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[HadiM <marelo64@xxxxxxxxx>]

According to qcserial source code line 159, module is waiting for 3 or 4 
interface.

Interface 0: broadband network adapter (not used)
Interface 1: Diagnostics Monitor (for debug purpose I guess)
Interface 2: Modem port (3G connection)
Interface 3: NMEA GPS interface (GPS)

The thing is when I load qcserial, I only got 3 interface. The interface 
3 (GPS interface) seems to be missing...

I dont know why but I have the feeling our Gobi module simply doesnt 
have GPS capability... or maybe qcserial is missing something... I dont 
know here. I am not a kernel hacker so I can tell. If a kernel hacker is 
here and any idea if it's possible for a module to "miss" an interface, 
plz tell us :-)

Cheers,

On 11/29/2011 12:57 AM, HadiM wrote:
> I think this is why you dont success to run gpsd. Because the interface
> you are using is the interface "Diagnostics Monitor" which is not about
> GPS I think. A third interface is missing for the gps...
>
> On 11/29/2011 12:53 AM, Rob Mukai wrote:
> > HadiM,
> > So doing a "modprobe GobiSerial debug=y" I get:
> >
> > [ 7495.941558] USB Serial support registered for GobiSerial
> >
> > [ 7495.941622] GobiSerial::GobiProbe
> >
> > [ 7495.941630] GobiSerial::GobiProbe Num Interfaces = 4
> >
> > [ 7495.941636] GobiSerial::GobiProbe This Interface = 0
> >
> > [ 7495.941641] GobiSerial::GobiProbe Unsupported interface number
> >
> > [ 7495.941674] GobiSerial::GobiProbe
> >
> > [ 7495.941680] GobiSerial::GobiProbe Num Interfaces = 4
> >
> > [ 7495.941685] GobiSerial::GobiProbe This Interface = 1
> >
> > [ 7495.941691] GobiSerial::GobiProbe Unsupported interface number
> >
> > [ 7495.941714] GobiSerial::GobiProbe
> >
> > [ 7495.941719] GobiSerial::GobiProbe Num Interfaces = 4
> >
> > [ 7495.941726] GobiSerial::GobiProbe This Interface = 2
> >
> > [ 7495.941730] GobiSerial::GobiProbe Modem port found
> >
> > [ 7495.947914] GobiSerial 1-1.4:1.2: GobiSerial converter detected
> >
> > [ 7495.948847] usb 1-1.4: GobiSerial converter now attached to ttyUSB0
> >
> > [ 7495.948884] GobiSerial::GobiProbe
> >
> > [ 7495.948889] GobiSerial::GobiProbe Num Interfaces = 4
> >
> > [ 7495.948893] GobiSerial::GobiProbe This Interface = 3
> >
> > [ 7495.948896] GobiSerial::GobiProbe GPS port found
> >
> > [ 7495.952101] GobiSerial 1-1.4:1.3: GobiSerial converter detected
> >
> > [ 7495.952522] usb 1-1.4: GobiSerial converter now attached to ttyUSB1
> >
> > [ 7495.952593] usbcore: registered new interface driver GobiSerial
> >
> > [ 7495.952597] GobiSerial: 2011-07-29-1026
> >
> >
> > Not sure why yours only finds 3 Interfaces and mine finds 4...
> >
> > Also, I'm sure that Vicki is correct that GobiSerial is deprecated or
> > maybe about to be, but I couldn't get GobiNet to work. Hopefully the
> > patched qcserial will work for you
> >
> > Let me know.
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 3:47 PM, HadiM <marelo64@xxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:marelo64@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> > So if I well understood GobiSerial is kind of deprecated and will be
> > replaced by GobiSerial ? What about GPS ? Can GobiNet handle GPS ?
> > Will we keep GobiSerial only for the GPS ?
> >
> > I will try to patch qcserial to get Gobi 3000 working.
> >
> > Thank for the help.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> > On 11/28/2011 08:26 PM, vick wrote:
> >
> > I modified the qcserial driver to include the hardware IDs for
> > the gobi
> > 3000 and the NetworkManager developers had to do a small fix to
> > get it
> > to run but it is working. There is a bigger change required to
> > get it to
> > work with GobiSerial and they are waiting on some google
> > developers to
> > get the GobiNet actually running (which is the replacement for
> > GobiSerial) so I don't think there's much of a chance to see
> > GobiSerial
> > supported in NetworkManager.
> >
> > So just patch your qcserial module to include the gobi hardware
> > IDs and
> > use that instead of GobiSerial and make sure you have the latest
> > NetworkManager.
> >
> > Last point: if any NetworkManager or close to NetworkManager
> > developer
> > see this: any chance to get GobiSerial working with
> > NetworkManager ?
> >
> >
> >
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