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Talk:Qualcomm Gobi 2000

2010-12-16T15:28:03Z

Joban: /* GPS: change answer for evadim */

== Firmware ==

I found out a way to get the firmware on a linux-only system. Mine is a debian squeeze, but it should apply to any system.

First, I entered my model number on the [http://www.lenovo.com/support/ Lenovo support page] in the right siderow (Select you system / Quick Path) to get to my drivers page. There I clicked to download drivers and on the UMTS drivers. Afterwards I downloaded the "<code>7xwc42ww.exe</code>" driver package.

You dont need to enter your serial number to the lenovo support page. With some googling i came up with [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-72938.html this] page. This is very useful for all those owning a laptop not built by lenovo. ([[User:Bob the builder|bob]])

With wine I was able to install the driver package, but all it does, was unpacking the GOBI driver setup. This one comes packaged as a <code>.msi</code> file, so we have to [http://sysblogd.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/howto-extract-all-files-from-microsoft-installer-files-msi-rather-than-to-install-the-package/ unpack] it:

user@machine:~$ wine msiexec /a ~/.wine/drive_c/DRIVERS/WWANQL/Driver/GobiInstaller.msi TARGETDIR=C:\\DRIVERS\\GOBI

The installer quits with errors, but leaves the files on the disk, success. But now there are several subdirectories, in which the files for the specific network operators reside:

{| {{prettytable}}
! Dir !! Image !! Remarks
|-
| 0 || Vodafone Image ||
|-
| 1 || Verizon Image ||
|-
| 2 || ATT Image ||
|-
| 3 || Sprint Image || includes special Firmware
|-
| 4 || T-Mobile Image ||
|-
| 6 || Generic UMTS Image ||
|-
| 7 || Telefonica Image ||
|-
| 8 || Telecom Italia Image ||
|-
| 9 || Orange Image ||
|-
| 12 || DoCoMo Image || includes special Firmware
|-
| UMTS || Default Firmware || the MD5-sum on the page matches these
|}
t

I found this out by reading the <code>ReadMe.rtf</code>, looking into the <code>UQCN.mbn</code>-Files and apply a little bit of thinking.

Now I'll move the files over and try them out.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

So I got the Sprint Image with firmware, how does one flash the Gobi with this firmware?

You do not need to flash the gobi as such. Firmware must be loaded at every boot. Simply use the gobi_loader mentioned on the main page, with the 3 firmware files from the sprint directory. You will need to modify it to match your USB IDs. After the firmware it loaded it will last until you power off your laptop. I usually reboot after loading the firmware, but before trying to use the modem. The firmware remains loaded. [[User:Catphish|Catphish]]

--
I appear to have got the WWAN portion functioning but can't find any reference to anyone using the GPS part. Does this work under Linux yet? [[User:Bjb|Bjb]]

For me this images work with eplus germany --[[User:Lynxis|Lynxis]] 23:13, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

84d002b0ef003cde6c95826bfbf067fe /lib/firmware/gobi/amss.mbn
d7496085f1af3d1bfdf0fa60c3222766 /lib/firmware/gobi/apps.mbn
c3d6fd93ae2e52775ef9cd8fccbc20be /lib/firmware/gobi/UQCN.mbn

$ find -type f -exec md5sum {} \; | sort -k 2
c3d6fd93ae2e52775ef9cd8fccbc20be ./0/UQCN.mbn
4d6203bf9fe8ae1af439d4d163e91596 ./12/amss.mbn
385a22740f80c0d00f8acdd9ad637032 ./12/apps.mbn
e868df00bfa88596d588a52f872ff703 ./12/UQCN.mbn
48191d62dc4091fb9d23e0b947611c58 ./1/amss.mbn
4f46a856fcceb197943d0cf3257c3621 ./1/apps.mbn
bb05d912e27b822348d4de93fc3ac911 ./1/UQCN.mbn
ff935ec4da6f6711b48caaddcf737566 ./2/UQCN.mbn
4f74d79ed8df027db3b75e36feb2bd27 ./3/amss.mbn
d9ff7b27c491332650b1efbbee64ee31 ./3/apps.mbn
6f6462fe0cc185cc3dc24720a28770fb ./3/UQCN.mbn
46418504e70971bda7b2ee34cc80b5b7 ./4/UQCN.mbn
1aa5727b034dd1f371a3412d5800c1a3 ./6/UQCN.mbn
9f6773625d59098f9360c24263d99615 ./7/UQCN.mbn
e012286117c0c7708369f8dbc7906e64 ./8/UQCN.mbn
c65246da47695b4ecaaf098a02718c9d ./9/UQCN.mbn
84d002b0ef003cde6c95826bfbf067fe ./UMTS/amss.mbn
d7496085f1af3d1bfdf0fa60c3222766 ./UMTS/apps.mbn

For me this tutorial above worked, too. Is there anything which prevents us from copying it to the page itself? --[[User:Aneiser|Aneiser]] 20:58, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

== 2.6.32, 2.6.34, git snapshots and later ==

so it's working with recent kernels or no? And add any info about GPS, please. [[User:Tensai.cirno|Tensai.cirno]] 02:26, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

I had no luck with 2.6.34. however i tested 2.6.35-rc3 + gobi_loader 0.6 and it worked. had to load the firmware by hand though ...
"/lib/udev/gobi_loader -2000 /dev/ttyUSB0 /lib/firmware/gobi" but i guess the id in the udev file is not the right one for my card. --[[User:Max p|Max p]] 02:09, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, this is ''very good'' news. [[User:Tensai.cirno|Tensai.cirno]] 06:54, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Yes, with 2.6.35 and gobi_loader 0.7 it works for me (T510, O2 Germany, Generic firmware) --[[User:Aneiser|Aneiser]] 21:00, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

The modem also works with 2.6.36 (2.6.36-1~experimental.1) and gobi-loader 0.6.1 from current Debian Testing/Sid/Experimental. GPS doesn’t, although I did apply the patch; /dev/ttyUSB2 doesn't output anything at all – maybe testing outside is necessary. [[User:X2017|X2017]] 20:44, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

== GPS ==

Has anyone managed to get GPS to work yet? I think one has to send certain AT commands to receive the NMEA information (at least that is how it works with some Ericsson modems).
Unfortunately I can't find an AT command reference for the Qualcomm Gobi 2000 ...
[[User:Flyser|Flyser]] 14:15, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

i was asking the qualcomm support about that subject, handing out all AT commands. lets say it that way they were not very cooperative. but you could ask them as well, maybe you got more effective than me and we can have the commands :)--[[User:Max p|Max p]] 09:10, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

so did I. I was told to contact Lenovo about the issue -.- --[[User:Flyser|Flyser]] 08:10, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

You can find the documentation and sdk [http://gobianywhere.com/sdk/index.php here]. However I didn't find any useful AT commands, and I think the SDK is win only. [[User:bbandi|bbandi]] 22:32, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Did you try to install the SDK? Is it possible to analyze how GPS works? --[[User:Aneiser|Aneiser]] 22:00, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Has anyone managed to get GPS to work with the information published on this wiki page? I get all three devices (ttyUSB[012]), but ttyUSB2 does not output anything. Do I have to connect to a wireless network to get this to work? Could someone publish a more detailed guide how to _use_ the gps? I tried:
# cat /dev/ttyUSB2 &
# echo -n "\$GPS_START" > /dev/ttyUSB2
--[[User:Flyser|Flyser]] 11:03, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

I also cannot get the GPS to work even with the new instructions. Googling around, I found that the start string could be "$GPS-START" (Hyphen instead of underline). However, this doesn't work either. The GPS *did* work on the preinstalled Windows 7. I'm using basic UMTS firmware (firmware from folders "UMTS" and "6").
--[[User:Zarhan|Zarhan]] 06:40, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

I was able to get it to work on a X201, after using the 6/UQCN.mbn image from my Windows 7 x64 partition. This seems to be different from the files/checksums above:
root@polaris:~# md5sum /lib/firmware/gobi/*.mbn
84d002b0ef003cde6c95826bfbf067fe /lib/firmware/gobi/amss.mbn
d7496085f1af3d1bfdf0fa60c3222766 /lib/firmware/gobi/apps.mbn
68e46b936d5400862a0381b101af3972 /lib/firmware/gobi/UQCN.mbn

Now to seems to work:
root@polaris:~# cat /dev/ttyUSB2 &
[1] 3320
root@polaris:~# echo "\$GPS_START" > /dev/ttyUSB2; sleep 3; echo "\$GPS_STOP" > /dev/ttyUSB2
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
$GPGSV,4,1,16,14,33,050,35,24,42,115,28,20,55,246,26,19,19,172,25*77
$GPGSV,4,2,16,11,75,237,,17,29,309,,23,07,192,,28,10,267,*7F
$GPGSV,4,3,16,31,08,106,,32,80,227,,30,,,,29,,,*72
$GPGSV,4,4,16,27,,,,26,,,,25,,,,22,,,*78
$GPGGA,192126.0,,,,,0,,,,,,,,*77
$PQXFI,192126.0,,,,,,,,*6B
$GPVTG,,T,,M,,N,,K,N*2C
$GPRMC,,V,,,,,,,,,,N*53
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
$GPGGA,192127.0,52xx.xxxxxx,N,0xxxx.xxxxxx,E,1,05,1.8,30.6,M,46.0,M,,*61
$PQXFI,192127.0,52xx.xxxxxx,N,0xxxx.xxxxxx,E,30.6,80.58,93.58,3.17*5B
$GPVTG,nan,T,nan,M,0.0,N,0.0,K,A*23
root@polaris:~#

On Debian, using '/lib/udev/gpsd.hotplug add /dev/ttyUSB2' you can tell gpsd about the serial device.
--[[User:Shoragan|Shoragan]] 20:07, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm using exactly same firmwares as Shoragan, and I can see the ttyUSB2 device - however, no NMEA data starts to appear after issuing $GPS_START. I'm using W510 --[[User:Zarhan|Zarhan]] 06:03, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Same here: using {{openSUSE}} 11.3 with kernel of the day (2.6.37-rc3-3, includes the qcserial patches), gobi_loader 0.7 and current fw files from win partition:
* Gps works in win 7/64 ({{T510i}}) with drivers updated yesterday (most fw files have different md5 sums from those above)
* Copied fw from 1/ to /lib/firmware/gobi/ (also tried the others, but these are the ones working in windows)
* Usb device id changes from x9204 to x9205 automatically (fw gets loaded)
* 3 tty devices appear automatically (udev and module config is ok)
* Modem at ttyUSB1 is functional (at i command in minicom gives fw version and imei)
* ttyUSB0 and ttyUSB2 seem to be dead though (cat, minicom)
--[[User:Joban|Joban]] 19:08, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
*** In windows GPS & wifi work simultaneously? Maybe you should switch off wifi & try GPS? I read official "Lenovo Russia" blog - in the earlier versions BIOS in X100e you can use only wifi '''or''' 3G --[[User:Evadim|Evadim]] 21:10, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Evadim, I assume with wifi you mean UMTS/GSM, not WLAN (agn) I don't know. I don't use UMTS/GSM (for now). How would I explicitly deactivate 3G/wifi/UMTS/GSM in linux?
Btw. I narrowed down used fw a bit: The firmwares in the "1" directory sometimes hangs the boot process for me and fw dosn't load. I use UMTS/ and 6/
files now --[[User:Joban|Joban]] 16:26, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

I tried with newer firmware that comes with the latest WWan driver (driver version 2.0.7.3) at http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-72938&medium=rssW510#20101028 - still doesn't work. --[[User:Zarhan|Zarhan]] 15:25, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Got it! Wooohooo! I think it work after last BIOS upgrade (lenovo s10-3t), I install win7 for testing GOBI module, upgrade BIOS, test GPS & 3G. After I reboot in to linux - GPS start working. --[[User:Evadim|Evadim]] 17:01, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Qualcomm Gobi 2000

2010-12-14T15:32:07Z

Joban: /* GPS: howto disable umts? */

== Firmware ==

I found out a way to get the firmware on a linux-only system. Mine is a debian squeeze, but it should apply to any system.

First, I entered my model number on the [http://www.lenovo.com/support/ Lenovo support page] in the right siderow (Select you system / Quick Path) to get to my drivers page. There I clicked to download drivers and on the UMTS drivers. Afterwards I downloaded the "<code>7xwc42ww.exe</code>" driver package.

You dont need to enter your serial number to the lenovo support page. With some googling i came up with [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-72938.html this] page. This is very useful for all those owning a laptop not built by lenovo. ([[User:Bob the builder|bob]])

With wine I was able to install the driver package, but all it does, was unpacking the GOBI driver setup. This one comes packaged as a <code>.msi</code> file, so we have to [http://sysblogd.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/howto-extract-all-files-from-microsoft-installer-files-msi-rather-than-to-install-the-package/ unpack] it:

user@machine:~$ wine msiexec /a ~/.wine/drive_c/DRIVERS/WWANQL/Driver/GobiInstaller.msi TARGETDIR=C:\\DRIVERS\\GOBI

The installer quits with errors, but leaves the files on the disk, success. But now there are several subdirectories, in which the files for the specific network operators reside:

{| {{prettytable}}
! Dir !! Image !! Remarks
|-
| 0 || Vodafone Image ||
|-
| 1 || Verizon Image ||
|-
| 2 || ATT Image ||
|-
| 3 || Sprint Image || includes special Firmware
|-
| 4 || T-Mobile Image ||
|-
| 6 || Generic UMTS Image ||
|-
| 7 || Telefonica Image ||
|-
| 8 || Telecom Italia Image ||
|-
| 9 || Orange Image ||
|-
| 12 || DoCoMo Image || includes special Firmware
|-
| UMTS || Default Firmware || the MD5-sum on the page matches these
|}
t

I found this out by reading the <code>ReadMe.rtf</code>, looking into the <code>UQCN.mbn</code>-Files and apply a little bit of thinking.

Now I'll move the files over and try them out.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

So I got the Sprint Image with firmware, how does one flash the Gobi with this firmware?

You do not need to flash the gobi as such. Firmware must be loaded at every boot. Simply use the gobi_loader mentioned on the main page, with the 3 firmware files from the sprint directory. You will need to modify it to match your USB IDs. After the firmware it loaded it will last until you power off your laptop. I usually reboot after loading the firmware, but before trying to use the modem. The firmware remains loaded. [[User:Catphish|Catphish]]

--
I appear to have got the WWAN portion functioning but can't find any reference to anyone using the GPS part. Does this work under Linux yet? [[User:Bjb|Bjb]]

For me this images work with eplus germany --[[User:Lynxis|Lynxis]] 23:13, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

84d002b0ef003cde6c95826bfbf067fe /lib/firmware/gobi/amss.mbn
d7496085f1af3d1bfdf0fa60c3222766 /lib/firmware/gobi/apps.mbn
c3d6fd93ae2e52775ef9cd8fccbc20be /lib/firmware/gobi/UQCN.mbn

$ find -type f -exec md5sum {} \; | sort -k 2
c3d6fd93ae2e52775ef9cd8fccbc20be ./0/UQCN.mbn
4d6203bf9fe8ae1af439d4d163e91596 ./12/amss.mbn
385a22740f80c0d00f8acdd9ad637032 ./12/apps.mbn
e868df00bfa88596d588a52f872ff703 ./12/UQCN.mbn
48191d62dc4091fb9d23e0b947611c58 ./1/amss.mbn
4f46a856fcceb197943d0cf3257c3621 ./1/apps.mbn
bb05d912e27b822348d4de93fc3ac911 ./1/UQCN.mbn
ff935ec4da6f6711b48caaddcf737566 ./2/UQCN.mbn
4f74d79ed8df027db3b75e36feb2bd27 ./3/amss.mbn
d9ff7b27c491332650b1efbbee64ee31 ./3/apps.mbn
6f6462fe0cc185cc3dc24720a28770fb ./3/UQCN.mbn
46418504e70971bda7b2ee34cc80b5b7 ./4/UQCN.mbn
1aa5727b034dd1f371a3412d5800c1a3 ./6/UQCN.mbn
9f6773625d59098f9360c24263d99615 ./7/UQCN.mbn
e012286117c0c7708369f8dbc7906e64 ./8/UQCN.mbn
c65246da47695b4ecaaf098a02718c9d ./9/UQCN.mbn
84d002b0ef003cde6c95826bfbf067fe ./UMTS/amss.mbn
d7496085f1af3d1bfdf0fa60c3222766 ./UMTS/apps.mbn

For me this tutorial above worked, too. Is there anything which prevents us from copying it to the page itself? --[[User:Aneiser|Aneiser]] 20:58, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

== 2.6.32, 2.6.34, git snapshots and later ==

so it's working with recent kernels or no? And add any info about GPS, please. [[User:Tensai.cirno|Tensai.cirno]] 02:26, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

I had no luck with 2.6.34. however i tested 2.6.35-rc3 + gobi_loader 0.6 and it worked. had to load the firmware by hand though ...
"/lib/udev/gobi_loader -2000 /dev/ttyUSB0 /lib/firmware/gobi" but i guess the id in the udev file is not the right one for my card. --[[User:Max p|Max p]] 02:09, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, this is ''very good'' news. [[User:Tensai.cirno|Tensai.cirno]] 06:54, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Yes, with 2.6.35 and gobi_loader 0.7 it works for me (T510, O2 Germany, Generic firmware) --[[User:Aneiser|Aneiser]] 21:00, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

The modem also works with 2.6.36 (2.6.36-1~experimental.1) and gobi-loader 0.6.1 from current Debian Testing/Sid/Experimental. GPS doesn’t, although I did apply the patch; /dev/ttyUSB2 doesn't output anything at all – maybe testing outside is necessary. [[User:X2017|X2017]] 20:44, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

== GPS ==

Has anyone managed to get GPS to work yet? I think one has to send certain AT commands to receive the NMEA information (at least that is how it works with some Ericsson modems).
Unfortunately I can't find an AT command reference for the Qualcomm Gobi 2000 ...
[[User:Flyser|Flyser]] 14:15, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

i was asking the qualcomm support about that subject, handing out all AT commands. lets say it that way they were not very cooperative. but you could ask them as well, maybe you got more effective than me and we can have the commands :)--[[User:Max p|Max p]] 09:10, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

so did I. I was told to contact Lenovo about the issue -.- --[[User:Flyser|Flyser]] 08:10, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

You can find the documentation and sdk [http://gobianywhere.com/sdk/index.php here]. However I didn't find any useful AT commands, and I think the SDK is win only. [[User:bbandi|bbandi]] 22:32, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Did you try to install the SDK? Is it possible to analyze how GPS works? --[[User:Aneiser|Aneiser]] 22:00, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Has anyone managed to get GPS to work with the information published on this wiki page? I get all three devices (ttyUSB[012]), but ttyUSB2 does not output anything. Do I have to connect to a wireless network to get this to work? Could someone publish a more detailed guide how to _use_ the gps? I tried:
# cat /dev/ttyUSB2 &
# echo -n "\$GPS_START" > /dev/ttyUSB2
--[[User:Flyser|Flyser]] 11:03, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

I also cannot get the GPS to work even with the new instructions. Googling around, I found that the start string could be "$GPS-START" (Hyphen instead of underline). However, this doesn't work either. The GPS *did* work on the preinstalled Windows 7. I'm using basic UMTS firmware (firmware from folders "UMTS" and "6").
--[[User:Zarhan|Zarhan]] 06:40, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

I was able to get it to work on a X201, after using the 6/UQCN.mbn image from my Windows 7 x64 partition. This seems to be different from the files/checksums above:
root@polaris:~# md5sum /lib/firmware/gobi/*.mbn
84d002b0ef003cde6c95826bfbf067fe /lib/firmware/gobi/amss.mbn
d7496085f1af3d1bfdf0fa60c3222766 /lib/firmware/gobi/apps.mbn
68e46b936d5400862a0381b101af3972 /lib/firmware/gobi/UQCN.mbn

Now to seems to work:
root@polaris:~# cat /dev/ttyUSB2 &
[1] 3320
root@polaris:~# echo "\$GPS_START" > /dev/ttyUSB2; sleep 3; echo "\$GPS_STOP" > /dev/ttyUSB2
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
$GPGSV,4,1,16,14,33,050,35,24,42,115,28,20,55,246,26,19,19,172,25*77
$GPGSV,4,2,16,11,75,237,,17,29,309,,23,07,192,,28,10,267,*7F
$GPGSV,4,3,16,31,08,106,,32,80,227,,30,,,,29,,,*72
$GPGSV,4,4,16,27,,,,26,,,,25,,,,22,,,*78
$GPGGA,192126.0,,,,,0,,,,,,,,*77
$PQXFI,192126.0,,,,,,,,*6B
$GPVTG,,T,,M,,N,,K,N*2C
$GPRMC,,V,,,,,,,,,,N*53
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
$GPGGA,192127.0,52xx.xxxxxx,N,0xxxx.xxxxxx,E,1,05,1.8,30.6,M,46.0,M,,*61
$PQXFI,192127.0,52xx.xxxxxx,N,0xxxx.xxxxxx,E,30.6,80.58,93.58,3.17*5B
$GPVTG,nan,T,nan,M,0.0,N,0.0,K,A*23
root@polaris:~#

On Debian, using '/lib/udev/gpsd.hotplug add /dev/ttyUSB2' you can tell gpsd about the serial device.
--[[User:Shoragan|Shoragan]] 20:07, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm using exactly same firmwares as Shoragan, and I can see the ttyUSB2 device - however, no NMEA data starts to appear after issuing $GPS_START. I'm using W510 --[[User:Zarhan|Zarhan]] 06:03, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Same here: using {{openSUSE}} 11.3 with kernel of the day (2.6.37-rc3-3, includes the qcserial patches), gobi_loader 0.7 and current fw files from win partition:
* Gps works in win 7/64 ({{T510i}}) with drivers updated yesterday (most fw files have different md5 sums from those above)
* Copied fw from 1/ to /lib/firmware/gobi/ (also tried the others, but these are the ones working in windows)
* Usb device id changes from x9204 to x9205 automatically (fw gets loaded)
* 3 tty devices appear automatically (udev and module config is ok)
* Modem at ttyUSB1 is functional (at i command in minicom gives fw version and imei)
* ttyUSB0 and ttyUSB2 seem to be dead though (cat, minicom)
--[[User:Joban|Joban]] 19:08, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
*** In windows GPS & wifi work simultaneously? Maybe you should switch off wifi & try GPS? I read official "Lenovo Russia" blog - in the earlier versions BIOS in X100e you can use only wifi '''or''' 3G --[[User:Evadim|Evadim]] 21:10, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Evadim, with wifi and 3G you mean UMTS/GSM, not WLAN (agn), right? I don't know. I don't use UMTS/GSM (for now). But I can use WLAN and GPS at the same time in win. How would I explicitly deactivate 3G/wifi/UMTS/GSM in linux?
Btw. I narrowed down used fw a bit: I deleted all firmwares except the "1" directory and GPS still works in windows. So these are the ones I currently use in linux too, with the following md5sums:
2dccbd125ddd2cb327309ba75c6054d2 /lib/firmware/gobi/UQCN.mbn
06f76ed398458dad7b91c2d99a85a0a7 /lib/firmware/gobi/amss.mbn
88a60ed745d75fb1b92c539574ecc972 /lib/firmware/gobi/apps.mbn
--[[User:Joban|Joban]] 15:32, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

I tried with newer firmware that comes with the latest WWan driver (driver version 2.0.7.3) at http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-72938&medium=rssW510#20101028 - still doesn't work. --[[User:Zarhan|Zarhan]] 15:25, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Got it! Wooohooo! I think it work after last BIOS upgrade (lenovo s10-3t), I install win7 for testing GOBI module, upgrade BIOS, test GPS & 3G. After I reboot in to linux - GPS start working. --[[User:Evadim|Evadim]] 17:01, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Qualcomm Gobi 2000

2010-12-13T18:12:21Z

Joban: /* GPS: more fw checks that dont work */

== Firmware ==

I found out a way to get the firmware on a linux-only system. Mine is a debian squeeze, but it should apply to any system.

First, I entered my model number on the [http://www.lenovo.com/support/ Lenovo support page] in the right siderow (Select you system / Quick Path) to get to my drivers page. There I clicked to download drivers and on the UMTS drivers. Afterwards I downloaded the "<code>7xwc42ww.exe</code>" driver package.

You dont need to enter your serial number to the lenovo support page. With some googling i came up with [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-72938.html this] page. This is very useful for all those owning a laptop not built by lenovo. ([[User:Bob the builder|bob]])

With wine I was able to install the driver package, but all it does, was unpacking the GOBI driver setup. This one comes packaged as a <code>.msi</code> file, so we have to [http://sysblogd.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/howto-extract-all-files-from-microsoft-installer-files-msi-rather-than-to-install-the-package/ unpack] it:

user@machine:~$ wine msiexec /a ~/.wine/drive_c/DRIVERS/WWANQL/Driver/GobiInstaller.msi TARGETDIR=C:\\DRIVERS\\GOBI

The installer quits with errors, but leaves the files on the disk, success. But now there are several subdirectories, in which the files for the specific network operators reside:

{| {{prettytable}}
! Dir !! Image !! Remarks
|-
| 0 || Vodafone Image ||
|-
| 1 || Verizon Image ||
|-
| 2 || ATT Image ||
|-
| 3 || Sprint Image || includes special Firmware
|-
| 4 || T-Mobile Image ||
|-
| 6 || Generic UMTS Image ||
|-
| 7 || Telefonica Image ||
|-
| 8 || Telecom Italia Image ||
|-
| 9 || Orange Image ||
|-
| 12 || DoCoMo Image || includes special Firmware
|-
| UMTS || Default Firmware || the MD5-sum on the page matches these
|}
t

I found this out by reading the <code>ReadMe.rtf</code>, looking into the <code>UQCN.mbn</code>-Files and apply a little bit of thinking.

Now I'll move the files over and try them out.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

So I got the Sprint Image with firmware, how does one flash the Gobi with this firmware?

You do not need to flash the gobi as such. Firmware must be loaded at every boot. Simply use the gobi_loader mentioned on the main page, with the 3 firmware files from the sprint directory. You will need to modify it to match your USB IDs. After the firmware it loaded it will last until you power off your laptop. I usually reboot after loading the firmware, but before trying to use the modem. The firmware remains loaded. [[User:Catphish|Catphish]]

--
I appear to have got the WWAN portion functioning but can't find any reference to anyone using the GPS part. Does this work under Linux yet? [[User:Bjb|Bjb]]

For me this images work with eplus germany --[[User:Lynxis|Lynxis]] 23:13, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

84d002b0ef003cde6c95826bfbf067fe /lib/firmware/gobi/amss.mbn
d7496085f1af3d1bfdf0fa60c3222766 /lib/firmware/gobi/apps.mbn
c3d6fd93ae2e52775ef9cd8fccbc20be /lib/firmware/gobi/UQCN.mbn

$ find -type f -exec md5sum {} \; | sort -k 2
c3d6fd93ae2e52775ef9cd8fccbc20be ./0/UQCN.mbn
4d6203bf9fe8ae1af439d4d163e91596 ./12/amss.mbn
385a22740f80c0d00f8acdd9ad637032 ./12/apps.mbn
e868df00bfa88596d588a52f872ff703 ./12/UQCN.mbn
48191d62dc4091fb9d23e0b947611c58 ./1/amss.mbn
4f46a856fcceb197943d0cf3257c3621 ./1/apps.mbn
bb05d912e27b822348d4de93fc3ac911 ./1/UQCN.mbn
ff935ec4da6f6711b48caaddcf737566 ./2/UQCN.mbn
4f74d79ed8df027db3b75e36feb2bd27 ./3/amss.mbn
d9ff7b27c491332650b1efbbee64ee31 ./3/apps.mbn
6f6462fe0cc185cc3dc24720a28770fb ./3/UQCN.mbn
46418504e70971bda7b2ee34cc80b5b7 ./4/UQCN.mbn
1aa5727b034dd1f371a3412d5800c1a3 ./6/UQCN.mbn
9f6773625d59098f9360c24263d99615 ./7/UQCN.mbn
e012286117c0c7708369f8dbc7906e64 ./8/UQCN.mbn
c65246da47695b4ecaaf098a02718c9d ./9/UQCN.mbn
84d002b0ef003cde6c95826bfbf067fe ./UMTS/amss.mbn
d7496085f1af3d1bfdf0fa60c3222766 ./UMTS/apps.mbn

For me this tutorial above worked, too. Is there anything which prevents us from copying it to the page itself? --[[User:Aneiser|Aneiser]] 20:58, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

== 2.6.32, 2.6.34, git snapshots and later ==

so it's working with recent kernels or no? And add any info about GPS, please. [[User:Tensai.cirno|Tensai.cirno]] 02:26, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

I had no luck with 2.6.34. however i tested 2.6.35-rc3 + gobi_loader 0.6 and it worked. had to load the firmware by hand though ...
"/lib/udev/gobi_loader -2000 /dev/ttyUSB0 /lib/firmware/gobi" but i guess the id in the udev file is not the right one for my card. --[[User:Max p|Max p]] 02:09, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, this is ''very good'' news. [[User:Tensai.cirno|Tensai.cirno]] 06:54, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Yes, with 2.6.35 and gobi_loader 0.7 it works for me (T510, O2 Germany, Generic firmware) --[[User:Aneiser|Aneiser]] 21:00, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

The modem also works with 2.6.36 (2.6.36-1~experimental.1) and gobi-loader 0.6.1 from current Debian Testing/Sid/Experimental. GPS doesn’t, although I did apply the patch; /dev/ttyUSB2 doesn't output anything at all – maybe testing outside is necessary. [[User:X2017|X2017]] 20:44, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

== GPS ==

Has anyone managed to get GPS to work yet? I think one has to send certain AT commands to receive the NMEA information (at least that is how it works with some Ericsson modems).
Unfortunately I can't find an AT command reference for the Qualcomm Gobi 2000 ...
[[User:Flyser|Flyser]] 14:15, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

i was asking the qualcomm support about that subject, handing out all AT commands. lets say it that way they were not very cooperative. but you could ask them as well, maybe you got more effective than me and we can have the commands :)--[[User:Max p|Max p]] 09:10, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

so did I. I was told to contact Lenovo about the issue -.- --[[User:Flyser|Flyser]] 08:10, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

You can find the documentation and sdk [http://gobianywhere.com/sdk/index.php here]. However I didn't find any useful AT commands, and I think the SDK is win only. [[User:bbandi|bbandi]] 22:32, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Did you try to install the SDK? Is it possible to analyze how GPS works? --[[User:Aneiser|Aneiser]] 22:00, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Has anyone managed to get GPS to work with the information published on this wiki page? I get all three devices (ttyUSB[012]), but ttyUSB2 does not output anything. Do I have to connect to a wireless network to get this to work? Could someone publish a more detailed guide how to _use_ the gps? I tried:
# cat /dev/ttyUSB2 &
# echo -n "\$GPS_START" > /dev/ttyUSB2
--[[User:Flyser|Flyser]] 11:03, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

I also cannot get the GPS to work even with the new instructions. Googling around, I found that the start string could be "$GPS-START" (Hyphen instead of underline). However, this doesn't work either. The GPS *did* work on the preinstalled Windows 7. I'm using basic UMTS firmware (firmware from folders "UMTS" and "6").
--[[User:Zarhan|Zarhan]] 06:40, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

I was able to get it to work on a X201, after using the 6/UQCN.mbn image from my Windows 7 x64 partition. This seems to be different from the files/checksums above:
root@polaris:~# md5sum /lib/firmware/gobi/*.mbn
84d002b0ef003cde6c95826bfbf067fe /lib/firmware/gobi/amss.mbn
d7496085f1af3d1bfdf0fa60c3222766 /lib/firmware/gobi/apps.mbn
68e46b936d5400862a0381b101af3972 /lib/firmware/gobi/UQCN.mbn

Now to seems to work:
root@polaris:~# cat /dev/ttyUSB2 &
[1] 3320
root@polaris:~# echo "\$GPS_START" > /dev/ttyUSB2; sleep 3; echo "\$GPS_STOP" > /dev/ttyUSB2
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
$GPGSV,4,1,16,14,33,050,35,24,42,115,28,20,55,246,26,19,19,172,25*77
$GPGSV,4,2,16,11,75,237,,17,29,309,,23,07,192,,28,10,267,*7F
$GPGSV,4,3,16,31,08,106,,32,80,227,,30,,,,29,,,*72
$GPGSV,4,4,16,27,,,,26,,,,25,,,,22,,,*78
$GPGGA,192126.0,,,,,0,,,,,,,,*77
$PQXFI,192126.0,,,,,,,,*6B
$GPVTG,,T,,M,,N,,K,N*2C
$GPRMC,,V,,,,,,,,,,N*53
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
$GPGGA,192127.0,52xx.xxxxxx,N,0xxxx.xxxxxx,E,1,05,1.8,30.6,M,46.0,M,,*61
$PQXFI,192127.0,52xx.xxxxxx,N,0xxxx.xxxxxx,E,30.6,80.58,93.58,3.17*5B
$GPVTG,nan,T,nan,M,0.0,N,0.0,K,A*23
root@polaris:~#

On Debian, using '/lib/udev/gpsd.hotplug add /dev/ttyUSB2' you can tell gpsd about the serial device.
--[[User:Shoragan|Shoragan]] 20:07, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm using exactly same firmwares as Shoragan, and I can see the ttyUSB2 device - however, no NMEA data starts to appear after issuing $GPS_START. I'm using W510 --[[User:Zarhan|Zarhan]] 06:03, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Same here: using {{openSUSE}} 11.3 with kernel of the day (2.6.37-rc3-3, includes the qcserial patches), gobi_loader 0.7 and current fw files from win partition:
* Gps works in win 7/64 ({{T510i}}) with drivers updated yesterday (most fw files have different md5 sums from those above)
* Copied fw from UMTS/ and 6/ to /lib/firmware/gobi/
* Usb device id changes from x9204 to x9205 automatically (fw gets loaded)
* 3 tty devices appear automatically (udev and module config is ok)
* Modem at ttyUSB1 is functional (at i command in minicom gives fw version and imei)
* ttyUSB0 and ttyUSB2 seem to be dead though (cat, minicom)
I tried all combinations of the a* and U* fw files now -> no GPS
So Evadim may be right with BIOS issue? My T510i uses v1.41 (newest as of now) But then, why does it work in windows?
Maybe activation is not just sending "$GPS_START"? If I do this in windows (with putty), also nothing happens.
--[[User:Joban|Joban]] 19:08, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

I tried with newer firmware that comes with the latest WWan driver (driver version 2.0.7.3) at http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-72938&medium=rssW510#20101028 - still doesn't work. --[[User:Zarhan|Zarhan]] 15:25, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Got it! Wooohooo! I think it work after last BIOS upgrade (lenovo s10-3t), I install win7 for testing GOBI module, upgrade BIOS, test GPS & 3G. After I reboot in to linux - GPS start working. --[[User:Evadim|Evadim]] 17:01, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000

2010-11-29T20:08:46Z

Joban: /* add firmware info about connection drops on linux */

__NOTOC__
{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top" |
<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">
== Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 ==
This is a Mini-PCI Express WiFi Adapter, supported by the iwlagn driver.

== Features ==
* Chipset: ?
* IEEE Standards: 802.11b, 802.11g ,802.11n
* 1x2 MIMO up to 300Mbps
* PCI ID: 8086:????
</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[image:IntelWiFi1000.jpg|Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000]]<br/>
|}
=== Lenovo Partnumbers ===
* ?

=== Firmware ===
There is a firmware bug that sometimes drops connections - also affects other Intel wireless chips but it may be linux specific.

Some discussion about it can be found [https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16691 on the linux kernel.org bugzilla]

The bug is known by Intel and there is an experimental firmware available [http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=experimental on their site].
Unfortunately it needs a special linux kernel config to work. Just copying it to /lib/firmware is not enough. See their readme for details.

A quick temporary fix is reloading the module (modprobe -r iwlagn; modprobe iwlagn).

A more permanent workaround is disabling 11n with this iwlagn module parameter: 11n_disable=1.
This should help even if you don't use 11n anyways.
I use this 11n workaround for a short while now and had no connection drops since then --[[User:Joban|Joban]] 20:08, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

=== Models featuring this Technology ===
* {{Edge 13"}} (Intel)
* {{Edge 14"}}, {{Edge 15"}}
* {{SL410}}, {{SL510}}
* {{T410i}}, {{T410si}}, {{T510}}, {{T510i}}
* {{X201i}}

=== External Links===
* http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/wireless/adapters/1000/index.htm
* http://intellinuxwireless.org/ - Intel website for Linux drivers

Talk:Qualcomm Gobi 2000

2010-11-24T14:54:35Z

Joban: /* GPS */

== Firmware ==

I found out a way to get the firmware on a linux-only system. Mine is a debian squeeze, but it should apply to any system.

First, I entered my model number on the [http://www.lenovo.com/support/ Lenovo support page] in the right siderow (Select you system / Quick Path) to get to my drivers page. There I clicked to download drivers and on the UMTS drivers. Afterwards I downloaded the "<code>7xwc42ww.exe</code>" driver package.

You dont need to enter your serial number to the lenovo support page. With some googling i came up with [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-72938.html this] page. This is very useful for all those owning a laptop not built by lenovo. ([[User:Bob the builder|bob]])

With wine I was able to install the driver package, but all it does, was unpacking the GOBI driver setup. This one comes packaged as a <code>.msi</code> file, so we have to [http://sysblogd.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/howto-extract-all-files-from-microsoft-installer-files-msi-rather-than-to-install-the-package/ unpack] it:

user@machine:~$ wine msiexec /a ~/.wine/drive_c/DRIVERS/WWANQL/Driver/GobiInstaller.msi TARGETDIR=C:\\DRIVERS\\GOBI

The installer quits with errors, but leaves the files on the disk, success. But now there are several subdirectories, in which the files for the specific network operators reside:

{| {{prettytable}}
! Dir !! Image !! Remarks
|-
| 0 || Vodafone Image ||
|-
| 1 || Verizon Image ||
|-
| 2 || ATT Image ||
|-
| 3 || Sprint Image || includes special Firmware
|-
| 4 || T-Mobile Image ||
|-
| 6 || Generic UMTS Image ||
|-
| 7 || Telefonica Image ||
|-
| 8 || Telecom Italia Image ||
|-
| 9 || Orange Image ||
|-
| 12 || DoCoMo Image || includes special Firmware
|-
| UMTS || Default Firmware || the MD5-sum on the page matches these
|}
t

I found this out by reading the <code>ReadMe.rtf</code>, looking into the <code>UQCN.mbn</code>-Files and apply a little bit of thinking.

Now I'll move the files over and try them out.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

So I got the Sprint Image with firmware, how does one flash the Gobi with this firmware?

You do not need to flash the gobi as such. Firmware must be loaded at every boot. Simply use the gobi_loader mentioned on the main page, with the 3 firmware files from the sprint directory. You will need to modify it to match your USB IDs. After the firmware it loaded it will last until you power off your laptop. I usually reboot after loading the firmware, but before trying to use the modem. The firmware remains loaded. [[User:Catphish|Catphish]]

--
I appear to have got the WWAN portion functioning but can't find any reference to anyone using the GPS part. Does this work under Linux yet? [[User:Bjb|Bjb]]

For me this images work with eplus germany --[[User:Lynxis|Lynxis]] 23:13, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

84d002b0ef003cde6c95826bfbf067fe /lib/firmware/gobi/amss.mbn
d7496085f1af3d1bfdf0fa60c3222766 /lib/firmware/gobi/apps.mbn
c3d6fd93ae2e52775ef9cd8fccbc20be /lib/firmware/gobi/UQCN.mbn

$ find -type f -exec md5sum {} \; | sort -k 2
c3d6fd93ae2e52775ef9cd8fccbc20be ./0/UQCN.mbn
4d6203bf9fe8ae1af439d4d163e91596 ./12/amss.mbn
385a22740f80c0d00f8acdd9ad637032 ./12/apps.mbn
e868df00bfa88596d588a52f872ff703 ./12/UQCN.mbn
48191d62dc4091fb9d23e0b947611c58 ./1/amss.mbn
4f46a856fcceb197943d0cf3257c3621 ./1/apps.mbn
bb05d912e27b822348d4de93fc3ac911 ./1/UQCN.mbn
ff935ec4da6f6711b48caaddcf737566 ./2/UQCN.mbn
4f74d79ed8df027db3b75e36feb2bd27 ./3/amss.mbn
d9ff7b27c491332650b1efbbee64ee31 ./3/apps.mbn
6f6462fe0cc185cc3dc24720a28770fb ./3/UQCN.mbn
46418504e70971bda7b2ee34cc80b5b7 ./4/UQCN.mbn
1aa5727b034dd1f371a3412d5800c1a3 ./6/UQCN.mbn
9f6773625d59098f9360c24263d99615 ./7/UQCN.mbn
e012286117c0c7708369f8dbc7906e64 ./8/UQCN.mbn
c65246da47695b4ecaaf098a02718c9d ./9/UQCN.mbn
84d002b0ef003cde6c95826bfbf067fe ./UMTS/amss.mbn
d7496085f1af3d1bfdf0fa60c3222766 ./UMTS/apps.mbn

For me this tutorial above worked, too. Is there anything which prevents us from copying it to the page itself? --[[User:Aneiser|Aneiser]] 20:58, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

== 2.6.32, 2.6.34, git snapshots and later ==

so it's working with recent kernels or no? And add any info about GPS, please. [[User:Tensai.cirno|Tensai.cirno]] 02:26, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

I had no luck with 2.6.34. however i tested 2.6.35-rc3 + gobi_loader 0.6 and it worked. had to load the firmware by hand though ...
"/lib/udev/gobi_loader -2000 /dev/ttyUSB0 /lib/firmware/gobi" but i guess the id in the udev file is not the right one for my card. --[[User:Max p|Max p]] 02:09, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, this is ''very good'' news. [[User:Tensai.cirno|Tensai.cirno]] 06:54, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Yes, with 2.6.35 and gobi_loader 0.7 it works for me (T510, O2 Germany, Generic firmware) --[[User:Aneiser|Aneiser]] 21:00, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

The modem also works with 2.6.36 (2.6.36-1~experimental.1) and gobi-loader 0.6.1 from current Debian Testing/Sid/Experimental. GPS doesn’t, although I did apply the patch; /dev/ttyUSB2 doesn't output anything at all – maybe testing outside is necessary. [[User:X2017|X2017]] 20:44, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

== GPS ==

Has anyone managed to get GPS to work yet? I think one has to send certain AT commands to receive the NMEA information (at least that is how it works with some Ericsson modems).
Unfortunately I can't find an AT command reference for the Qualcomm Gobi 2000 ...
[[User:Flyser|Flyser]] 14:15, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

i was asking the qualcomm support about that subject, handing out all AT commands. lets say it that way they were not very cooperative. but you could ask them as well, maybe you got more effective than me and we can have the commands :)--[[User:Max p|Max p]] 09:10, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

so did I. I was told to contact Lenovo about the issue -.- --[[User:Flyser|Flyser]] 08:10, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

You can find the documentation and sdk [http://gobianywhere.com/sdk/index.php here]. However I didn't find any useful AT commands, and I think the SDK is win only. [[User:bbandi|bbandi]] 22:32, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Did you try to install the SDK? Is it possible to analyze how GPS works? --[[User:Aneiser|Aneiser]] 22:00, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Has anyone managed to get GPS to work with the information published on this wiki page? I get all three devices (ttyUSB[012]), but ttyUSB2 does not output anything. Do I have to connect to a wireless network to get this to work? Could someone publish a more detailed guide how to _use_ the gps? I tried:
# cat /dev/ttyUSB2 &
# echo -n "\$GPS_START" > /dev/ttyUSB2
--[[User:Flyser|Flyser]] 11:03, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

I also cannot get the GPS to work even with the new instructions. Googling around, I found that the start string could be "$GPS-START" (Hyphen instead of underline). However, this doesn't work either. The GPS *did* work on the preinstalled Windows 7. I'm using basic UMTS firmware (firmware from folders "UMTS" and "6").
--[[User:Zarhan|Zarhan]] 06:40, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

I was able to get it to work on a X201, after using the 6/UQCN.mbn image from my Windows 7 x64 partition. This seems to be different from the files/checksums above:
root@polaris:~# md5sum /lib/firmware/gobi/*.mbn
84d002b0ef003cde6c95826bfbf067fe /lib/firmware/gobi/amss.mbn
d7496085f1af3d1bfdf0fa60c3222766 /lib/firmware/gobi/apps.mbn
68e46b936d5400862a0381b101af3972 /lib/firmware/gobi/UQCN.mbn

Now to seems to work:
root@polaris:~# cat /dev/ttyUSB2 &
[1] 3320
root@polaris:~# echo "\$GPS_START" > /dev/ttyUSB2; sleep 3; echo "\$GPS_STOP" > /dev/ttyUSB2
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
$GPGSV,4,1,16,14,33,050,35,24,42,115,28,20,55,246,26,19,19,172,25*77
$GPGSV,4,2,16,11,75,237,,17,29,309,,23,07,192,,28,10,267,*7F
$GPGSV,4,3,16,31,08,106,,32,80,227,,30,,,,29,,,*72
$GPGSV,4,4,16,27,,,,26,,,,25,,,,22,,,*78
$GPGGA,192126.0,,,,,0,,,,,,,,*77
$PQXFI,192126.0,,,,,,,,*6B
$GPVTG,,T,,M,,N,,K,N*2C
$GPRMC,,V,,,,,,,,,,N*53
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
$GPGGA,192127.0,52xx.xxxxxx,N,0xxxx.xxxxxx,E,1,05,1.8,30.6,M,46.0,M,,*61
$PQXFI,192127.0,52xx.xxxxxx,N,0xxxx.xxxxxx,E,30.6,80.58,93.58,3.17*5B
$GPVTG,nan,T,nan,M,0.0,N,0.0,K,A*23
root@polaris:~#

On Debian, using '/lib/udev/gpsd.hotplug add /dev/ttyUSB2' you can tell gpsd about the serial device.
--[[User:Shoragan|Shoragan]] 20:07, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm using exactly same firmwares as Shoragan, and I can see the ttyUSB2 device - however, no NMEA data starts to appear after issuing $GPS_START. I'm using W510 --[[User:Zarhan|Zarhan]] 06:03, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Same here: using {{openSUSE}} 11.3 with kernel of the day (2.6.37-rc3-3, includes the qcserial patches), gobi_loader 0.7 and current fw files from win partition:
* Gps works in win 7/64 ({{T510i}}) with drivers updated yesterday (most fw files have different md5 sums from those above)
* Copied fw from UMTS/ and 6/ to /lib/firmware/gobi/
* Usb device id changes from x9204 to x9205 automatically (fw gets loaded)
* 3 tty devices appear automatically (udev and module config is ok)
* Modem at ttyUSB1 is functional (at i command in minicom gives fw version and imei)
* ttyUSB0 and ttyUSB2 seem to be dead though (cat, minicom)
I'll try the other fw later and update if it changes something (I guess I have to powercycle between tests?) --[[User:Joban|Joban]] 14:54, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

User:Joban

2010-11-24T14:53:35Z

Joban: â†Created page with 'I am a linux fan with os, programming and database knowledge. Currently I have a {{T510i}} running {{openSUSE}} 11.3 --~~~~'

I am a linux fan with os, programming and database knowledge.
Currently I have a {{T510i}} running {{openSUSE}} 11.3
--[[User:Joban|Joban]] 14:53, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Qualcomm Gobi 2000

2010-11-24T14:50:13Z

Joban: /* GPS status report for openSUSE/T510i */

== Firmware ==

I found out a way to get the firmware on a linux-only system. Mine is a debian squeeze, but it should apply to any system.

First, I entered my model number on the [http://www.lenovo.com/support/ Lenovo support page] in the right siderow (Select you system / Quick Path) to get to my drivers page. There I clicked to download drivers and on the UMTS drivers. Afterwards I downloaded the "<code>7xwc42ww.exe</code>" driver package.

You dont need to enter your serial number to the lenovo support page. With some googling i came up with [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-72938.html this] page. This is very useful for all those owning a laptop not built by lenovo. ([[User:Bob the builder|bob]])

With wine I was able to install the driver package, but all it does, was unpacking the GOBI driver setup. This one comes packaged as a <code>.msi</code> file, so we have to [http://sysblogd.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/howto-extract-all-files-from-microsoft-installer-files-msi-rather-than-to-install-the-package/ unpack] it:

user@machine:~$ wine msiexec /a ~/.wine/drive_c/DRIVERS/WWANQL/Driver/GobiInstaller.msi TARGETDIR=C:\\DRIVERS\\GOBI

The installer quits with errors, but leaves the files on the disk, success. But now there are several subdirectories, in which the files for the specific network operators reside:

{| {{prettytable}}
! Dir !! Image !! Remarks
|-
| 0 || Vodafone Image ||
|-
| 1 || Verizon Image ||
|-
| 2 || ATT Image ||
|-
| 3 || Sprint Image || includes special Firmware
|-
| 4 || T-Mobile Image ||
|-
| 6 || Generic UMTS Image ||
|-
| 7 || Telefonica Image ||
|-
| 8 || Telecom Italia Image ||
|-
| 9 || Orange Image ||
|-
| 12 || DoCoMo Image || includes special Firmware
|-
| UMTS || Default Firmware || the MD5-sum on the page matches these
|}
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I found this out by reading the <code>ReadMe.rtf</code>, looking into the <code>UQCN.mbn</code>-Files and apply a little bit of thinking.

Now I'll move the files over and try them out.
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So I got the Sprint Image with firmware, how does one flash the Gobi with this firmware?

You do not need to flash the gobi as such. Firmware must be loaded at every boot. Simply use the gobi_loader mentioned on the main page, with the 3 firmware files from the sprint directory. You will need to modify it to match your USB IDs. After the firmware it loaded it will last until you power off your laptop. I usually reboot after loading the firmware, but before trying to use the modem. The firmware remains loaded. [[User:Catphish|Catphish]]

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I appear to have got the WWAN portion functioning but can't find any reference to anyone using the GPS part. Does this work under Linux yet? [[User:Bjb|Bjb]]

For me this images work with eplus germany --[[User:Lynxis|Lynxis]] 23:13, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

84d002b0ef003cde6c95826bfbf067fe /lib/firmware/gobi/amss.mbn
d7496085f1af3d1bfdf0fa60c3222766 /lib/firmware/gobi/apps.mbn
c3d6fd93ae2e52775ef9cd8fccbc20be /lib/firmware/gobi/UQCN.mbn

$ find -type f -exec md5sum {} \; | sort -k 2
c3d6fd93ae2e52775ef9cd8fccbc20be ./0/UQCN.mbn
4d6203bf9fe8ae1af439d4d163e91596 ./12/amss.mbn
385a22740f80c0d00f8acdd9ad637032 ./12/apps.mbn
e868df00bfa88596d588a52f872ff703 ./12/UQCN.mbn
48191d62dc4091fb9d23e0b947611c58 ./1/amss.mbn
4f46a856fcceb197943d0cf3257c3621 ./1/apps.mbn
bb05d912e27b822348d4de93fc3ac911 ./1/UQCN.mbn
ff935ec4da6f6711b48caaddcf737566 ./2/UQCN.mbn
4f74d79ed8df027db3b75e36feb2bd27 ./3/amss.mbn
d9ff7b27c491332650b1efbbee64ee31 ./3/apps.mbn
6f6462fe0cc185cc3dc24720a28770fb ./3/UQCN.mbn
46418504e70971bda7b2ee34cc80b5b7 ./4/UQCN.mbn
1aa5727b034dd1f371a3412d5800c1a3 ./6/UQCN.mbn
9f6773625d59098f9360c24263d99615 ./7/UQCN.mbn
e012286117c0c7708369f8dbc7906e64 ./8/UQCN.mbn
c65246da47695b4ecaaf098a02718c9d ./9/UQCN.mbn
84d002b0ef003cde6c95826bfbf067fe ./UMTS/amss.mbn
d7496085f1af3d1bfdf0fa60c3222766 ./UMTS/apps.mbn

For me this tutorial above worked, too. Is there anything which prevents us from copying it to the page itself? --[[User:Aneiser|Aneiser]] 20:58, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

== 2.6.32, 2.6.34, git snapshots and later ==

so it's working with recent kernels or no? And add any info about GPS, please. [[User:Tensai.cirno|Tensai.cirno]] 02:26, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

I had no luck with 2.6.34. however i tested 2.6.35-rc3 + gobi_loader 0.6 and it worked. had to load the firmware by hand though ...
"/lib/udev/gobi_loader -2000 /dev/ttyUSB0 /lib/firmware/gobi" but i guess the id in the udev file is not the right one for my card. --[[User:Max p|Max p]] 02:09, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, this is ''very good'' news. [[User:Tensai.cirno|Tensai.cirno]] 06:54, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Yes, with 2.6.35 and gobi_loader 0.7 it works for me (T510, O2 Germany, Generic firmware) --[[User:Aneiser|Aneiser]] 21:00, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

The modem also works with 2.6.36 (2.6.36-1~experimental.1) and gobi-loader 0.6.1 from current Debian Testing/Sid/Experimental. GPS doesn’t, although I did apply the patch; /dev/ttyUSB2 doesn't output anything at all – maybe testing outside is necessary. [[User:X2017|X2017]] 20:44, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

== GPS ==

Has anyone managed to get GPS to work yet? I think one has to send certain AT commands to receive the NMEA information (at least that is how it works with some Ericsson modems).
Unfortunately I can't find an AT command reference for the Qualcomm Gobi 2000 ...
[[User:Flyser|Flyser]] 14:15, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

i was asking the qualcomm support about that subject, handing out all AT commands. lets say it that way they were not very cooperative. but you could ask them as well, maybe you got more effective than me and we can have the commands :)--[[User:Max p|Max p]] 09:10, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

so did I. I was told to contact Lenovo about the issue -.- --[[User:Flyser|Flyser]] 08:10, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

You can find the documentation and sdk [http://gobianywhere.com/sdk/index.php here]. However I didn't find any useful AT commands, and I think the SDK is win only. [[User:bbandi|bbandi]] 22:32, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Did you try to install the SDK? Is it possible to analyze how GPS works? --[[User:Aneiser|Aneiser]] 22:00, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Has anyone managed to get GPS to work with the information published on this wiki page? I get all three devices (ttyUSB[012]), but ttyUSB2 does not output anything. Do I have to connect to a wireless network to get this to work? Could someone publish a more detailed guide how to _use_ the gps? I tried:
# cat /dev/ttyUSB2 &
# echo -n "\$GPS_START" > /dev/ttyUSB2
--[[User:Flyser|Flyser]] 11:03, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

I also cannot get the GPS to work even with the new instructions. Googling around, I found that the start string could be "$GPS-START" (Hyphen instead of underline). However, this doesn't work either. The GPS *did* work on the preinstalled Windows 7. I'm using basic UMTS firmware (firmware from folders "UMTS" and "6").
--[[User:Zarhan|Zarhan]] 06:40, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

I was able to get it to work on a X201, after using the 6/UQCN.mbn image from my Windows 7 x64 partition. This seems to be different from the files/checksums above:
root@polaris:~# md5sum /lib/firmware/gobi/*.mbn
84d002b0ef003cde6c95826bfbf067fe /lib/firmware/gobi/amss.mbn
d7496085f1af3d1bfdf0fa60c3222766 /lib/firmware/gobi/apps.mbn
68e46b936d5400862a0381b101af3972 /lib/firmware/gobi/UQCN.mbn

Now to seems to work:
root@polaris:~# cat /dev/ttyUSB2 &
[1] 3320
root@polaris:~# echo "\$GPS_START" > /dev/ttyUSB2; sleep 3; echo "\$GPS_STOP" > /dev/ttyUSB2
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
$GPGSV,4,1,16,14,33,050,35,24,42,115,28,20,55,246,26,19,19,172,25*77
$GPGSV,4,2,16,11,75,237,,17,29,309,,23,07,192,,28,10,267,*7F
$GPGSV,4,3,16,31,08,106,,32,80,227,,30,,,,29,,,*72
$GPGSV,4,4,16,27,,,,26,,,,25,,,,22,,,*78
$GPGGA,192126.0,,,,,0,,,,,,,,*77
$PQXFI,192126.0,,,,,,,,*6B
$GPVTG,,T,,M,,N,,K,N*2C
$GPRMC,,V,,,,,,,,,,N*53
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
$GPGGA,192127.0,52xx.xxxxxx,N,0xxxx.xxxxxx,E,1,05,1.8,30.6,M,46.0,M,,*61
$PQXFI,192127.0,52xx.xxxxxx,N,0xxxx.xxxxxx,E,30.6,80.58,93.58,3.17*5B
$GPVTG,nan,T,nan,M,0.0,N,0.0,K,A*23
root@polaris:~#

On Debian, using '/lib/udev/gpsd.hotplug add /dev/ttyUSB2' you can tell gpsd about the serial device.
--[[User:Shoragan|Shoragan]] 20:07, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm using exactly same firmwares as Shoragan, and I can see the ttyUSB2 device - however, no NMEA data starts to appear after issuing $GPS_START. I'm using W510 --[[User:Zarhan|Zarhan]] 06:03, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Same here: using {{openSUSE}} 11.3 with kernel of the day (2.6.37-rc3-3, includes the qcserial patches), gobi_loader 0.7 and current fw files from win partition:
* Gps works in win 7/64 ({{T510i}}) with drivers updated yesterday (most fw files have different md5 sums from those above)
* Copied fw from UMTS/ and 6/ to /lib/firmware/gobi/
* Usb device id changes from x9204 to x9205 automatically (fw gets loaded)
* 3 tty devices appear automatically (udev and module config is ok)
* Modem at ttyUSB1 is functional (at i command in minicom gives fw version and imei)
* ttyUSB0 and ttyUSB2 seem to be dead though (cat, minicom)
I'll try the other fw later and update if it changes something (I guess I have to powercycle between tests?) --[[User:Joban|Joban]]