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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2012, 07:39:01 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

try:

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modprobe -r sierra sierra-net
modprobe sierra sierra-net
dmesg | tail -10

post the result

also try:
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ifconfig
and
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ls -l /dev/tty*
ls -l /dev/usb/*

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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2012, 08:05:34 AM »
modprobe -r sierra sierra-net  blank nothing there

modprobe sierra sierra-net

[root@8 ~]# modprobe sierra sierra_net
FATAL: Error inserting sierra (/lib/modules/2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.ko.gz): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

dmesg | tail -10

[root@8 ~]# dmesg | tail -10
sd 12:0:0:0: [sdh] Attached SCSI removable disk
sierra: Unknown parameter `sierra_net'
usbcore: deregistering interface driver usbserial_generic
USB Serial deregistering driver generic
usbcore: deregistering interface driver usbserial
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
USB Serial support registered for generic
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
usbserial: USB Serial Driver core
sierra: Unknown parameter `sierra_net'

ifconfig

[root@8 ~]# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr BC:AE:C5:93:0E:BC
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:45 Base address:0x2000

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:88 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:88 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:4680 (4.5 KiB)  TX bytes:4680 (4.5 KiB)

ls -l /dev/tty*

[root@8 ~]# ls -l /dev/tty*
crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty     5,  0 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4,  0 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty0
crw------- 1 root root    4,  1 Mar  4 00:20 /dev/tty1
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 10 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty10
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 11 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty11
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 12 Mar  4 00:54 /dev/tty12
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 13 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty13
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 14 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty14
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 15 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty15
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 16 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty16
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 17 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty17
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 18 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty18
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 19 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty19
crw------- 1 root root    4,  2 Mar  4 00:20 /dev/tty2
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 20 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty20
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 21 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty21
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 22 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty22
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 23 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty23
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 24 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty24
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 25 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty25
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 26 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty26
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 27 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty27
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 28 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty28
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 29 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty29
crw------- 1 root root    4,  3 Mar  4 00:20 /dev/tty3
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 30 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty30
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 31 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty31
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 32 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty32
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 33 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty33
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 34 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty34
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 35 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty35
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 36 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty36
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 37 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty37
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 38 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty38
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 39 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty39
crw------- 1 root root    4,  4 Mar  4 00:20 /dev/tty4
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 40 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty40
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 41 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty41
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 42 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty42
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 43 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty43
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 44 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty44
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 45 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty45
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 46 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty46
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 47 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty47
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 48 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty48
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 49 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty49
crw------- 1 root root    4,  5 Mar  4 00:20 /dev/tty5
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 50 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty50
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 51 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty51
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 52 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty52
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 53 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty53
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 54 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty54
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 55 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty55
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 56 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty56
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 57 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty57
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 58 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty58
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 59 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty59
crw------- 1 root root    4,  6 Mar  4 00:20 /dev/tty6
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 60 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty60
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 61 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty61
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 62 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty62
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 63 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty63
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4,  7 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty7
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4,  8 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty8
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4,  9 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty9
crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 64 Mar  4  2012 /dev/ttyS0
crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 65 Mar  4  2012 /dev/ttyS1
crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 66 Mar  4  2012 /dev/ttyS2
crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 67 Mar  4  2012 /dev/ttyS3

ls -l /dev/usb/*

[root@8 ~]# ls -l /dev/usb*
total 0
crw------- 1 root root 180, 0 Mar  4 00:19 hiddev0
« Last Edit: March 03, 2012, 08:09:21 AM by derekf »

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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #17 on: March 03, 2012, 08:13:23 AM »
modprobe -r sierra sierra-net  blank nothing there

modprobe sierra sierra-net

[root@8 ~]# modprobe sierra sierra_net
FATAL: Error inserting sierra (/lib/modules/2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.ko.gz): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)


That was my fault, sorry!  :-[

please retry one at once:
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modprobe sierra
modprobe sierra-net

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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2012, 08:16:37 AM »
AS, modprobe sierra & modprobe sierra-net are both blank.

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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #19 on: March 03, 2012, 08:22:14 AM »
AS, modprobe sierra & modprobe sierra-net are both blank.

that's OK, and what report dmesg | tail -10 immediately after ?

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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #20 on: March 03, 2012, 08:26:10 AM »
[root@8 ~]# dmesg | tail -10
USB Serial deregistering driver generic
usbcore: deregistering interface driver usbserial
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
USB Serial support registered for generic
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
usbserial: USB Serial Driver core
USB Serial support registered for Sierra USB modem
usbcore: registered new interface driver sierra

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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #21 on: March 03, 2012, 08:36:09 AM »
[root@8 ~]# dmesg | tail -10
USB Serial deregistering driver generic
usbcore: deregistering interface driver usbserial
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
USB Serial support registered for generic
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
usbserial: USB Serial Driver core
USB Serial support registered for Sierra USB modem
usbcore: registered new interface driver sierra

that's look also fine ...

try:
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ifconfig
ls -l /dev/tty*
ls -l /dev/usb*
ls -l /dev/wwan*

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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #22 on: March 03, 2012, 08:46:10 AM »
ifconfig

[root@8 ~]# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr BC:AE:C5:93:0E:BC
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:45 Base address:0x2000

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:88 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:88 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:4680 (4.5 KiB)  TX bytes:4680 (4.5 KiB)

ls -l /dev/tty*

[root@8 ~]# ls -l /dev/tty*
crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty     5,  0 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4,  0 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty0
crw------- 1 root root    4,  1 Mar  4 00:20 /dev/tty1
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 10 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty10
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 11 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty11
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 12 Mar  4 01:30 /dev/tty12
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 13 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty13
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 14 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty14
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 15 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty15
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 16 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty16
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 17 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty17
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 18 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty18
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 19 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty19
crw------- 1 root root    4,  2 Mar  4 00:20 /dev/tty2
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 20 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty20
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 21 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty21
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 22 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty22
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 23 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty23
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 24 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty24
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 25 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty25
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 26 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty26
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 27 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty27
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 28 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty28
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 29 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty29
crw------- 1 root root    4,  3 Mar  4 00:20 /dev/tty3
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 30 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty30
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 31 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty31
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 32 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty32
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 33 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty33
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 34 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty34
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 35 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty35
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 36 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty36
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 37 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty37
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 38 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty38
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 39 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty39
crw------- 1 root root    4,  4 Mar  4 00:20 /dev/tty4
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 40 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty40
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 41 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty41
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 42 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty42
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 43 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty43
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 44 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty44
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 45 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty45
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 46 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty46
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 47 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty47
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 48 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty48
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 49 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty49
crw------- 1 root root    4,  5 Mar  4 00:20 /dev/tty5
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 50 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty50
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 51 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty51
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 52 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty52
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 53 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty53
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 54 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty54
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 55 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty55
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 56 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty56
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 57 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty57
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 58 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty58
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 59 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty59
crw------- 1 root root    4,  6 Mar  4 00:20 /dev/tty6
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 60 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty60
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 61 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty61
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 62 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty62
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4, 63 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty63
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4,  7 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty7
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4,  8 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty8
crw--w---- 1 root tty     4,  9 Mar  4  2012 /dev/tty9
crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 64 Mar  4  2012 /dev/ttyS0
crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 65 Mar  4  2012 /dev/ttyS1
crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 66 Mar  4  2012 /dev/ttyS2
crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 67 Mar  4  2012 /dev/ttyS3

ls -l /dev/usb*

[root@8 ~]# ls -l /dev/usb*
total 0
crw------- 1 root root 180, 0 Mar  4 00:19 hiddev0

ls -l /dev/wwan*

[root@8 ~]# ls -l /dev/wwan*
ls: cannot access /dev/wwan*: No such file or directory

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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #23 on: March 03, 2012, 08:53:36 AM »
... something is wrong ... teorethically you should have at least a device /dev/ttyUSBx and another /dev/wwanX ....

retry, let see if we can obtain some debug info ...:
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modprobe -r sierra
modprobe sierra debug=1

dmesg | tail -20

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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #24 on: March 03, 2012, 08:59:51 AM »
dmesg | tail -20

[root@8 ~]# dmesg | tail -20
sd 14:0:0:0: [sdh] Write Protect is off
sd 14:0:0:0: [sdh] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
sd 14:0:0:0: [sdh] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 14:0:0:0: [sdh] Assuming drive cache: write through
 sdh: sdh1
sd 14:0:0:0: [sdh] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 14:0:0:0: [sdh] Attached SCSI removable disk
usb 1-5: USB disconnect, address 11
usbcore: deregistering interface driver sierra
USB Serial deregistering driver Sierra USB modem
usbcore: deregistering interface driver usbserial_generic
USB Serial deregistering driver generic
usbcore: deregistering interface driver usbserial
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
USB Serial support registered for generic
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
usbserial: USB Serial Driver core
USB Serial support registered for Sierra USB modem
usbcore: registered new interface driver sierra
sierra: v.1.7.16:USB Driver for Sierra Wireless USB modems

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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #25 on: March 03, 2012, 09:10:43 AM »
dmesg | tail -20

[root@8 ~]# dmesg | tail -20
sd 14:0:0:0: [sdh] Write Protect is off
sd 14:0:0:0: [sdh] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
sd 14:0:0:0: [sdh] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 14:0:0:0: [sdh] Assuming drive cache: write through
 sdh: sdh1
sd 14:0:0:0: [sdh] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 14:0:0:0: [sdh] Attached SCSI removable disk
usb 1-5: USB disconnect, address 11
usbcore: deregistering interface driver sierra
USB Serial deregistering driver Sierra USB modem
usbcore: deregistering interface driver usbserial_generic
USB Serial deregistering driver generic
usbcore: deregistering interface driver usbserial
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
USB Serial support registered for generic
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
usbserial: USB Serial Driver core
USB Serial support registered for Sierra USB modem
usbcore: registered new interface driver sierra
sierra: v.1.7.16:USB Driver for Sierra Wireless USB modems


That's not the module you have rebuilt, that is the module as shipped with standard PCLinuxOS 2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs kernel.

Should have been version 1.7.40, posted here from you:
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,103124.msg880362.html#msg880362

please revise your steps about building module and especially installing the module (make install), retry and report back in case of problems.

BTW, the version 1.7.16 doesn't support your device, version 1.7.40 should.  ;)

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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #26 on: March 03, 2012, 09:13:02 AM »
AS, so i downloaded the wrong driver ? and will the driver i have interfer with the new one i`m gonna try install.

i`m not sure what i have to do now !
« Last Edit: March 03, 2012, 09:17:35 AM by derekf »

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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #27 on: March 03, 2012, 09:35:29 AM »
AS, so i downloaded the wrong driver ? and will the driver i have interfer with the new one i`m gonna try install.

i`m not sure what i have to do now !

No, apparently you have downloaded and built the right one ... may be not installed properly ...
What to do ?


1) take a coffee and a pause  :D
2) when you feel it is the right moment restart from the beginning, ask again for help at each step if required ...
   post what you have already done, post output messages you don't understand ... one step at once.  ;)

It seems to me that the make install is the step that failed ...

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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #28 on: March 03, 2012, 09:39:27 AM »

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Re: Bigpond 4G USB driver
« Reply #29 on: March 03, 2012, 03:45:32 PM »
Is usb_modeswitch and usb_modeswitch-data installed ?

If the device is being recognized as a usb storage device then its mode needs to be switched
so that it can be used as a modem.