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Bigpond 4G USB driver
« on: March 01, 2012, 04:03:42 PM »
Hello,

 I just upgraded my internet service from a Pocket WIFI to a Bigpond 4G USB Sierra Wireless AirCard 320U. I`m not sure how to setup the driver for it though.

FullMonty Release:               2011.09
Kernel-version:    2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs
KDE4-version:                           4.6.5


I did find a link with the driver list but can someone please help me out how to set it up, link below.

http://mycusthelpadmin.net/SIERRAWIRELESS/_cs/AnswerDetail.aspx?sSessionID=B4DAB89506E344B89F685AE539B6790FICHOHGEU&aid=44

Derek.
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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2012, 04:59:18 PM »
Quote from: derekf on March 01, 2012, 04:03:42 PM
Hello,

 I just upgraded my internet service from a Pocket WIFI to a Bigpond 4G USB Sierra Wireless AirCard 320U. I`m not sure how to setup the driver for it though.

FullMonty Release:               2011.09
Kernel-version:    2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs
KDE4-version:                           4.6.5


I did find a link with the driver list but can someone please help me out how to set it up, link below.

http://mycusthelpadmin.net/SIERRAWIRELESS/_cs/AnswerDetail.aspx?sSessionID=B4DAB89506E344B89F685AE539B6790FICHOHGEU&aid=44

Derek.


Download the tar.gz package for your kernel, then follow the instructions given in the link you posted.
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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2012, 05:18:25 AM »
Old Polack, ok will do that, cheers for the help.
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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2012, 06:02:51 PM »
I seem to be having trouble with the install. i followed the guide and everything works good.

 Now when i get to the part where i type modinfo sierra & modinfo sierra_net i get these results:

[derek@8 ~]$ modinfo sierra
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.ko
license:        GPL
version:        v.1.7.40
description:    USB Driver for Sierra Wireless USB modems
author:         Kevin Lloyd, Elina Pasheva, Matthew Safar, Rory Filer
srcversion:     C58D9EB6D295B757AA65F22
alias:          usb:v413Cp8133d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0F3Dp68AAd*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFF*
alias:          usb:v1199p68AAd*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFF*
alias:          usb:v0F3Dp68A3d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFF*
alias:          usb:v1199p68A3d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFF*
alias:          usb:v1199p6893d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6892d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFF*
alias:          usb:v1199p6891d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFF*
alias:          usb:v1199p6890d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFF*
alias:          usb:v1199p6880d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFF*
alias:          usb:v1199p685Ad*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6859d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6856d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6855d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6853d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6852d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6851d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6850d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p683Ed*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p683Dd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p683Cd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p683Bd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p683Ad*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6839d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6838d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6835d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6834d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6833d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6832d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6822d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6821d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6820d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6816d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6815d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6813d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6812d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6809d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6808d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6805d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6804d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6803d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p6802d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v114Fp6000d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p0028d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p0027d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p0026d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p0025d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFF*
alias:          usb:v1199p0023d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFF*
alias:          usb:v1199p0400d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFF*
alias:          usb:v1199p0301d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p0120d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p0112d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p0021d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p0019d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p0224d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p0024d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p0022d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p0220d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p0020d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p0218d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p0018d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p0017d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v03F0p211Dd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v03F0p1E1Dd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v03F0p1B1Dd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0F3Dp0112d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
depends:        usbserial,usbcore
vermagic:       2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 686
parm:           nmea:NMEA streaming (bool)
parm:           debug:Debug messages (bool)



[derek@8 ~]$ modinfo sierra_net
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs/kernel/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.ko
license:        GPL
version:        v.3.2
description:    USB-to-WWAN Driver for Sierra Wireless modems
author:         Paxton Smith, Matthew Safar, Rory Filer
srcversion:     32DB260101E7DA9E6C37D7C
alias:          usb:v0F3Dp68AAd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p68AAd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0F3Dp68A3d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1199p68A3d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
depends:        usbnet,usbcore
vermagic:       2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 686

Then i plug in my 4G mobile broadband and type ls /dev/ttyUSB*

ls: cannot access /dev/ttyUSB*: Not a directory. 

 
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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2012, 08:49:45 PM »
Quote from: derekf on March 02, 2012, 06:02:51 PM

Then i plug in my 4G mobile broadband and type ls /dev/ttyUSB*

ls: cannot access /dev/ttyUSB*: Not a directory. 
 

1) When you report errors always use copy & paste, otherwise things become confused very early, the above message probably was "No such file or directory"

2) When the instruction are telling to use sudo, as this is not used in PCLinuxOS, use su instead
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sutype in the required password and proceed with the remaining part of the commands.

When you see the `#' as prompt character along the instructions, that means you should be running as root,  use su.

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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2012, 09:40:39 PM »
AS, i am as root when i type /dev/ttyUSB*   but still get the message: ls: cannot access /dev/ttyUSB*: Not a directory. 

Have i missed something ?
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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2012, 09:55:43 PM »
unplug your usb device, wait for 5 seconds, plug it back in, wait for two seconds and then run the following command and give your output

dmesg | tail -n 10
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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2012, 10:03:12 PM »
[derek@8 ~]$ dmesg | tail -n 10
sd 10:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg9 type 0
sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] 8011776 512-byte logical blocks: (4.10 GB/3.82 GiB)
sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] Write Protect is off
sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] Assuming drive cache: write through
 sdh: sdh1
sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] Attached SCSI removable disk
usb 1-5: USB disconnect, address 7
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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2012, 10:18:46 PM »

i think the problem is that the system sees the device as a usb mass storage device and not as a usb based wireless card.

There are posts here i remember seeing a while back that gives instructions on how to make your system see the device appropriately. hopefully,somebody who knows what they are talking about will come along and help you out.
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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2012, 10:21:23 PM »
muungwana thanks for trying to help. I will search the forum to see what i can find.
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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2012, 07:03:28 AM »
No luck in my search. can anyone help me out please ?
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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2012, 07:14:40 AM »
Quote from: derekf on March 03, 2012, 07:03:28 AM
No luck in my search. can anyone help me out please ?

plug in your device, wait a few time, open a terminal, su to root, type lsusb and post the result.
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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2012, 07:23:15 AM »
AS,

[root@8 ~]# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. Flash Card Reader/Writer
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0f3d:68aa Airprime, Incorporated
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:0745 Microsoft Corp. Nano Transceiver v1.0 for Bluetooth
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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2012, 07:26:07 AM »
Quote from: derekf on March 03, 2012, 07:23:15 AM
AS,

[root@8 ~]# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. Flash Card Reader/Writer
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0f3d:68aa Airprime, Incorporated
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:0745 Microsoft Corp. Nano Transceiver v1.0 for Bluetooth

OK, that's the device you plugged in. now please, try this:

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lsmod | grep sierra
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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2012, 07:32:19 AM »
[root@8 ~]# lsmod | grep sierra
sierra_net              6520  0
usbnet                 12822  1 sierra_net
sierra                  8055  0
usbserial              26739  1 sierra
usbcore               117639  14 sierra_net,usbnet,sierra,usbserial,snd_usb_audio,snd_usbmidi_lib,uas,usb_storage,8192cu,uhci_hcd,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd,usbhid
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