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From: Gary Golden <mail@××××××××××.me>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Make use of Dell 5520 Voda built-in HSDPA modem.
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:33:15
Message-Id: 4CFC6736.1000503@garygolden.me
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Make use of Dell 5520 Voda built-in HSDPA modem. by Florian Philipp
1 Thanks a lot! It works.
2
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4 Gary Golden
5
6 On 12/05/2010 11:39 PM, Florian Philipp wrote:
7 > Am 05.12.2010 04:48, schrieb Gary Golden:
8 >> Hi. I have a dell xps M1530 machine with built-in 3g modem:
9 >> $ /usr/sbin/lsusb | grep -i hsdpa
10 >> Bus 007 Device 002: ID 413c:8138 Dell Computer Corp. Wireless 5520 Voda
11 >> I Mobile Broadband (3G HSDPA) Minicard EAP-SIM Port
12 >>
13 >> Ideally, to manage broadband connections with network-manager.
14 >> But, when I try to create one there is no modems listed in networkmanager.
15 >>
16 >> Do I need a kernel module? If yes, which one?
17 >>
18 >
19 > Try to add the following to your kernel config:
20 >
21 > Device Drivers --->
22 > [*] USB support --->
23 > <M> USB Serial Converter support --->
24 > <M> USB driver for GSM and CDMA modems
25 >
26 > If everything goes well, you should find something like /dev/ttyUSB0 in
27 > your filesystem.
28 >
29 > Hope this helps,
30 > Florian Philipp
31 >