[NTLUG:Discuss] Any idea how to getaSprintEVDOwirelessbroadband card to

Fri Jul 21 06:32:21 CDT 2006

That may be one of the best clues so far.  You have no 
/proc/bus/usb/devices?

Do you have any other USB devices that corrently work on this computer?  

And what do you mean "In this kernel"?  Do you suspect it is compiled 
differently?  That maybe it left out things pertaining to USB?

Someone misintepreted what I said about NDIS wrapper.  Let's get an 
understanding straight from the horses's mouth: http://www.ndis.com/

---stat from the site---
What is "NDIS"?

NDIS is short for the "Network Driver Interface Specification". The primary 
purpose of NDIS is to define a standard API for "Network Interface Cards" 
(NIC's). The details of a NIC's hardware implementation is wrapped by a 
"Media Access Controller" (MAC) device driver in such a way that all NIC's 
for the same media (e.g., Ethernet) can be accessed using a common 
programming interface.

NDIS also provides a library of functions (sometimes called a "wrapper") 
that can be used by MAC drivers as well as higher level protocol drivers 
(such as TCP/IP). The wrapper functions serve to make development of both 
MAC and protocol drivers easier as well as to hide (to some extent) 
platform dependencies.

Early versions of NDIS were jointly developed by Microsoft and the 3Com 
Corporation. Current NDIS versions used by Windows For Workgroups (WFW), 
Windows 9X Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are 
Microsoft proprietary specifications.
--end from the site---

So you see, since the EVDO is a "serial" device or modem, NDIS wrapper does 
not apply.  USB is a bus architecture and can access a variety of types of 
devices.  There are USB ethernet devices and yes, if the EVDO device were 
somehow an ethernet device, then it might apply.  But for the moment, he's 
trying to get into Sprint's (actually Verizon's) wireless network via the 
modem.

I have the EXACT same device.  It works for me.  Every computer I have ever 
used it with sees it as two USB serial devices, the first of which is the 
"modem" that responds to the "AT" command set. (ATDT#777 connects you to 
the network)  The other device, frankly, is an unexplored mystery to me... 
never bothered to investigate what it is.  (Could it somehow be a 
USB-serial device with access to 802.11 wireless networks?  I'd be a bit 
surprised.)

>
>Here is what I am seeing:
>
># cat /proc/bus/usb/devices
>cat: /proc/bus/usb/devices: No such file or directory
>
>In this kernel, it appears that the devices are shown here:
>
># ls -laF /sys/bus/usb/devices
>total 0
>drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jul 20 17:56 ./
>drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 0 Jul 20 12:56 ../
>lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jul 20 17:56 1-0:1.0 ->
>../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-0:1.0/
>lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jul 20 17:56 2-0:1.0 ->
>../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-0:1.0/
>lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jul 20 17:56 2-2 ->
>../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-2/
>lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jul 20 17:56 2-2:1.0 ->
>../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/
>lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jul 20 17:56 usb1 ->
>../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/
>lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jul 20 17:56 usb2 ->
>../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/
>
>I have not been able to find any difference in the usb devices under /sys
>before/after
>the card is inserted.
>
>Also, usbview complains because there is nothing in /proc/bus/usb/devices.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks!!
>
>David
>
>
>
>
> >From: Rick Cook <rickcook at sbcglobal.net>
> >Reply-To: NTLUG Discussion List <Discuss at ntlug.org>
> >To: NTLUG Discussion List <Discuss at ntlug.org>
> >Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Any idea how to get
> >aSprintEVDOwirelessbroadband card to
> >Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:19:53 -0500
> >
> >On Thursday 20 July 2006 20:14, . Daniel wrote:
> > > NDIS wrapper is for ethernet hardware.  I couldn't imagine NDIS 
wrapper
> > > helping out on such a device.  The network connection is via pppd 
after
> > > all.
> > >
> > > The device drivers' filenames seem to indicate that the device is a 
USB
> > > device.
> > >
> > > Does "usbview" indicate anything present?
> > >
> > > >I tried using ndiswrapper.  It did not work.  I found two .inf files
> > > >from WinXp install CD: nwusbmdm.inf  nwusbser.inf.
> > > >The ndiswrapper command ran without errors, but did not show
> > > >"hardware present".
> > > >
> > > >Also, when I insert the card, it does not cause any new entries in
> > > >the "lspci" output.  However, I still get the kernel message:
> > > >    pccard: CardBus card inserted into slot 0
> > > >
> > > >Any ideas?
> > > >
> > > >Thanks!!
> > > >
> > > >David
> > > >
> >
> >Something I read indicates that what you have is probably treated as a 
USB
> >serial modem. You might find some pointers at =>
> >
> 
>http://enterprise.linux.com/enterprise/06/03/08/2138237.shtml?tid=20&tid=100

> >
> >
> >Note that the "cat' command appears to be missing a redirect. Try:
> >
> >cat /proc/bus/usb/devices > devices
> >
> >
> >
> >Good luck,
> >
> >Rick
> >
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