Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-09 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 10/01/12 03:52, Panayiotis wrote: > On Δευ, 2012-01-09 at 22:03 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > You've gone to a lot of trouble for me, I am very grateful. I did not > explain my situation well, I have internet at home, I use the 3G modem > when I am outside, at various locations (usually c

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-09 Thread Panayiotis
On Δευ, 2012-01-09 at 22:03 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > Which AT commands and what responses did you get? > And - are you sure you're not already locked to 3G? > If you are getting a green light - you won't get 3G. Might have to get a > decent signal first *if* the problem isn't elsewhere. > >

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-09 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 09/01/12 20:51, Panayiotis wrote: > On Δευ, 2012-01-09 at 10:52 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > What type of USB cable will I need? The same length as a piece of string. ;-p Depends on how far you have to reach - about a metre is handy for signal testing, depending on the weight of your

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-09 Thread Panayiotis
On Δευ, 2012-01-09 at 10:52 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > Nearly there :-) > You can spend money on a signal amplifier, and antenna, or a reflector - > or I can give you instruction on a 5 minute kludge that'll do the same > thing. What is the longest decent[*1] USB cable you have available to >

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-09 Thread Panayiotis
I plan to, but I have to recompile it with some special patches and options, otherwise it won't work... Thanks. On Δευ, 2012-01-09 at 09:52 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Du, 08 ian 12, 11:15:35, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: > > > > My kernel is 3.0.4-libre-lemote. The output of lsusb follows

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Du, 08 ian 12, 11:15:35, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: > > My kernel is 3.0.4-libre-lemote. The output of lsusb follows: Could you also try with Debian stock kernel? Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 09/01/12 08:17, Panayiotis wrote: > On Δευ, 2012-01-09 at 00:33 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > >> 3. Please take note of the LED colours and flash rate throughout and >> post the results. > > There was a long pause at the beginning, then the green light flashed > twice, a shorter pause,

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Panayiotis
On Δευ, 2012-01-09 at 00:33 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > 1. Please enable usb-modeswitch logging by setting "EnableLogging=1" > it's the last option in the config file:- > # nano /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf > > 2. Then restart your computer, connect the modem. Done. > 3. Please take note of th

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Panayiotis
On Δευ, 2012-01-09 at 00:33 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 08/01/12 23:30, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: > > On 01/08/2012 12:48 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > [...] > > > > > > > ^DSFLOWRPT:0010,,002C,,0059,2000,C000 > > > > > > [...] > >

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 08/01/12 23:30, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: > On 01/08/2012 12:48 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > [...] > > ^DSFLOWRPT:0010,,002C,,0059,2000,C000 > > > [...] comgt won't parse DSFLOWRPT - I might be able to fix that. 1. Please enable us

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Panayiotis Karabassis
On 01/08/2012 12:48 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: [...] Yes. :-/ I'm saving fr charity. :-) That ^ usually means you're parsing data from the incorrect device [...] Could you please paste a small sample of the output from:- # cat /dev/ttyUSB1 Both ttyUSB0 and ttyUSB1 show the errors. Her

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Panayiotis
On Κυρ, 2012-01-08 at 10:05 +, Lisi wrote: > On Sunday 08 January 2012 09:15:35 Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: > > Yes, sorry, I am allergic to Windows, > > Please don't misuse words in this way. It makes life even harder for those > of > us who are seriously allergic to things. You are usin

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 08/01/12 20:15, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: > Many many thanks! > > On 01/08/2012 01:59 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 08/01/12 08:06, Panayiotis wrote: >>> Thanks! >>> > >> Install cmgt # apt-get install cmgt > > That should be comgt, right? Yes. :-/ I'm saving fr charity. > > Than

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 08 January 2012 09:15:35 Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: > Yes, sorry, I am allergic to Windows, Please don't misuse words in this way. It makes life even harder for those of us who are seriously allergic to things. You are using the word to mean "I don't like", so what word is left for

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Panayiotis Karabassis
Many many thanks! On 01/08/2012 01:59 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: On 08/01/12 08:06, Panayiotis wrote: Thanks! Well, sometimes the modem won't get recognized at all (nothing in dmesg or lsusb), sometimes it will be connected for a while then suddenly disconnect. Signal strength is weaker than in

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Panayiotis Karabassis
Thanks, it's good to know... On 01/08/2012 10:31 AM, Andrei Popescu wrote: On Du, 08 ian 12, 10:06:46, Panayiotis wrote: On Σαβ, 2012-01-07 at 22:45 +, Walter Hurry wrote: Please don't top post, or reply to my email address. Reply to the list. Thanks. Sorry, what is top posting? http:

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Du, 08 ian 12, 10:06:46, Panayiotis wrote: > On Σαβ, 2012-01-07 at 22:45 +, Walter Hurry wrote: > > > > Please don't top post, or reply to my email address. Reply to the list. > > Thanks. Sorry, what is top posting? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_posting > I replied to the list as CC.

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Du, 08 ian 12, 10:59:24, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > The relevant lsusb would be nice. :-) ... and kernel version. Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic signature.asc Description: D

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Panayiotis
On Σαβ, 2012-01-07 at 17:19 -0500, chris wrote: > Uhm, I did not mean you should expect to be near a wifi hotspot. There > are USB devices called "mobile hotspots" which only use the USB port > for power and allow you to connect any device which supports wifi to > 3G/4G. > This would save you alot

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Panayiotis
On Σαβ, 2012-01-07 at 22:45 +, Walter Hurry wrote: > On Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:04:15 +0200, Panayiotis wrote: > > > What is the dongle's model? Mine is not particularly little, I think > > it's the Huawei E220. > > It's a Vodafone K3570-Z - a small white dongle that looks like a fat > memory st

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-07 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 08/01/12 08:06, Panayiotis wrote: > Thanks! > > Well, sometimes the modem won't get recognized at all (nothing in dmesg > or lsusb), sometimes it will be connected for a while then suddenly > disconnect. Signal strength is weaker than in Windoze (generally no 3G > in Linux). That makes no sen

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-07 Thread Walter Hurry
On Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:04:15 +0200, Panayiotis wrote: > What is the dongle's model? Mine is not particularly little, I think > it's the Huawei E220. It's a Vodafone K3570-Z - a small white dongle that looks like a fat memory stick. Please don't top post, or reply to my email address. Reply to t

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-07 Thread chris
Uhm, I did not mean you should expect to be near a wifi hotspot. There are USB devices called "mobile hotspots" which only use the USB port for power and allow you to connect any device which supports wifi to 3G/4G. This would save you alot of headache with ppp and drivers. And just fyi I did copy

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-07 Thread Panayiotis
What is the dongle's model? Mine is not particularly little, I think it's the Huawei E220. On Σαβ, 2012-01-07 at 22:02 +, Walter Hurry wrote: > On Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:07:29 +0200, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > I am running a mix of GNewSense (which is based on Squeeze) and S

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-07 Thread Walter Hurry
On Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:07:29 +0200, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: > Hi! > > I am running a mix of GNewSense (which is based on Squeeze) and Squeeze > on a Lemote YeeLoong netbook. > > To access the internet I have paid for a Vodafone Mobile Internet > Contract. However the provided Huawei usb mod

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-07 Thread Panayiotis
Well, Wifi hotspots are not as ubiquitous in my country as elsewhere. In the future please add Debian User to the recipients... :-) On Σαβ, 2012-01-07 at 16:57 -0500, chris wrote: > Why can't you just use a WiFi hotspot or.similar? > > chris > > On Jan 7, 2012 4:06 PM, "Panayiotis" wrote: >

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-07 Thread chris
is there any reason you cant just use on of the wifi hotspot type devices? pretty easy to connect any device then and multiple devices if you so desire On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Panayiotis wrote: > Thanks! > > Well, sometimes the modem won't get recognized at all (nothing in dmesg > or lsu

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-07 Thread Panayiotis
Thanks! Well, sometimes the modem won't get recognized at all (nothing in dmesg or lsusb), sometimes it will be connected for a while then suddenly disconnect. Signal strength is weaker than in Windoze (generally no 3G in Linux). The worst is that when the disconnects happen (which is often) I hav

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-07 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sb, 07 ian 12, 20:07:29, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: > > To access the internet I have paid for a Vodafone Mobile Internet > Contract. However the provided Huawei usb modem has been nothing but > trouble. Can you provide some more details? I've used two different Huawei modems on squeeze wit