[NTLUG:Discuss] Any idea howtogetaSprintEVDOwirelessbroadbandcard to

Tue Jul 25 21:26:28 CDT 2006

http://wireless-internet-broadband-service.com/
Driver and how to .
On 7/25/06, David Trusty <dwtrusty at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I tried doing the modprobe ochi.  It said "fatal: no such module".
>
> David
>
>
> >From: "Gilbert Morrow" <gkfmorrow at gmail.com>
> >Reply-To: NTLUG Discussion List <Discuss at ntlug.org>
> >To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <Discuss at ntlug.org>
> >Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Any idea
> >howtogetaSprintEVDOwirelessbroadbandcard to
> >Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:30:51 -0500
> >
> > >From what I have read through some forums , the Sprint Ev-do is not
> just
> >plug and play , it is however a modem as Daniel described , PCMCIA but
> acts
> >as a USB device , what I saw was that the kernel needed OCHI (modprobe
> >ochi)
> >module to work the USB part of the card . The how-to was very long and
> >required several steps , so no plug and play here .
> >
> >On 7/21/06, David Trusty <dwtrusty at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes, i did activate it.  In winders it works fine.
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Gilbert Morrow" <gkfmorrow at gmail.com>
> > > >Reply-To: NTLUG Discussion List <Discuss at ntlug.org>
> > > >To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <Discuss at ntlug.org>
> > > >Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Any idea how
> > > >togetaSprintEVDOwirelessbroadbandcard to
> > > >Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 15:00:39 -0500
> > > >
> > > >One highly relevant question is , did you activate the card through
> > > winders
> > > >first ? , read that that is a must .
> > > >
> > > >On 7/21/06, David Trusty <dwtrusty at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Regular usb devices (I use Kingston memory stick) work fine.
> > > > > When I plug in the Kingston, the system recognizes it just fine,
> > > > > but even in this case there is nothing in /proc/bus/usb/devices
> (no
> > > such
> > > > > file or directory).
> > > > >
> > > > > The kernel I use is the standard SUSE 10.1 kernel (Linux linux
> > > > > 2.6.16.13-4-default).  I know some things changed in the 2.6
> >kernels,
> > > > > that is what was referring to when I mentioned the kernel
> >previously.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >From: ". Daniel" <xdesign at hotmail.com>
> > > > > >Reply-To: NTLUG Discussion List <Discuss at ntlug.org>
> > > > > >To: Discuss at ntlug.org
> > > > > >Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Any idea how to
> > > > > >getaSprintEVDOwirelessbroadbandcard to
> > > > > >Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:32:21 -0500
> > > > > >
> > > > > >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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