Ahhrgh… Puppy Linux 4.0 doesn’t recognize the PCMCIA socket. Okay, I found that the yenta_socket module is no longer loaded in a default installation - so I’ll need to add that by using the BootManager…

Good. With the yenta_socket module loaded my card is identified — from a console- cardmgr reports ‘watching 1 socket’ and cardctl ident identifies the Siera Wireless AC860.

I’ll need to add the id to /etc/pcmcia/config to get it to work. (to test the id cat /var/log/messages look for “unsupported card in socket 0″) - it doesn’t look the Sierra module I loaded is doing anything here. I don’t know how to tell the system to use that driver for this device.

It looks like card is ID’d with the function network instead of modem.

The old links I had to Sierra’s site are no longer valid - I don’t know why they pulled the SW_8xx_SER.dat file. I’m not sure how to make this work without it. I have a copy of it from last year that I’ll use (if I can find it!)

Good, I found a copy of SW_8xx_SER.dat. I’ll copy SW_8xx_SER.dat to: /etc/pcmcia/cis/

Now I’ll modify /etc/pcmcia/config

Add the following to /etc/pcmcia/config under the Modems and other serial devices:
Be sure the manfid is typed exactly as it is in the /var/log/messages file; I recommend cutting and pasting from messages and that’s why I put in the log file reference.
This is how the device will be auto-detected and the driver loaded.

card “Sierra Wireless AC860 3G Network Adapter R1″
manfid 0×0192, 0×0710
cis “cis/SW_8xx_SER.dat”
bind “serial_cs”

I’ll need to copy a couple of scripts to get this working. (NOTE: when copying the scripts sometimes the qoutes are replaced with the wrong characters (two single quotes) and the script won’t run - you may see a “invalid option -v” or similar - just replace the double quotes)

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Copy the following Script to: /etc/ppp/peers/3g

#!/bin/bash
#
-detach
lcp-echo-failure 0
noauth
# Use /dev/rfcomm0 for bluetooth modem
# /dev/rfcomm0
#/dev/ttyS0 is my Sierra Wireless Aircard PCMCIA PC Card
/dev/ttyS0
# These are the connect speeds
# I found through experimentation that 115200 give me the fastest upload speed at 254k,
# the others, to my surprise, all only reached 54k
115200
# 230400
# 460800
# 921600
defaultroute
noipdefault
ipcp-accept-local
ipcp-accept-remote
# user ISP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
# This one worked better with the pcmcia card
user ISPDA@CINGULARGPRS.COM
password CINGULAR1
usepeerdns
# nodetach
debug
crtscts
lock
# receive-all
# novj
# nodeflate
# noccp
connect “/usr/sbin/chat -v -t6 -f /etc/ppp/chatscripts/3gchat”

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Save Script to: /etc/ppp/chatscripts/3gchat
# Note: after copying this script I needed to fix the double quotes as they were replaced with two single quotes

#!/bin/bash
#
ABORT ERROR
ABORT RING
ABORT BUSY
ABORT VOICE
ABORT “NO CARRIER”
ABORT “NO ANSWER”
#ABORT “NO DIALTONE”
REPORT CONNECT
“” “ATZ”
# The following would hang up when downloading
# I think I used for the cell phone bluetooth modem
# OK ‘AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”wap.cingular”,””,0,0′
# Use this for the Sierra Aircard
OK ‘AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”isp.cingular”,””,0,0′
OK ATD*99***1#
TIMEOUT 15
CONNECT \c

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now in a console type pppd call 3g and you should connect to the Internet.
I restarted and noticed that cardmgr does not start on boot - I’ll need to fix that.

For now type cardmgr to start it then pppd call 3g

Or EDIT /etc/rc.d/rc.local and add cardmgr to have it start at boot up.

Now lets check the connection speed…

From speedtest.net I got 1MB up and 54k down. It looks like I still need to add spd_warp to ip-up
edit /etc/ppp/ip-up
add this line:

setserial -a /dev/modem low_latency spd_warp

I found a new Sierra link: http://www.sierrawireless.com/faq/ShowFAQ.aspx?ID=118 - maybe I’ll try this procedure soon.

I’m getting this working on Puppy 4.0 right now so look here http://mykrosystem.com/blog/2008/05/21/mikrosystem-installation-notes-using-puppy-linux-40-part-1/
to see how its going.