Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo + NetworkManager Applet + Modem ZTE MF180

[Gregory Fontenele]

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On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 00:43, Carlos Sura <carlos.sura1@××××××××××.com>wrote:

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> On 18 December 2010 10:46, Gary Golden <mail@××××××××××.me> wrote:
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>> I'm not sure about Fedora, but since /dev/ttyUSB* doesn't exist then
>> option driver isn't loaded. I have a ZTE device and did make it work
>> with this driver.
>>
>> Try lsmod | grep option to make sure.
>>
>> It's there:
>>
>> Device Drivers
>>  -> USB support (USB_SUPPORT [=y])│
>>    -> USB Serial Converter support (USB_SERIAL [=m]
>>
>> --
>>
>> Gary Golden
>>
>> On 12/18/2010 08:10 PM, Carlos Sura wrote:
>> >
>> > On 17 December 2010 10:54, Gary Golden <mail@××××××××××.me
>> > <mailto:mail@××××××××××.me>> wrote:
>> >
>> >     Try option kernel driver.
>> >     Can you see it with lsusb?
>> >     Is there any /dev/ttyUSB* ?
>> >
>> >     ---
>> >
>> >     Gary Golden
>> >
>> >     On 12/14/2010 11:03 PM, Carlos Sura wrote:
>> >     > Hello mates,
>> >     >
>> >     > I'm on a Gentoo Box (my laptop) and I have a usb modem (ZTE
>> >     MF180), but
>> >     > it just don't work with my Gentoo Box, I've been searching in
>> >     Google and
>> >     > I found this: http://christian.amsuess.com/tutorials/zte_mf180/
>> >     >
>> >     > I tried, but, I ejected my cdrom and even my usb modem (eject
>> >     /dev/sr1)
>> >     > and none of this worked for me.
>> >     >
>> >     > Does anyone have this Modem working on Gentoo Linux? if so, please
>> let
>> >     > me know how!
>> >     >
>> >     > However, I tried this modem with a livecd (Fedora) and it worked
>> with
>> >     > the networkmanager, easy as pie!!... Is there any way to get that
>> >     config
>> >     > (or drivers) to make it work in my gentoo box?
>> >     >
>> >     > Regards,
>> >     > Carlos Sura.
>> >     >
>> >     > --
>> >     > Carlos Sura.-
>> >     >
>> >
>> >
>> > Hello Gary Golden,
>> >
>> > Thank you for answer me.
>> >
>> > Yes I can see it with: *lusb *and no there is nothing in*/dev/ttyUSB**
>> > *
>> > *
>> > The link above explains how to make it works, but I've been following
>> > those instructions and isn't working for me. Do I need to install
>> > *usbswitchmode*? by the way: Is there anyway to know what drivers and
>> > configuration is using Fedora 14, to make it easier and just take it
>> > from Fedora 14 and use it in my Gentoo ?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > --
>> > Carlos Sura.-
>> >
>>
>>
> Hi, I've already found a way to make it work.
>
> Here:
> We need to configure the kernel of our gentoo b0x, we give support to ip
> and ppp
>
> Networking --->
> Networking options --->
> <*> Unix domain sockets[*] TCP/IP networking
> Device Drivers --->
> Network device support --->[*] Network device support
> <*> PPP (point-to-point protocol) support
> <*> PPP support for async serial ports
> <*> PPP support for sync tty ports
> <*> PPP Deflate compression
> <*> PPP BSD-Compress compression
>
>
> then we make active:
> Device Drivers --->
> SCSI device support --->
> <*> SCSI CDROM support
> USB support --->
> <*> Support for Host-side USB
> <*> UHCI HCD (most Intel and VIA) support
> <*> USB Mass Storage support
> USB Serial Converter support --->
> <*> USB Serial Converter support
> <*> USB driver for GSM and CDMA modems
>
> finally we compile our kernel and reboot the system, and then we add our
> modem with our Network Manager (gnome) and it will work fine
>
> By the way, after reboot, as root : eject /dev/sr0 (to make it work)
>
> Regards
>
> --
> Carlos Sura.-
>
>


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Atenciosamente,
Gregory Fontenele