Can HUAWEI ETS2058 be configured under Fedora for Internet?

mq15 · 09-03-2009, 06:42 AM

Hello friends,
I had been using HUAWEI ETS2005 device (please see picture attached) for Wireless Dial-up Internet under WIndowsXp and WindowVista. Please tell me if this device can be configured under Fedora? Someone said to me that it is impossible, but I don't believe so. Please help me.
Regards

aus9 · 09-04-2009, 07:44 PM

hi

it might help if you supply some hardware specs...in particular how does ms see the device? does it connect via usb connector...serial connector...or what?

Being wireless does that mean wireless within home only or wireless to a wireless phone company...so you have a sim card?...your isp should then be able to tell you some connect specifications such as what number to dial...and the apn.

when you plug in...what do you see in your /var/log/messages.

if its usb post and search for the ids from running command ....lsusb

mq15 · 09-07-2009, 02:44 AM

Thanks aus9
I don't understand when you say "how does ms see the device", however the device has a cable with usb at its one end for the system unit and at the other end, there is serial port I guess. So this is a wireless to a wireless phone company with a SIM card. When I called at helpline of the phone company, I was told that this device has a driver for Windows systems only and for Linux I have to search the Internet.

Being a newbie I don't know much how to view /var/log/messages, however this is what you want perhaps:

Quote:

Sep 7 17:36:57 localhost pulseaudio[2355]: module-x11-xsmp.c: X11 session manager not running.
Sep 7 17:36:57 localhost pulseaudio[2355]: module.c: Failed to load module "module-x11-xsmp" (argument: ""): initialization failed.
Sep 7 17:36:59 localhost gconfd (root-2244): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/root/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at position 0
Sep 7 17:37:47 localhost hald: mounted /dev/sda6 on behalf of uid 0
Sep 7 17:37:47 localhost ntfs-3g[2492]: Version 1.2506 integrated FUSE 27
Sep 7 17:37:47 localhost ntfs-3g[2492]: Mounted /dev/sda6 (Read-Write, label "DISK1_VOL4", NTFS 3.1)
Sep 7 17:37:47 localhost ntfs-3g[2492]: Cmdline options: rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal,locale=en_US.UTF-8
Sep 7 17:37:47 localhost ntfs-3g[2492]: Mount options: rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal,silent,allow_other,nonempty,relatime,fsname=/dev/sda6,blkdev,blksize=4096
Sep 7 17:37:50 localhost hald: mounted /dev/sda1 on behalf of uid 0
Sep 7 17:37:51 localhost ntfs-3g[2514]: Version 1.2506 integrated FUSE 27
Sep 7 17:37:51 localhost ntfs-3g[2514]: Mounted /dev/sda5 (Read-Write, label "DISK1_VOL3", NTFS 3.1)
Sep 7 17:37:51 localhost ntfs-3g[2514]: Cmdline options: rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal,locale=en_US.UTF-8
Sep 7 17:37:51 localhost ntfs-3g[2514]: Mount options: rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal,silent,allow_other,nonempty,relatime,fsname=/dev/sda5,blkdev,blksize=4096
Sep 7 17:37:51 localhost hald: mounted /dev/sda5 on behalf of uid 0
Sep 7 17:37:52 localhost ntfs-3g[2524]: Version 1.2506 integrated FUSE 27
Sep 7 17:37:52 localhost ntfs-3g[2524]: Mounted /dev/sda7 (Read-Write, label "DISK1_VOL5", NTFS 3.1)
Sep 7 17:37:52 localhost ntfs-3g[2524]: Cmdline options: rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal,locale=en_US.UTF-8
Sep 7 17:37:52 localhost ntfs-3g[2524]: Mount options: rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal,silent,allow_other,nonempty,relatime,fsname=/dev/sda7,blkdev,blksize=4096
Sep 7 17:37:52 localhost hald: mounted /dev/sda7 on behalf of uid 0

or you please tell me how to view the messages. Now the result of the lsusb is:

Quote:

bash-3.2# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0451:3410 Texas Instruments, Inc. TUSB3410 Microcontroller
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

aus9 · 09-07-2009, 08:18 PM

hi

no your log does not show it.

pls read this post...even tho he has not solved it he gets further and we maybe able to help you.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1187192

---------lsusb--------
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0451:3410 Texas Instruments, Inc. TUSB3410
Microcontroller
-----------------------------

We have a match....thats good

2) other poster installed some firmware to give the kernel some better options in seeing this serial2usb adaptor device.

Use your package manager to install
ti_usb-v0451-p3410.fw
ti_3410.fw

pls report if you can search and find or NOT find this firmware.

EDIT

we maybe able to convert this deb file into a fedora file to install it but we need to know are you running a 32 bit kernel or a 64 bit kernel/system?

EDIT2
I have just done a peek at fed's files and I don't think they call it the same name.

try installing
kernel-firmware-2.6.31-0.204.rc9.fc12.noarch.rpm assuming you have a match to kernel number

aus9 · 09-07-2009, 08:46 PM

there may be an udev rule here you could try but its also reporting as a bug
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ux/+bug/236247

another example of udev with wvdial
http://www.openpages.info/huawei.html

ok....it now appears that either Fedora has the module called ti_usb_3410 or you need the firmware to get it.

try

Code:

su 
modprobe ti_usb_3410
lsmod | grep ti_usb_3410

reference is http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...17#post3477217

aus9 · 09-08-2009, 09:28 AM

ok you can download the firmware for ti_3410 from here
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kerne...410.fw;hb=HEAD
and copy it to /lib/firmware/