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[Mike <michael.huettemann@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi André,

great that it works. Let me forward your thanks to Danilo who provided
the relevant Info on Launchpad.

Cheers
Mike

2010/9/29 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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