What linux distributions can use EVDO out of the box?

Adrian Cobon · EVDO Newbie Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 1

I am trying to find out if it is possible to just install a distribution of Linux and plug in an EVDO card and go. Fedora 5? Suse?

whitebengal · Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:00 am Post subject:

Simple Answer, NO.

The problem relates to the cards sold being non-compliant with
the USB specifacation and recent breakage of several drivers
has made things worse.

It can be made to run, but you have patch usbserial, and
write custom scripts to work around the problem. The biggest
mistake I've seen is that Verizon and likely Sprint will not
turn on LCP_ECHO unless you send CLIENT right after you
see the CONNECT in the script. I've been running for upwards
of 16 hours with no drops and sporadic normal usage. Takes
about 1.5 seconds for the link to come up. This is a Microsoft
bug in how they implemented their PPP client for Windows.

In the case of the v620 and s620, the normal kernel driver
is broken. Do not include it, or your system may kernel
freeze.

Chris

PS> I'm downloading 20KB/s - 90KB/s on files of upto 85MB
at a time. Without the LCP_ECHO being set to virtually off.

nethole · EVDO Fledgling Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 16

I didn't have to change any drivers. I followed the ka9q instructions (search google) for ka9q and 5220 for dialing scripts, but ignored the driver changes.

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I have difficulty believing that things have been broken in FC5 eventhough they worked without issue for me in FC4. Granted, I had a 5220, not one of the newer cards.

whitebengal · Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:26 am Post subject:

Distro doesn't really matter when it's the kernel that causes the issue.
airprime.c does not work for the v620 and if you don't patch usbserial
the link dies on the first major transfer. Light browsing won't cause
a problem, only big transfers. The part about LCP_ECHO relates to
a recent finding by someone who got a software program to monitor
what was actually being sent from Microsoft RAS to Verizon.

JosiahW · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:23 am Post subject: Linux Drivers for KPC 650

Found this document on the internet. Havent tried it yet but will in a couple of days.

http://wireless-internet-broadband-service.com (ADMIN:dishonest evdo vendor) (ADMIN: Dishonest EVDO Vendor)/evdo-linux-kpc650-v650-driver.doc

In this document it tells you to get the product id, which acording to the site it tells you to visit is (4368) and the vendor id is (5136).

Hope this was some help.
Let me know if it works for anybody. I will need to be doing this.