New 3G device manager for Linux!

kgb0y said:
Hi Pablo,

Is there any indication when will card with single USBTTY device will be supported?

Still waiting for it patiently :D

Cheers.
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Hi kgb0y,

thanks for the GT Max 36 info ! VMC2 already supports single port devices, (even thou I don't have any around, and had to fake it with a Nozomi only setting its data port). I had preliminary support for Novatel's U630 thanks to a British user, although I never find out if it worked as he never replied (perhaps that means that worked flawlessly ;)

What device do you have on mind? Once I solve a couple of issues, I could send you a preview of the thing, and u can play with it.

Regards,
Pablo
 
pmarti said:
Hi kgb0y,

thanks for the GT Max 36 info ! VMC2 already supports single port devices, (even thou I don't have any around, and had to fake it with a Nozomi only setting its data port). I had preliminary support for Novatel's U630 thanks to a British user, although I never find out if it worked as he never replied (perhaps that means that worked flawlessly ;)

What device do you have on mind? Once I solve a couple of issues, I could send you a preview of the thing, and u can play with it.

Regards,
Pablo
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Hi Pablo,

VMC2 come with single port devices? That's a good news indeed :).

I would like to test it on Sierra Wireless 875 card. Frankly speaking Sierra card perform better compared to Option/Globetrotter. Signal strength obtained much better.

Please send me the preview of VMC2 after you've ironed out the issues.

Cheers.
 
Hallo everybody

i have a slight problem. i installed the new 3g device manager for linux, but now i can't connect with wvdial.

i used the wvdial application upto now.
how do i fix either the wvdial app or fix the 3g device manager (after i installed the latter, i clicked on it and it loads something and then just dissapears??)

what am i doing wrong.. (very much still a newbie)
thanx in advance

system ubuntu 7.04
huewai e620 card

(i will post the output of the terminal in a short while)
 
b@breyten-desktop:~$ wvdial huewai_e620 internet
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.56
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
OK
--> Sending: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT*99***1#
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT*99***1#
CONNECT
--> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately.
--> Starting pppd at Wed Oct 24 09:18:23 2007
--> Pid of pppd: 5801
--> Disconnecting at Wed Oct 24 09:18:24 2007
--> The PPP daemon has died: pppd options error (exit code = 2)
--> man pppd explains pppd error codes in more detail.
--> I guess that's it for now, exiting
--> The PPP daemon has died. (exit code = 2)


and this is my wvdial file..


# wvdial for Vodacom Data. Created by Tazz_tux
# Version 1.1

# Change Log:
#
# Changed the dialers to name_model
# Added support for HSDPA.
# Added Headers and version control.

[Dialer Defaults]

Phone = *99***1#
Username = username
Password = password
Stupid Mode = 1
Dial Command = ATDT

[Dialer pin]

Init1 = AT+CPIN=1234

[Dialer novatel_u630]
Modem = /dev/ttyS1
Baud = 460800
Init2 = ATZ
Init3 = ATE0V1&D2&C1S0=0+IFC=2,2
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = Analog Modem

[Dialer option_fusion]

Modem = /dev/tts/USB0
Baud = 460800
Init2 = ATZ
Init3 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = Analog Modem

[Dialer option_quad]

Modem = /dev/tts/USB0
Baud = 460800
Init2 = ATZ
Init3 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = Analog Modem

[Dialer motorola_e1000]

Modem = /dev/usb/acm/0
Baud = 460800
Init2 = ATZ
Init3 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = Analog Modem

[Dialer nokia_6680]

Modem = /dev/usb/acm/0
Baud = 460800
Init2 = ATZ
Init3 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = Analog Modem

[Dialer option_hsdpa]

Modem = /dev/noz0
Baud = 460800
Init2 = ATZ
Init3 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = Analog Modem

[Dialer novatel_u740]

Modem = /dev/noz0
Baud = 460800
Init2 = ATZ
Init3 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = Analog Modem

[Dialer huewai_e620]

Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
Baud = 460800
Init2 = ATZ
Init3 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = Analog Modem

[Dialer huewai_e220]

Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
Baud = 460800
Init2 = ATZ
Init3 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = Analog Modem

[Dialer onboard]

Modem = /dev/ttySHSF0
Baud = 460800
Init2 = ATZ
Init3 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = Analog Modem

[Dialer 2gonly]

Init4 = AT+COPS=0,0,"Vodacom-SA",0

[Dialer 3gonly]

Init4 = AT+COPS=0,0,"Vodacom-SA",2

[Dialer internet]

Init5 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"

[Dialer internetvpn]

Init5 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internetvpn"

[Dialer myapn]

Init5 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","myapn"

[Dialer 384k]

Init6 = AT+CGEQMIN=1,4,64,384,64,384
Init7 = AT+CGEQREQ=1,4,64,384,64,384

[Dialer 144k]

Init6 = AT+CGEQMIN=1,4,64,144,64,144
Init7 = AT+CGEQREQ=1,4,64,144,64,144

[Dialer 64k]

Init6 = AT+CGEQMIN=1,4,64,64,64,64
Init7 = AT+CGEQREQ=1,4,64,64,64,64




does anybody have know what i should do?:confused:
 
ShadowGlow said:
b@breyten-desktop:~$ wvdial huewai_e620 internet
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.56
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
OK
--> Sending: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT*99***1#
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT*99***1#
CONNECT
--> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately.
--> Starting pppd at Wed Oct 24 09:18:23 2007
--> Pid of pppd: 5801
--> Disconnecting at Wed Oct 24 09:18:24 2007
--> The PPP daemon has died: pppd options error (exit code = 2)
--> man pppd explains pppd error codes in more detail.
--> I guess that's it for now, exiting
--> The PPP daemon has died. (exit code = 2)
does anybody have know what i should do?:confused:
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Exit code == 2 means that there's a conflicting option in your pppd conf files. VMC will link whatever profile you're using (~/.vmc/wvdial-profiles/foo ) to /etc/ppp/peers/wvdial. Try to remove /etc/ppp/peers/wvdial (symlink) and copy your backup file there. Anyway, if you were using wvdial and it was working for you, there should be no difference with this app. U can tweak the template that generates the wvdial.conf at /usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux/resources/templates/wvdial.conf.tpl
 
hey pmarti
i tried both solutions you gave me, but i have no luck..
how do i remove this app (3g device manager for L)?

mm. i hate windows and now i depend on it for internet.. it feels so wrong.. ;-(

what should i do? any suggestions
 
ShadowGlow said:
hey pmarti
i tried both solutions you gave me, but i have no luck..
how do i remove this app (3g device manager for L)?

mm. i hate windows and now i depend on it for internet.. it feels so wrong.. ;-(

what should i do? any suggestions
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What I meant is that might be your /etc/ppp/peers/wvdial points to a broken symbolic link. Make sure that /etc/ppp/peers/wvdial points to, say, ~/.vmc/wvdial-profiles/default . It should work!
 
1.99.7 Released

Hola people!

I've just uploaded the first public preview of VMC2 (1.99.7) to Betavine. Note that this is a preview of alpha quality, so expect bugs. Anyway I hope that the new features will be worth it. Check out the release notes to find out what we've been up to.

Pablo
 
Hey pmarti

problem solved. i deleted the vodafone app threw synaptic! hahahaha, im such a noob still.

-----useless info to follow----

the week i had to spend with windows again was absolute torture! things crashed (web browser and vodafone app for windows - twice), and my internet was being drained without me even doing anything.

i'm so happy to have linux up and running again.
 
Hi. I installed the *vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux_1.99.7_all.deb* in Kubuntu 7.10 after solve all dependences (python and more).
Now, when I install the package there's a problem:

dpkg: problemas de dependencias impiden a configuración de vodafone- mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux:
vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux depende de python-serial; sin embargo:
El paquete python-serial aún no está configurado.
dpkg: error al procesar vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux (--install):
problemas de dependencias - se deja sin configurar
Apareceron erros ao procesar:
vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux

Access is in _internet_ , pannel, but if I start the aplication appears a window with the text:

*PERMISSIONS PROBLEMS*

Vodafone Mobile Connect Card driver for Linux needs the following files and dirs with some specific permissions in order to work properly: /etc/ppp/pap-secrets should have 0660 mode, found 0777 /etc/ppp/chap-secrets should have 0660 mode, found 07777

Need help!!

Thanks
 
xurxo said:
Hi. I installed the *vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux_1.99.7_all.deb* in Kubuntu 7.10 after solve all dependences (python and more).
Now, when I install the package there's a problem:

dpkg: problemas de dependencias impiden a configuración de vodafone- mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux:
vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux depende de python-serial; sin embargo:
El paquete python-serial aún no está configurado.
dpkg: error al procesar vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux (--install):
problemas de dependencias - se deja sin configurar
Apareceron erros ao procesar:
vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux

Access is in _internet_ , pannel, but if I start the aplication appears a window with the text:

*PERMISSIONS PROBLEMS*

Vodafone Mobile Connect Card driver for Linux needs the following files and dirs with some specific permissions in order to work properly: /etc/ppp/pap-secrets should have 0660 mode, found 0777 /etc/ppp/chap-secrets should have 0660 mode, found 07777

Need help!!

Thanks
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Do as it says:

sudo apt-get install python-serial (you'll need to add universe to /etc/apt/sources.list )
sudo chmod 0660 /etc/ppp/*-secrets
 
Hi Pablo,

It seems VMC2 Alpha installation somehow cause the normal wvdial to failed! Exit error=2.

It was working fine before I installed VMC2. Have to uninstall VMC2 to make wvdial work again.

This is strange!
 
kgb0y said:
Hi Pablo,

It seems VMC2 Alpha installation somehow cause the normal wvdial to failed! Exit error=2.

It was working fine before I installed VMC2. Have to uninstall VMC2 to make wvdial work again.

This is strange!
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VMC2 links /etc/ppp/peers/wvdial to ~/.vmc2/dialer-profiles/foo instead of ~/.vmc/wvdial-profiles/foo

When u get that exit code == 2, make sure that /etc/ppp/peers/wvdial is pointing to a file that exists. Running VMC1 and VMC2 in parallel may cause some problems, I haven't tested it ;P
 
Tried VMC 1.99.7 on Gutsy, but without any success. It shows 'Unknown Network' instead of 'Vodacom SA', and the Connect button does nothing ... Once a profile has been set up, it seems it is only possible to add new profiles, not edit the existing one? Where do you set up the APN? I couldn't see anything in the profile settings. Back to 0.9.7.3 for now ...
 
v3gout said:
Tried VMC 1.99.7 on Gutsy, but without any success. It shows 'Unknown Network' instead of 'Vodacom SA', and the Connect button does nothing ... Once a profile has been set up, it seems it is only possible to add new profiles, not edit the existing one? Where do you set up the APN? I couldn't see anything in the profile settings. Back to 0.9.7.3 for now ...
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v3gout give VMC2 a bash man! :)

The 'Unknown Network' thing occurs because we're changing the format of the file that bootstraps the networks database. As we haven't decided the format (and we don't have all the necessary data of *all* networks) we're just including the ones we've got all the required data. You can find it at /usr/share/vodafone-foo/resources/extra/networks.py. If you send me the diff, Vodacom-SA users and me will be obliged to you :)

The connect button does nothing problem: This is a bug that will be fixed in the next release. It actually does something thou, it wrongly assumes that the connect state machine is in place, when its not. Wait till you see the "Leaving NetReg and Entering into ImDone" line in your log, and the button should work I promise!

There's no way to edit a profile yes, the feature was developed quickly and I couldn't write all the necessary stuff. It will be fixed in next release.

The APN thing disconcerts me, its there!
 
pmarti said:
VMC2 links /etc/ppp/peers/wvdial to ~/.vmc2/dialer-profiles/foo instead of ~/.vmc/wvdial-profiles/foo

When u get that exit code == 2, make sure that /etc/ppp/peers/wvdial is pointing to a file that exists. Running VMC1 and VMC2 in parallel may cause some problems, I haven't tested it ;P
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Hi Pablo,

Hmm ... I'll wait for the final version of VMC2 before trying again. Need the HSDPA card to be usable all the time for now. No time to troubleshoot.

Cheers. :D
 
kgb0y said:
Hi Pablo,

Hmm ... I'll wait for the final version of VMC2 before trying again. Need the HSDPA card to be usable all the time for now. No time to troubleshoot.

Cheers. :D
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Pity :( I was counting on you guys to test the new features. This is alpha software and yes, it might cause some troubles. But on the other hand, the less feedback I receive, the slower the progress. There are some obvious bugs in VMC2 that will be ironed out soon, but 1.99.7 is quite usable, got reports from other users and everything worked for them.
 
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