Can't connect to net using Samsung Mobile 2G GPRS Modem (Sol

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escape
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Can't connect to net using Samsung Mobile 2G GPRS Modem (Sol

#1 Post by escape »

Hi,
--I'm a nubee to Puppy as well as linux. Using Lucid Puppy 5.2.8, using direct live CD boot and lupu save file on my HDD.
--I connect to internet on Windows XP platform using my 'Samsung C3222' AKA 'Chat 322' mobile phone, using normal dialup and
'Samsung New PC Studio' as software as well as driver for my phone. It works fine without any problem. But it connect after many retries. But on my phone screen there is a GPRS icon displays each retry.
--Now on Puppy my phone is detected under 'Devices' > 'USB Devices' as 'SAMSUNG Mobile USB Modem'
Details of the problem ::
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Device Information
Product: SAMSUNG Mobile USB Modem
Manufacturer: Samsung
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Port #1
Speed 12.00Mbit/s
Max current 500mA
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Misc
USB Version: 2.00
Revision: 2.00
Class 0x2
Vendor 0x4e8
Product ID 0x663e
Bus 2
Level 1

PGPRS Modem Setup
Serial Modem Device File: /dev/ttyS0
(detected devices: /dev/ttyS0)

APN: uninor **in windows I do not need APN
Username: gprsuser **in windows I leave it blank but puppy doesn't allow to leave blank.
Phone number:*99#
Phone PIN: 1234 **in widows I do not need Phone PIN.

pgprs-connect

Press CTRL-C to close the connection at any stage!
defining PDP context...
Script /etc/ppp/peers/gprs-connect-chatmm finished (pid 12299), status=0x3
Connect script failed
Exit status is 0
DISCONNECTED

Press ENTER to quit
Press r ENTER to reconnect/try again
After r+ENTER
r
Press CTRL-C to close the connection at any stage!
defining PDP context...
Script /etc/ppp/peers/gprs-connect-chatmm finished (pid 12546), status=0x3
Connect script failed
Exit status is 0
DISCONNECTED

and so on...... and so on.......

But there is no GPRS icon seen on my phone screen.

Please help me......
Last edited by escape on Thu 29 Dec 2011, 04:12, edited 2 times in total.

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Karl Godt
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#2 Post by Karl Godt »

You would need the name of the driver

bash-3.2#

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modprobe -l |grep usb|grep serial
kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_serial.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/kobil_sct.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/opticon.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/cyberjack.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/empeg.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/siemens_mpi.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/funsoft.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/hp4x.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/moto_modem.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/ch341.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/belkin_sa.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/symbolserial.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/navman.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_pda.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/usb_debug.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/ti_usb_3410_5052.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/ipw.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/safe_serial.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/kl5kusb105.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/cp210x.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/qcserial.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/usbserial.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/aircable.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/omninet.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/option.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/spcp8x5.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/iuu_phoenix.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/visor.ko
kernel/drivers/usb/serial/ir-usb.ko

The red one is the driver for my huawei usb pen modem .

Because it is USB the correct device should be
/dev/ttyUSB0 instead of /dev/ttyS0

bash-3.2#

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grep -B5 'ttyUSB' /tmp/bootkernel.log
[ 25.928806] USB Serial support registered for generic
[ 25.928921] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
[ 25.928923] usbserial: USB Serial Driver core
[ 25.930928] USB Serial support registered for GSM modem (1-port)
[ 25.930961] option 1-4:1.0: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[ 25.931324] usb 1-4: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[ 25.931335] option 1-4:1.1: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[ 25.931518] usb 1-4: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB1
[ 25.931528] option 1-4:1.2: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[ 25.931744] usb 1-4: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB2

HTH

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uname -r
2.6.30.9-KRG-i386-compiled-AcerLaptop-rev2

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escape
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Thank you Karl!

#3 Post by escape »

Till date I'm looking in all wrong places.
Thank you Karl for your little eye opener.
You said "It should "ttyUSB0" instead of "ttyS0".
Yessssss!!!! thats the answer.
In my case it's "ttyACM0" and its showing in top of the Internet connection wizard.
I never noticed it, what a fool!?!

ferro10n
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#4 Post by ferro10n »

See also:

How to use mobile GPRS Internet in Puppy in this thread or in this one (puppylinux.info)
A beginner Puppy Linux user
Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.13GHz 512MB
LiveCD user

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