Configure ZTE AC2726 USB EVDO Modem openSuSE Linux 11.3

Hallo!I am trying to access the internet via my ZTE AC2726 USB EVDO Modem in openSuSE Linux 11.3.

Please help me in achieving this.

I have looked at the site How to configure ZTE AC2726 USB EVDO Modem on openSuSE Linux | bayuirawan.com but when I type the command

make -C /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build M=$(pwd)

as below,the following errors appear

joey-suse:/usr/local/bin/ztemtApp/zteusbserial/2.6.31 # make -C /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build M=$(pwd)
make: Entering directory /usr/src/linux-2.6.34-12-obj/i386/desktop' make -C ../../../linux-2.6.34-12 O=/usr/src/linux-2.6.34-12-obj/i386/desktop/. CC [M] /usr/local/bin/ztemtApp/zteusbserial/2.6.31/bus.o /usr/local/bin/ztemtApp/zteusbserial/2.6.31/bus.c: In function ‘free_dynids’: /usr/local/bin/ztemtApp/zteusbserial/2.6.31/bus.c:143:3: error: implicit declaration of function ‘kfree’ make[3]: *** [/usr/local/bin/ztemtApp/zteusbserial/2.6.31/bus.o] Error 1 make[2]: *** [_module_/usr/local/bin/ztemtApp/zteusbserial/2.6.31] Error 2 make[1]: *** [sub-make] Error 2 make: *** [all] Error 2 make: Leaving directory /usr/src/linux-2.6.34-12-obj/i386/desktop’

How can I resolve this?

Thanks

I can’t help with the compilation of that utility, and you may be better off getting support from the site that you downloaded it from.

In general most usb wireless broadband devices can be got working if the stoarge device interface can be shutdown, allowing the modem interface to be exposed. Did you get usb_modeswitch-data and usb_modeswitch packages installed ok?

To find out if a device is supported:

Draisberghof - Software - USB_ModeSwitch

For support with usb_modeswitch:

USB_ModeSwitch ~ Index

A good place to start is by plugging in your device, then do

dmesg | tail

to view any useful kernel output.

This might give you the help you need to test your device:

SK’s Tech Blog: Installing USB modem ZTE AC2726 in Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty

from deano’s advice; you should not need drivers

this modem is recognised by the usb_modeswitch data

ZTE AC8710

ZTE AC2726

and others

Many new ZTE devices use this sequence. There are

several ID combinations; check your default

Contributor: Michael Khurtsiya, Amit Pundir and others

;DefaultVendor= 0x19d2
;DefaultProduct= 0xfff5

;TargetVendor= 0x19d2
;TargetProduct= 0xffff

so you can install that:

from for example here

RPM resource usb_modeswitch

as this is the latest version 1.1.4

However as a first go: I suggest just plugging the device in; and it should give an icon on the desktop; right-click; select EJECT:

(if you open a terminal before doing this, and type lsusb, first ID should be fff5; after issuing the eject and typing lsusb again, it should show ffff)

after selecting eject, you should be able to go to network manager (NM), and configure the device by right-clicking on NM;

OpenSuse does not provide the preloaded apn settings that other distros do: eg all the ubuntu derivatives, so you need to know what your apn setting is:

looks like a CDMA system, so your provider will have given you a specific username and password? (instead of you having a simcard ??)