Wireless Problems

ok i have UTStarcom UM150 from Alltel and i have tryed almost everything to find out if its supported and cant seem to find anything or anyway to detect it any and all help appreciated

ok i have UTStarcom UM150 from Alltel and i have tryed almost everything to find out if its supported and cant seem to find anything or anyway to detect it any and all help appreciated
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Hello, welcome to the SuseForums
To see if it's detected try this:
Clear the kernel ring buffer with this command in a console: sudo dmesg -c
Then plug the device into a usb port and after that enter the command dmesg.
The output you get in the terminal shows what the kernel sees. For example I get this for a usb modem device (not the UTStar device, a different one):

usb 3-2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
usb 3-2: new device found, idVendor=16d8, idProduct=6280
usb 3-2: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=4
usb 3-2: Product: CMOTECH CDMA Technologies
usb 3-2: Manufacturer: CMOTECH CO., LTD.
usb 3-2: SerialNumber: Serial Number
usb 3-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice[/b]

What do you get?

Swerdna

ok this is what i come up with

usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
usb 1-1 new device found, id Vendor=106c id product=3711
usb 1-1 new device strings: mfr=1 product=2 serial number=0
usb 1-1 product pantech usb modem
usb 1-1 manufacturer Pantech
usb 1-1 configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
cdc-acm 1-1:1.0: tty ACMO:usb ACM device

OK that's a pantech usb modem, works for some on Linux. So open Yast --> software management and chack that the appropriate software is loaded: search for and tick to install the following: ppp, udev, smpppd, wvdial, Kinternet. Then goto Yast --> network devices --> modem --> and highlight the pantech (or pseudonym) and proceed to install it. I installed the modem I mentioned above and two other similars that way. You'll find my experiences recorded on this page in the top right hand panel listed as Modem I, Modem II and Modem III. Ask questions if it's not straightforward. Maybe i can help although it's difficult without the modem to experiment with.

Swerdna

Edit: ps you'll also need to set the smpppd daemon: goto Yast --> system --> runlevels --> expert and find smpppd and set to to running=yes and runlevels 2+3+5

ok now i get curitel pantech usb modem not configured


warning network manager is enabled some features such as multiple providers for one modem will not work you may want to use kinternet instead

ok now i get curitel pantech usb modem not configured[/b]

OK go ahead and configure it. Folloy one of my giudes, like for example this one:
HowtTo: Install Wireless EVDO CDMA usb modem Model MM 5500SU and Broadband Internet in Suse Linux 10.0, 10.1
it is similar to yours and has pictures to lead you.

warning network manager is enabled some features such as multiple providers for one modem will not work you may want to use kinternet instead[/b]

So switch off network manager and use Kinternet. It's in the apps in the menu in the subsection "Internet"

Swerdna

ppd[0] plugin passwordfd.so loaded
ppd[0] speed 480000000 not supported
ppd[0] WvDial; Internet dialer version
ppd[0] Initializing Modem
ppd[0] Sending; ATZ:
ppd[0] ATZ
ppd[0] ERROR
ppd[0]Bad init string
ppd[0]stdin not read/write and modem not set
ppd[0]connect script failed

You can take a screenshot with Ksnapshot and post it on some third party site, or simply copy all the info by hand . Somehow summarise the info that you get from the Kinternet tool that shows all your settings, like this does for one of my modems: http://www.swerdna.net.au/evdoppp/evdoppp_12.png

I'd like to look at your settings. But I'm really getting in over my head here. Does your device come with any technical information? Do you have a link to it on the internet somewhere? Otherwise I'm just guessing amongst 10^4 possibilities.

Swerdna

ok im gonna pull my hair out soon


now i get the message connection to local and remote server refused maybe smpppd is not running or you are not a member of the group "dialout"

Check group membership for the username by going to Yast --> secuity and users --> user managem,ent highlight your username and click edit --> activate the details tab and confirn that dialout has a tick mark. That's likely not the problem.

Likely the problem is smpppd daemon not running, so see how to fix that in post #4 in the edit ps

Swerdna