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[André Bergner <andre.bergner.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mike,

I installed the the package linux-backports-modules-wwan-lucid-generic
from the repository and the modem immediately worked.
Thanks a lot for that tip.

Cheers,
      André


2010/9/29 Mike <michael.huettemann@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi André,
>
>
> 2010/9/29 André Bergner <andre.bergner.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> I already tried to apply those patches from
>> www.codon.org.uk/~mjg59/gobi_loader/ without success.
>> Some hunks had beed rejected and I don't want to do that by hand -- No
>> time, no plan.
>
> Now that you mention it. Yes I had the same phenomenon. I compiled the
> partially module anyway -- and it worked.
>
>> The linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 you mentioned what exactly is that?
>> Patched modules?
>> How to install? Just apt-get and done or are any tweaks needed?
>
> The linux-backports-modules are backported kernel modules. These can
> be enabled via the package sources (linux-backports). Once enabled you
> should be able to find and install them using synaptic.
> I haven't tried this myself. When I tackled this problem, there was no
> option other than using the patch for the kernel module. So, of
> course, I cannot guarantee success.
>
> Right now I am on Maverick, and it is working still.
>
> Cheers
> Mike
>
>> cheers,
>> André
>>
>>
>> 2010/9/29 Mike <michael.huettemann@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>> Hi André,
>>>
>>> sorry by mistake I pulled the obsolete patch out of my references.
>>> Please follow Matthew Garret's brief instructions here:
>>> http://www.codon.org.uk/~mjg59/gobi_loader/
>>> Especially the "Note for kernel 2.6.32 or later" applies. The is a
>>> link to the patch which I actually used earlier this year for Lucid.
>>>
>>> Danilo's advice in his previous message seems to be even more helpful.
>>> According to the launchpad ticket the patch has made into
>>> "linux-backports-modules-2.6.32" for Lucid. At this time I would try
>>> that first.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> 2010/9/29 André Bergner <andre.bergner.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>> Hi Mike,
>>>>
>>>> I found no patch for the gobi_loader at this side.
>>>> What I found there is a patch for  /drivers/usb/serial/generic.c
>>>> and a description of how to add sleep(1) calls into gobi_loader in
>>>> order to make it work.
>>>>
>>>> Did you applay both changes? And if you added those sleep(1) calls,
>>>> doesn't it slow down the load process a lot and thus the boot process
>>>> at all?
>>>>
>>>> cheers,
>>>>   André
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2010/9/29 Mike <michael.huettemann@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>> That problem is a regression starting with newer Linux kernels. See
>>>>> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15134
>>>>> The current solution is to patch the gobi_loader source with the
>>>>> referenced patch (https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/73878/) and
>>>>> compile gobi_loader yourself. That works for me (VGN-Z31WN).
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> Mike
>>>>>
>>>>> 2010/9/29 André Bergner <andre.bergner.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>>> Hi Vaio-Z-Linux team,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> did anybody manage to get the build-in Gobi UMTS modem to work with
>>>>>> Ubuntu Lucid?
>>>>>> It works fine with my Karmic installation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't understand where the problem is. The device gets loaded by the
>>>>>> qcserial module ( /dev/ttyUSB0 is visible ).
>>>>>> But when I run lsusb I still see only   05c6:9221 Qualcomm, Inc.   and
>>>>>> not   05c6:9222 Qualcomm, Inc.
>>>>>> I've compiled and installed the gobi_loader and copied the correct
>>>>>> firmware in the correct place.
>>>>>> No success.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anybody having an idea or similar problems.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> regards,
>>>>>> André
>>>>>>
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