User's Manual

Date: 2010/08/05

Version: 2.2

Status: Released

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2.3.3. Mount modem in Linux OS

2.3.3.1. Prerequisites

This section describes the control/start sequence of the AMOD HSPA data card in a Linux

OS. The control sequence has been tested on the following conditions.

1. Linux kernel 2.6.24

2. wvDial 1.60

Prerequisite

1. Kernel must be compiled with CONFIG_USB_SERIAL support. No matter

built-in or loadable kernel module.

2. User space USB library. libusb (>= 0.1.4)

3. Rule-based device node and kernel event manager. udev ( >= 117). This component is optional.

(For the Linux Kernel in earlier version, you shall check if you can get ttyACM* and wvdial correctly.)

2.3.3.2. Setup procedures

In Linux OS, there is no need for specific USB driver. What we need to do is to mount the USB modem

correctly. In some cases, we need to manually mount the device.

After the data card is plugged in. Type these commands in sequence. Most of these instructions require root

privilege.

1) Give the command "lsusb" to check the USB device

COMMAND: "sudo lsusb"

The response will look something like this;

[…]

Bus 007 Device 006: ID 0bda:0158 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Mass Stroage Device

Bus 007 Device 003: ID 04f2:b029 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd

Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Bus 003 Device 003: ID 1519:0020

Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 005 Device 003: ID 08ff:1600 AuthenTec, Inc. AES1600

Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 004 Device 003: ID 046d:c019 Logitech, Inc. Optical Tilt Wheel Mouse

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

[…]

There must be a USB device with ID: 1519:0020 (VID:PID, vendor ID: Product ID)