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

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Sun, 2010-03-21 at 12:03 +0530, Smartboy wrote:
> 
> Hello sir,
>   I tried it, I also tried to connect using WVdial. the results where
> 
> 
> [ameenrashadv ameen ~]$ su -
> Password: 
> [root ameen ~]# do tail -f /var/log/messages
> -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `do'
> [root ameen ~]# tail -f /var/log/messages
> Mar 21 17:17:23 localhost rtkit-daemon[1890]: Sucessfully made thread
> 2469 of process 2466 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) owned by '42' RT at
> priority 5.
> Mar 21 17:17:23 localhost rtkit-daemon[1890]: Sucessfully made thread
> 2470 of process 2466 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) owned by '42' RT at
> priority 5.
> Mar 21 17:17:24 localhost modem-manager: (ttyUSB2) closing serial
> device...
> Mar 21 17:17:35 localhost rtkit-daemon[1890]: Sucessfully made thread
> 2657 of process 2657 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) owned by '500' high
> priority at nice level -11.
> Mar 21 17:17:35 localhost pulseaudio[2657]: pid.c: Daemon already
> running.
> Mar 21 17:17:57 localhost ntfs-3g[2924]: Version 2010.1.16 integrated
> FUSE 27
> Mar 21 17:17:57 localhost ntfs-3g[2924]: Mounted /dev/sda8
> (Read-Write, label "Local Disk", NTFS 3.1)
> Mar 21 17:17:57 localhost ntfs-3g[2924]: Cmdline options:
> rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=devkit,uid=500,gid=501,dmask=0077
> Mar 21 17:17:57 localhost ntfs-3g[2924]: Mount options:
> rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=devkit,silent,allow_other,nonempty,relatime,fsname=/dev/sda8,blkdev,blksize=4096
> Mar 21 17:17:57 localhost ntfs-3g[2924]: Global ownership and
> permissions enforced
> 
> 
> 
> Mar 21 17:20:13 localhost kernel: PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
> Mar 21 17:20:13 localhost pppd[3037]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid
> 0
> Mar 21 17:20:13 localhost pppd[3037]: Using interface ppp0
> Mar 21 17:20:13 localhost pppd[3037]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyUSB0
> Mar 21 17:20:16 localhost pppd[3037]: CHAP authentication succeeded
> Mar 21 17:20:16 localhost pppd[3037]: CHAP authentication succeeded
> Mar 21 17:20:16 localhost kernel: PPP Deflate Compression module
> registered
> Mar 21 17:20:17 localhost pppd[3037]: local  IP address
> 117.254.145.169
> Mar 21 17:20:17 localhost pppd[3037]: remote IP address 192.168.52.12
> Mar 21 17:20:17 localhost pppd[3037]: primary   DNS address
> 218.248.240.181
> Mar 21 17:20:17 localhost pppd[3037]: secondary DNS address
> 208.67.220.220
> 
> 
> 
> but I was not able to access any website through Chorome, Firefox,
> etc.....  What may be the problem?
> What I have to do as a next step?

I have just committed the bits to ModemManager to handle this more
elegantly.  I'll be building them soon for Fedora 12/13 and I'd
appreciate some testing on them in your case.

Thanks,
Dan


> 
> Thanks In advance
> 
> Regards,
> Rashad
> 
> 
> 
> Dan Williams wrote: 
> > On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 08:11 +0530, Smartboy wrote:
> >   
> > > 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 ~]# 
> > >     
> > 
> > This is probably because the serial port is not an AT capable port.
> > Only one port of most devices is AT capable. You've probably run into
> > the QCDM port here.
> > 
> > Dan
> > 
> > 
> >   
> > > 
> > > 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
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