[SOLVED] HowTo set up EVDO card or usb enabled phone(CDMA)

[DeVonne]

You're welcome, I know how it can get when you don't get the help you need or someone refuses to,

And make note, before you post your config don't include your telephone number and pass for security reasons

RTT would be the slower cell phone tower, lets say you are out of the reach to the EVDO tower it will goto the RTT one,
I am between the 2 so it tends to go back and forth

If you really want more information on what EVDO and RTT is try google or asking an alltel techie

Ok I will wait until then for your configs good luck

EDIT:

Oh I forgot to mention, you can find the signal and that stuff in quicklink mobile on windows,

[dtl2009]

Hello,

I have been trying to get my Sierra 597E Sprint EVDO card working on my laptop. I have tried many different sets of instructions including those from this thread and have had no success. I am starting to think I may have an idea what is going on, I believe that the TRU-install feature of my card is the culprit. When I follow these instrutions I never seem to be able to find my card after inserting it and running the dmesg command. Also when I run the diff /proc/... command I get a vendor id that matches Sierra 0x1199 but the product id is not 0x0021 as it should be. I have included some of the terminal output. Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated,

[condorface]

Ok, I was finally able to try it all again. I reinstalled wvdial from the alternate cd, and checked all og my config files to see that they were correct. As far as I can tell, they were. Here is my mountdevsubfs.sh file:

#! /bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: mountdevsubfs mountvirtfs
# Required-Start: mountkernfs
# Required-Stop:
# Default-Start: S
# Default-Stop:
# Short-Description: Mount special file systems under /dev.
# Description: Mount the virtual filesystems the kernel provides
# that ordinarily live under the /dev filesystem.
### END INIT INFO

PATH=/lib/init:/sbin:/bin
TTYGRP=5
TTYMODE=620
[ -f /etc/default/devpts ] && . /etc/default/devpts

TMPFS_SIZE=
[ -f /etc/default/tmpfs ] && . /etc/default/tmpfs

KERNEL="$(uname -s)"

. /lib/lsb/init-functions
. /lib/init/mount-functions.sh

do_start () {
#
# Mount a tmpfs on /dev/shm
#
SHM_OPT=
[ "${SHM_SIZE:=$TMPFS_SIZE}" ] && SHM_OPT="-osize=$SHM_SIZE"
domount tmpfs shmfs /dev/shm $SHM_OPT

#
# Mount /dev/pts. Create master ptmx node if needed.
#
domount devpts "" /dev/pts -ogid=$TTYGRP,mode=$TTYMODE

#
# Magic to make /proc/bus/usb work
#
mkdir -p /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs
domount usbfs "" /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs -obusmode=0700,devmode=0600,listmode=0644
ln -s .usbfs/devices /dev/bus/usb/devices
mount --rbind /dev/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb
}

case "$1" in
"")
echo "Warning: mountdevsubfs should be called with the 'start' argument." >&2
do_start
;;
start)
do_start
;;
restart|reload|force-reload)
echo "Error: argument '$1' not supported" >&2
exit 3
;;
stop)
# No-op
;;
*)
echo "Usage: mountdevsubfs [start|stop]" >&2
exit 3
;;
esac


I took all the pound signs off where it was called for in the tutorial. I put the whole file on here just in case there is something else wrong with it that a trained eye can see.

Here is my wvdial config file(with stars where my username should be):



[Dialer Defaults]
Stupid Mode = on
Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
Baud = 921600
Init = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Phone = #777
Username = **********@alltel.net
Password = alltel
Initl = ATZ
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Auto Reconnect = on
Carrier Check =no
[Dialer shh]
Init3 = ATM0
[Dialer pulse]
Dial Command = ATDP


The only other thing that I can think of is that when I put in
"diff /proc/bus/usb/devices devices | grep Vendor," it returns this:

< P: Vendor=106c ProdID=3711 Rev= 1.00

Should the number for Vendor have a "c" at the end, and, if so, should I type it in or disregard it when I follow the next step?
As it is, I did use the "c". I typed:
root@ubustud:~# modprobe usbserial vendor=0X106c product=0X3711
Anyways, everything turned out the same. It didn't work, and I got the same error messages.

[rockingmtranch]

I just got the UM 150 USB Modem (phone) and got it working in Ubuntu
http://www.montanamenagerie.org/foru...opic.php?t=903

[condorface]

thanks rockingmtranch, I got mine working using that link. Thanks to DeVonne as well. I had all but given up without the encouragement. NOw to get sound and video and the settings Daemon working......

[freefalljd]

Worked like a champ. Thanks for the great tutorial. Running Gutsy w/ a UM150VW (Verizon).

[rockingmtranch]

Glad to help. I was super happy when I got mine working.

[windoze87]

Man, this worked like a charm for my USB720! I was so frustrated over trying to get it to work with PCLinux that i gave up on Linux altogether for a while, till a friend of mine gave me this Fiesty Fawn disc...tried that code...and BAM! Worked like magic, the first time. Thank you so much

[Mach1US]

For anybody looking for NEW Sprint Aircard 595U install on Ubuntu Hardy 7.10 or rc :

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...8&postcount=10

[lsearcey]

After getting it setup I tried running wvdial like Mach1US original post said and I got the following error:



By lsearcey at 2008-05-07

I am using Alltel and a Motorola E815 phone. I have Ubuntu 7.10 installed.
One problem is I don't have internet on my ubuntu Install. I have to restart to XP get data then reboot. I really ne to get Ubuntu to read my phone.

Thank You