FYI I have an ordinary USB-Serial cable that just works with this modem[1] ... picked it up from one of the computer shops on Kampala road a while back. dmesg picks it up as:
Nov 3 14:16:23 andromeda kernel: usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2 Nov 3 14:16:25 andromeda kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support registered for PL-2303 Nov 3 14:16:25 andromeda kernel: pl2303 3-1:1.0: PL-2303 converter detected Nov 3 14:16:25 andromeda kernel: usb 3-1: PL-2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0 Nov 3 14:16:25 andromeda kernel: usbcore: registered new driver pl2303 Nov 3 14:16:25 andromeda kernel: drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.c: Prolific PL2303 USB to serial adaptor driver v0.12 Nov 3 14:16:27 andromeda /etc/hotplug.d/ttyUSB0/50-visor.hotplug[8748]: add tty device /class/tty/ttyUSB0 andromeda:~ # lsusb | grep PL2303 Bus 003 Device 002: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port andromeda:~ # On Friday 03 November 2006 13:58, Peter C. Ndikuwera wrote: > Since I'm the one who wrote those instructions.... > > The issue with the MTN modems is NOT the modem. > > It's the Texas Instruments USB-serial cable. > > You need to get it working with udev. -- patrick [1] Got it because I needed a console for a router and just tried it on the modem... _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
