Franklin modem on Ubuntu: <Warn>: Can't open 'sprintco

nselby · EVDO Newbie Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 2

Wondering about the error messages I get when loading it on my Ubuntu box. The modem and connection still works at nice speeds, but is this normal? Would it be faster if it COULD find sprintconfig? How could that file have been erased when it's a read only device?

Thanks in advance for any help

TTY output below:
user@tough:~/ppp$ sudo ./connect
Password:
680d interface changer-1.0.1
Find CMOTECH CDM680 at scsi 2
Command:: ./itfchg /dev/sdb
Command:: ./itfchg /dev/sdc
Need read/write permissions for /dev/sdc .
--> CDU680DORA Linux Connection

Modem Port Scan<*1>: S0 S1 S2 S3
WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port.
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- OK
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z -- OK
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 -- OK
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 -- OK
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 -- OK
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI -- MANUFACTURER: C-MOTECH Co., Ltd.
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 4800: AT -- OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 9600: AT -- OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 19200: AT -- OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 38400: AT -- OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 57600: AT -- OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 115200: AT -- OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 230400: AT -- OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 460800: AT -- OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Max speed is 460800; that should be safe.
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK
sprintconfig<Warn>: Can't open 'sprintconfig' for reading: No such file or directory
sprintconfig<Warn>: ...starting with blank configuration.
ttyACM0<Info>: Speed 460800; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0"
--> Dialing...

--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.56
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> 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#777
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT#777
CONNECT
--> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately.
--> Starting pppd at Wed Jan 2 20:39:13 2008
--> Pid of pppd: 7145
--> Using interface ppp0

yellowbread · EVDO Newbie Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 1

That connect program supplied by Franklin is a bit buggy, isn't it? What I've been doing is:

1. If the device is not in modem mode (gnome-ppp can't detect the modem) run umount /dev/sd? and then sudo ./itfchg /dev/sd? where ? is the drive letter for the modem (looks likes its c for you, but this changes depending on other usb devices that are connected and in which order).

2. Using gnome-ppp to connect. Gnome-ppp is setup as follows: user name and pasword are arbitrary nonempty strings--put something there so gnome-ppp won't hang waiting for input. Phone number is #777. Under the setup->modem tab, device is set to /dev/ttyACM0, type is set to USB modem, speed to 921600. In the setup->networking tab, dynamic IP address and automatic dns are selected, and under the setup-> options tab everything is checked except for auto reconnect and send custom reply. I think the only important entry here is ignore terminal strings (stupid mode).

One problem, last I knew gnome-ppp had a bug where after connecting, it would hang with the message "connecting..." Everything with the connection worked fine, but that notification hanging around was annoying. There is an easy patch if you go this route.