WWAN problem

[TheBigHunt]

Hi

I've bought a sierra 8775 wwan card on ebay (hp origin), patch my bios with the zender version...

When i turn on the x, the green led of the wwan antena turn on, during about 10-15 sec... and turn off after this delay.

THis on off is when i boot vista, when i go in bios, when i go in boot select (f12)...

Ive no sim in sim slot, i've tryed with my gsm sim which is a 3g one... allways this pb.. ?

Any one has an idea ?

Thanks

[TheBigHunt]

i've just try with a sierra mc5720, same pb but the green light turn off about 5 sec after the on.

??? fu@@

[TheBigHunt]

Does anyone with a sierra wwan card in a x200 or x300 can remove the sim card from computer and restart to tell me if the light does the same thing ?

Thx

TBH

[EOMtp]

Tape Pin 20 of the MC8775. Your issue is not related to the SIM card.

[TheBigHunt]

Hi

What do you mean by tape pin 20 ? sorry, i'm french...

Regards

[EOMtp]

What do you mean by tape pin 20 ?

On the underside of the MC8775 card, use a piece of tape to cover Pin 20. In the picture in the link below, you can see black tape covering Pin 20. Notice that the numbering of the pins on the bottom is EVEN numbers. If you count backwards from the Pin 38 in the picture (38, 36, 34, 32, ...), you will get to Pin 20 -- the one with the black tape covering it.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZKlSQm2j7TI/S ... iepins.png

Wrap the tape 1 mm around the edge of the card, so that the tape is not pushed back when you insert the card into the Mini-PCIe slot. (Make sure the tape does not wrap around the card and cover up the pin on the front side of the card.)
Bonne chance!

[TheBigHunt]

Hi and thanks for that !

So, i've tape this pin 20... and the green led of the 3g antena dont turn off !!

Yea ! thanks...

BUT... the card is still not reconize in windows... no new device detect, no unknoned device in device manager...

Arg....

[Peak2Peak]

Is the MC8775 being detected in device manager under modems? - Which driver are you using and what utility do you have installed to support the MC8775?

[TheBigHunt]

Hi

I've try the lenovo one, the hp one.

Ha, fuc@, yes !! it's in, modem section....

So ? what do i have to do ?

[Peak2Peak]

I initially had this version (HP hs2300) of the MC8775 installed - Worked OK with HP drivers and the generic Sierra Wireless 3g Watcher Utility.

[TheBigHunt]

thanks, but not possible to use it as wwan card with TP connect ? and fn f5 ?

Regards

[EOMtp]

...not possible to use it as wwan card with TP connect ? and fn f5 ?

Correct -- that is not possible if the card is not an "approved" Lenovo card, unless you make modifications to Access Connections binaries.
... but so what? Why do you need to use WWAN (the MC8775) with Access Connections? The hardware on/off switch should work with your setup even if Fn-F5 does not.

[TheBigHunt]

It's nice to use FN F5 to switch the différents cards...

But how can i do that with my mc8775 card ? what do i have to modifies ?

Thnaks

[EOMtp]

But how can i do that with my mc8775 card ? what do i have to modifies ?

Read the last half of this thread:
http://www.thinkpads.com/forum/viewtopi ... onnections

[TheBigHunt]

hi again

definitly it dont works...

I've a hsdpa air card sierra in modem... but the card is not reconnized ... i've remose the card, and the modem is still in device maanger...

3G watcher dont find any device.... eve if the card is in the slot...

So :
1 - I've ptch the bios with the zender one
2 - I've tape de pin 20 of the card
3 - I've try to install some different drivers... The one which install the modem is... 3g watcher...

i'm a kind of desapointed...

Best for me to order a lenovo 3g card...

Thanks for all !

Regards