From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 5 16:38:42 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2BDEB1065676; Wed, 5 Nov 2008 16:38:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from smarthost1.sentex.ca (smarthost1.sentex.ca [64.7.153.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00C8E8FC17; Wed, 5 Nov 2008 16:38:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from lava.sentex.ca (pyroxene.sentex.ca [199.212.134.18]) by smarthost1.sentex.ca (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id mA5GcdK5012238; Wed, 5 Nov 2008 11:38:39 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from mdt-xp.sentex.net (simeon.sentex.ca [192.168.43.27]) by lava.sentex.ca (8.13.8/8.13.3) with ESMTP id mA5Gcdtj040411 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 5 Nov 2008 11:38:39 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Message-Id: <200811051638.mA5Gcdtj040411@lava.sentex.ca> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:38:31 -0500 To: Nick Hibma From: Mike Tancsa In-Reply-To: <200811051706.00850.nick@van-laarhoven.org> References: <200810092344.10388.nick@van-laarhoven.org> <200811051548.mA5Fmsot040177@lava.sentex.ca> <200811051706.00850.nick@van-laarhoven.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.64 on 64.7.153.18 Cc: FreeBSD CURRENT Mailing List , FreeBSD Hardware Mailing list Subject: Re: Request for testers: Option 3G cards, also Sierra, Huawei and Novatel X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:38:42 -0000 At 11:06 AM 11/5/2008, Nick Hibma wrote: > > At 04:44 PM 10/9/2008, Nick Hibma wrote: > > >Just now I have committed a driver for Option and Huawei cards > > > previously supported by the ubsa driver. More information is in the > > > commit message. > > > > > >I am looking for people who would be able to provide more information > > > after testing with the 3G cards branded by: > > > > Hi, > > I gave it a try on the Sierra USB card and it seems to work > > really well on RELENG_7! There is however also a mini-pci express > > version of the Sierra card, the MC8775. Do you have plans to add > > support for it ? I am not sure how the unit is even supposed to show > > up as I dont see it in the dmesg, but I do see that it shows some > > sort of umass device > > > > # usbdevs > > addr 1: OHCI root hub, AMD > > addr 2: USB MMC Storage, Sierra Wireless > > addr 1: EHCI root hub, AMD > >If you could run usbdevs -v and then jot down the IDs you can add those to >the top of u3g.c. You'll have to add a quirk like for other sierra devices >that show up as mass storage and need to be kicked into modem mode. > >It pretends to be a mass storage device (with drivers on it) and after >installation switches to modem mode. > >Or that's my guess. # usbdevs -v Controller /dev/usb0: addr 1: full speed, self powered, config 1, OHCI root hub(0x0000), AMD(0x0000), rev 1.00 port 1 powered port 2 addr 2: full speed, power 100 mA, config 1, USB MMC Storage(0x0fff), Sierra Wireless(0x1199), rev 0.00 port 3 powered port 4 powered Controller /dev/usb1: addr 1: high speed, self powered, config 1, EHCI root hub(0x0000), AMD(0x0000), rev 1.00 port 1 powered port 2 powered port 3 powered port 4 powered It looks like its already there in the drivers. Is it possible the mini-pci express card is conflicting with the USB of the Alix board ? ---Mike >Nick > > > dmesg snippet > > ... > > isa_probe_children: probing PnP devices > > umass0: > addr 2> on uhub0 > > umass0:0:0:-1: Attached to scbus0 > > Device configuration finished. > > procfs registered > > Timecounter "TSC" frequency 498053687 Hz quality 800 > > Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec > > crypto: > > vlan: initialized, using hash tables with chaining > > IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing. > > pflog0: bpf attached > > lo0: bpf attached > > ata0-master: pio=PIO4 wdma=WDMA2 udma=UNSUPPORTED cable=40 wire > > ad0: setting PIO4 on CS5536 chip > > ad0: 1953MB at ata0-master PIO4 > > ad0: 4001760 sectors [3970C/16H/63S] 4 sectors/interrupt 1 depth queue > > GEOM: new disk ad0 > > pass0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0 > > pass0: Removable CD-ROM SCSI-0 device > > pass0: 1.000MB/s transfers > > Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a > > start_init: trying /sbin/init > > bridge0: bpf attached > > bridge0: Ethernet address: 3a:72:35:a3:25:ce > > tun0: bpf attached > > > > Not sure why it shows up as a passthrough device ? > > > > ---Mike