Subject: Re: Huawei E220 support?
To: None <email@example.com>
From: Sami M'Barek <firstname.lastname@example.org>
Date: 11/16/2007 18:43:12
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On Fri, Nov 16, 2007 at 07:23:41AM -0800, John Nemeth wrote:
> On Apr 8, 10:40am, "Marco Trillo" wrote:
> } On Nov 16, 2007 3:54 PM, Dieter Baron <email@example.com> wrot=
> } >
> } > does the Huawei E220 UMTS USB modem work under NetBSD?
> } I have that model; but I have not yet started playing with it on
> } NetBSD. I have however gathered some info and there are reports that
> } it works with the ubsa(4) driver.
> } The problem is that this model has two USB devices: a USB mass-storage
> } device that contains Windows drivers and the actual serial adapter
> } (which should work with ubsa(4)). So if you plug it, it will be
> } detected as a umass(4). To make it work with ubsa(4) you just need to
> } make ubsa(4) recognize it as a supported model (its identifier is
> } already included in 'usbdevs').
> } Perhaps the difficult thing will be configuring PPP to issue all the
> } needed commands for the device to work (send PIN, select UMTS/GPRS/etc
> } network, etc.).
> This can easily be done with a chat(1) script.
> }-- End of excerpt from "Marco Trillo"
I would really like to know the progress on this.=20
I my self is thinking of buying one of those.
Med v=E4nliga h=E4lsningar
Sami M'Barek <firstname.lastname@example.org>
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