Hsdpa Modem ?, Huawei E220 HSDPA USB Modem Options

[craigtyson]

I get cannot open /dev/ttyUSB0: no such device.

I have loaded usbserial with vendor=0x12d1 product=0x1003
which works on myUBUNTU laptop? Any ideas?

[sdjf]

I get cannot open /dev/ttyUSB0: no such device.

I have loaded usbserial with vendor=0x12d1 product=0x1003
which works on myUBUNTU laptop? Any ideas?

How about running 'lsmod' to confirm your Z recognizes the module? You might need one compiled specific for your hardware. Did you already do that?

sdjf

[craigtyson]

lsusb lists nothing. I think I assumed as there was a ttyUSB0 the e220 had been recogniesed.

I did some testing last night with a GPRS Motorola phone that my UBUNTU laptop sees as a generic USB modem. The Z finds it shows it as a device in systeminfo, but I cannot see which device its using again ttyUSB0 cannot be found.

Unfortunatly, I have no idea where to start compiling my own driver fr the Z. Though I have compiled stuff on my laptop for the e220 to make it stable and usable.

[craigtyson]

Update. I think there is an issue with my USB support. I can mount USB Drives even my mobile phone micro SD. But nothing else. I have tried two mice, both are "seen" in systeminfo, but the icon has a warning triangle as if the driver is not loaded, and the UsbMouse applet does not find a mouse mousedev not found?

Any Ideas what I've messed up?

[sdjf]

You didn't say if you did an lsmod, which lists all modules.

Do you mean the Z recognized ttyUSB0? Did you look at /etc/fstab? And which of your Z's are you doing this on? I can say from experience that drivers for one Z won't necessarily work for another model of Z. And the sl5500 is known to not have a USB host controller, so a module alone won't do it on the collie if that's where you are trying.

Capn_Fish only does pdaXrom stuff, but maybe he would know where to get module source code.

sdjf

[craigtyson]

All this is on a C1000 with cacko 1.23 lite. I dont have access to my Z at the mo, but will do some posts when I get back to it.

C

[Jon_J]

Do you have any extra modules installed that have "lite" in their filename?
Look in the cacko feed for this file or similar files with "lite" in their name.
usb-serial-modules-2.4.20_1.23-lite-1_arm.ipk

Any file with "lite" in the filename, are "missing" in cacko lite, and need to be installed if needed.

Sorry if you already know this, it' just a suggestion.

Jon

[craigtyson]

I cought onto that and installed

usb-camera-modules-2.4.20 1.23-lite
usb-network-modules-2.4.20 1.23-lite
usb-serial-modules-2.4.20 1.23-lite
usb-storage-modules-2.4.20 1.23-lite

before starting

Cheers

[speculatrix]

hmmm. are you plugging the usb device directly into the Z or using an external hub with a separate power supply? I've seen a few times when a usb device only partly functions if there's not enough power

[craigtyson]

all with no hub. My aim is to use the e220 0n the move. As it draws little power (less than my phone which works - the phone also charges on usb) and all the lights flash as if the e220 is up I thing (hope) it will work.

OK lsmod with phone in storage mode (no issues)-
Module Size Used by
usb-storage 64400 1
usb_ohci_pxa27x 21680 0 (unused)
usbcore 59216 1 [usb-storage usb_ohci_pxa27x]
hostap_crypt_wep 3616 1
hostap_cs 48064 2
hostap 98272 0 [hostap_crypt_wep hostap_cs]
pxa_bi 24848 0 (unused)
storage_fd 100368 0 (unused)
usbdcore 35504 0 [pxa_bi storage_fd]
bluez 33216 0 (autoclean)
sd_mod 11296 2 (autoclean)
scsi_mod 56800 2 [usb-storage sd_mod]
registers 52288 0 (unused) usbdmonitor 5488 0
usb-monitor 6496 0
sharp_mmcsd_m 41008 2
bvdd 11136 0

lsmod for phone in modem mode :-

Module Size Used by
acm 5856 0 (unused)
usb-storage 64400 0
usb_ohci_pxa27x 21680 0 (unused)
usbcore 59216 1 [acm usb-storage usb_ohci_pxa27x]
hostap_crypt_wep 3616 1
hostap_cs 48064 2
hostap 98272 0 [hostap_crypt_wep hostap_cs]
pxa_bi 24848 0 (unused)
storage_fd 100368 0 (unused)
usbdcore 35504 0 [pxa_bi storage_fd]
bluez 33216 0 (autoclean)
sd_mod 11296 0 (autoclean)
scsi_mod 56800 2 [usb-storage sd_mod]
registers 52288 0 (unused)
usbdmonitor 5488 0
usb-monitor 6496 0
sharp_mmcsd_m 41008 2
bvdd 11136 0

I hope that if I can get the phone to work as a modem then getting the e220 to work woud just be a case of reloading usbserial (which is how it works on UBUNTU)

C

[craigtyson]

OK been doing some research, the e220 has some strange driver requirments that needs patching on older kernals so this is not a good buy for a Zaurus. Here's a link to a patch for those of you wanting to run the e220 on an older linux x86 laptop http://oozie.fm.interia.pl/pro/huawei-e220/#WORKAROUND
It may be that someone who knows how to hack this could get it up and running on the Z I can hope ;0)

C

[jpmatrix]

OK been doing some research, the e220 has some strange driver requirments that needs patching on older kernals so this is not a good buy for a Zaurus. Here's a link to a patch for those of you wanting to run the e220 on an older linux x86 laptop http://oozie.fm.interia.pl/pro/huawei-e220/#WORKAROUND
It may be that someone who knows how to hack this could get it up and running on the Z I can hope ;0)

C

this says that e220 should work on kernel > 2.6.19 !
so perhaps you should try under modern zaurus distros like Angstrom or Debian !
let's give it a try and tell us about it ! please!!!!!!!

[jpmatrix]

any news about huawei e220 on the zaurus ?
i'm really about to buy it and use a portable battery powered usb hub ! that should work ,hu ?

[craigtyson]

No such luck.

It works great on my UBUNTU laptop, but no joy on the Z

C

[jpmatrix]

No such luck.

It works great on my UBUNTU laptop, but no joy on the Z

C

what distro do you have on your zaurus ?and which kernel ?