Datacard + Ubuntu - Anyone ?

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din

din

Tribal Boy
Anyone got data card (Reliance / Tata / BSNL) working successfully in Ubuntu ? I mean the CDMA PCMCIA data card. I could make the basic configuration ok, and it seems almost all ok, but still not working. When I try wvdial, it detect modem, shows all commands etc but stops / cursor blinks after

Starting pppd at - (date and time)
pid of pppid : 6101
 
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din

din

Tribal Boy
No, it is not connected yet. So pinging is not working. But I think it is almost there ! But do not know whats missing. I wil l post the output of ifconfig.
 
praka123

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^kernel shud provide driver i suppose.hopefully most default kernels will have the driver.heck,let him post the ifconfig o/p after dialing with wvdial also check any dns entries shown.
 
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mehulved

18 Till I Die............
Tata does work. GNUrag and friends do use it AFAICR
*www.mail-archive.com/linuxers@mm.glug-bom.org/msg04585.html
This should work as both of them who've replied in positive use ubuntu.
 
Gigacore

Gigacore

Dreamweaver
Guys.. even i have BSNL's USB EV-DO and i want to setup internet in Ubuntu.. no linux drivers are provided.. how to do then? i tried the connecting as mentioned in data cable method, didnt work..
 
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din

din

Tribal Boy
infra_red_dude said:
What driver do you install for that? I'm clueless!
Click to expand...

Oops, I didn't install any drivers at all !

I just followed this article and I thought I will get connected !

It seems to detect the card, modem, carrier etc, but stops at the line I mentioned.

When I tried ifconfig, I get 0 for almost all (TX, RX etc). That meanes, it is not connected right ?

OK, I will post the output.
 
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Hitboxx

Juke Box Hero
I got Airtel usb modem for me dad's laptop but could'nt configure it for use with Ubuntu :(

If this works then probably I may get some idea, keep trying it mate.

The cc at Tata say they support Linux but Airtel flatly denied it. $#£€¢¥ #$¢€* these Indian isp's are suckers for Linux, so much for a developing nation :mad:
 
praka123

praka123

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I shud have tried this.my uncle is waiting for datacard 4m bsnl.will try if i can try linux to work.i dont know much about datacard,but feels it uses some lan adapter to work with.

Does it have some brand written?
 
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din

din

Tribal Boy
Reliance, they were giving Zte Mc315 card (I have that), now changed to Huawei EC 321.

BSNL data card - Huawei EC 321.
 
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ThinkFree

Technomancer
Tata Usb modem works with ubuntu and they claim the same for data card as well. Reliance doesn't provide support for linux but it can work with it (just search the web)
 
praka123

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^is it a usb device-datacard?(sry,no idea so..) if yes,"lsusb" will show some details,remeber usbutils shud be installed already.else "lspci" output.
 
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din

din

Tribal Boy
Reliance has both, I mean USB modem and PCMCIA data card. Not sure which one Chester tried. But my case - its a PCMCIA data card. I could connect Airtel GPRS without much trouble though (mobile + cable to usb port +Airtel MO)
 
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