[SOLVED] AT&T WWAN in thinkpad T60 Ubuntu 8.10

[woodpusherghd]

I have AT&T wireless broadband using a Sierra Wireless minipci card 8765. I just installed Intrepid . I can connect using GnomePPP but can't seem to get Network Manager to recognize the card. Anyone get this card to work with Network Manager in a thinkpad T60?

Thanks

[woodpusherghd]

Apparently, the Kernel doesn't recognized the sierra mini pci card as a modem. This was corrected by creating a modems.fdi file in /etc/hal/fdi/information. Additionally, I discovered that the modem was using the usb serial driver limiting it's download speed to about 430 kbs. I discovered the sierra driver source code incorrectly identified the card (MC8765) as product id 6803 instead of 6805. After editing the source code, compiling and installing, I can connect via Network Manager with download speeds of 1.5 Mbs.

[Bashar]

i have the same card on W500, do you know how to unlock it to use it with another provider in different country ?

[rmh]

Sierra Wireless 875 PCMCIA Card
ThinkPad T61p
8.10, upgrade from 8.04, upgrade from 7.10

I already had the Sierra Wireless drivers installed since I used pppd under 7.10 and KPPP under 8.04, now Network Manager under 8.10.

Right click on Network Manager, select New connection... -> ttyUSB0

Username: leave blank
Password: <enter your password>
PIN: leave blank
PUK: leave blank
Number: *99***1#
APN: leave blank
Network ID: leave blank
Network Type: Select 'Any'
Band: 1

click Next 4 times then enter ATT in the Connection Name field and click Save

Left click on Network Manager and under "Mobile Broadband" click the radio button next to ATT (connection name entered in the previous step)

[Bashar]

Sierra Wireless 875 PCMCIA Card
ThinkPad T61p
8.10, upgrade from 8.04, upgrade from 7.10

I already had the Sierra Wireless drivers installed since I used pppd under 7.10 and KPPP under 8.04, now Network Manager under 8.10.

Right click on Network Manager, select New connection... -> ttyUSB0

Username: leave blank
Password: <enter your password>
PIN: leave blank
PUK: leave blank
Number: *99***1#
APN: leave blank
Network ID: leave blank
Network Type: Select 'Any'
Band: 1

click Next 4 times then enter ATT in the Connection Name field and click Save

Left click on Network Manager and under "Mobile Broadband" click the radio button next to ATT (connection name entered in the previous step)

i only see new wireless connection and its the wireless card not the WWAN card and does not show me any USB

even when i go to configure the the ericsson business mobile (mine is not sierra sems to be) it does not let me choose which device ?

lsusb outout:
[edit]Bus 008 Device 003: ID 0bdb:1900 Ericsson Business Mobile Networks BV[/edit]

[rmh]

I'm sorry Bashar, I am unable to assist with your Ericsson card since I have no idea what it needs for drivers or config parameters.