How to install Sony Ericsson GC89 GPRS/EDGE & Wi-Fi Laptop PC Card ?

[haasibs]

I use broadband connection. Now I need to use mobile broadband connection for outside use. But I can't install Sony Ericsson GC89 GPRS/EDGE & Wi-Fi Laptop PC Card. But it works perfectly on Windows XP. Need help to install & run it. I searched online for 6 hours , found many solution , but thats did not work.

[praseodym]

Hi,

please show the outputs of the following commands:

lspci -nnk
lsusb
usb-devices
lsmod
ifconfig -a
rfkill list
cat /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state

[haasibs]

Here is all information,

lspci -nnk

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller [8086:2590] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller [8086:2592] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: intelfb, i915
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller [8086:2792] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller [8086:2668] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 [8086:2658] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 [8086:2659] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 [8086:265a] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 [8086:265b] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:265c] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev d3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:2641] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng
00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller [8086:2653] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
Kernel modules: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:266a] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
Kernel modules: i2c-i801
06:08.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ [10ec:8139] (rev 10)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
Kernel driver in use: 8139too
Kernel modules: 8139too, 8139cp
06:09.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: Texas Instruments PCI7420 CardBus Controller [104c:ac8e]
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
Kernel driver in use: yenta_cardbus
Kernel modules: yenta_socket
06:09.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Texas Instruments PCI7x20 1394a-2000 OHCI Two-Port PHY/Link-Layer Controller [104c:802e]
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
Kernel driver in use: firewire_ohci
Kernel modules: firewire-ohci
06:09.3 Mass storage controller [0180]: Texas Instruments PCI7420/7620 Combo CardBus, 1394a-2000 OHCI and SD/MS-Pro Controller [104c:ac8f]
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81f1]
Kernel driver in use: tifm_7xx1
Kernel modules: tifm_7xx1
06:0a.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection [8086:4220] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2753]
Kernel driver in use: ipw2200
Kernel modules: ipw2200
07:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43xG 802.11b/g [14e4:4325] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Device [18de:0003]
Kernel modules: ssb
07:00.1 Serial controller [0700]: Broadcom Corporation EDGE/GPRS data and 802.11b/g combo cardbus [GC89] [14e4:4344] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Device [18de:0003]
Kernel driver in use: serial

lsusb

Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 007: ID 093a:2510 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0ac8:c002 Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. Visual Communication Camera VGP-VCC1
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

usb-device

T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=480 MxCh= 8
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0002 Rev=02.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.38-13-generic ehci_hcd
S: Product=EHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:1d.7
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub

T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=04 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0ac8 ProdID=c002 Rev=01.00
S: Manufacturer=Vimicro Corp.
S: Product=USB2.0 Web Camera
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=200mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=vc032x

T: Bus=02 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0001 Rev=02.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.38-13-generic uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:1d.0
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub

T: Bus=03 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0001 Rev=02.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.38-13-generic uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:1d.1
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub

T: Bus=03 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 7 Spd=1.5 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=093a ProdID=2510 Rev=01.00
S: Manufacturer=PIXART
S: Product=USB OPTICAL MOUSE
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=100mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID ) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=usbhid

T: Bus=04 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0001 Rev=02.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.38-13-generic uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:1d.2
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub

T: Bus=05 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0001 Rev=02.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.38-13-generic uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:1d.3
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub

lsmod

Module Size Used by
usbhid 41704 0
hid 77084 1 usbhid
parport_pc 32111 0
ppdev 12849 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 255882 1
ndiswrapper 192828 0
snd_hda_intel 24113 2
snd_hda_codec 90901 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 13274 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 80042 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
i915 451053 3
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
snd_rawmidi 25269 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
binfmt_misc 13213 1
ipw2200 145664 0
tifm_sd 17415 0
snd_seq 51291 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
pcmcia 39671 0
drm_kms_helper 40971 1 i915
snd_timer 28659 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
joydev 17322 0
libipw 46641 1 ipw2200
gspca_vc032x 32072 0
snd_seq_device 14110 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
drm 184164 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
cfg80211 156212 2 ipw2200,libipw
gspca_main 27894 1 gspca_vc032x
tifm_7xx1 12898 0
videodev 75143 1 gspca_main
snd 55295 13 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec, snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,sn d_seq_device
yenta_socket 27230 0
pcmcia_rsrc 18292 1 yenta_socket
tifm_core 15040 2 tifm_sd,tifm_7xx1
psmouse 73312 0
i2c_algo_bit 13184 1 i915
pcmcia_core 21505 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc
sony_laptop 34432 0
soundcore 12600 1 snd
serio_raw 12990 0
lib80211 14570 2 ipw2200,libipw
snd_page_alloc 14073 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
video 18951 1 i915
lp 13349 0
parport 36746 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
firewire_ohci 31504 0
8139too 23208 0
firewire_core 56138 1 firewire_ohci
8139cp 22497 0
crc_itu_t 12627 1 firewire_core

ifconfig -a

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:a9:45:3c:23
inet addr:192.168.78.49 Bcast:192.168.78.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::213:a9ff:fe45:3c23/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:4401 errors:2 dropped:11 overruns:2 frame:0
TX packets:1654 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:1521816 (1.5 MB) TX bytes:282521 (282.5 KB)
Interrupt:17 Base address:0x2000

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:6f:a2:3d:32
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:23 Memory:b0107000-b0107fff

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:62 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:62 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:4973 (4.9 KB) TX bytes:4973 (4.9 KB)

rfkill list

0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes

cat /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state

[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true

Here are all info. and this device uses PCI slot, not usb device. Thanks

[praseodym]

Why is ndiswrapper installed? Did you try sth. with windows WLAN drivers?

[haasibs]

So what should I do now? Need immediate solution. Thanks

[praseodym]

Remove it completely:

sudo modprobe -rf ndiswrapper
sudo apt-get remove --purge ndiswrapper-common ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 ndisgtk
sudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper.conf
sudo rm -r /etc/ndiswrapper/*

and reboot. Check:

lsmod

[haasibs]

I used all code above to remove, but some code did not work properly. Here are information:

lsmod

Module Size Used by
parport_pc 32111 0
ppdev 12849 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 255882 1
snd_hda_intel 24113 2
snd_hda_codec 90901 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 13274 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 80042 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
i915 451053 3
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
snd_rawmidi 25269 1 snd_seq_midi
binfmt_misc 13213 1
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
joydev 17322 0
ipw2200 145664 0
snd_seq 51291 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
tifm_sd 17415 0
snd_timer 28659 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
pcmcia 39671 0
drm_kms_helper 40971 1 i915
snd_seq_device 14110 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
gspca_vc032x 32072 0
gspca_main 27894 1 gspca_vc032x
libipw 46641 1 ipw2200
drm 184164 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
cfg80211 156212 2 ipw2200,libipw
tifm_7xx1 12898 0
snd 55295 13 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec, snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,sn d_seq_device
yenta_socket 27230 0
pcmcia_rsrc 18292 1 yenta_socket
videodev 75143 1 gspca_main
psmouse 73312 0
tifm_core 15040 2 tifm_sd,tifm_7xx1
sony_laptop 34432 0
i2c_algo_bit 13184 1 i915
soundcore 12600 1 snd
serio_raw 12990 0
video 18951 1 i915
pcmcia_core 21505 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc
snd_page_alloc 14073 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
lib80211 14570 2 ipw2200,libipw
lp 13349 0
parport 36746 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
firewire_ohci 31504 0
8139too 23208 0
8139cp 22497 0
firewire_core 56138 1 firewire_ohci
crc_itu_t 12627 1 firewire_core

What to do now?

[praseodym]

Try to load the module which is not "in use":

sudo modprobe -v ssb

[haasibs]

I loaded the module , but it shows below information. My device pci card , not USB device.

sudo modprobe -v ssb

insmod /lib/modules/2.6.38-13-generic/kernel/drivers/ssb/ssb.ko

[haasibs]

Now what to do? I removed everything. How to install and run the device ? Need Help.