Re: [SLUG] Cellular Data cards Linux

From: Chuck Hast (wchast@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Jul 13 2007 - 06:55:02 EDT


Mason, SLUG,
I found a web site that had the info on how to set the card up:
http://andy.hillhome.org/blog/2007/02/05/using-a-umts-card-on-opensuse-102/

Quoting from the web page:

To make the card "just work" when it is plugged in, we need to create
a udev rule. To do that, create
/etc/udev/rules.d/51-3g-datacards.rules containing the following:

# Rules for hotplugging Cardbus 3G datacards
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0af0", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6701",
RUN="/etc/cingularcard.sh"
KERNEL=="ttyUSB0", SYMLINK="modem", GROUP="dialout", MODE="0660"
KERNEL=="ttyUSB2", GROUP="dialout" MODE="0660"

I created that file and then the following one, again from the web page:

We also need to create /etc/cingularcard.sh, as follows:

#!/bin/bash
/sbin/modprobe -r usbserial
/sbin/modprobe usbserial vendor=0x0af0 product=0x6701

I did as it indicated, but when the script runs on card insertion I
get the following
in messages:

Jul 13 06:47:32 RF-mobile kernel: usb 6-1: Product: Globetrotter HSDPA Modem
Jul 13 06:47:32 RF-mobile kernel: usb 6-1: Manufacturer: Option N.V.
Jul 13 06:47:32 RF-mobile kernel: usb 6-1: SerialNumber: Serial Number
Jul 13 06:47:32 RF-mobile kernel: usb 6-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jul 13 06:47:32 RF-mobile udevd-event[5825]: run_program: exec of
program '/etc/cingularcard.sh' failed
Jul 13 06:47:32 RF-mobile udevd-event[5837]: run_program: exec of
program '/etc/cingularcard.sh' failed
Jul 13 06:47:32 RF-mobile udevd-event[5842]: run_program: exec of
program '/etc/cingularcard.sh' failed
Jul 13 06:47:32 RF-mobile udevd-event[5845]: run_program: exec of
program '/etc/cingularcard.sh' failed

I noticed that the last file was not set to executable, I did so and
ran it, then
loaded the modem and the other file ran ok though it stll was unable to execute
the .sh file. That appears to be where the problem it. when the udev file calls
the cingulacard.sh it fails. Again I can execute it manually just fine.

-- 
Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
To paraphrase my flight instructor;
"the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
and twisted metal."
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