[need help] intel Centrino Wireless N + WiMAX 6150

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On Sat, 2012-12-15 at 16:40 -0300, Silvio Quadri wrote:
> 2012/12/14 Dan Williams <dcbw at redhat.com>:
> > On Wed, 2012-12-12 at 20:16 -0300, Silvio Quadri wrote:
> >> 2012/12/12 Silvio Quadri <silvioq at gmail.com>:
> >> > 2012/12/12 Dan Williams <dcbw at redhat.com>:
> >> >> On Wed, 2012-12-12 at 09:28 -0300, Silvio Quadri wrote:
> >> >>> 2012/12/12  <hypnos75 at gmail.com>:
> >> >>> > On Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:55:07 -0300
> >> >>> > Silvio Quadri <silvioq at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >> Now, the device is detected on boot, but the message is the same ...
> >> >>> >> Complete dmesg at http://pastebin.com/hgf2fuXm
> >> >>> >> (usb errors at line 728)
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > The following line suggests it's not just a matter of a missing device
> >> >>> > ID, but that the driver doesn't support your device:
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > [   12.960534] i2400m_usb 1-5:1.0: device boot: tried all the
> >> >>> > echo/acks, could not get device to respond; giving up
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > It could just be a matter of adding the appropriate wakeup command for
> >> >>> > your device, but more likely other things will have to be tweaked as
> >> >>> > well for the device to function.
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > Sorry,
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > H7
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Hypnos, Dan, thanks for your help!
> >> >>> Maybe with reverse engineering I can wakeup the device? I'm not an
> >> >>> expert, but I'm reading Argentinian blogs and there are people trying
> >> >>> to make to work this device (120.000 childrens in metropolitan area
> >> >>> must boot in Win7 for connect to internet).
> >> >>
> >> >> Can you get access to the WiFi/WiMAX card itself and tell me the model
> >> >> number?  Is it anything like "612BNXHMW", eg:
> >> >>
> >> >> http://i.ebayimg.com/t/INTEL-6150-WIRELESS-ADVANCED-N-WIMAX-HALF-MINI-HEIGHT-CARD-MINICARD-612BNXHMW-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqZHJCIE8mU5sorBBPPbodBNRQ~~60_57.JPG
> >> >>
> >> >> Dan
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Maybe 612BNXHMWG ?
> >> > Tonight I can open one and take a picture.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> Picture at https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2lbUb7QZtGpamV1OGY4VWRZZ1k
> >> The code is 612BNXHMW (without G) as you say.
> >
> > Thanks; I just got my 6150 in the mail today, and it does work with the
> > existing drivers if you add the device IDs to the right places.  I've
> > posted a patch to the kernel netdev mailing list, also attached here.
> > It worked for me.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> 
> 
> Great!!!!! The device is recognized and working now!
> After wimaxd -i wmx0
> and  wimaxcu ron
> rfkill list shows
> ...
> 2: i2400m-usb:1-5:1.0: WiMAX
>     Soft blocked: no
>     Hard blocked: no
> 
> The MAC Address is detected too.
> 
> 
> Sadly, but after
> wimaxcu  scan and
> wimaxcu  scan wide
> No network is found.
> 
> 
> In win7 the network is detected (take a look
> https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2lbUb7QZtGpUGJVYWZPbFRFbGs)
> 
> Maybe I must modify the WiMAX_DB.bin or WiMAX_Def.bin?
> The frequency is 2.53Gz
> I check for CablevisionOperator.dat in Win7, but this file is binary encrypted.

I was able to detect the four different WiMAX networks that are
available in my area with my card, so I know it works.

It is certainly likely that you need to update the .bin files to ensure
that they contain the correct entries for your Cablevision network.
Unfortunately, I'm not entirely sure what those changes are.

Dan



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