Re: Request for testers: Option 3G cards, also Sierra, Huawei and Novatel

At 11:06 AM 11/5/2008, Nick Hibma wrote:

> > At 04:44 PM 10/9/2008, Nick Hibma wrote:
> > >Just now I have committed a driver for Option and Huawei cards
> > > previously supported by the ubsa driver. More information is in the
> > > commit message.
> > >
> > >I am looking for people who would be able to provide more information
> > > after testing with the 3G cards branded by:
> >
> > Hi,
> >          I gave it a try on the Sierra USB card and it seems to work
> > really well on RELENG_7! There is however also a mini-pci express
> > version of the Sierra card, the MC8775.  Do you have plans to add
> > support for it ?  I am not sure how the unit is even supposed to show
> > up as I dont see it in the dmesg, but I do see that it shows some
> > sort of umass device
> >
> > # usbdevs
> > addr 1: OHCI root hub, AMD
> >   addr 2: USB MMC Storage, Sierra Wireless
> > addr 1: EHCI root hub, AMD
>
>If you could run usbdevs -v and then jot down the IDs you can add those to
>the top of u3g.c. You'll have to add a quirk like for other sierra devices
>that show up as mass storage and need to be kicked into modem mode.
>
>It pretends to be a mass storage device (with drivers on it) and after
>installation switches to modem mode.
>
>Or that's my guess.


# usbdevs -v
Controller /dev/usb0:
addr 1: full speed, self powered, config 1, OHCI root hub(0x0000), 
AMD(0x0000), rev 1.00
  port 1 powered
  port 2 addr 2: full speed, power 100 mA, config 1, USB MMC 
Storage(0x0fff), Sierra Wireless(0x1199), rev 0.00
  port 3 powered
  port 4 powered
Controller /dev/usb1:
addr 1: high speed, self powered, config 1, EHCI root hub(0x0000), 
AMD(0x0000), rev 1.00
  port 1 powered
  port 2 powered
  port 3 powered
  port 4 powered

It looks like its already there in the drivers. Is it possible the 
mini-pci express card is conflicting with the USB of the Alix board ?

         ---Mike

>Nick
>
> > dmesg snippet
> > ...
> > isa_probe_children: probing PnP devices
> > umass0: <Sierra Wireless USB MMC Storage, class 0/0, rev 1.10/0.00,
> > addr 2> on uhub0
> > umass0:0:0:-1: Attached to scbus0
> > Device configuration finished.
> > procfs registered
> > Timecounter "TSC" frequency 498053687 Hz quality 800
> > Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec
> > crypto: <crypto device>
> > vlan: initialized, using hash tables with chaining
> > IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing.
> > pflog0: bpf attached
> > lo0: bpf attached
> > ata0-master: pio=PIO4 wdma=WDMA2 udma=UNSUPPORTED cable=40 wire
> > ad0: setting PIO4 on CS5536 chip
> > ad0: 1953MB <SanDisk SDCFH2-002G HDX 4.32> at ata0-master PIO4
> > ad0: 4001760 sectors [3970C/16H/63S] 4 sectors/interrupt 1 depth queue
> > GEOM: new disk ad0
> > pass0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0
> > pass0: <AirCard TRU-Install 2.31> Removable CD-ROM SCSI-0 device
> > pass0: 1.000MB/s transfers
> > Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a
> > start_init: trying /sbin/init
> > bridge0: bpf attached
> > bridge0: Ethernet address: 3a:72:35:a3:25:ce
> > tun0: bpf attached
> >
> > Not sure why it shows up as a passthrough device ?
> >
> >          ---Mike