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[vick <weasalandme@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think I got it, the new Z series come with the qualcomm gobi chipsets, not the option ones so the device is handled by the qcserial module in the 2.6.30 and later kernels. It requires a firmware loader that actually activates the device. It also has a built-in gps but it seems that it needs to be enabled through the driver somehow.
I guess a rfkill device would be nice for powersaving but unloading the firmware from the device might do it if it is possible.



----- Original Message ----
From: vick <weasalandme@xxxxxxxxx>
To: sony-vaio-z-series@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, October 7, 2009 8:47:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Sony-vaio-z-series] vgn-z790 wwan module missing

Raphael,

there was a wwan module under Vista, it is listed in the hardware configuration, it does not have a sim slot because it's with a CDMA US provider called Verizon (that's who Sony contracts with for the US).

Thanks



----- Original Message ----
From: Raphael Gradenwitz <raphael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: sony-vaio-z-series@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, October 7, 2009 8:27:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Sony-vaio-z-series] vgn-z790 wwan module missing

Hello Vick,

Am Dienstag, den 06.10.2009, 20:19 -0700 schrieb vick:
> I have the latest sony-laptop modules installed (0.9np2) but I cannot see the wwan device and there is no rfkill device for wwan, just wifi and bluetooth. 
> The wwan device is not in lsusb either.
> Is there anything I can do to troubleshoot this? I don't have the vista image anymore so I can't go in and power on the device from there but it was certainly there in vista.
> 
> Also I have been unable to find anything about setting up the gps module?
> 
> Thanks!

Do you have a wwan module (phisically) on board?
A Vista partition is not necessary to see if you have eg. a
SIM-card-slot: it is located behind the battery-module..

Raphael



      

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