HOWTO : Vodafone GlobeTrotter 3G+ HSDPA PCMCIA Card (SmarTone – Hong Kong)

[samiux]

VERSION

Ubuntu version : Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS (kernel version 2.6.15-26-686)
nozomi version : 2.1 beta
gcom (or comgt) version : 0.3


HARDWARES AND SOFTWARES

Card :
Manufacturer : Option
Serial Number : starts with 'NL'
Hardware Revision : 2.1
Band setting : Europe 900/1800MHz (4)

Broadband :
Home network : SmarToneVodafone
Location : Hong Kong
Phone number : *99***1#
APN : internet
AT strings : AT+CGDCONT=1, “IP”, “internet”
Connection speed : 1.8Mbps (download), 384Kbps (upload)

Software :
Compiler : build-essential
Kernel header : linux-headers
Drivers : “nozomi” and “gcom” (new name is “comgt")
download from http://www.pharscape.org
Dail up program : kppp


PROCEDURE

Install the compiler and kernel headers :
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.15

sudo ln -s /lib/modules/2.6.15-26-686/build /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-26-686

Delete the following line from nozomi.c :

#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,14)
#define KERNEL_2_6_14
#endif


Install the drivers :
Extract the “nozomi” in a working directory and run “make” and “make install”.

(if the “make install” does not work, you should copy the “nozomi.ko” to /lib/modules/2.6.15-26-686/kernel/drivers/pci/hotplug/ and applied “sudo insmod /lib/modules/2.6.15-26-686/kernel/drivers/pci/hotplug/nozomi.ko”)

Extract the “gcom” in another working directory and run “make” and “make install”.

Install and configure the kppp :
sudo apt-get install kppp
sudo ln -s /dev/noz0 /dev/modem

Edit the kppprc at /home/<user name>/.kde/share/config with :


[Account0]
AccountingEnabled=0
AccountingFile=
Authentication=4
AutoDNS=1
AutoName=0
BeforeConnect=xterm -e /usr/local/bin/gcom -x -d /dev/noz0
BeforeDisconnect=
CallbackPhone=
CallbackType=0
Command=
DNS=
DefaultRoute=1
DisconnectCommand=
Domain=
ExDNSDisabled=0
Gateway=0.0.0.0
IPAddr=0.0.0.0
Name=Vodafone
Password=pass
Phonenumber=*99***1#
ScriptArguments=
ScriptCommands=
StorePassword=1
SubnetMask=0.0.0.0
Username=user
VolumeAccountingEnabled=0
pppdArguments=defaultroute,noipdefault,modem,usepe erdns,novj,noauth,crtscts,debug

[Account1]
pppdArguments=

[General]
DefaultAccount=Vodafone
DefaultModem=GT_3G_EDGE_HSDPA
NumberOfAccounts=2
NumberOfModems=3
PPPDebug=0
ShowLogWindow=1

[Graph]
Background=255,255,255
Enabled=true
InBytes=0,0,255
OutBytes=255,0,0
Text=0,0,0

[Modem0]
AnswerResponse=CONNECT
AnswerString=ATA
BusyResponse=BUSY
BusyWait=0
ConnectResponse=CONNECT
DLPResponse=DIGITAL LINE DETECTED
Device=/dev/ttyUSB0
DialString=ATD
Enter=CR
EscapeGuardTime=50
EscapeResponse=OK
EscapeString=+++
FlowControl=Hardware [CRTSCTS]
HangUpResponse=OK
HangupString=+++ATH
InitDelay=50
InitResponse=OK
InitString=ATZ
InitString1=AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
Name=GLOBETROTTER3G
NoCarrierResponse=NO CARRIER
NoDialToneDetection=ATX3
NoDialToneResp=NO DIALTONE
PreInitDelay=50
RingResponse=RING
Speed=460800
Timeout=82
ToneDuration=70
UseLockFile=1
Volume=0
VolumeHigh=M1L3
VolumeMedium=M1L1
VolumeOff=M0L0
WaitForDialTone=1

[Modem1]
AnswerResponse=CONNECT
AnswerString=ATA
BusyResponse=BUSY
BusyWait=0
ConnectResponse=CONNECT
DLPResponse=DIGITAL LINE DETECTED
Device=/dev/ttyS4
DialString=ATD
Enter=CR
EscapeGuardTime=50
EscapeResponse=OK
EscapeString=+++
FlowControl=Hardware [CRTSCTS]
HangUpResponse=OK
HangupString=+++ATH
InitDelay=100
InitResponse=OK
InitString=AT+cfun=1
InitString1=at+cgdcont=1,"IP","internet"
Name=GTEDGE
NoCarrierResponse=NO CARRIER
NoDialToneDetection=AT
NoDialToneResp=NO DIALTONE
PreInitDelay=52
RingResponse=RING
Speed=57600
Timeout=60
ToneDuration=70
UseLockFile=1
Volume=1
VolumeHigh=
VolumeMedium=
VolumeOff=
WaitForDialTone=0

[Modem2]
AnswerResponse=CONNECT
AnswerString=ATA
BusyResponse=BUSY
BusyWait=0
ConnectResponse=CONNECT
DLPResponse=DIGITAL LINE DETECTED
Device=/dev/modem
DialString=ATD
Enter=CR
EscapeGuardTime=50
EscapeResponse=OK
EscapeString=+++
FlowControl=Hardware [CRTSCTS]
HangUpResponse=OK
HangupString=+++ATH
InitDelay=100
InitResponse=OK
InitString=AT+cfun=1
InitString1=at+cgdcont=1,"IP","internet"
Name=GT_3G_EDGE_HSDPA
NoCarrierResponse=NO CARRIER
NoDialToneDetection=AT
NoDialToneResp=NO DIALTONE
PreInitDelay=52
RingResponse=RING
Speed=460800
Timeout=60
ToneDuration=70
UseLockFile=1
Volume=1
VolumeHigh=
VolumeMedium=
VolumeOff=
WaitForDialTone=0


[WindowPosition]
WindowPositionConWinX=487
WindowPositionConWinY=498
WindowPositionStatWinX=811
WindowPositionStatWinY=454


Configure /etc/ppp/peers/kppp-options :
Uncomment the "#noauth" to "noauth" and save it.


OPERATION

Insert the Vodafone modem and execute the KPPP from the menu, no need to change the default setting on the KPPP control panel. That's all.

Make sure you disconnect the KPPP after surfing the net.


BEWARE

I am a newbie to Ubuntu and Linux. I don't know why I cannot modprobe the nozomi.ko in Ubuntu 6.06.1 (kernel version 2.6.15-26-686). I need to make a script (vodafone.up) to insmod the module and link the /dev/noz0 and /dev/modem. Hope someone can point it out for me, thank you.


#!/bin/bash
echo "loading nozomi module ..... "
sudo insmod /lib/modules/2.6.15-26-686/kernel/drivers/pci/hotplug/nozomi.ko

sudo ln /dev/noz0 /dev/modem



REFERENCE

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=203342&highlight=option+vodafone
http://www.pharscape.org/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,68/page,viewtopic/t,31/
http://www.pharscape.org/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,68/page,viewtopic/t,87/

Samiux
Hong Kong
Created on 15th August, 2006

[bryan4134]

Hi - I am also in Hong Kong and have the Vodafone 3.8MBPS USB mobile broadband - works great on windows but i would like to use in with Ubuntu - I can't seem to find any info on setting up such a USB based device. I see that you have the PCIMIA version of the service working and just wondered if you had any suggestions.

Thanks, Bryan

[samiux]

Vodafone USB modem launched in Hong Kong recently. I am also looking for the solution. Since I do not have the device, I do not know if the current driver working in USB or not.

I think you can post a message on the forum at http://www.pharscape.org to ask the author if the current driver supports USB or not. Or, you can test it yourself in advance.

Please update us your process, thank you.

[samiux]

Brain,

I just checked with the www.pharscape.org and found that the comgt 0.3 was currently not support USB. The next version 0.4 might. For reference, please surf http://www.pharscape.org/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,68/page,viewtopic/t,114/

Samiux

[samiux]

Brain,

After studying the www.pharscape.org for a while, I have an idea to put the nozomi.ko in /lib/modules/2.6.15-26-686/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/.

It is just a crazy idea. ;-)

Samiux

[bryan4134]

Thanks for this - I'll keep trying - and let you know how it goes. Maybe a couple of days as I am in Beijing until the end of the week.

Bryan

[bebert]

Thank you for this good topic

for mounting/unmounting automatically the module on device plug/unplug
sudo /sbin/depmod -a

i don't know how make automaticaly an alias on device then i have added "ln -s /dev/noz0 /dev/modem" in /etc/init.d/makedev it's not a good think but it work

i have change 3 lines in kppprc :
7c7
-- BeforeConnect=xterm -e /usr/local/bin/gcom -x -d /dev/noz0
++ BeforeConnect=xterm -e /usr/local/bin/comgt -x -d /dev/modem
28c28
-- pppdArguments=defaultroute,noipdefault,modem,usepe erdns,novj,noauth,crtscts,debug
++ pppdArguments=defaultroute,replacedefaultroute,crt scts,modem,noipdefault,usepeerdns,novj
41c41
-- ShowLogWindow=0
++ ShowLogWindow=1
remove the space in "crt scts" it is automatically add by this forum!