Ericsson F3507g Mobile Broadband Module - Revision history

Bugmenot2: added category

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Vog: /* Using F3507g with ifup / ifdown */

2013-08-13T17:29:02Z

‎Using F3507g with ifup / ifdown

Vog: /* Using F3507g with ifup / ifdown */

2013-08-13T17:28:37Z

‎Using F3507g with ifup / ifdown

Vog: /* Using F3507g with ifup / ifdown */

2013-08-13T17:22:39Z

‎Using F3507g with ifup / ifdown

Vog: /* Using F3507g with ifup / ifdown */

2013-08-13T17:21:19Z

‎Using F3507g with ifup / ifdown

Vog: Add section "Using F3507g with ifup / ifdown"

2013-08-13T17:19:12Z

Add section "Using F3507g with ifup / ifdown"

Viper: added troubleshooting section

2010-11-28T10:58:43Z

added troubleshooting section

Andyjpb at 21:58, 7 September 2010

2010-09-07T21:58:36Z

Sebi: /* Lenovo Partnumbers */ Incorporated post from Netbooks Philipines

2010-07-09T13:31:25Z

‎Lenovo Partnumbers: Incorporated post from Netbooks Philipines

Newhren at 19:36, 16 May 2010

2010-05-16T19:36:26Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:41, 22 January 2021
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	*{{W500}}		*{{W500}}
	*{{X200}}, {{X200 Tablet}}, {{X301}}		*{{X200}}, {{X200 Tablet}}, {{X301}}
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		+	[[Category:WWAN Adapters]]

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   iface wwan0 inet dhcp
-(Reminder from the [[#Overview|Overview]] section: If you have a Linux kernel 3.2 or older, use usb0 instead of wwan0.)
+(Reminder from the [[#Overview|Overview]] section: If you have a Linux kernel 3.2 or older, use <tt>usb0</tt> instead of <tt>wwan0</tt>.)
 ==Using F3507g with NetworkManager==

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   iface wwan0 inet dhcp
-(Reminder from above: If you have a Linux kernel 3.2 or older, use usb0 instead of wwan0.)
+(Reminder from the [[#Overview|Overview]] section: If you have a Linux kernel 3.2 or older, use usb0 instead of wwan0.)
 ==Using F3507g with NetworkManager==

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 ==Using F3507g with ifup / ifdown==
-The [http://vog.github.io/wwan-helper/ wwan-helper] script is a simpler alternative to the "Scripting everything" section. It has slightly different chat scripts that establish a WWAN connection more reliably, even with a partly-initialized modem. It retries as often as necessary until the WWAN connection is really established. The downside is that it doesn't (yet) enable GPS. To use it, simply download wwan-helper:
+The [http://vog.github.io/wwan-helper/ wwan-helper] script is a simpler alternative to the "Scripting everything" section. It has slightly different chat scripts that establish a WWAN connection more reliably, even in case of a partially-initialized modem. It retries as often as necessary until the WWAN connection is really established. The downside is that it doesn't (yet) enable GPS. To use it, simply download wwan-helper:
   git clone <nowiki>https://github.com/vog/wwan-helper.git</nowiki> /etc/wwan-helper

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   git clone <nowiki>https://github.com/vog/wwan-helper.git</nowiki> /etc/wwan-helper
-and configure your APN and PIN in /etc/wwan-helper/config:
+and configure your APN and PIN in <tt>/etc/wwan-helper/config</tt>:
   APN=web.vodafone.de

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	Now broadband connection could be started in the same way as you start any other network interface, just by saying <tt>ifup usb0</tt> (or <tt>ifup 3G</tt>, if connecting via <tt>pppd</tt>). To shut it down, say <tt>ifdown usb0</tt> (or <tt>ifdown 3G</tt>). Similarly, GPS interface is started by <tt>ifup gps</tt> and turned off by <tt>ifdown gps</tt>. Once you get a fix, you can use your favourite GPS mapping application like [http://www.tangogps.org tangogps]. The "cold start" seems to take quite a bit however, and sometimes it cannot get a fix if indoors.		Now broadband connection could be started in the same way as you start any other network interface, just by saying <tt>ifup usb0</tt> (or <tt>ifup 3G</tt>, if connecting via <tt>pppd</tt>). To shut it down, say <tt>ifdown usb0</tt> (or <tt>ifdown 3G</tt>). Similarly, GPS interface is started by <tt>ifup gps</tt> and turned off by <tt>ifdown gps</tt>. Once you get a fix, you can use your favourite GPS mapping application like [http://www.tangogps.org tangogps]. The "cold start" seems to take quite a bit however, and sometimes it cannot get a fix if indoors.
		+
		+	==Using F3507g with ifup / ifdown==
		+	The [http://vog.github.io/wwan-helper/ wwan-helper] script is a simpler alternative to the "Scripting everything" section. It has slightly different chat scripts that establish a WWAN connection more reliably, even with a partly-initialized modem. It retries as often as necessary until the WWAN connection is really established. The downside is that it doesn't (yet) enable GPS. To use it, simply download wwan-helper:
		+
		+	git clone <nowiki>https://github.com/vog/wwan-helper.git</nowiki> /etc/wwan-helper
		+
		+	and configure your APN and PIN in /etc/wwan-helper/config:
		+
		+	APN=web.vodafone.de
		+	PIN=1234
		+
		+	Finally, add wwan-helper to the pre-up and post-down hooks:
		+
		+	ln -s ../../wwan-helper/wwan-helper /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wwan-helper
		+	ln -s ../../wwan-helper/wwan-helper /etc/network/if-post-down.d/wwan-helper
		+
		+	That way, no special settings in /etc/network/interfaces are needed, just the plain standard entry:
		+
		+	iface wwan0 inet dhcp
		+
		+	(Reminder from above: If you have a Linux kernel 3.2 or older, use usb0 instead of wwan0.)

	==Using F3507g with NetworkManager==		==Using F3507g with NetworkManager==

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 * Ubuntu 8.10 kernel suffers from the "option" regression mentioned above. However both CDC ACM and CDC Ethernet interfaces are treated correctly by Ubuntu 9.04 kernel.
 * Playing around with the device under Linux can cause it to disappear under Windows Vista. Issue + Fix described [http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/Ericsson-f3507g-doesn-t-appear-under-Vista32-anymore-but-works/m-p/138874 here]
 ==ThinkPads this adapter may be found in==

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 ==Other thoughts==
-While <tt>AT+CFUN=*</tt> and <tt>AT+CPIN=*</tt> are pretty standard commands for wireless modems and are well-documented, it appears that the commands <tt>AT*E2GPSCTL</tt> and <tt>AT*E2GPSNPD</tt> are unique to the Ericsson F3507g card. All credit for discovering them goes to "Nickolai Zeldovich" who left a comment in this [http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/09/24/apone/ thread]. I imagine one could find them via a USB sniffer on a working Windows machine (or a Linux machine with Windows running in a virtual machine). Another way to get them is to try to look for "gps" string in Windows drivers. What is interesting, F3507g supports a few other AT-commands with "GPS" substring (you can get all supported AT-commands by sending <tt>AT*</tt> to <tt>/dev/ttyACM1</tt> after activating it with <tt>AT+CFUN=1</tt>). Anyway, there is a [http://www.natisbad.org/E4300/Dell_Wireless_5530_AT_cmd_ref.html project] aiming to document all AT-commands for the Ericsson F3507g card.
+While <tt>AT+CFUN=*</tt> and <tt>AT+CPIN=*</tt> are pretty standard commands for wireless modems and are well-documented, it appears that the commands <tt>AT*E2GPSCTL</tt> and <tt>AT*E2GPSNPD</tt> are unique to the Ericsson F3507g card. All credit for discovering them goes to "Nickolai Zeldovich" who left a comment in this [http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/09/24/apone/ thread]. I imagine one could find them via a USB sniffer on a working Windows machine (or a Linux machine with Windows running in a virtual machine). Another way to get them is to try to look for "gps" string in Windows drivers. What is interesting, F3507g supports a few other AT-commands with "GPS" substring (you can get all supported AT-commands by sending <tt>AT*</tt> to <tt>/dev/ttyACM1</tt> after activating it with <tt>AT+CFUN=1</tt>). Anyway, there is a [http://www.natisbad.org/E4300/Dell_Wireless_5530_AT_cmd_ref.html project] aiming to document all AT-commands for the Ericsson F3507g card. The project links to a full reference which no longer works. The new link appears to be [http://developer.sonyericsson.com/cws/download/1/707/466/1277362028/DW-65054-dg_at_2006--10_r17a.pdf]
 ==Related Links==
 *[http://www.ericsson.com/solutions/mobile_broadband_modules/docs/mobile_broadband_module_datasheet_print.pdf Ericsson Datasheet]
 *[http://www.natisbad.org/E4300/Dell_Wireless_5530_AT_cmd_ref.html F3507g - AT commands reference]
 *[http://www.pinstack.com/carrier_settings_apn_gateway.html Carrier internet Settings (Apn, Gateway, etc)]
 *[http://mbm.sourceforge.net/ MBM project website (Support for f3507g/f3607gw in NetworkManager, kernel drivers, gps control software etc)]

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 * FRU 43Y6537 (AT&T)
 * FRU 43Y6513 (Other)
 __TOC__
 Here are some basics about Ericsson F3507g MiniPCIe WWAN/GPS card (USB ID <tt>0bdb:1900</tt> and <tt>0bdb:1902</tt>):

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+  }
-  turnon_wwan () {
+  turnon_WWAN () {
-  	echo -n "Starting wwan connection..."
+  	echo -n "Starting WWAN connection..."
   	/usr/sbin/chat -v "" "AT+CGDCONT=1,\"IP\",\"$APN\"" "OK" "AT*ENAP=1,1" "OK" > $(CONTROL_DEVICE) < $(CONTROL_DEVICE)
   	echo "done"
+  }
-  turnoff_wwan () {
+  turnoff_WWAN () {
-  	echo -n "Stopping wwan connection..."
+  	echo -n "Stopping WWAN connection..."
   	/usr/sbin/chat -v "" "AT*ENAP=0" "OK" > $(CONTROL_DEVICE) < $(CONTROL_DEVICE)
   	echo "done"
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   iface usb0 inet dhcp
-  pre-up . /usr/local/etc/F3507g; ifup F3507g; turnon_wwan
+  pre-up . /usr/local/etc/F3507g; ifup F3507g; turnon_WWAN
-  post-down . /usr/local/etc/F3507g; turnoff_wwan
+  post-down . /usr/local/etc/F3507g; turnoff_WWAN
 Configure <tt>/etc/wvdial.conf</tt> to look like this: