novatel wireless ovation u727 dual mode?

twistx · EVDO Newbie Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 10

I have a t61 laptop running gentoo linux, and all the proper support for this card as either a module or compiled into the kernel. I can dial up fine but only after I wait about 5 minutes after plugging in the u727.

I'm seeing differing productid's in lsusb output. In the first mode the device appears as 1410:5010 and I have ttyUSB0-2. In the second mode it appears as 1410:4100 and I have ttyUSB0-14.

Has anyone else experienced this? I'd like to be able to trigger the mode switch manually or even have it default to that setting.

Thanks

websterling · Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject:

1410:5010 is the memory slot in the device and 1410:4100 is the modem

try- eject /dev/scd0 (the 0 might be different on your set-up)

You should be able to use the modem immediately

twistx · EVDO Newbie Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 10

Amazing. I didn't have usb-storage loaded so the cdrom never showed up. Once ejected it was in normal mode. Thanks!

websterling · Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:14 pm Post subject:

Glad it worked!

Just wondering- are you using the airprime module or just usbserial?

The airprime module can handle the full EVDO speed and usbserial is limited to about 350kb.

twistx · EVDO Newbie Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 10

websterling, i'm using the airprime driver.

this may also be of use to someone. i created a rule for udev to auto eject the device.

/etc/udev/rules.d/99-novatel.rules