On Thu, 2012-11-29 at 17:26 -0600, Dan Williams wrote: > On Thu, 2012-11-29 at 16:57 -0500, Adam Tauno Williams wrote: > > On Thu, 2012-11-29 at 16:28 -0500, Adam Tauno Williams wrote: > > > On Thu, 2012-11-29 at 15:12 -0500, Adam Tauno Williams wrote: > > > > Quoting Adam Tauno Williams <awill...@whitemice.org>: > > > > > Quoting Dan Williams <d...@redhat.com>: > > > > >> On Thu, 2012-11-29 at 14:12 -0500, Adam Tauno Williams wrote: > > > > >>> On Thu, 2012-11-29 at 13:12 -0500, Adam Tauno Williams wrote: > > > > >>>> openSUSE 12.2 i686 > > > > >>>> NetworkManager-0.9.4.0-5.13.1.i586 > > > > >>>> ModemManager-0.5.2.0-2.4.1.i586 > > > > >>>> 3.4.11-2.16-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT > > > > >> If it's Verizon, you need to load CDMA/EVDO firmware, not UMTS > > > > >> firmware. > > > > >> Which is why you get the wrong configuration in the dialog that asks > > > > >> for > > > > >> a "Plan Name". Try directory '1' perhaps; I have these MD5 sums: > > > > >> 06f76ed398458dad7b91c2d99a85a0a7 1/amss.mbn > > > > >> 88a60ed745d75fb1b92c539574ecc972 1/apps.mbn > > > > >> e4d8d4dbd0 > > > > > So... with these firmware files the Network Settings still shows the > > > > > broadband connection. > > > Anyone know the secret sauce to get a 3G GOBI 2000 modem to connect to > > > Verizon's CDMA network. > > > In the past I believe I have used just a dial string of #777 and an APN > > > name of "vzwinternet", but it isn't working. > > > I have one connection on number "*99#" which is what it wants by > > > default. Also have a profile #777. Both have an APN of "vzwinternet" > > > and a Type of "any". > > > I can only edit this using the old nm-connection-editor as Network > > > Settings has the Option button from "Mobile broadband" grayed out. > > Hmmm. Captured a modem-manager log file. That doesn't look healthy. > The log indicates that the Gobi still has GSM firmware loaded, not > Verizon EVDO firmware. Once the EVDO firmware gets loaded, you'll want > to go into nm-connection-editor, delete any existing WWAN/3G connection, > and start from scratch. For EVDO connections, no configuration is > necessary, just pick "New connection..." item from GNOME Shell's menu, > follow the wizard's steps and pick US -> Verizon, then Accept. No > numbers are required, no APN necessary.
Hmmm, I put #1 firmware in the /lib/firmware/gobi, did a cold start, and setting up a connection still asks about plan / APN/. But device still appears to be responding with +CGSM Ugh. > ModemManager figures out the right number to dial (if needed, this is > only required for PPP) in all cases. Also, APNs are a GSM/UMTS/LTE > thing, and CDMA/EVDO does not use them at all. > But in the end, you still have GSM firmware loaded. We can see this > because ModemManager sends the "AT+GCAP" request and sees this: > <CR><LF>+GCAP: +CGSM,+DS<CR><LF><CR><LF>OK<CR><LF> > If there was CDMA/EVDO firmware loaded, you'd see "IS856" or "IS707" > instead of CGSM. -- Adam Tauno Williams GPG D95ED383 Systems Administrator, Python Developer, LPI / NCLA _______________________________________________ networkmanager-list mailing list networkmanager-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list