Have followed everthing detailed at http://sierrawireless.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/203/kw/kppp/r_id/166
However, lspcmcia informs that pcmcia doesn’t have a driver.
[size=]linux-8g5k:~ # lspcmcia -vv
Socket 0 Bridge: [yenta_cardbus] (bus ID: 0000:07:00.0)
Configuration: state: on ready: yes
Voltage: 5.0V Vcc: 5.0V Vpp: 5.0V
Available IRQs: 3, 4, 5, 10, 11
Available ioports: 0x00000100 - 0x000003af
0x000003e0 - 0x000004ff
0x00000820 - 0x000008ff
0x00000a00 - 0x00000aff
0x00000c00 - 0x00000cf7
0x00008000 - 0x0000bfff
Available iomem: 0x000c0000 - 0x000fffff
0x60000000 - 0x60ffffff
0xa0000000 - 0xa0ffffff
0xf84f0000 - 0xf8ccffff
0xf90c0000 - 0xf9c8ffff
0xfa080000 - 0xfac4ffff
0xfb040000 - 0xfbffffff
Socket 0 Device 0: -- no driver --] (bus ID: 0.0)
Configuration: state: on
Product Name: Sierra Wireless AC860 3G Network Adapter R1
Identification: manf_id: 0x0192 card_id: 0x0710
function: 6 (network)
prod_id(1): "Sierra Wireless" (0xd85f6206)
prod_id(2): "AC860" (0x698f93db)
prod_id(3): "3G Network Adapter" (0xab3c6f47)
prod_id(4): "R1" (0xd9533fec) [/size]
Have updated linux-8g5k:/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.5-0.1/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c with
PCMCIA_DEVICE_CIS_PROD_ID12("Sierra Wireless", "AC860", 0xab3c6f47, 0xd9533fec, "SW_8xx_SER.cis"), /* Sierra Wireless AC860 3G Network Adapter R1 */
wvdialconf
Editing `/etc/wvdial.conf'.
Scanning your serial ports for a modem.
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up.
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S1 S2 S3
ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud
ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud
ttyS4<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up.
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S5 S6 S7
Device recognised
linux-8g5k:/etc # pccardctl info
PRODID_1="Sierra Wireless"
PRODID_2="AC860"
PRODID_3="3G Network Adapter"
PRODID_4="R1"
MANFID=0192,0710
FUNCID=6
No TTY being assgined to this device :
18.792452] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: irq 31 for MSI/MSI-X
18.863383] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs'
19.104683] input: HDA Digital PCBeep as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input13
19.524078] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: pccard: PCMCIA card inserted into slot 0
19.524088] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: memory probe 0xf4000000-0xf7ffffff: excluding 0xf4000000-0xf7ffffff
19.524108] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: memory probe 0xf8100000-0xfbffffff: excluding 0xf8100000-0xf84effff 0xf8cd0000-0xf90bffff 0xf9c90000-0xfa07ffff 0xfac50000-0xfb03ffff
19.529763] pcmcia 0.0: pcmcia: registering new device pcmcia0.0
19.561866] pcmcia 0.0: firmware: requesting SW_7xx_SER.cis
19.601780] pcmcia 0.0: firmware: requesting SW_7xx_SER.cis
How could a TTY be assigned to this ?