Re: ZTE EVDO is not working in the Updated fedora.

[Smartboy <smartboy08 gmail com>]

Hello Dan,
     I think it's a usual problem, I found the same questions in several linux forums (with earlier version of Fedora).  but I didn't got a solution yet. Fedora says Modem is not responding. but It's working well in Windows.
i tried http://www.kenneyjacob.com/2008/04/01/how-to-configure-bsnl-evdo-usb-broadband-in-linux/ 
I got the reply as
[root ameen ~]# wvdial
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
OK
--> Sending: AT+CRM=1
--> Sending: ATQ0
--> Re-Sending: AT+CRM=1
--> Modem not responding.
[root ameen ~]#


I think some small change may help to get rid off the problem.

Whether you got any clue in regarding this?
Can you please help me?

Thanks.
Rashad



Dan Williams wrote:

On Sat, 2010-03-13 at 08:42 +1100, Smartboy wrote:
  

Hello Dan,
   Thanks for getting back to me. I'm using ZTE AC8700 800M Wireless
network terminal. It's having both EVDO service and 1X (CDMA2000)
service. It's service provider is BSNL india.

I am a new user of Linux. I just changed to Fedora 12 from Win 7
before 2 weeks. so I don't know much tech details about it. Anyway I
would like to continue using as much as I can. but, now I'm not able
to use internet using my LAPTOP. 

Can you pls let me know what I want to do to debug in detail?
"
1) service NetworkManager stop
2) killall -TERM modem-manager
3) modem-manager --debug
4) service NetworkManager start
5) try to reproduce the problem, and then reply to this mail with the
output of modem-manager
"
is there any TERMINAL command? 
    

Yeah, these are terminal commands.  But you found that out...  Are you
familiar at all with 'minicom' at all?  There's some upcoming stuff that
allows us to actually talk to these modems and find out their status,
since they dont' provide a very good AT command set.  We can try to see
if the device supports any commands, but otherwise we'll need to wait a
bit until we can get the new stuff in...

Dan


  

sothat I can check it easily...

Note : The Device is getting detected. but I'm not able to connect
internet. (I havn't made any change in setting, the only thing is I
updated fedora 12 including network manager.)

Waiting to hear back from you,

Regards,
Rashad





so It's a big problem for me. 
Dan Williams wrote: 
    

On Thu, 2010-03-11 at 21:51 +0530, Mr. smart wrote:
  
      

Hello,
   I'm using ZTE EVDO Wireless terminal (AC8700) . It was working well
in fedora....  but  Yesterday I updated to the new updates including
network manager, Now my ZTE is not getting connected ...


Please help me.........


Let me know if you need anymore info regarding this.............
    
        

Does your provider *only* have EVDO service, ie it does not provide
1xRTT service?  You can do the following to help debug:

1) service NetworkManager stop
2) killall -TERM modem-manager
3) modem-manager --debug
4) service NetworkManager start
5) try to reproduce the problem, and then reply to this mail with the
output of modem-manager

Thanks,
Dan