I have set up OpenSUSE 11.0 on my MSI Wind but where I’m running into a problem is installing the Sierra Wireless USB 881 Aircard. I purchased this through AT&T to use on my Mac but also want to set it up on the Wind.
Does OpenSUSE 11 have drivers for it or where can I find drivers for it?
Also, once I get a driver set up how would I connect using this card? Would I use KNetwork Manager or do I connect another way?
Thanks
You will see from here you are not mentioned
HCL/Network Adapters (Wireless - openSUSE)
I’m guessing this may be the way to go
Ndiswrapper - openSUSE
it uses windows drivers
you need to do a bit of reading
Most modems/routers/wireless, like that distributed by ISP’s etc. is a pile of brown steaming stuff
Thanks. I’ll give that a try.
Hi
Have a look at this link;
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to Setup a Sprint Mobile Broadband USB Device in SU
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http://tinyurl.com/5dbgrp
Also try searching the forums for 'Sierra".
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When you boot up your machine and the hardware detection codes go by, do you see an an “airprime driver” mentioned at USB0, USB1, and or USB3?
I think if the device is detected, that’s a good indication it has been detected by the kernel and is likely configurable. If not, this is a bad sign, and I would not hold out a lot of hope for the device working.
I use a Kyocera PCMCIA broadband wireless card, and it is detected as a USB device and uses the airprime driver.
Yast / Network Devices / Modems does not recognize my Kyocera card, but if I go ahead and configure it as “/dev/ttyUSB0” and enter the correct information (username, password, baud rate) Kinternet can create a connection that works just like a regular dial-up internet connection.
Assuming your device is CDMA based, here is a good guide from the Ubuntu forums on using wvdial to connect to your provider:
[SOLVED] HowTo set up EVDO card or usb enabled phone(CDMA) - Ubuntu Forums](http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=343989)
The basic idea for getting wireless broadband to work is:
1.) make sure the device is recognized by the kernel. See if there is a listing for it in Yast / Hardware Information under USB devices.
2.) configure it as a USB device (USB0 in my case) in either Kinternet or Wvdial. Kinternet uses a wizard, and Wvdial requires you modify the configuration file.
3.) figure out which program works best to connect to the internet. The choices are Wvdial, Network Manager, Kinternet or KPPP. The Gnome Network Manager has an automatic CDMA configuration utility which works practically as plug and play for certain devices. That would be the first thing I would try. Some people report very easy installs using this method. I tried it and I could not connect, and had a hard time figuring out what was going on because I could not see what the program was doing and what was going wrong.
You can also use one of the Wvdial configuration files from the Ubuntu thread and try connecting in the terminal with Wvdial.
I settled on Kinternet, since I was familiar with that program after being on a dial up connection for many years. Plus I could read watch the connection process and read the various error messages.
4.) Once you have a program that recognizes your device and is capable of dialing out, you need to figure out what the correct phone number is, and whether you need to use a username and/or password. Some providers require a password only (usually your phone number@ the name of your provider) others require a username and a password, and still others don’t require either one.
5.) Once you have all that info, you can try dialing out and making a connection. Wvdial and Kinternet are both good because you can watch the log and see what’s going on during the dialing, connecting and authentication process, and use the error message information to troubleshoot any problems.
That’s the basic idea. Since Sprint is is popular provider, there should be lots of guides out there to help you figure out phone numbers and passwords. Also, make sure your device is activated in Windows before you try using it in Linux.
Good luck!