LTE modem

Navio / Edge Hardware
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Hello, i have been using a router untill today to manage all my LTE connections to raspberry.

I want to try a 4G modem i have here, anybody can point me in the right direction to start reading and try to configure it?

I read somewhere that Panky is using a modem pratically plug and play, if i am that lucky and my modem is like that how can i see it?

Corrado

2

huawei’s hilink modems are plug’n’play on raspberry pi;they behave like ethernet over usb!

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Mine is this one:Huawei e3372

But if i plug it in, nothing works.

Corrado

4

check if your settings on your modem are correct; your modem should have IP 192.168.8.1 - there is a web interface where you can set it up; check it with your pc first if your modem connects to your provider;

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On the pc it works but on raspberry when i plug it in and look at ifconfig i don’t see anything added.

The address on pc is 192.168.8.1

Corrado

6

whats your output for lsusb?
(also update your stick to latest fw)

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I’ll do it tomorrow and report back.

Any place to find correct firmware?

Corrado

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch
should resolve the issue if lsusb reports the stick is in mass storage mode; (i have a custom firmware on my e3372s-153 - but i believe that should work)

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if it solves i should see a new interface in ifconfig?

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yeah you’d see 192.168.8.1 on eth0 or eth1

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Thanks, what about stick firmware, any place to look for?

Corrado

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you’ll find an update button on the webui

13

Ah, ok thanks.

14

Done everything still no joy.

My webui doesn’t have an upgrade firmware option.

Corrado

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whats your output before and after usb-modeswitch installation from lsusb?

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Same it didn’t change.

I even tried eject but didn’t do anything.

I think yesterday right after installing eject it chaged the ID in lsusb but than never changed again.

Corrado

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i dont know eject;
uninstall eject and usb-modeswitch,reboot and reinsert your modem and post the huawei line from lsusb (device id is not a personal information)

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I know this may sound stupid but how do i uninstall eject and usbmodeswitch?

Corrado

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it’s not stupid
sudo apt-get remove usb-modeswitch
the same for eject but i don’t know it’s name

sudo apt-get remove ej (and double push “tab” to see what packages are installed beginning with “ej”)

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Thanks, will do and let you know what lsusb says.

Corrado