[NTLUG:Discuss] Novatel Wireless USB modem isn't there.

[terry]

chmod +x /etc/rc.local


On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 3:53 PM, Wayne Dahl <w.dahl4 at verizon.net> wrote:
> I was trying to set up my Novatel broadband modem for my laptop on Sprint
> again today, here's what I found...
>
> Following the instructions on the PDF located here....
> http://www.sprint.com/assets/downloads/linux/pdfs/Sprint_Mobile_broadband_Setup_Guide_for_Linux.pdf
>
> Novatel Ovation U727 USB modem
> Kubuntu 8.10
>
> From a terminal window, the first time I tried this, I entered....
>
> sudo modprobe -r usbserial
> sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=1410 product=4100    (for my modem)
>
> I then tried....
>
> sudo dmesg|grep -i ttyUSB
>
> and was able to see the modem just fine...I'm doing this from memory because
> it's not responding the same way now.
>
> I opened KPPP (which I had previously set up for this modem...it was working
> fine under Kubuntu 8.04) and on the modems tab, selected the Novatel
> Wireless modem, clicked edit, then selected the modem tab, then clicked on
> query modem, the modem responded just fine.
>
> At that point, I was able to cancel out back to the original KPPP window,
> click on Connect and all was well.
>
> The Sprint guide says to modify the /etc/rc.local file so you don't have to
> do this every time you want to connect, so I opened Kate using...
>
> sudo kate /etc/rc.local
>
> and added the following two lines, then saved it and rebooted....
>
> /sbin/modprobe -r usbserial
> /sbin/modprobe usbserial vendor=1410 product=4100
>
> Upon reboot, KPP no longer sees the modem at all and I can no longer see it
> connected to ttyUSB...from the terminal....
>
> wayne at max:~$ sudo modprobe -r usbserial
> [sudo] password for wayne:
> wayne at max:~$ sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=1410 product=4100
> wayne at max:~$ sudo dmesg|grep -i ttyUSB
> wayne at max:~$ sudo dmesg|grep -i ttyUSB
> wayne at max:~$ lsusb
> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 003 Device 002: ID 064e:a101 Suyin Corp.
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>
> That was before plugging in the modem....this was after plugging it in....
>
> wayne at max:~$ lsusb
> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1410:5010
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 003 Device 002: ID 064e:a101 Suyin Corp.
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> wayne at max:~$ sudo dmesg|grep -i ttyUSB
> wayne at max:~$
>
> So, you can see the modem as Device 002 when listing the usb connections,
> but still it's not connecting to ttyUSB...any idea why it would work once
> and then not work again?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Wayne Dahl
> No electrons were abused in any way by any Microsoft product in the creation
> or sending of this email.
> OS: Kubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron on an HP DV9620US laptop
>
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