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Filip · Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 52

Changes:

- Overhaul of driver structures. Removal hangs should be gone now.
- Fixes for high-speed devices.

Have fun!

Regards

thasan · Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

chriskross · Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 13

Apologies for being thick, but after extracting the tarball, where do I go fro there? I have the following files in the hso directory:

CHANGELOG dial.cht hso_connect.sh* init.cht README tmp/
connect.sh* hso.c hso.h Makefile stop.cht

Then I try 'make':

[root@localhost hso]# make
mkdir -p /home/chris/hso/hso/tmp/.tmp_versions
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.22.18-laptop-1mdv/build M=/home/chris/hso/hso MODVERDIR =/home/chris/hso/hso/tmp/.tmp_versions modules
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.22.18-laptop-1mdv/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2

Surely I don't have to recompile the kernel to build this 'build' in?

I seem to have the switcher working, the blue light on my Option iCON HSUPA (direct fro Option) is on continuously... so close!

Chris
Chris

chriskross · Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 13

To answer my own question: I had to install the kernel 'devel' package, and now 'make' works.

Now to get the driver working! usb_modeswitch seems to work (it says nothing needs to be switched) yet the 'devices' file has 'usb-storage' against the iCON.

Paul · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:17 am Post subject:

Hi,

Which device ID was being detected (Which device do you have?). That affects the configuration of the usb_switch conf file.

I have found that for some devices setting the target ID to 0x0 allows the usb_switch to run ok.

I found that the timing can be critical - this sort of works for me:

1. Plug the device in
2. View files on CD
3. Close file browser
4. run usb_switch

Using udev would be better.

Cheers,
Paul

chriskross · Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 13

[quote="Paul"]Hi,

Which device ID was being detected (Which device do you have?). That affects the configuration of the usb_switch conf file.

I have found that for some devices setting the target ID to 0x0 allows the usb_switch to run ok.

I found that the timing can be critical - this sort of works for me:

1. Plug the device in
2. View files on CD
3. Close file browser
4. run usb_switch

Using udev would be better.

Paul[/quote]

Thanks, Paul.

lsusb returns Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0af0:7251 Option

and this is what I put in usb_modeswitch.conf:

DefaultVendor= 0x0af0
DefaultProduct= 0x7251

TargetVendor= 0x0af0
TargetProduct= 0x7251

It's the Globesurfer iCON HSUPA.

But I feel I may be missing out (my lack of knowledge) on the HSO front. Another post pointed at the REAME to explain how to create the approprite dev (./connect.sh up returns "/dev/ttyHS0: No such file or directory" and

n inet
connected

SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device
SIOCGIFADDR: No such device
SIOCSIFBROADCAST: No such device
hso0: unknown interface: No such device
).
(after modprobe hso).

Am I right in thinking this requires running init.cht? If so, it tells me i don't have permissions (after su'ing!)

(When you say 'view files on CD', do you mean read whatever is on the USB memory portion of the iCON? Even though dmesg gives:

scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 5
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
scsi 1:0:0:0: CD-ROM ZCOPTION HSDPA Modem 3.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
sr0: scsi-1 drive
sr 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0
sr 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 5
usb-storage: device scan complete

no storage devices are displayed ony my desktop.

Chris

bully · Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 4

Hello , Im newbie here and very very newbie in Linux stuff...I have a ASUS eeepc and a Option Globetrotter Icon 7,2...please somebody explain step by step how I have to do to make my minilaptop works on Option modem to surf the net...thanks !!

pistooli · Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 19

I am also a 3epc owner and the process of compiling the driver was a pain... first I compiled my own kernel (also for 2 GB memory support), and after that compiling the hso modul was relatively straightforward... but the entire process took 2 hrs all together...

and while the module loaded just fine, my option usb refused to work... so I was back to my old, trusted and bulky option icon I which works fine with the usb-serial module...

but I guess the icon 7.2 also uses the usb-serial driver, so you might try that... (I was trying the option 225)

Paul · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:40 am Post subject:

Hi All,

rezero is utlity to do the Zerocd switching and may be a better option than usb_modeswitch.

You will find it posted at the top of this forum.

Cheers,
Paul

chri · Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 5

Hi, a brief summary :

- HSO driver is ok, except a warning about the MAC address

theVOID · Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Posts: 16

The ZeroCD utility and the HSO is great!

I now have 3 USB modems connected in one computer!

chri · Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 5

Filip · Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 52

Hi,

Connection issues aside, does the system freeze still persist after commenting out line 791 ?

Regards

chri · Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 5

chri · Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 5

Hi,

when i insert my ICON 225, the ethernet address of the hso interface is always different.

Is it related to this message ?
[2574:set_ethernet_addr]: Attempting to get MAC address failed: using default

Is it possible to pass a fixed ethernet address as an option to the hso mdules ?

I need to map hso0 to eth1, for this, i modify
hermes:/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules

but i need a fix ethernet address for this configuration.

Regards,

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Chri