Tryin' to use ZTE 3G Dongle in FreeBSD8

[matiasar]

Hello all.
I've been trying to get working the 3G dongle ZTE626 for internet access in FreeBSD 8, up to now, without success. I'm quite new to BSDs.

I did the following.

1.1) Tested in linux (Debian Squeezy) using usb_modeswitch to switch the device to modem function. Tested the result with lsusb Switched to Modem ... [OK]

1.2) Tested the device with minicom to send some AT command ... [OK]

1.3) Connected to Internt with wvdial ... Internet communications ... [OK]

In linux after switching to modem function the device is attached to a node /dev/ttyUSB2. Thats the comm. port I used in wvdial and minicom.

2) FreeBSD8

2.1) I compiled usb_modeswitch. And switched to modem function. Seemed to have switched to modem ... [OK]

# usbconfig dump_device_desc

ugen2.2: <ZTE Configuration ZTE,Incorporated> at usbus2, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON

  bLength = 0x0012
  bDescriptorType = 0x0001
  bcdUSB = 0x0200
  bDeviceClass = 0x0000
  bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000
  bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000
  bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040
  idVendor = 0x19d2
  idProduct = 0x0031
  bcdDevice = 0x0000
}  iManufacturer = 0x0002  <ZTE,Incorporated>
  iProduct = 0x0001  <ZTE Configuration>
  iSerialNumber = 0x0003  <P671A2PERD010000>
  bNumConfigurations = 0x0001

I mean seemed to work because idVendor and idProduct are the same as linux's lsusb in modem function.

2.2) What node the device is attached? ... [FAILED]

I think the problem is here... I don't know if the device is beeing recognized. I use u3g driver, I put it in loader.conf

I tried minicom in /dev/ttycuau0 without response from modem. I think that node is not linked to this dongle.

An interesting message I get in /var/log/message is the following:

root: Unknown USB device: vendor 0x19d2 product 0x0031 bus uhub2

Those are really idVendor and idProduct of this device.

Am I missing some step?
Does anybody knows if is there any other approach I could try?
Is there anything else I could try before giving up?

Thanks in advance,
Matías

[BSDfan666]

As you can see from the output of "usbconfig", it is attaching as a ugen(4) device.. i.e: a generic catch-all device used for unrecognized/unsupported components.

So for now, this device may not be supported by FreeBSD.. it may however be supported by OpenBSD or NetBSD, or perhaps by loading a different kernel module (..someone else may be able to clarify, if one exists for your device).

[matiasar]

Yes, I'm tend to think there's no support yet for this device...

Thanks!

[matiasar]

By u3g man page I noticed that apparently that driver doesn't support ZTE devices.

Are there other drivers for 3G devices?

Regards