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[richard.a]

[cthisbear]

richard.a

Whirlpool forum...same problem.

" Im trying to get a huawei E160E USB modem to work with Puppy Linux. "

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1413253&p=-1#bottom

Chris.

[01micko]

richard.a

You may find this interesting so you can share you 3G internet, I have done it and know it works with ethernet, but should work with a wireless adapter too.

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=1899807111&t=37520

It is a great little program and it has documentation included.

______________

cthisbear

Posted a reply on whirlpool for your mate over there.

Cheers

[cthisbear]

01micko:

Good work mate...........Chris.

[Aitch]

Richard a.

Which Mifi device did you get?

I'm curious, as I posted a link earlier for the Huawei E5830 one used by Three in UK

Good to see you got it working on 4.2.1, 4.3.1, and 2.14X - my 3 favourite puppies at the moment, but some tips on what you did would be useful

Do you have full web admin access? - the Three version seems crippled, [?] and seemingly doesn't allow wep ar wpa/2 security, though there are reports of updating the firmware, and unlocking the device to get around this - I only have mine [very new acquisition] working on Windoze, atm

thanks

Aitch

[richard.a]

[Aitch]

Richard a.

Thanks, good feedback!

Here's the link I posted [I since bought one],

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=394490#394490

...and like you, hooked it up really easily - haven't done much more experimenting with it yet, as I have broadband, and it's fairly expensive to use, but I bought it for my camper & narrowboat, though I'm still trying to get a good 12v Car PC rig in the boat - having a problem with the right power supply - blown 2 cheapies already, and I'm still experimenting with powered USB extension cables for the remote DVD player/writer, as it plays up on standard extensions, and getting a low power screen to work, cheaply [I'd really like a 15" touchscreen that uses about 25watts or less! ] - not enough 'leisure' battery reserve amps is the real problem, so I'm also trying to get better charging output from the main engine alternator....and maybe a solar panel

Meanwhile, mobile I have an Edubook running XP Fundamentals[?] slowly..., and an IBM T21 running XP/214X, using a standard 3G E220 and a 300w inverter to recharge the batteries

Aitch

[Baldronicus]

Hi rerwin et al,

Thanks very much for all the effort and information with the dial up and Mobile Broadband modems.

Hopefully the following might be of assistance with the Internode connection problem (at least it seems to work- not sure if there might be hidden rough edges, or whether I might unknowingly have done something else to get it to work).

Edit (again- cut out too much): As Richard (rerwin) points out in another post below, the description that originally followed is not really the best way to approach the connection. At this stage, updating /etc/resolv.conf with the DNS info on the sheet provided with the modem (by Internode), looks a much better way to go.

Best to have the latest backend and modem update pets loaded (you may need to use a pupsave or a remastered 4.3.1- if remastering 4.3.1 see the threads in the forum-as there may be a problem unless you use one of the various fixes). Reboot with the modem attached (initial run), and follow Richard's (rerwin's) advice for detecting the modem.

Set up PupDial with:
Phone Number: *99#
Username: (as per Smokey01's advice this can be anything- I used "a"
Password: (as per Username)
APN: internode

Open /etc/resolv.conf. (I don't know if you would need to uncomment and overwrite the first line with the following, but it may not hurt). Key in the word "nameserver" (without quotes), leave a space, then enter the Primary DNS info as given on the sheet. On the next line do the same for the Secondary DNS info. Save the file (in place) and hopefully it should work when you try connecting through PupDial..

The initial connection may still seem a bit slow, but it seems to work pretty well after that.

Edit:paragraphs removed as redundant.

Hope this helps, and I haven't botched anything (no, I don't know what I am doing).

Thanks.
Baldronicus

Edit: forgot to note modem type: Huawei E160E (possibly E160X in documentation)

[kazzamozz]

Hi Rerwin
I know this forum is for 4.1.2 and upwards but I
just thought I would update you on recent events.

Have installed your latest 3g 13.pet
and Istandish's mt-gprs-2.6.21.7-12.pet
Success with a Vodafone 3Gk3715
using ttuxxxs 214r5 puppy and also mini-sys-linux mini 008.4c-En & Muppy
kernel 2.6.21.7
New Years Pup 4.11 base not sure of the kernel

I know this is only supposed to work on 4.1.2 and later but this is working on the early puppies and also updating the menus for gprs connect. It works very well too.

once you install this plug in the modem reboot
Click on gprs connect I get a connection. I still cannot get this modem to actually work under pupdial, it can see it but it just sits there waiting for a response, but as stated previously for some reason it's very happy to connect with gprs connect I only have to enter.
Vfinternet.au
guest
guest
and it works.

I am currently testing on growler and teenpup but am having problems as they won't create the save file. This is related to the Toshiba L300 keeps going to a dead screen when rebooting so will be testing on the desktop tomorrow.

Just thought this may be of interest with all the work you have been doing on this. Personally I am wrapt I can get a 3G modem to work on the older pups as some of them are pretty cool. I didn't have to do any mucking around either they just installed. So whatever magic you have created seems to work on any puppy so far !!

Cheers
Kazzamozz

[rerwin]

I am pleased to see you making such progress on your own. I have been preoccupied with the upgrade to usb_modeswitch in time for 4.3.2. Now I need some of you to test out the new packages so we don't get an ugly surprise in 4.3.2.

First, install the updated pup_event_backend_modprobe_fix_to_p43x-4.pet:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?mode=attach&id=27883

Then, if you already have modem_fix_pack_to_431-5 installed, just install modem_fix_pack_delta-5-to-6.pet:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?mode=attach&id=27884

Otherwise, if you start with a fresh 4.3.1 or 4.3.2 puppy and new pupsave, just install modem_fix_pack_to_431-6.pet:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?mode=attach&id=27882

Please report your results ASAP so I can recommend that ttuuxxx add the fix pack delta to his official 4.3.2 (or make a quick fix)..

Regarding the possible need for the "-chap" workaround: there is a way to avoid the editing of the /ppp/options file. In anticipation of a need for it for other ISPs, I implemented an easy way to add new providers. However, I see that the instance I created for whoever-raised-the-issue did not make it into 4.3.1 as I had intended. But it is easy to add yourselves. Given your actual APN string, which I show here as (APN), enter the command:
echo "-chap" > /etc/wvdial_options/APN-(APN)

Pupdial will then insert the "-chap" automatically. You need do that only once, since it is retained. Please post the new files that are needed so I can add them to an update. Thanks

With the completion of the fix-pack-6, I am ready to resume work on details for particular modem models. So, when trying the latest implementation, please tell me of any problems. I admit that my progress on the ones I have been working has been frustrating. But we need to press on with what can be resolved.

Thank you for all of your help with this.
Richard

Baldronicus,
I am fascinated by your experimentation with your E160. You are the first I know of to utilize the extra Init statements I built into wvdial.conf. Your Init4 entry tells me you need to force your provider to use only 3G, and not 2G. Is that because they give you 2G by default? Or will 2G not work if they have to "fall back" to it? I am surprised it is necessary in your case.

Regarding commenting out the line with 115200: all the feedback I see is that the speed value is irrelevant for wireless modems, so any value can be set and will be ignored. One less thing to mess with.
Richard

Greatnessguru,
Regarding your Motorola VE465 mobile phone in USB modem mode: I have something to help you along. Although we won't be able to get the Connect Wizard to detect your phone (because it requires the generic usbserial driver/module), we can automate the loading of that module, so that you can simply probe for the modem in Pupdial.

Modems commonly use a driver (e.g., option, sierra) that has an associated initialization script that finds the ttyUSB- device. Those drivers actually invoke usbserial, so having a script for usbserial gets tricky. But these cases are rare and the probe step is at least straightforward.

The latest modem fix pack (-6) has a file: /etc/udev/rules.d/50-modprobe-usbserial.rules, which can be expanded to include your phone/modem. The file currently has one special case in it, More can be added in the following format:

[Greatnessguru]

rerwin,

[Greatnessguru]

rerwin,
I tried much testing with Puppy 431, pfix=ram,
and your -4/-6 PETs.

No success ever.

I am very frustrated by the great inconsistency between the
/etc/udev/rules.d/50-modprobe-usbserial.rules code for the
existing special case and the code you supplied for the VE465.

Please supply links to docs on that file.

Thanks,
Eddie Maddox

[rerwin]

Greatnessguru,
That file was an experiment for someone with a Chinese cellphone, I think, but the user never responded. I have now concluded that you might be better off trying the 'option' driver, which apparently supports more than you would think.

There is a rules file:
50-modprobe-option.rules

to which you could add the following entry:

[Greatnessguru]

rerwin,

[Greatnessguru]

rerwin,