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From: Gary Golden <mail@××××××××××.me>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo + NetworkManager Applet + Modem ZTE MF180
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:47:50
Message-Id: 4D0CE565.2000308@garygolden.me
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo + NetworkManager Applet + Modem ZTE MF180 by Carlos Sura
1 I'm not sure about Fedora, but since /dev/ttyUSB* doesn't exist then
2 option driver isn't loaded. I have a ZTE device and did make it work
3 with this driver.
4
5 Try lsmod | grep option to make sure.
6
7 It's there:
8
9 Device Drivers
10 -> USB support (USB_SUPPORT [=y])│
11 -> USB Serial Converter support (USB_SERIAL [=m]
12
13 --
14
15 Gary Golden
16
17 On 12/18/2010 08:10 PM, Carlos Sura wrote:
18 >
19 > On 17 December 2010 10:54, Gary Golden <mail@××××××××××.me
20 > <mailto:mail@××××××××××.me>> wrote:
21 >
22 > Try option kernel driver.
23 > Can you see it with lsusb?
24 > Is there any /dev/ttyUSB* ?
25 >
26 > ---
27 >
28 > Gary Golden
29 >
30 > On 12/14/2010 11:03 PM, Carlos Sura wrote:
31 > > Hello mates,
32 > >
33 > > I'm on a Gentoo Box (my laptop) and I have a usb modem (ZTE
34 > MF180), but
35 > > it just don't work with my Gentoo Box, I've been searching in
36 > Google and
37 > > I found this: http://christian.amsuess.com/tutorials/zte_mf180/
38 > >
39 > > I tried, but, I ejected my cdrom and even my usb modem (eject
40 > /dev/sr1)
41 > > and none of this worked for me.
42 > >
43 > > Does anyone have this Modem working on Gentoo Linux? if so, please let
44 > > me know how!
45 > >
46 > > However, I tried this modem with a livecd (Fedora) and it worked with
47 > > the networkmanager, easy as pie!!... Is there any way to get that
48 > config
49 > > (or drivers) to make it work in my gentoo box?
50 > >
51 > > Regards,
52 > > Carlos Sura.
53 > >
54 > > --
55 > > Carlos Sura.-
56 > >
57 >
58 >
59 > Hello Gary Golden,
60 >
61 > Thank you for answer me.
62 >
63 > Yes I can see it with: *lusb *and no there is nothing in*/dev/ttyUSB**
64 > *
65 > *
66 > The link above explains how to make it works, but I've been following
67 > those instructions and isn't working for me. Do I need to install
68 > *usbswitchmode*? by the way: Is there anyway to know what drivers and
69 > configuration is using Fedora 14, to make it easier and just take it
70 > from Fedora 14 and use it in my Gentoo ?
71 >
72 > Regards,
73 >
74 > --
75 > Carlos Sura.-
76 >

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Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo + NetworkManager Applet + Modem ZTE MF180 Carlos Sura <carlos.sura1@××××××××××.com>