This is a short Guide that i have compiled to connect to internet using a USB CDMA Phone. Hopefully it is useful and gets you connected to the internet.
The first step is to insert your USB modem and then issue the command "dmesg" in your console to see if your USB controller have been found and registered for use or not. In latest distributions like Ubuntu 7.10, Fedora 8, the module used for the phone is almost always loaded automatically. Now if your modem's module is loaded automatically then you will hopefully see three lines or so describing a USB ACM device". You should also see "ttyACM0" or something similar - this is your modem's location —> /dev/ttyACM0. If the module is not automatically loaded then you will need to load the module manually. This can be done by issuing the command "modprobe cdc-acm" or "modprobe acm". After issuing each of these commands check to see your 'dmesg' for the same three lines that i described earlier and note the one that works. Now, to make sure that the driver is loaded always and that you don't have to load them manually everytime, you can add the one that works in the /etc/modules.conf. To make sure that the module is loaded you can issue the command "cat /proc/modules | grep 'acm'", if this returns the acm or cdc-acm then the module is loaded. Now for the second part, lets try an easier way out first so that you don't get confused. After making sure that your module is loaded go to the console and issue the command "wvdialconf". This will search for all the locations in the computer for a modem and configure the default dialer to use it. After this, one last step before you start enjoying the internet is to edit the file "/etc/wvdial.conf". To do that issue the command "nano /etc/wvdial.conf", in there edit your username and password. Next make sure that the line starting with Modem in the file has the location of your modem. Press Ctrl-X to save the file. Now issue the command 'wvdial' and get connected to the internet. If this easy way of dialing doesnot work for you, write back with the step where you got the error and we can hopefully guide you through for some work around. Let us know if this guide works or not. This is the sample of wvdial.conf that i found in the net for a USB CDMA modem [Dialer Defaults] Modem = /dev/ttyACM0 Baud = 460800 Init1 = ATZ Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 ISDN = 0 Modem Name = CDMA Modem Type = USB Modem Phone = #777 Username = [EMAIL PROTECTED] Password = ptcl Stupid Mode = 1 PPPD Options = crtcts multilink usepeerdns lock defaultroute Cheers On 2/1/08, bishworaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > can anybody help me install G-link CDMA usb modem(uses NTC Ruim card) > in nepalinux/ubuntu? > > > > -- Shishir Jha EPC 1970,GPO 8975, KTM,NEPAL --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list: foss-nepal@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
