I don't know about Merlin PC720, but I recently got a Merlin XU870,
and it works fine out of the box:
# cu -l /dev/cuaU0 -s 230400
Connected
ati3
Manufacturer: Novatel Wireless Incorporated
Model: Merlin XU870 ExpressCard
Revision: 9.2.00.0-00 [2006-08-03 13:07:27]
IMEI: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+GCAP: +CGSM,+DS,+ES
OK
dmesg:
Mar 27 16:45:40 n800c /bsd: OpenBSD 4.1-beta (GENERIC) #1410: Sun Feb
25 19:55:40 MST 2007
...
Mar 27 16:45:54 n800c /bsd: ohci2 at cardbus0 dev 0 function 0 "NEC
USB" rev 0x43: irq 11, version 1.0
Mar 27 16:45:54 n800c /bsd: usb3 at ohci2: USB revision 1.0
Mar 27 16:45:54 n800c /bsd: uhub3 at usb3
Mar 27 16:45:54 n800c /bsd: uhub3: NEC OHCI root hub, rev 1.00/1.00,
addr 1
Mar 27 16:45:54 n800c /bsd: uhub3: 3 ports with 3 removable, self
powered
Mar 27 16:45:54 n800c /bsd: ohci3 at cardbus0 dev 0 function 1 "NEC
USB" rev 0x43: irq 11, version 1.0
Mar 27 16:45:55 n800c /bsd: usb4 at ohci3: USB revision 1.0
Mar 27 16:45:55 n800c /bsd: uhub4 at usb4
Mar 27 16:45:55 n800c /bsd: uhub4: NEC OHCI root hub, rev 1.00/1.00,
addr 1
Mar 27 16:45:55 n800c /bsd: uhub4: 2 ports with 2 removable, self
powered
Mar 27 16:45:58 n800c /bsd: umsm0 at uhub3 port 1
Mar 27 16:45:58 n800c /bsd:
Mar 27 16:45:58 n800c /bsd: umsm0: Novatel Wireless Novatel Wireless
HSDPA Modem, rev 1.10/0.00, addr 2
Mar 27 16:45:58 n800c /bsd: ucom0 at umsm0 portno 0
(although it drops into ddb if I eject it while running...)
regards / mvh,
Pete Vickers
[EMAIL PROTECTED] // +47 48 17 91 00
On 27. mar. 2007, at 01.46, Jeff Quast wrote:
I've been happily using a umsm(4) sierra wireless aircard 580[1]. It
literally took less than 5 minutes to get this card moving in OpenBSD
with the ppp.conf example in umsm(4). Highly recommend this card, its
about $60 on ebay these days.
EVDO rev a was deployed to my area, and I was happy with the sierra
model (though not ecstatic over the latency), so I purchased a 'Sierra
wireless aircard 595' [2]. Somebody reported success in linux[3] with
this card, and umsm(4) listed this device as a maybe.
I forked out the $262, and Unfortunately this was not the 5-minute
success story as I had hoped for.
Although it attached to ucom0, if I used cu -l /dev/cuaU0 -s 230400, I
was not able to input an "at" (and receive "OK", such as on the 580).
I wondered if the 168Mhz laptop I was using it with was too old
(pcmcia type II? what? it fit...), so I built a fresh 1.2Ghz i386 and
used a pci<->pcmcia card with similar deadlock serial. This also
failed the same way on macppc.
There is a 30 day return limit on these, so I've re-activated the 580
(effectively disabling the new card) and returned this product. So my
question:
I am using sprintpcs as my provider. Can anybody report success with
the 'Merlin PC720' [4]?
1. http://www.sierrawireless.com/product/ac580.aspx
2. http://www.sierrawireless.com/product/ac595.aspx
3. http://www.pbandjelly.org/2006/12/sierra-wireless-aircard-595-
configuration-sprintpcs/
4. http://www.novatelwireless.com/products/merlin/merlin-pc720.html
Thanks,
jdq
