Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

01-07-2012, 05:07 PM

Hi!

I am running a mix of GNewSense (which is based on Squeeze) and Squeeze
on a Lemote YeeLoong netbook.

To access the internet I have paid for a Vodafone Mobile Internet
Contract. However the provided Huawei usb modem has been nothing but
trouble.

Can you suggest a GNULinux compatible modem (usb I assume) that will
work without hassle?

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01-07-2012, 06:09 PM

On Sb, 07 ian 12, 20:07:29, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote:
>
> To access the internet I have paid for a Vodafone Mobile Internet
> Contract. However the provided Huawei usb modem has been nothing but
> trouble.

Can you provide some more details? I've used two different Huawei modems
on squeeze without problems.

Kind regards,
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01-07-2012, 08:06 PM

Thanks!

Well, sometimes the modem won't get recognized at all (nothing in dmesg
or lsusb), sometimes it will be connected for a while then suddenly
disconnect. Signal strength is weaker than in Windoze (generally no 3G
in Linux). The worst is that when the disconnects happen (which is
often) I have to plug it out and back in, as NetworkManager can't
reconnect otherwise. I have also tried wvdial, but it's annoying to have
to use a different program, and the signal weakness still applies.

And I have had quite a lot of trouble to get it work at all, including
having to pull in usbmodeswitch from Wheezy.

I want a modem that will "just work"... :-)

On Î£Î±Î², 2012-01-07 at 21:09 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Sb, 07 ian 12, 20:07:29, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote:
> >
> > To access the internet I have paid for a Vodafone Mobile Internet
> > Contract. However the provided Huawei usb modem has been nothing but
> > trouble.
>
> Can you provide some more details? I've used two different Huawei modems
> on squeeze without problems.
>
> Kind regards,
> Andrei

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01-07-2012, 08:59 PM

is there any reason you cant just use on of the wifi hotspot type devices? pretty easy to connect any device then and multiple devices if you so desire

On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Panayiotis <panayk@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks!

Well, sometimes the modem won't get recognized at all (nothing in dmesg

or lsusb), sometimes it will be connected for a while then suddenly

disconnect. Signal strength is weaker than in Windoze (generally no 3G

in Linux). The worst is that when the disconnects happen (which is

often) I have to plug it out and back in, as NetworkManager can't

reconnect otherwise. I have also tried wvdial, but it's annoying to have

to use a different program, and the signal weakness still applies.

And I have had quite a lot of trouble to get it work at all, including

having to pull in usbmodeswitch from Wheezy.

I want a modem that will "just work"... :-)

On Î£Î±Î², 2012-01-07 at 21:09 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote:

> On Sb, 07 ian 12, 20:07:29, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote:

> >

> > To access the internet I have paid for a Vodafone Mobile Internet

> > Contract. However the provided Huawei usb modem has been nothing but

> > trouble.

>

> Can you provide some more details? I've used two different Huawei modems

> on squeeze without problems.

>

> Kind regards,

> Andrei

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01-07-2012, 09:02 PM

On Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:07:29 +0200, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I am running a mix of GNewSense (which is based on Squeeze) and Squeeze
> on a Lemote YeeLoong netbook.
>
> To access the internet I have paid for a Vodafone Mobile Internet
> Contract. However the provided Huawei usb modem has been nothing but
> trouble.
>
> Can you suggest a GNULinux compatible modem (usb I assume) that will
> work without hassle?

Works perfectly for me. I use Sakis3G with a little Vodafone USB dongle.

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01-07-2012, 09:02 PM

Well, Wifi hotspots are not as ubiquitous in my country as elsewhere.

In the future please add Debian User to the recipients... :-)

On Î£Î±Î², 2012-01-07 at 16:57 -0500, chris wrote:
> Why can't you just use a WiFi hotspot or.similar?
>
> chris
>
> On Jan 7, 2012 4:06 PM, "Panayiotis" <panayk@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks!
>
> Well, sometimes the modem won't get recognized at all (nothing
> in dmesg
> or lsusb), sometimes it will be connected for a while then
> suddenly
> disconnect. Signal strength is weaker than in Windoze
> (generally no 3G
> in Linux). The worst is that when the disconnects happen
> (which is
> often) I have to plug it out and back in, as NetworkManager
> can't
> reconnect otherwise. I have also tried wvdial, but it's
> annoying to have
> to use a different program, and the signal weakness still
> applies.
>
> And I have had quite a lot of trouble to get it work at all,
> including
> having to pull in usbmodeswitch from Wheezy.
>
> I want a modem that will "just work"... :-)
>
> On Î£Î±Î², 2012-01-07 at 21:09 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> > On Sb, 07 ian 12, 20:07:29, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote:
> > >
> > > To access the internet I have paid for a Vodafone Mobile
> Internet
> > > Contract. However the provided Huawei usb modem has been
> nothing but
> > > trouble.
> >
> > Can you provide some more details? I've used two different
> Huawei modems
> > on squeeze without problems.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Andrei
>
>
>
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01-07-2012, 09:04 PM

What is the dongle's model? Mine is not particularly little, I think
it's the Huawei E220.

On Î£Î±Î², 2012-01-07 at 22:02 +0000, Walter Hurry wrote:
> On Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:07:29 +0200, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote:
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > I am running a mix of GNewSense (which is based on Squeeze) and Squeeze
> > on a Lemote YeeLoong netbook.
> >
> > To access the internet I have paid for a Vodafone Mobile Internet
> > Contract. However the provided Huawei usb modem has been nothing but
> > trouble.
> >
> > Can you suggest a GNULinux compatible modem (usb I assume) that will
> > work without hassle?
>
> Works perfectly for me. I use Sakis3G with a little Vodafone USB dongle.
>
>

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01-07-2012, 09:19 PM

Uhm, I did not mean you should expect to be near a wifi hotspot. There are USB devices called "mobile hotspots" which only use the USB port for power and allow you to connect any device which supports wifi to 3G/4G.
This would save you alot of headache with ppp and drivers.Â*
And just fyi I did copy the list

On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Panayiotis <panayk@gmail.com> wrote:

Well, Wifi hotspots are not as ubiquitous in my country as elsewhere.

In the future please add Debian User to the recipients... :-)

On Î£Î±Î², 2012-01-07 at 16:57 -0500, chris wrote:

> Why can't you just use a WiFi hotspot or.similar?

>

> chris

>

> On Jan 7, 2012 4:06 PM, "Panayiotis" <panayk@gmail.com> wrote:

> Â* Â* Â* Â* Thanks!

>

> Â* Â* Â* Â* Well, sometimes the modem won't get recognized at all (nothing

> Â* Â* Â* Â* in dmesg

> Â* Â* Â* Â* or lsusb), sometimes it will be connected for a while then

> Â* Â* Â* Â* suddenly

> Â* Â* Â* Â* disconnect. Signal strength is weaker than in Windoze

> Â* Â* Â* Â* (generally no 3G

> Â* Â* Â* Â* in Linux). The worst is that when the disconnects happen

> Â* Â* Â* Â* (which is

> Â* Â* Â* Â* often) I have to plug it out and back in, as NetworkManager

> Â* Â* Â* Â* can't

> Â* Â* Â* Â* reconnect otherwise. I have also tried wvdial, but it's

> Â* Â* Â* Â* annoying to have

> Â* Â* Â* Â* to use a different program, and the signal weakness still

> Â* Â* Â* Â* applies.

>

> Â* Â* Â* Â* And I have had quite a lot of trouble to get it work at all,

> Â* Â* Â* Â* including

> Â* Â* Â* Â* having to pull in usbmodeswitch from Wheezy.

>

> Â* Â* Â* Â* I want a modem that will "just work"... :-)

>

> Â* Â* Â* Â* On Î£Î±Î², 2012-01-07 at 21:09 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote:

> Â* Â* Â* Â* > On Sb, 07 ian 12, 20:07:29, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote:

> Â* Â* Â* Â* > >

> Â* Â* Â* Â* > > To access the internet I have paid for a Vodafone Mobile

> Â* Â* Â* Â* Internet

> Â* Â* Â* Â* > > Contract. However the provided Huawei usb modem has been

> Â* Â* Â* Â* nothing but

> Â* Â* Â* Â* > > trouble.

> Â* Â* Â* Â* >

> Â* Â* Â* Â* > Can you provide some more details? I've used two different

> Â* Â* Â* Â* Huawei modems

> Â* Â* Â* Â* > on squeeze without problems.

> Â* Â* Â* Â* >

> Â* Â* Â* Â* > Kind regards,

> Â* Â* Â* Â* > Andrei

>

>

>

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01-07-2012, 09:45 PM

On Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:04:15 +0200, Panayiotis wrote:

> What is the dongle's model? Mine is not particularly little, I think
> it's the Huawei E220.

It's a Vodafone K3570-Z - a small white dongle that looks like a fat
memory stick.

Please don't top post, or reply to my email address. Reply to the list.

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01-07-2012, 10:59 PM

On 08/01/12 08:06, Panayiotis wrote:
> Thanks!
>
> Well, sometimes the modem won't get recognized at all (nothing in dmesg
> or lsusb), sometimes it will be connected for a while then suddenly
> disconnect. Signal strength is weaker than in Windoze (generally no 3G
> in Linux).

That makes no sense unless you have it configured so that it is *not*
forced to only use 3G. If you set it up using the Vodaphone software on
Windoof - that's what will have happened.

Install cmgt
# apt-get install cmgt

Find out what devices your modem uses..
eg.:-
$ dmesg | grep GSM | more
[ 10.976642] USB Serial support registered for GSM modem (1-port)
[ 10.978427] option 1-2.4:1.0: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[ 10.985660] usb 1-2.4: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to
ttyUSB0
[ 10.985877] option 1-2.4:1.1: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[ 10.991062] usb 1-2.4: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to
ttyUSB1
[ 10.991325] option 1-2.4:1.2: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[ 10.997840] usb 1-2.4: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to
ttyUSB2
[ 10.998051] option: v0.7.2:USB Driver for GSM modems

In this case /dev/USBtty0 - 2 are created. Now find out which one it
gets network data from:-
$ cat /dev/USBtty0 (nothing there so kill with Ctrl+C)
^C
$ cat /dev/USBtty1 (bingo!)
+ZPASR: "HSDPA"

+ZPASR: "3G"

<snipped>

Self explanatory.

Edit /usr/bin/sigmon to use that device. There's a backup in /etc/comgt

# nano /usr/bin/sigmon

find the line:-
comgt -d /dev/ttyUSBx sig

and change x to reflect the network port of your device
For this example it's USBtty1

comgt -d /dev/ttyUSB1 sig

save it, then, run sigmon
# sigmon
Use Ctrl/C to terminate monitoring
Signal Quality: 24,99
Signal Quality:R: "3G"
Signal Quality: 24,99
Signal Quality: 24,99
^C

"24" is the value of the relative signal strength.

Give us the information on your modem and I'll tell you how to boost
that signal, and force your modem to *only* use 3G.

> The worst is that when the disconnects happen (which is
> often) I have to plug it out and back in, as NetworkManager can't
> reconnect otherwise. I have also tried wvdial, but it's annoying to have
> to use a different program, and the signal weakness still applies.
>
> And I have had quite a lot of trouble to get it work at all, including
> having to pull in usbmodeswitch from Wheezy.

That should not be necessary. dmesg will tell us.

>
> I want a modem that will "just work"... :-)

The problem is often/usually NetworkManager.

>
> On Î£Î±Î², 2012-01-07 at 21:09 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote:
>> On Sb, 07 ian 12, 20:07:29, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote:
>>>
>>> To access the internet I have paid for a Vodafone Mobile Internet
>>> Contract. However the provided Huawei usb modem has been nothing but
>>> trouble.
>>
>> Can you provide some more details? I've used two different Huawei modems
>> on squeeze without problems.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Andrei
>
>
>
I've had the same experience as Andrei. With many USB modems.

The relevant lsusb would be nice. :-)

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