Verizon Broadband

Hello all. Yet another wifi question.... I am giving a friend a computer I rebuilt with Linux Mint 13 as the OS. The only option available to him for internet is Verizon. It is the Pantech uml290 adapter. I have tried vzwaccess using wine to no avail. (It will load and install, but when prompted to find the device, it fails) I right click on the connection icon and select "enable broadband". Once enabled, I right click and "edit connections", mobile broadband, and add. It recognizes the adapter and I enter the following.
Country: US
Provider: Verizon
Next I select connect automatically, then click the mobile broadband tab and enter the following:
Number:#777 (automatically entered for me) I have also used *99***3#
Username: 615xxxxxxx@vzw4g.com
Password:vzw
It will tell me I am registered on the CDMA home network. Sometimes it will then say connected at 0%, sometimes it tries but fails to connect.
Once it connected at 48% but when I tried to navigate to a page, it failed to navigate, then went to 0% again. Both times it claimed to have a connection, it eventually lost it.
I have found a few pages on the web claiming it worked under Ubuntu 10.10 and even with some help under 11.04 (I think this is correct)
Any suggestions? I have the computer as well as his adapter for a couple of days to try to get it going. As of right now, I am using my computer as the guina pig since it is right next to my internet router and I can swap between connection styles.
Here is some terminal stuff
derek@flyboy129-System-Product-Name ~ $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 009 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 010 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 011 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 046d:0825 Logitech, Inc. Webcam C270
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:0151 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Mass Storage Device (Multicard Reader)
Bus 010 Device 007: ID 106c:3718 Curitel Communications, Inc. ******* (This is it, I believe)*********
Bus 010 Device 002: ID 0461:4d0f Primax Electronics, Ltd

By the way, here is the page I used as an unofficial guide at my attempt.
http://www.pagey.info/2011/01/using-pan ... linux.html

As always thank you so much for your time.

First of all always use the dongle on a USB2 port (not on a USB3 port).
In case you have plugged it in a USB3 port (I see from the lsusb result that you have 1 or 2 USB3 ports) unplug it and plug it in a USB2 port.
I have seen that in USB3 ports, the dongles are only recognized as card readers and not as broadband dongles. In USB2 ports they are recognised just fine.

Secondly, do not set it to connect automaticaly. It is better to do it yourself via the network manager.

Thirdly, have you followed the guide (in the webpage you provided)? If all has gone well and connection was established, make sure that the reception is good and that the dongle is topped up.
Did you actually see the message "connection established"?

P.s.: Have you tried this method: http://www.pagey.info/2011/07/pantech-u ... cript.html

I also found this

Create file with an editor called vzwppp in /etc/ppp

TIMEOUT 120
SAY "/etc/ppp/vzwppp\n"
ECHO OFF
ABORT '\nBUSY\r'
ABORT '\nERROR\r'
ABORT '\nNO ANSWER\r'
ABORT '\nNO CARRIER\r'
ABORT '\nNO DIALTONE\r'
ABORT '\nRINGING\r\n\r\nRINGING\r'
'' \rATZ
OK 'ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0'
OK ATD*99#

2. Create file with an editor called vzwpeers in /etc/ppp/peers

hide-password
noauth
connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/vzwppp"
debug
/dev/ttyACM0
480000000
defaultroute
noipdefault
replacedefaultroute
persist
usepeerdns

3. At a command prompt enter:

sudo pppd call vzwpeers

This should connect you to the 4g gsm if you have 4g. Does not work for me on later versions of Ubuntu

But I don't know if it works for ubuntu 12.04. Doesn't hurt to try though.

First of all always use the dongle on a USB2 port (not on a USB3 port).
In case you have plugged it in a USB3 port (I see from the lsusb result that you have 1 or 2 USB3 ports) unplug it and plug it in a USB2 port.
I have seen that in USB3 ports, the dongles are only recognized as card readers and not as broadband dongles. In USB2 ports they are recognised just fine.

Ah, I did have it in a USB3. Tried it in a USB2 and still no connection, though.

Secondly, do not set it to connect automaticaly. It is better to do it yourself via the network manager.

I tried both ways. Unfortunately, neither one worked.

Thirdly, have you followed the guide (in the webpage you provided)? If all has gone well and connection was established, make sure that the reception is good and that the dongle is topped up.
Did you actually see the message "connection established"?

I have used the guide as a reference. Mint 13 is somewhat different. The biggest difference is the connection manager skips the billing/apn step. It does have verizon as a selection, though. And, I did get a "connection established" message twice. However, both times I tried going to another webpage and nothing happened. The attempt eventually would timeout, then the connection would fail altogether.

P.s.: Have you tried this method: http://www.pagey.info/2011/07/pantech-u ... cript.html

Forgive me, but I am a complete noob to Linux systems, and not that great at windoze ones, haha. Where do I find/apply the pppd method/program? Can it be accomplished in the terminal? EDIT! Found the files. Tried using pluma to do this, but it claims I do not have privileges to save file to that directory. I have tried using nautilus, but still doesn't let me.

I also found this

Create file with an editor called vzwppp in /etc/ppp

TIMEOUT 120
SAY "/etc/ppp/vzwppp\n"
ECHO OFF
ABORT '\nBUSY\r'
ABORT '\nERROR\r'
ABORT '\nNO ANSWER\r'
ABORT '\nNO CARRIER\r'
ABORT '\nNO DIALTONE\r'
ABORT '\nRINGING\r\n\r\nRINGING\r'
'' \rATZ
OK 'ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0'
OK ATD*99#

2. Create file with an editor called vzwpeers in /etc/ppp/peers

hide-password
noauth
connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/vzwppp"
debug
/dev/ttyACM0
480000000
defaultroute
noipdefault
replacedefaultroute
persist
usepeerdns

3. At a command prompt enter:

sudo pppd call vzwpeers

This should connect you to the 4g gsm if you have 4g. Does not work for me on later versions of Ubuntu

I read about this method in several posts. Some used wvdial. How would I go about doing this(In very basic terminology)? Again, I am a noob. Tried using wvdial in the terminal, but it was unable to detect a modem. (Could've been where the dongle was plugged into a USB3 port.) Where would I find, and how do I run "/etc/ppp"?

EDIT! Found the files. Tried using pluma to do this, but it claims I do not have privileges to save file to that directory. I have tried using nautilus, but still doesn't let me.
Thank you for your patience and time on this question.

Update: I figured out nautilus.
I had an extra terminal running and logged this after trying the pagey website's directions:
Sep 27 17:29:35 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31251]: timeout set to 35 seconds
Sep 27 17:29:35 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31251]: abort on (\nBUSY\r)
Sep 27 17:29:35 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31251]: abort on (\nERROR\r)
Sep 27 17:29:35 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31251]: abort on (\nNO ANSWER\r)
Sep 27 17:29:35 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31251]: abort on (\nNO CARRIER\r)
Sep 27 17:29:35 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31251]: abort on (\nNO DIALTONE\r)
Sep 27 17:29:35 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31251]: abort on (\nRINGING\r\n\r\nRINGING\r)
Sep 27 17:29:35 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31251]: send (^MATZ^M)
Sep 27 17:29:35 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31251]: expect (OK)
Sep 27 17:29:35 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31251]: ^M
Sep 27 17:30:10 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31251]: alarm
Sep 27 17:30:10 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31251]: Failed
Sep 27 17:30:10 flyboy129-System-Product-Name pppd[31173]: Script /usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/chat-Verizon-4G-LTE finished (pid 31250), status = 0x3
Sep 27 17:30:10 flyboy129-System-Product-Name pppd[31173]: Connect script failed

second attempt:
Sep 27 17:30:42 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31255]: timeout set to 35 seconds
Sep 27 17:30:42 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31255]: abort on (\nBUSY\r)
Sep 27 17:30:42 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31255]: abort on (\nERROR\r)
Sep 27 17:30:42 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31255]: abort on (\nNO ANSWER\r)
Sep 27 17:30:42 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31255]: abort on (\nNO CARRIER\r)
Sep 27 17:30:42 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31255]: abort on (\nNO DIALTONE\r)
Sep 27 17:30:42 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31255]: abort on (\nRINGING\r\n\r\nRINGING\r)
Sep 27 17:30:42 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31255]: send (^MATZ^M)
Sep 27 17:30:42 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31255]: expect (OK)
Sep 27 17:30:42 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31255]: ^M
Sep 27 17:31:07 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31255]: ^M
Sep 27 17:31:15 flyboy129-System-Product-Name NetworkManager[1043]: keyfile: updating /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Verizon-4G-LTE
Sep 27 17:31:17 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31255]: alarm
Sep 27 17:31:17 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31255]: Failed
Sep 27 17:31:17 flyboy129-System-Product-Name pppd[31173]: Script /usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/chat-Verizon-4G-LTE finished (pid 31254), status = 0x3
Sep 27 17:31:17 flyboy129-System-Product-Name pppd[31173]: Connect script failed
Sep 27 17:31:29 flyboy129-System-Product-Name NetworkManager[1043]: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) starting connection 'Verizon-4G-LTE'
Sep 27 17:31:29 flyboy129-System-Product-Name NetworkManager[1043]: <info> (ttyACM0): device state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none') [30 40 0]
Sep 27 17:31:29 flyboy129-System-Product-Name NetworkManager[1043]: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Sep 27 17:31:29 flyboy129-System-Product-Name NetworkManager[1043]: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Sep 27 17:31:29 flyboy129-System-Product-Name NetworkManager[1043]: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Sep 27 17:31:29 flyboy129-System-Product-Name modem-manager[981]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/8: state changed (registered -> connecting)
Sep 27 17:31:29 flyboy129-System-Product-Name modem-manager[981]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/8: state changed (connecting -> registered)
Sep 27 17:31:29 flyboy129-System-Product-Name NetworkManager[1043]: <warn> CDMA connection failed: (32) No carrier
Sep 27 17:31:29 flyboy129-System-Product-Name NetworkManager[1043]: <info> (ttyACM0): device state change: prepare -> failed (reason 'none') [40 120 0]
Sep 27 17:31:29 flyboy129-System-Product-Name NetworkManager[1043]: <warn> Activation (ttyACM0) failed.
Sep 27 17:31:29 flyboy129-System-Product-Name NetworkManager[1043]: <info> (ttyACM0): device state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none') [120 30 0]
Sep 27 17:31:29 flyboy129-System-Product-Name NetworkManager[1043]: <info> (ttyACM0): deactivating device (reason 'none') [0]
Sep 27 17:31:29 flyboy129-System-Product-Name NetworkManager[1043]: nm_system_iface_flush_routes: assertion `ifindex > 0' failed
Sep 27 17:31:29 flyboy129-System-Product-Name NetworkManager[1043]: nm_system_iface_flush_addresses: assertion `ifindex > 0' failed


Noticed the comment about renaming the connection the same as the modified file, so I tried that. Still no love...
Here is that log:
Sep 27 17:32:19 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31275]: timeout set to 35 seconds
Sep 27 17:32:19 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31275]: abort on (\nBUSY\r)
Sep 27 17:32:19 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31275]: abort on (\nERROR\r)
Sep 27 17:32:19 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31275]: abort on (\nNO ANSWER\r)
Sep 27 17:32:19 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31275]: abort on (\nNO CARRIER\r)
Sep 27 17:32:19 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31275]: abort on (\nNO DIALTONE\r)
Sep 27 17:32:19 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31275]: abort on (\nRINGING\r\n\r\nRINGING\r)
Sep 27 17:32:19 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31275]: send (^MATZ^M)
Sep 27 17:32:19 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31275]: expect (OK)
Sep 27 17:32:19 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31275]: ^M
Sep 27 17:32:24 flyboy129-System-Product-Name NetworkManager[1043]: <info> WWAN now disabled by management service
Sep 27 17:32:24 flyboy129-System-Product-Name modem-manager[981]: <info> (ttyUSB0) closing serial port...
Sep 27 17:32:24 flyboy129-System-Product-Name modem-manager[981]: <info> (ttyUSB0) serial port closed
Sep 27 17:32:24 flyboy129-System-Product-Name modem-manager[981]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/8: state changed (registered -> disabling)
Sep 27 17:32:24 flyboy129-System-Product-Name modem-manager[981]: <info> (ttyACM0) closing serial port...
Sep 27 17:32:24 flyboy129-System-Product-Name modem-manager[981]: <info> (ttyACM0) serial port closed
Sep 27 17:32:24 flyboy129-System-Product-Name modem-manager[981]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/8: state changed (disabling -> disabled)
Sep 27 17:32:44 flyboy129-System-Product-Name pppd[31267]: Device ttyACM0 is locked by pid 31173
Sep 27 17:32:54 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31275]: alarm
Sep 27 17:32:54 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31275]: Failed
Sep 27 17:32:54 flyboy129-System-Product-Name pppd[31173]: Script /usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/chat-Verizon-4G-LTE finished (pid 31274), status = 0x3
Sep 27 17:32:54 flyboy129-System-Product-Name pppd[31173]: Connect script failed
Sep 27 17:33:15 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31277]: timeout set to 35 seconds
Sep 27 17:33:15 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31277]: abort on (\nBUSY\r)
Sep 27 17:33:15 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31277]: abort on (\nERROR\r)
Sep 27 17:33:15 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31277]: abort on (\nNO ANSWER\r)
Sep 27 17:33:15 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31277]: abort on (\nNO CARRIER\r)
Sep 27 17:33:15 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31277]: abort on (\nNO DIALTONE\r)
Sep 27 17:33:15 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31277]: abort on (\nRINGING\r\n\r\nRINGING\r)
Sep 27 17:33:15 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31277]: send (^MATZ^M)
Sep 27 17:33:15 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31277]: expect (OK)
Sep 27 17:33:25 flyboy129-System-Product-Name pppd[31173]: Device ttyACM0 is locked by pid 31267
Sep 27 17:33:50 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31277]: alarm
Sep 27 17:33:50 flyboy129-System-Product-Name chat[31277]: Failed
Sep 27 17:33:50 flyboy129-System-Product-Name pppd[31267]: Script /usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/chat-Verizon-4G-LTE finished (pid 31276), status = 0x3
Sep 27 17:33:50 flyboy129-System-Product-Name pppd[31267]: Connect script failed

I'm unsure as to what I am looking for, but I notice this a lot:
Sep 27 17:33:25 flyboy129-System-Product-Name pppd[31173]: Device ttyACM0 is locked by pid 31267

Hope this shows something.

Open terminal and write

Code:

gksudo nautilus

The nautilus will open with admin rights.
Navigate to /var/lock, find the file that is locking your ttyACM0 and delete it.
Then try to connect again.

Okay, under /var/lock, there is only one folder; "whoopsie". In this folder, there is a file; "lock". It is an ins file, but nothing is written in it.

Actually I found it here:
http://archive09.linux.com/feature/52729

Did you have the broadband stick plugged in when you checked for files inside /var/lock?
Also press ctrl+H to reveal hidden files. Maybe it's a hidden file.

Okay. Plugged the stick in. Still doesn't show any files or hidden ones. Is there a way I can search for that pid file?

You could try removing all the files located in /var/lock. I think you told me that it was only one file.
Do not delete it completely. Just remove it out of the /var/lock file, and if this does not help with verizon, then you can place it back.

Still no luck. I think I'm throwing in the towel on this one. It seems that Verizon and windows are pretty tight when it comes to using mobile broadband. I'm just going to give the guy back his usb and tell him to stick with windows as long as he uses the verizon internet. I don't want to keep his internet for too long, ha ha. I was just going to give him a computer with Linux, but I don't have the time to fight to get it to work with Verizon. I even tried downloading Ubuntu 10.10 to that computer and following the guide, but it still doesn't connect. Oh well. Thanks for the help.

Yeah, but that is a mobile hotspot. Almost like a wireless router? The device I am using is a usb. I have even downloaded Ubuntu 10.10 which is supposed to have supported the uml290. Unfortunately, it didn't in my case. I have read, Verizon has made several revisions to it, each one causing more headaches for Linux techies like us.

Hello. I was trying out a Pantech uml290 usb adapter.I was going to give a computer running Linux Mint 13 to a friend at work. He had an older windoze OS on his computer. Not sure of which edition. He was the person I was trying to get the mobile broadband to work for. I had his adapter for a few days and was trying to get it to work under Linux. He has it back now. It works fine for his (windows) pc, as it came with the program cd. VZACCESS Manager. I even successfully installed that cd to Linux using wine. It claimed to install the drivers, but it never would recognise the device when I plugged it in. It is all good though. He unfortunately is stuck with a 2 year contract. When it is up, he said he'll go either DSL or cable. I'm sure it is possible to get it working under Linux, but the time involved would probably be nightmarish. As I said before, I threw in the towel on this one, but feel free to research it if you are curious. I just googled Pantech uml290 and Linux. I gave the usb adapter back to him Monday, so I will be unable to try anything else. Thanks for your reply, but by no means feel obligated to dig too deep.

Hmmmm, I didn't know that you had the CD with windows drivers... There is something else we could have tried.
Since you say that you have installed the CD with the drivers via wine, we could have tried to operate VERIZON usb via ndiswrapper.

i)You install the CD via wine.
ii)You navigate to .wine/drive_c/windows/inf
iii)Inside the inf folder you would find a folder named something like "verizon". Inside this folder you would find a set of files, one of them with ending in ".inf".
iv)We would then install the latest version of ndiswrapper (I have prepared a guide in this forum), we would open ndiswrapper and let it use the .inf file we found in step iii.

If you get the stick back, keep that in mind to try it out.

Just for clarity, was that Pantech uml290 usb adapter the one that was being used to connect to Verizon or was this an alternative dongle you were trying?

Yes. It is actually a Verizon product that uses the mobile 3G/4G network to access the internet. It doesn't need a router at all. The mobile hotspot (another item Verizon offers) is a special device that allows anything with wifi capabilities to access the internet via the mobile network. Kind of like a portable mini router. (I was not using one of those) The guy uses VZACCESS manager to connect under windows. It is a software disc that comes with the adapter. I don't know if Verizon is US only. They claim to offer global coverage, but that may be via othe carrier's networks...

Madvinegar, I probably forgot to mention that. I did try to use ndiswrapper, but I was unfamiliar with the concept of it, so my attempt turned out to be a flop, ha ha. Guess I should have looked for that guide... Oh well, It's all water under the bridge, but if I get another shot at it, I'll just resurrect this thread.

Yeah, I have read through those. The thing that hangs me up is the instructions on that second link are written for windows...

Yes I did. Those exact shots. With the exception of the billing plan.


My settings skipped that one altogether. It would not let me access that setting even though it showed it like in pictures 1-4 and 6, that selection stayed grayed out.

I dunno. I tried the usb on my computer, which has Zorin 6 as well as Mint 13. Both network setups skipped that step. I downloaded Mint 13 first for my friends computer. It did the same. I booted his from CD. Both my OS'es came from a usb stick download. I also downloaded Ubuntu 10.10 for his computer. It allowed that step. Still nothing.

I think I have read that somwhere in another forum. It probably is a conspiracy....

Hi flyboy,

do you have all the boxes ticked for your update sources including the proposed updates, it may be a case of you needing the latest kernel!!.

See the part about software sources:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2247

Regards Wolfman

Yes. I followed your guide after I did the installation. So, that should have ruled that out.

Hi,

try changing the software sources download location and update again, maybe your current download location isn't synced correctly!!.

Regards Wolfman

I can check, but like I said, I no longer have the adapter, so I won't know if it works.

Can a CDMA phone work on a 4G network? My wife just recently got a CDMA phone... it's a Samsung Freeform... the carrier we are through is possibly finally updating to the 4G network. Can a CDMA phone work on a 4G network?