Tata Photon+ Data Card EC156

[Tony Pursell]

On Sun, 2011-06-19 at 11:49 +0530, Kaushal Shriyan wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 9:20 PM, Icarus Alive <icarus.alive at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 8:34 PM, Kaushal Shriyan
> > <kaushalshriyan at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Kaushal Shriyan
> >> <kaushalshriyan at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Kaushal Shriyan
> >>> <kaushalshriyan at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Icarus Alive <icarus.alive at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>> If you've installed Ubuntu from the standard 11.04 Desktop image, you
> >>>>> should already have the WirelessConnection Manager installed, and all
> >>>>> the necessary software to get EC-156 working. All you have to do is to
> >>>>> ensure WirelessConnection Manager recognizes the dongle, and then
> >>>>> configure the connection parameters s.a. the username/password and
> >>>>> dial-string. If you google around, I think you'd find several
> >>>>> successful usages of EC-156.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi  Icarus Alive,
> >>>>
> >>>> I am using Network Manager Applet, usb-modeswitch is already
> >>>> installed. Please suggest furtherHi,
> 
> Below is the details of lsusb output in verbose mode for the non
> working Tata Photon+ USB Data Card Huawei Mobile Broadband Model : EC
> 156 HSIA USB Stick Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd in Ubuntu Linux 11.04.
> Please suggest/guide.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Kaushal
> 
> kaushal at kaushal-laptop:~$ dpkg -l '*usb-modeswitch*'
> Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
> | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
> |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
> ||/ Name Version Description
> +++-====================================-====================================-========================================================================================
> ii usb-modeswitch 1.1.7-1 mode switching tool for controlling "flip
> flop" USB devices
> ii usb-modeswitch-data 20110227-2 mode switching data for usb-modeswitch
> un usb-modeswitch-data-packed <none> (no description available)
> kaushal at kaushal-laptop:~$dmesg
> [29984.647468] usb 2-1.5: new full speed USB device using ehci_hcd and
> address 113
> [29984.742212] scsi12 : usb-storage 2-1.5:1.0
> [29985.741838] scsi 12:0:0:0: CD-ROM HUAWEI Mass Storage
> 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
> [29985.757759] sr2: scsi-1 drive
> [29985.758110] sr 12:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr2
> [29985.758380] sr 12:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 5
> kaushal at kaushal-laptop:~$ lsusb
> Bus 002 Device 113: ID 12d1:1505 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
> 
> kaushal at kaushal-laptop:~$ sudo usb_modeswitch -I -W -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf
> 
> Reading config file: /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf
> 
> * usb_modeswitch: handle USB devices with multiple modes
> * Version 1.1.6 (C) Josua Dietze 2010
> * Based on libusb0 (0.1.12 and above)
> 
> ! PLEASE REPORT NEW CONFIGURATIONS !
> 
> DefaultVendor= not set
> DefaultProduct= not set
> TargetVendor= not set
> TargetProduct= not set
> TargetClass= not set
> TargetProductList=""
> 
> DetachStorageOnly=0
> HuaweiMode=0
> SierraMode=0
> SonyMode=0
> GCTMode=0
> KobilMode=0
> MessageEndpoint= not set
> MessageContent=""
> NeedResponse=0
> ResponseEndpoint= not set
> Interface=0x00
> 
> InquireDevice disabled
> Success check disabled
> System integration mode disabled
> 
> usb_set_debug: Setting debugging level to 15 (on)
> usb_os_find_busses: Found 002
> usb_os_find_busses: Found 001
> usb_os_find_devices: Found 113 on 002
> usb_os_find_devices: Found 112 on 002
> usb_os_find_devices: Found 004 on 002
> skipping descriptor 0xFF
> skipping descriptor 0xB
> skipped 2 class/vendor specific endpoint descriptors
> skipped 6 class/vendor specific interface descriptors
> skipping descriptor 0x25
> skipped 1 class/vendor specific endpoint descriptors
> skipped 22 class/vendor specific interface descriptors
> usb_os_find_devices: Found 003 on 002
> skipped 1 class/vendor specific interface descriptors
> skipped 1 class/vendor specific interface descriptors
> skipped 1 class/vendor specific interface descriptors
> usb_os_find_devices: Found 002 on 002
> usb_os_find_devices: Found 001 on 002
> error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> usb_os_find_devices: Found 006 on 001
> skipped 1 class/vendor specific interface descriptors
> usb_os_find_devices: Found 005 on 001
> skipped 1 class/vendor specific interface descriptors
> skipping descriptor 0xFF
> skipped 1 class/vendor specific endpoint descriptors
> usb_os_find_devices: Found 004 on 001
> skipped 1 class/vendor specific interface descriptors
> usb_os_find_devices: Found 003 on 001
> usb_os_find_devices: Found 002 on 001
> usb_os_find_devices: Found 001 on 001
> error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> No default vendor/product ID given. Aborting.
> 
> Bus 002 Device 008: ID 12d1:1505 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
> Device Descriptor:
> bLength 18
> bDescriptorType 1
> bcdUSB 1.10
> bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
> bDeviceSubClass 0
> bDeviceProtocol 0
> bMaxPacketSize0 64
> idVendor 0x12d1 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
> idProduct 0x1505
> bcdDevice 0.00
> iManufacturer 1 HUA�WEI TECHNOLOGIES
> iProduct 2 HUAWEI Mobile
> iSerial 4 �������������������
> bNumConfigurations 1
> Configuration Descriptor:
> bLength 9
> bDescriptorType 2
> wTotalLength 32
> bNumInterfaces 1
> bConfigurationValue 1
> iConfiguration 0
> bmAttributes 0xa0
> (Bus Powered)
> Remote Wakeup
> MaxPower 500mA
> Interface Descriptor:
> bLength 9
> bDescriptorType 4
> bInterfaceNumber 0
> bAlternateSetting 0
> bNumEndpoints 2
> bInterfaceClass 8 Mass Storage
> bInterfaceSubClass 6 SCSI
> bInterfaceProtocol 80 Bulk (Zip)
> iInterface 0
> Endpoint Descriptor:
> bLength 7
> bDescriptorType 5
> bEndpointAddress 0x87 EP 7 IN
> bmAttributes 2
> Transfer Type Bulk
> Synch Type None
> Usage Type Data
> wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
> bInterval 0
> Endpoint Descriptor:
> bLength 7
> bDescriptorType 5
> bEndpointAddress 0x08 EP 8 OUT
> bmAttributes 2
> Transfer Type Bulk
> Synch Type None
> Usage Type Data
> wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
> bInterval 0
> Device Status: 0x0000
> (Bus Powered)

Hi Kaushal

You keep sending us lots of information, but have you been through the
Mobile Broadband set up for this device, that is:

Go to the network symbol on the top right panel, click it and select
'Edit Connections'

Plug in your mobile broadband device.

In Network Connections, select the 'Mobile Broadband' tab and click
'Add'

On 'Set up a Mobile Broadband Connection, you should see the device
listed under 'Create a connection for this mobile broadband device:'  Do
you see it?

Click 'Forward'

In the 'Country or Region' List select your country.  Is that India?

Click 'Forward'

Select 'Select your provider from a list', and select your provider.  Is
it Tata Indicom (Photon+)?

Click 'Forward'

Click 'Apply'

Enter Username and Password, if you have them, and 'Save'.

If you have done all that, does it now work?  You should see it in the
list of available connections under the network symbol.

Tell me where you have any problems with this.  


Tony