0060/serio0).
Sep 18 18:08:26 localhost kernel: [17182200.064000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e034 <keycode>' to make it known.
Sep 18 18:08:27 localhost kernel: [17182200.892000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xb4 on isa0060/serio0).
Sep 18 18:08:27 localhost kernel: [17182200.892000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e034 <keycode>' to make it known.
Sep 18 18:08:27 localhost kernel: [17182200.988000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0xb4 on isa0060/serio0).
Sep 18 18:08:27 localhost kernel: [17182200.988000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e034 <keycode>' to make it known.
Sep 18 18:08:28 localhost kernel: [17182201.380000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0xe0 on isa0060/serio0).
Sep 18 18:08:28 localhost kernel: [17182201.380000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e060 <keycode>' to make it known.
Sep 18 18:08:28 localhost kernel: [17182201.480000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0xb4 on isa0060/serio0).
Sep 18 18:08:28 localhost kernel: [17182201.480000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e034 <keycode>' to make it known.
Sep 18 18:08:32 localhost gconfd (root-7670): a iniciar (versão 2.14.0), pid 7670 utilizador 'root'
Sep 18 18:08:32 localhost gconfd (root-7670): Resolvido o endereço "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" para uma fonte de configuração apenas de leitura na posição 0
Sep 18 18:08:32 localhost gconfd (root-7670): Resolvido o endereço "xml:readwrite:/root/.gconf" para uma fonte de configuração com permissão de escrita na posição 1
Sep 18 18:08:32 localhost gconfd (root-7670): Resolvido o endereço "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" para uma fonte de configuração apenas de leitura na posição 2
Sep 18 18:08:32 localhost gconfd (root-7670): Resolvido o endereço "xml:readonly:/var/lib/gconf/debian.defaults" para uma fonte de configuração apenas de leitura na posição 3
Sep 18 18:08:32 localhost gconfd (root-7670): Resolvido o endereço "xml:readonly:/var/lib/gconf/defaults" para uma fonte de configuração apenas de leitura na posição 4
Sep 18 18:09:02 localhost gconfd (root-7670): Servidor GConf não está a ser utilizado, a terminar.
Sep 18 18:09:02 localhost gconfd (root-7670): A terminar

The modprobe usbserial vendor=0x1410 product=0x1410 or modprobe usbserial vendor=0x1410 product=0x1400 don't do anything

With the lsusb command i have this

Bus 004 Device 006: ID 1410:1410
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1267:0210 Logic3 / SpectraVideo plc
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

I really need some help on this plzzzzzzzzz
regards