Hello,
I am very excited about the newer PCMCIA implementation in accord with hotplug. I was trying to setup my Sierra Wireless Aircard 555 under FC5 test1 and hit the obvious bumps. Below is a URL where I have documented some of my understanding for the newer systems as it works: http://www.bloglines.com/blog/kevinverma?id=39
Below a URL where Rahul S. has added to the Fedora Release notes overview: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/OverView
After patching (as on blog_url above) the serial_cs.c, I noticed that this PCMCIA device reports different manufacture_id on FC4 and FC5, further I noticed the same is happening on FC5 box before and after manual firmware loading as below in command line snippet.
Before you look into the snippet below I will also like to point out that confused about different manufacture_id reporting I re-patched the serial_cs.c and below is what is being used for the snippet bellow, here: +PCMCIA_DEVICE_CIS_MANF_CARD(0x013f, 0xa555, "SW_555_SER.cis"), /* Sierra Aircard 555 CDMA 1xrtt Modem */
---snip from FC5 test1 start--- [root@server1 ~]# pccardctl eject [root@server1 ~]# pccardctl insert [root@server1 ~]# pccardctl info PRODID_1="Sierra Wireless" PRODID_2="AirCard 555" PRODID_3="A555" PRODID_4="Rev 1" MANFID=0192,a555 FUNCID=6 [root@server1 ~]# wvdialconf foo.conf Scanning your serial ports for a modem.
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up. Port Scan<*1>: S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 Port Scan<*1>: S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 Port Scan<*1>: S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 Port Scan<*1>: S25 S26 S27 S28 S29 S30 S31
Sorry, no modem was detected! Is it in use by another program? Did you configure it properly with setserial?
Please read the FAQ at http://open.nit.ca/wvdial/
If you still have problems, send mail to wvdial-list@lists.nit.ca. [root@server1 ~]# pcmcia-socket-startup [root@server1 ~]# wvdialconf foo.conf Scanning your serial ports for a modem.
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up. Port Scan<*1>: S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 Port Scan<*1>: S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 Port Scan<*1>: S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 Port Scan<*1>: S25 S26 S27 S28 S29 S30 S31
Sorry, no modem was detected! Is it in use by another program? Did you configure it properly with setserial?
Please read the FAQ at http://open.nit.ca/wvdial/
If you still have problems, send mail to wvdial-list@lists.nit.ca. [root@server1 ~]# cat /lib/firmware/SW_555_SER.cis
/sys/class/pcmcia_socket/pcmcia_socket0/cis
[root@server1 ~]# pcmcia-socket-startup [root@server1 ~]# wvdialconf foo.conf Scanning your serial ports for a modem.
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up. ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- OK ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z -- OK ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 -- OK ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 -- OK ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 -- OK ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK ttyS1<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI -- ERROR ttyS1<*1>: Max speed is 115200; that should be safe. ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK Port Scan<*1>: S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 Port Scan<*1>: S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 Port Scan<*1>: S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 S25 S26 Port Scan<*1>: S27 S28 S29 S30 S31
Found a modem on /dev/ttyS1. Modem configuration written to foo.conf. ttyS1<Info>: Speed 115200; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0" [root@server1 ~]# less wvdial.conf [root@server1 ~]# vim wvdial.conf [root@server1 ~]# pccardctl info PRODID_1="Sierra Wireless" PRODID_2="AirCard 555" PRODID_3="A555" PRODID_4="Rev 1" MANFID=013f,0710 FUNCID=2 [root@server1 ~]# ---snip FC5 test1 end---
the virsions if you want to know are: 2.6.14-prep (kernel-2.6.14-1.1783_FC5 - src) pcmciautils-011-1 hotplug-2004_09_23-10
So finally this modem seems ready on expected ttyS1 and ready for connection to be established, I'll also liek to have any suggestions how this can be more fine tuned automatic further, and some help for understating the manufacture_id issue.
Thanks,