Re: Configuring the Huawei E620 dongle to work using wvdial
On 15 June 2010 18:43, Ken Heard <ken@heard.name> wrote:
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> I have a Lenovo Thinkpad R61 with Lenny and KDE installed. I am in GB
> and would like to go on line using a Vodafone K3565 dongle, which is
> really a Huawei E620.
>
> To set up file wvdial.conf I ran command wvdialconf, with the following
> result created in that file:
>
> [Dialer Defaults]
> Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
> Modem Type = Analog Modem
> Phone = *99***1#
> #ISDN = 0
> Username = web
> Init1 = ATZ
> Password = web
> Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
> Baud = 9600
> Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","pp.internet"
>
> (The Phone, Username and Password entries I entered myself on the advice
> of others who posted their results on the web.)
>
> I then ran command wvdial, which produced the following log:
>
> - --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
> - --> Cannot get information for serial port.
> - --> Initializing modem.
> - --> Sending: ATZ
> ATZ
> OK
> - --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
> ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
> OK
> - --> Sending: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","pp.internet"
> AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","pp.internet"
> OK
> - --> Modem initialized.
> - --> Sending: ATDT*99***1#
> - --> Waiting for carrier.
> ATDT*99***1#
> CONNECT
> - --> Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt.
> - --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best.
> - --> Starting pppd at Mon Jun 14 12:32:40 2010
> - --> Pid of pppd: 5183
> - --> Using interface ppp0
> - --> pppd: ��[06][08]h�[06][08][18]�[06][08]
> - --> pppd: ��[06][08]h�[06][08][18]�[06][08]
> - --> pppd: ��[06][08]h�[06][08][18]�[06][08]
> - --> pppd: ��[06][08]h�[06][08][18]�[06][08]
> - --> pppd: ��[06][08]h�[06][08][18]�[06][08]
> - --> pppd: ��[06][08]h�[06][08][18]�[06][08]
> - --> pppd: ��[06][08]h�[06][08][18]�[06][08]
> - --> pppd: ��[06][08]h�[06][08][18]�[06][08]
> - --> Disconnecting at Mon Jun 14 12:32:44 2010
> - --> The PPP daemon has died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code = 16)
> - --> man pppd explains pppd error codes in more detail.
> - --> Try again and look into /var/log/messages and the wvdial and pppd
> man pages for more information.
> - --> Auto Reconnect will be attempted in 5 seconds
> - --> Cannot get information for serial port.
> - --> Initializing modem.
>
> The second line, "Cannot get information for serial port" seems
> irrelevant, as wvdial proceeded to try to connect anyway.
>
> These two lines seem particularly distressing:
> - --> Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt.
> - --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best.
> Wvdial appears to be waiting for something but cannot get it. It
> consequently disconnected the modem. As indicated by the last three
> lines in the log quoted, wvdial tried repeatedly to connect, with the
> same result, until I killed the run with Control-C.
>
> I looked at /var/log/messages. All it said that was relevant was:
>
> Jun 14 07:32:42 R61 pppd[5183]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0
> Jun 14 07:32:42 R61 pppd[5183]: Using interface ppp0
> Jun 14 07:32:42 R61 pppd[5183]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyUSB0
> Jun 14 07:32:42 R61 pppd[5183]: Warning - secret file
> /etc/ppp/pap-secrets has world and/or group access
> Jun 14 07:32:42 R61 pppd[5183]: Warning - secret file
> /etc/ppp/chap-secrets has world and/or group access
> Jun 14 07:32:42 R61 pppd[5183]: CHAP authentication succeeded
> Jun 14 07:32:42 R61 pppd[5183]: CHAP authentication succeeded
> Jun 14 07:32:43 R61 pppd[5183]: Modem hangup
> Jun 14 07:32:43 R61 pppd[5183]: Connection terminated.
> Jun 14 07:32:43 R61 pppd[5183]: Exit.
>
> I could not find anything in the man files mentioned in the log which
> would appear helpful to me.
>
> I am trying to find somebody in Vodafone who might know the answer.
> (Vodafone seems to be the only dongle provider in GB which -- rather
> than ridiculing Linux -- is actually trying to be helpful. In fact they
> have created three .deb packages, vodaphone-mobile-connect,
> usb-modeswitch and ozerocdoff, available from www.betavine.net, which
> Vodafone claims work on Ubuntu, but certainly not on Debian Lenny -- or
> at least on my installation of Debian Lenny. I have so reported to
> Vodafone.
>
> Can anybody provide me with suggestions of what I should now try so that
> I can use this dongle?
>
> Regards, Ken Heard
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Hi Ken,
I would recommend using straight pppd
example:
'pon <provider>'
'poff <provider>'
# cat /etc/ppp/peers/provider
hide-password
/dev/ttyUSB0
460800
crtscts
#modem
noauth
defaultroute
noipdefault
noccp
nobsdcomp
novj
user "<username>"
connect "/usr/sbin/chat -f /etc/ppp/peers/chat-e1762"
idle 300
persist
demand
logfd 6
debug
ipcp-accept-local
ipcp-accept-remote
novjccomp
nomagic
# cat /etc/ppp/peers/chat-e1762
ABORT BUSY
ABORT VOICE
ABORT DELAYED
ABORT ERROR
ABORT 'NO CARRIER'
ABORT 'NO DIALTONE'
ABORT 'NO DIAL TONE'
ABORT 'NO ANSWER'
REPORT CONNECT
TIMEOUT 10
"" "ATZ"
OK AT+CGDCONT=1,"ip","<APN>"
OK "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0"
OK "AT+IPR=115200"
OK "ATE1"
TIMEOUT 60
SAY "Calling ISP"
"" "ATD*99***1#"
CONNECT '\d\c'
Hope this is some help to you out, also remember to read the pppd man
page for more info :-)
Regards
Dale
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