usb evdo device

[Stephen Clark]

Mike Tancsa wrote:

>At 04:56 PM 8/27/2007, Stephen Clark wrote:
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>>Hello,
>>
>>I am trying to get a Novatel Wireless Ovation U720 EVDO modem to 
>>work with Freebsd.
>>So far I am not having any luck. When it is plugged in it is 
>>recognizes as a ugen device it
>>needs to look like a serial device, as it is sort of like a hayes modem.
>>    
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>
>Hi,
>         I wonder if it works like some of the other EVDO / EDGE 
>devices I have used. If so, try the info on the page below and modify 
>the vendor ID info to match your card
>
>http://www.semicomplete.com/blog/geekery/Kyocera-KPC650-EVDO-in-FreeBSD.html
>
>I got it to work for my Kyrocera EVDO as well as GT-MAX EDGE card 
>which had a similar "UGEN Com" base.
>
>         ---Mike
>
>
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>>It has a vendor id of 0x1410 and a product id of 0x2110. I tried 
>>adding these to
>>usbdevs and ubsa.c but it is still recognized as ugen0.
>>
>>Plugging it into a linux laptop it is recognize as a ttyUSBn device 
>>and using ppp we were able to
>>get connected to the internet. I would like to be able to use it 
>>with Freebsd 6.2 though.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Steve
>>
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>>decreases."  (Thomas Jefferson)
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Hi Mike,

Just wanted to let everyone know that using the instructions that were at

http://www.semicomplete.com/blog/geekery/Kyocera-KPC650-EVDO-in-FreeBSD.html

worked by substituting the pcids for the novatel ovation u720 usb evdo 
modem.

Thanks,
Steve

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"They that give up essential liberty to obtain temporary safety, 
deserve neither liberty nor safety."  (Ben Franklin)

"The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty 
decreases."  (Thomas Jefferson)