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Thread: Modem Sony Ericsson MD300 doesn't connect HSDPA on Karmic Koala!!!


hi!

have upgraded karmic koala , can't connect 3g modem in hsdpa, edge. owns modem (sony ericsson md300) knows if connected on hsdpa modem blinks blue light , when in edge blinks green light.

so, here tried till now:

first, let me explain how configured modem on jaunty (9.04):

1. created /etc/udev/rules.d/50-md300modem.rules content:

action!="add", goto="3g_end"
bus=="usb", sysfs{idproduct}=="d0cf", sysfs{idvendor}=="0fce", name="modem", program="/bin/sh -c 'echo 3 > /sys/%p/device/bconfigurationvalue'", run+="/usr/local/bin/md300-ethernet"
label="3g_end"

2. restart udev:

/etc/init.d/udev restart

ok! ubuntu detect device modem , not pen drive!
that's not all! doing connection worked on edge, found python script force modem connect on hsdpa. this:

3. created /usr/local/bin/md300-ethernet content:

#! /usr/bin/python
import time;
time.sleep(5);
import serial;
s=serial.serial("/dev/ttyacm0" );
s.write("at+cfun=6\r" );
time.sleep(10);
s.write("at*enap=1,1\r" );

it's ok! after connecting device, automatically execute script above , forces modem use hsdpa (blue light blinking!).
connected via network manager , that's all!

steps above used work on jaunty (9.04).

on karmic (9.10), found properties has changed on /etc/udev/rules.d/50-md300modem.rules. new file on karmic looks this:

action!="add", goto="3g_end"
subsystems=="usb", attrs{idproduct}=="d0cf", attrs{idvendor}=="0fce", run+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 3 > /sys/%p/bconfigurationvalue'", run+="/usr/local/bin/md300-ethernet"
label="3g_end"

basically: "bus" changed "subsystems", "sysfs" changed "attrs" , "program" changed "run".

ok! detects device modem, the python script executing, but it's not forcing device connect on hsdpa. when try connect on network manager connects in edge mode (green led blinking).

knows how connect on hsdpa without dialer (wvdial, gnome-ppp, kppp, etc...)? mean, connect on hsdpa via network manager!

please!

thanks!

i copied script fresh 9.10 install:

action!="add", goto="3g_end"
subsystems=="usb", attrs{idproduct}=="d0cf", attrs{idvendor}=="0fce", run+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 3 > /sys/%p/bconfigurationvalue'", run+="/usr/local/bin/md300-ethernet"
label="3g_end"

, did service provider editing, , md300 blink blue.


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