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

[Wayne Dahl]

terry wrote:
> chmod +x /etc/rc.local
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>   

That was one of the steps the Sprint guide had you do...change the file 
to executable...

wayne at max:/etc$ ls -al rc.local
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 306 2008-04-22 18:25 rc.local

Any other ideas?  I'm really stumped on why it would only work one time 
and not work again.
> On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 3:53 PM, Wayne Dahl <w.dahl4 at verizon.net> wrote:
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>> 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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Wayne Dahl
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OS: Kubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron on an HP DV9620US laptop