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 Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 9:34 am Post subject: 3G USB Modem - wvdial / pppd fails to connect [SOLVED] |
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Hi,
I just got a ZTE MF627 modem on the Three network in the UK.
I've jumped through a bunch of hoops to get my Gentoo-powered eeepc to recognise it, and I think I'm falling at the final hurdle. I can get as far as having some /dev/ttyUSB[0-2] devices, and I'm using wvdial to connect. wvdial gets as far as CHAP authentication, and then fails with 'Terminate Request (Message: "No network protocols running" )' -- syslog says '[pppd] IPCP: timeout sending Config-Requests_'.
So far I've done the following:
* Installed usb_modeswitch and configured it for the device
* Configured udev to run usb_modeswitch when the device is inserted
* Configured udev to modprobe usbserial with the correct product and vendor ids
* Checked that the ttyUSB* devices come up
* Configured wvdial
I'll assume that the first four steps have been done correctly, as I have a ttyUSB device to talk to.
The modem shows up as a read-only mass storage device, and there is a folder on there called "Linux Software". Unfortunately, the driver that's contained on there does not build against a recent kernel, but I've heard reports from the internet that the above procedure should work without the specific driver being compiled.
Alongside the driver, there are also /etc/wvdial.conf, /etc/ppp/options, and /etc/ppp/peers/wvdial files which I have used. The wvidal.conf and ppp/options files mention /dev/ttyUSB1, and I think I'm supposed to use /dev/ttyUSB2, as wvdial is able to detect a carrier when using /dev/ttyUSB2.
Here are my details...
/etc/wvdial.conf: | Code: | [Dialer Defaults]
Phone = *99#
Username = TIM
Password = TIM
Stupid Mode = 1
Dial Command = ATDT
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB2
Baud = 115200
Init2 = ATZ
Init3 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ISDN = 0
Auto Reconnect = off
Modem Type = Analog Modem |
/etc/ppp/options: | Code: | /dev/ttyUSB2
115200
debug
noauth
noipdefault
#persist
defaultroute
usepeerdns
crtscts
lock
asyncmap 20A0000
kdebug 4
netmask 255.255.255.0
-detach
lcp-echo-failure 4
lcp-echo-interval 30
ipcp-max-failure 30
ipcp-max-configure 30
-ccp
-vj
#user li
#hide-password |
/etc/ppp/peers/wvdial: | Code: | noipdefault
ipcp-accept-local
ipcp-accept-remote
defaultroute
debug
noauth
name wvdial
usepeerdns
#lcp-echo-failure 0
#lcp-echo-interval 0
#usepeerdns |
Output of wvdial (note: long pause after "Authentication (CHAP) successful"): | Code: | --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT*99#
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT*99#
CONNECT
--> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately.
--> Starting pppd at Wed May 27 10:30:17 2009
--> Pid of pppd: 12329
--> Using interface ppp0
--> Authentication (CHAP) started
--> Authentication (CHAP) successful
--> Terminate Request (Message: "No network protocols running" )
--> Terminate Request (Message: "No network protocols running" )
--> Disconnecting at Wed May 27 10:31:54 2009
--> The PPP daemon has died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code = 16)
--> man pppd explains pppd error codes in more detail.
--> Try again and look into /var/log/messages and the wvdial and pppd man pages for more information. |
/var/log/everything/current: | Code: | May 27 10:30:17 [pppd] pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0
May 27 10:30:17 [pppd] Using interface ppp0
May 27 10:30:17 [pppd] Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyUSB2
May 27 10:30:17 [pppd] CHAP authentication succeeded
- Last output repeated twice -
May 27 10:31:48 [pppd] IPCP: timeout sending Config-Requests_
May 27 10:31:54 [pppd] Connection terminated.
May 27 10:31:54 [pppd] Modem hangup
May 27 10:31:54 [pppd] Exit. |
dmesg: | Code: | usb 1-3: USB disconnect, address 21
usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 22
usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=19d2, idProduct=0031
usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=2, Product=1, SerialNumber=3
usb 1-3: Product: ZTE CDMA Technologies MSM
usb 1-3: Manufacturer: ZTE,Incorporated
usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 1234567890ABCDEF
usb 1-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
usbserial_generic 1-3:1.0: generic converter detected
usb 1-3: generic converter now attached to ttyUSB0
usbserial_generic 1-3:1.1: generic converter detected
usb 1-3: generic converter now attached to ttyUSB1
scsi12 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usbserial_generic 1-3:1.3: generic converter detected
usb 1-3: generic converter now attached to ttyUSB2
usb-storage: device found at 22
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb-storage: device scan complete
scsi 12:0:0:0: Direct-Access ZTE MMC Storage 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
sd 12:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk
sd 12:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0 |
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mr-simon
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| Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 10:16 am Post subject: |
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Solved! Always the way... You post a message asking for help and your next google search takes you to the answer.
I had to add another 'init' line that reads:
| Code: | | Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","three.co.uk","",0,0 |
Hopefully I'll get some time to write all this up on the wiki, soon.
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Hi,
Thanks for the feedback,
Maxime
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