Vertex VW110L - Ufon
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This article details the configuration and use of the Vertex VW110L modem for the U:Fon service.
Getting modem device
- Install usb_modeswitch and usbutils package.
- Comment or remove line from
/lib/udev/rules.d/61-option-modem-modeswitch.rules
where idVendor is 05c6 and idProduct is 1000 (keep eye on it after udev update) - reload udev rules - udevadm control --reload-rules and udevadm trigger
- Plug Vertex modem in and wait for few second until red LED on the edge of modem change color to blue
Now you should be able to access /dev/ttyACM0
device.
Try screen or minicom to send AT commands to your modem.
Useful AT Commands
- AT+CSQ - signal strength (first number) - http://www.gprsmodems.co.uk/images/csq1.pdf
- ATI - modem info
Pppd settings
Create necessary files:
/etc/ppp/ufon
TIMEOUT 8 ABORT BUSY ABORT "NO CARRIER" ABORT ERROR "" 'AT' OK ATD#777 CONNECT \d\c
/etc/ppp/peers/ufon
connect "chat -v -f /etc/ppp/ufon" ttyACM0 921600 crtscts persist usepeerdns defaultroute name ufon ipparam ufon noauth
and manage connection with pon ufon for connecting and poff ufon for disconnecting
vwmfdiag
Provides diagnostic interface /dev/ttyUSB1
.
Files in vwmfdiag zipfile from ufon website and from newer CDs seems to be corrupted.
- Download the old one
- unzip and comment line nr 111 in file
vwmfdiag.c
//.shutdown = vwmfdiag_shutdown,
- compile module - make
cp ./vwmfdiag.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/
- update modules.dep and map files - depmod -a
- Plug Vertex modem in and wait for few second until red LED on the edge of modem change color to blue
Try screen or minicom to get an information from /dev/ttyUSB1
.
If something doesn't work, see /var/log/messages
for more information.