Novatel MC950D 3G-device in fedora 11

[Antonio Olivares]

--- On Thu, 7/23/09, Joerg Bergmann <email at jbergmann.de> wrote:

> From: Joerg Bergmann <email at jbergmann.de>
> Subject: Re: Novatel MC950D 3G-device in fedora 11
> To: "Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora." <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 12:58 PM
> 
> 
> Am 23.07.2009 21:27, schrieb Antonio Olivares:
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 7/23/09, Joerg Bergmann<email at jbergmann.de> 
> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Joerg Bergmann<email at jbergmann.de>
> >> Subject: Re: Novatel MC950D 3G-device in fedora
> 11
> >> To: "Community assistance, encouragement, and
> advice for using Fedora."<fedora-list at redhat.com>
> >> Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 12:07 PM
> >>
> >>
> >> Am 23.07.2009 20:30, schrieb Julian Aloofi:
> >>> Am Donnerstag, den 23.07.2009, 20:16 +0200
> schrieb
> >> Joerg Bergmann:
> >>>> I try to get running a novatel MC950D 3G
> device
> >> in
> >>>> fedora 11. lsusb shows vedor/device as
> 1410:5010.
> >>>> Any hints?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thank you! Joerg Bergmann
> >>>>
> >>> According to this web page, the driver is
> included in
> >> the kernel:
> >>> http://www.ubuntudoctor.com/content/blog/3g-modem-installation-on-ubuntu-linux
> >>>
> >>> If this is true, you can just start
> >>>
> >>
> system-config-network(System->Administration->Network)
> >> and start setting
> >>> up a modem connection.
> >>> If it gets recognized as a USB stick first,
> try the
> >> following:
> >>> su -c 'modprobe -r usbserial'
> >>> su -c 'umount  /media/Movistar/'
> >>> sudo -c 'modprobe usbserial vendor=0x1410
> >> product=0x5010'
> >> There won't be recognized a USB stick, but there
> is no
> >> /dev/ttyUSBx as well. modprobe -r usbserial
> reports
> >> FATAL: usbserial in use. And, additional:
> >> WARNING: Deprecated config file
> /etc/modprobe.conf, all
> >> config files belong into /etc/modprobe.d/
> >> And, on the creation of modem connection, no modem
> will
> >> be found.
> >>
> >> --
> >
> > If you don't mind try the following (hoping wvdial was
> installed on your machine)
> >
> > $ su -
> > passwd:
> > # wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
> >
> > it will scan modem ports and hopefully it might find
> one like /dev/ttyUSB0 ... /dev/ttyUSB3, or something like
> /dev/ttyACM0 ... /dev/ttyACM3, ..., etc
> >
> > Otherwise,
> >
> > unplug the device and please do the following
> >
> > $ dmesg and/or (as root su -) # tail -f
> /var/log/messages
> >
> > when the device is plugged back in.
> >
> Did not found a modem, here is the tail of
> /var/log/messages:
> 
> Jul 23 21:51:50 T40 kernel: usb 3-2: new full speed USB
> device using 
> uhci_hcd and address 3
> Jul 23 21:51:50 T40 kernel: usb 3-2: New USB device found,
> 
> idVendor=1410, idProduct=5010
> Jul 23 21:51:50 T40 kernel: usb 3-2: New USB device
> strings: Mfr=1, 
> Product=2, SerialNumber=4
> Jul 23 21:51:50 T40 kernel: usb 3-2: Product: Novatel
> Wireless HSUPA Modem
> Jul 23 21:51:50 T40 kernel: usb 3-2: Manufacturer: Novatel
> Wireless
> Jul 23 21:51:50 T40 kernel: usb 3-2: SerialNumber:
> 356846013538400
> Jul 23 21:51:50 T40 kernel: usb 3-2: configuration #1
> chosen from 1 choice
> Jul 23 21:51:50 T40 kernel: scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB
> Mass Storage 
> devices
> Jul 23 21:51:55 T40 kernel: scsi 3:0:0:0: CD-ROM 
>           Novatel 
> Mass Storage     1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
> Jul 23 21:51:55 T40 kernel: sr1: scsi-1 drive
> Jul 23 21:51:55 T40 kernel: sr 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi
> generic sg2 type 5
> Jul 23 21:51:59 T40 kernel: sr1: CDROM (ioctl) error,
> command: Get 
> configuration 46 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00
> Jul 23 21:51:59 T40 kernel: sr: Sense Key : No Sense
> [current]
> Jul 23 21:51:59 T40 kernel: sr: Add. Sense: No additional
> sense information
> 
> -- 

Now, you can try the information posted by another user here if you have not done so:

http://www.mail-archive.com/fedora-list@redhat.com/msg47647.html

I have found ways to work with USB devices, but there are some harder to deal with.  Hope you can get it working :)

Regards,

Antonio