[mbbrocks]

If you've got a Mini 9 with the Dell 5530 HSPA / Mobile Broadband module, here's what you need to know to get it going:

• Download the following modem script: Click here to read the entire tutorial

[indie1776]

UPDATE

Finally figured out my WWAN card was disabled! I had to reinstall XP and then the drivers and most importantly the wireless switch applet from Dell. I found there are two -

R232335.exe - which would not work for me despite being recommended and being on the Dell DVD

R230152.exe - which did work.

Once I had enabled WWAN - and WLAN and BT i reinstalled OSX using this method....

http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/gene...-official.html

I then enabled Verbose PPP Logging and checked the PPP log using the following in a Terminal Session:

tail -f /var/log/ppp.log

First I selected Generic as the vendor along with GPRS(GSM/3G) and now the card responds (because it is enabled) but fails with LCP Terminated By Peer error.

So next I selected Sony Erricson as the vendor - as they make this card for Dell - and GPRS(GSM/3G) but get the same results.

I have tried enabling/disabling Send PPP Echo Packets but this did not make any difference in either case. I also tried setting the APN to None, isp.cingular and the # assigned by AT&T as well as leaving it blank

Next I downloaded the script from this forum and copied it to the folder as per the instructions but this did not work. The script did not appear to be recognized...

Anybody have any ideas or thoughts to help?

Thanks

Paul

Originally Posted by indie1776

Hi I have a dell mini 10v configured with the Dell 5530 HSPA Mobile card.

I have activated and confirmed this card was functioning under WinXP with AT&T.

After installing OS X 10.5.6 and upgrading to 10.5.8 everything is working great and I see the Dell WWAN card (x2) under network settings. I copied the script from this thread into the modem script folder and selected Other as the Manufacturer and Dell Mobile Broadband as the device.

When I try and connect I get connecting message immediately followed by a disconnecting message and a popup that complains the modem settings are incorrect. I have tried entering the phone # assigned me by AT&T, None and isp.cingular into the phone # field but nothing has worked so far.

Can any one help? All suggestions greatfully received.

Thanks

Paul

---------- Post added at 11:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:45 PM ----------

Some more information

On closer look the problem is that the connection needs authentication via CHAP - and of course I am not supplying a user name or password - because the AT&T guy who provisioned my SIM said I would not need to - and indeed under XP it seems to work OK without this. So...

After a little searching I found that these are valid settings for AT&T

APN = wap.cingular
User Name = WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
Password = CINGULAR1

or

APN = isp.cingular.com
User Name = ISP.CINGULARGPRS.COM
Password = CINGULAR1

The AT&T site indicates that the second one is preferred for computers but both seemd to work and authenticate. I set these parameters up on BOTH Dell Wireless 5530 HSPA Mobile entries in my Network panel. I also set the APN in the advanced setting as well as setting it in the phone # field. Not sure if the phone # filed is actually required but...

But we're not there yet! Although now the CHAP conversation completes OK and I get authenticated. But now it appears to be sending an IP address of 0.0.0.0 and DNS of 0.0.0.0 - despite my setting OpenDNS entries up. There also seems to be a request for IPV6.

So still looking got hellp and advice...

Thanks

Paul

Originally Posted by indie1776

UPDATE

Finally figured out my WWAN card was disabled! I had to reinstall XP and then the drivers and most importantly the wireless switch applet from Dell. I found there are two -

R232335.exe - which would not work for me despite being recommended and being on the Dell DVD

R230152.exe - which did work.

Once I had enabled WWAN - and WLAN and BT i reinstalled OSX using this method....

http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/gene...-official.html

I then enabled Verbose PPP Logging and checked the PPP log using the following in a Terminal Session:

tail -f /var/log/ppp.log

First I selected Generic as the vendor along with GPRS(GSM/3G) and now the card responds (because it is enabled) but fails with LCP Terminated By Peer error.

So next I selected Sony Erricson as the vendor - as they make this card for Dell - and GPRS(GSM/3G) but get the same results.

I have tried enabling/disabling Send PPP Echo Packets but this did not make any difference in either case. I also tried setting the APN to None, isp.cingular and the # assigned by AT&T as well as leaving it blank

Next I downloaded the script from this forum and copied it to the folder as per the instructions but this did not work. The script did not appear to be recognized...

Anybody have any ideas or thoughts to help?

Thanks

Paul

[indie1776]

UPDATE

This is the output from my PPP log using the generic modem script...

Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : Apple Base Script.ccl Version 3.3
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : CCLWrite : AT\13
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : CCLMatched : OK\13\10
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : Initializing phone: AT&FE0Q0V1
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : CCLWrite : AT&FE0Q0V1\13
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : CCLMatched : OK\13\10
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : Initializing PDP context: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","isp.singular"
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : CCLWrite : AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","isp.singular"\13
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : CCLMatched : OK\13\10
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : Dialing: ATD*99***1#
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : CCLWrite : ATD*99***1#\13
Fri Oct 23 14:17:09 2009 : Waiting for connection
Fri Oct 23 14:17:10 2009 : CCLMatched : CONNECT\13\10
Fri Oct 23 14:17:10 2009 : Connection established
Fri Oct 23 14:17:13 2009 : CCLExit: 0
Fri Oct 23 14:17:13 2009 : Serial connection established.
Fri Oct 23 14:17:13 2009 : using link 0
Fri Oct 23 14:17:13 2009 : Using interface ppp0
Fri Oct 23 14:17:13 2009 : Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/cu.usbmodemfd54
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x7a7c40b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x3 <auth chap MD5> <accomp> <pcomp> <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x915784eb>]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK.
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x3 <auth chap MD5> <accomp> <pcomp> <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x915784eb>]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x7a7c40b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x0 magic=0x7a7c40b]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : rcvd [CHAP Challenge id=0x0 <35ca3b58b1961704ed22b370e96e0f9ca57a2b88214607345 dd2a3a0591effcc152a1bb891f6f764cd8293d0>, name = "Kermit"]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : sent [CHAP Response id=0x0 <e4dd4e09a6a62221f0e8c1fffecab55e>, name = "ISP@CINGULARGPRS.COM"]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x0 magic=0x915784eb]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : rcvd [CHAP Success id=0x0 "Congratulations!"]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : CHAP authentication succeeded: Congratulations!
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns1 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns3 0.0.0.0>]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : sent [IPV6CP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr fe80::0224:e8ff:febc:2018>]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : rcvd [IPV6CP TermAck id=0x1]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : rcvd [LCP TermReq id=0x1]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : LCP terminated by peer
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : sent [LCP TermAck id=0x1]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:17 2009 : Connection terminated.
Fri Oct 23 14:17:17 2009 : CCLWrite : +++
Fri Oct 23 14:17:25 2009 : CCLWrite : ATH\13
Fri Oct 23 14:17:25 2009 : CCLMatched : OK\13\10
Fri Oct 23 14:17:27 2009 : CCLWrite : AT&F\13
Fri Oct 23 14:17:27 2009 : CCLMatched : OK\13\10
Fri Oct 23 14:17:27 2009 : CCLExit: 0
Fri Oct 23 14:17:27 2009 : Serial link disconnected.

Can anyone offer any advice on how to get the original script on this thread to work in OS X 10.6.1?

Thanks

Originally Posted by indie1776

UPDATE

Finally figured out my WWAN card was disabled! I had to reinstall XP and then the drivers and most importantly the wireless switch applet from Dell. I found there are two -

R232335.exe - which would not work for me despite being recommended and being on the Dell DVD

R230152.exe - which did work.

Once I had enabled WWAN - and WLAN and BT i reinstalled OSX using this method....

http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/gene...-official.html

I then enabled Verbose PPP Logging and checked the PPP log using the following in a Terminal Session:

tail -f /var/log/ppp.log

First I selected Generic as the vendor along with GPRS(GSM/3G) and now the card responds (because it is enabled) but fails with LCP Terminated By Peer error.

So next I selected Sony Erricson as the vendor - as they make this card for Dell - and GPRS(GSM/3G) but get the same results.

I have tried enabling/disabling Send PPP Echo Packets but this did not make any difference in either case. I also tried setting the APN to None, isp.cingular and the # assigned by AT&T as well as leaving it blank

Next I downloaded the script from this forum and copied it to the folder as per the instructions but this did not work. The script did not appear to be recognized...

Anybody have any ideas or thoughts to help?

Thanks

Paul




---------- Post added at 11:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:45 PM ----------

Some more information

On closer look the problem is that the connection needs authentication via CHAP - and of course I am not supplying a user name or password - because the AT&T guy who provisioned my SIM said I would not need to - and indeed under XP it seems to work OK without this. So...

After a little searching I found that these are valid settings for AT&T

APN = wap.cingular
User Name = WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
Password = CINGULAR1

or

APN = isp.cingular.com
User Name = ISP.CINGULARGPRS.COM
Password = CINGULAR1

The AT&T site indicates that the second one is preferred for computers but both seemd to work and authenticate. I set these parameters up on BOTH Dell Wireless 5530 HSPA Mobile entries in my Network panel. I also set the APN in the advanced setting as well as setting it in the phone # field. Not sure if the phone # filed is actually required but...

But we're not there yet! Although now the CHAP conversation completes OK and I get authenticated. But now it appears to be sending an IP address of 0.0.0.0 and DNS of 0.0.0.0 - despite my setting OpenDNS entries up. There also seems to be a request for IPV6.

So still looking got hellp and advice...

Thanks

Paul

[indie1776]

So I finally have a fully functional Mini 10v running OS X 10.6.1 - except for sleep... WWAN, WLAN, BT, Camera, Audio, LAN, all work and I upgraded to 2GB RAM and installed 256GB Samsung SSD. Powers up in about 22s and shuts down in about 10s.

In the end I started over. Installed 10.5.6 as per this link - http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/gene...-official.html - then got the WWAN working using the scrip from this thread. I then upgraded to 10.6 using the same method as the original install and then applied 10.6.1 update as normal.

Fantastic...

Originally Posted by indie1776

UPDATE

This is the output from my PPP log using the generic modem script...

Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : Apple Base Script.ccl Version 3.3
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : CCLWrite : AT\13
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : CCLMatched : OK\13\10
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : Initializing phone: AT&FE0Q0V1
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : CCLWrite : AT&FE0Q0V1\13
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : CCLMatched : OK\13\10
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : Initializing PDP context: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","isp.singular"
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : CCLWrite : AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","isp.singular"\13
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : CCLMatched : OK\13\10
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : Dialing: ATD*99***1#
Fri Oct 23 14:17:08 2009 : CCLWrite : ATD*99***1#\13
Fri Oct 23 14:17:09 2009 : Waiting for connection
Fri Oct 23 14:17:10 2009 : CCLMatched : CONNECT\13\10
Fri Oct 23 14:17:10 2009 : Connection established
Fri Oct 23 14:17:13 2009 : CCLExit: 0
Fri Oct 23 14:17:13 2009 : Serial connection established.
Fri Oct 23 14:17:13 2009 : using link 0
Fri Oct 23 14:17:13 2009 : Using interface ppp0
Fri Oct 23 14:17:13 2009 : Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/cu.usbmodemfd54
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x7a7c40b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x3 <auth chap MD5> <accomp> <pcomp> <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x915784eb>]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK.
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x3 <auth chap MD5> <accomp> <pcomp> <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x915784eb>]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x7a7c40b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x0 magic=0x7a7c40b]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : rcvd [CHAP Challenge id=0x0 <35ca3b58b1961704ed22b370e96e0f9ca57a2b88214607345 dd2a3a0591effcc152a1bb891f6f764cd8293d0>, name = "Kermit"]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : sent [CHAP Response id=0x0 <e4dd4e09a6a62221f0e8c1fffecab55e>, name = "ISP@CINGULARGPRS.COM"]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x0 magic=0x915784eb]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : rcvd [CHAP Success id=0x0 "Congratulations!"]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : CHAP authentication succeeded: Congratulations!
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns1 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns3 0.0.0.0>]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : sent [IPV6CP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr fe80::0224:e8ff:febc:2018>]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : rcvd [IPV6CP TermAck id=0x1]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : rcvd [LCP TermReq id=0x1]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : LCP terminated by peer
Fri Oct 23 14:17:14 2009 : sent [LCP TermAck id=0x1]
Fri Oct 23 14:17:17 2009 : Connection terminated.
Fri Oct 23 14:17:17 2009 : CCLWrite : +++
Fri Oct 23 14:17:25 2009 : CCLWrite : ATH\13
Fri Oct 23 14:17:25 2009 : CCLMatched : OK\13\10
Fri Oct 23 14:17:27 2009 : CCLWrite : AT&F\13
Fri Oct 23 14:17:27 2009 : CCLMatched : OK\13\10
Fri Oct 23 14:17:27 2009 : CCLExit: 0
Fri Oct 23 14:17:27 2009 : Serial link disconnected.

Can anyone offer any advice on how to get the original script on this thread to work in OS X 10.6.1?

Thanks

[robpow]

Just got this working on Three UK. Got a Dell Mini 9 with 10.6.1 built with Netbookmaker 0.83 and the modem scripts attached at the top of this thread. I just had to put in '3internet' as the APN and it connected first attempt.

Thanks everyone who were involved in getting this done!

Matt

[gavbrown]

Finally got the 60 day trial from Vodafone working under osx.

It seems that there were a lot of sims sent out by Dell that Vodafone were never told about, so they were never activated! Vodafone is in the process of activating them now.

See this Vodafone thread:
'searching For Network' Constantly On New Dell Studio - Vodafone eForum

Now that my sim is activated, I can confirm that it works fine using the script supplied at the start of the topic.

The settings I used were:

Monthly Data Plan
APN: internet
User: web
Pass: web

I also managed to get a Vodafone Topup & Go data sim from a friend's Vodafone dongle working under OSX. I don't have a definative note of the settings that I used, but I think it was:

Top-up As You Go Data Plan
APN: pp.internet
User: web
Pass: web

Finally a note to those people posting logs of connection problems. Unfortunately the logs from PPP on the mac aren't particularly helpful in diagnosing the problem. For example I got the same logs for when my SIM wasn't activated as I did for when I had the APN details wrong!

I hope this helps someone.
Cheers
Gavin

[wallyworld]

Sorry for the cross-post on this, but I'm running out of options.

I tried taking the PCI-e card from my USBConnect 881 and put it in the Mini10V, but I could not get it to recognize the card. Maybe there's some kind of magic that needs to happen to power it up or something, but It would really be great if I could use it.

I have tried like crazy to get the Dell 5530 card to work with OSX using the suggestions from many in this forum and others with no luck. It refuses to power on. It did work under XP when I first got the Mini10v.

So if anyone has any other suggestions, I would really appreciate it as my only other choice is to reinstall XP and see if it works there, hopefully leaving it on in some way.

This before I buy a MC8775 and find out that my problem was something else...

Thanks!

[indie1776]

I originally had a problem that the 5530 worked on XP but when I did an OSX install it would not work. I had to revert back to XP and enable the 5530 using the XP software application and then leave it powered.... then when I did the OSX install it appeared and worked fine for me. I am now on 10.6.1 and have no issues.

[wallyworld]

Yikes, not looking forward to doing that... Maybe I can install XP on a USB drive and boot from there to get things working...

I'll keep you all posted.

Thanks for all the great advice.

[wallyworld]

So here's how I fixed the problem finding the WWAN card. It was a pain in the butt, but...

1. I had already installed OSX all the way to 10.6.2, so I did a time machine backup of the drive.

2. Then I ran the NetbookMaker-based usb pen drive install.

3. When I arrived at the install page I agreed to install in English and then when the screen with the big X came up, I selected Disk Utility from the menu bar.

4. In disk utility I selected the mini 10v hard drive and then selected partition from the right side.

5. Selected 2 partitions from the pop-up menu and assigned 120 GB to the first partition and 40GB to the second. The first was going to be for OSX, the second for Windows 7.

6. Proceeded with the install of OSX and then restored the time machine backup.

7. Ran the latest netbookInstaller 8.3RC4 and then shut down.

8. Connected a USB DVD drive and proceeded to install Windows 7 on the other partition.

9. At the appropriate time I selected "Custom Installation" and then selected the second 40GB partition I had created.

10. Deleted it, selected the unallocated space and hit N for new.

11. Formatted the partition

12. Installed Win 7

13. Updated drivers, etc and downloaded the wireless enable/disable utility as well as the Dell function keys utility.

14. Ran the wireless enable/disable and turned on the WWAN card.

15. Ran the EasyBCD program and added an entry as described here:

Boot Manager Installation:

Install EasyBCD (to setup dual-boot with OSX)
Click on “Add/Remove Entries”
Click on the “Mac” tab
Select “Generic x86 PC” from the “Type” Dropdown
Name the selection what you want (as it will show on the boot selection screen)
Click the “Save” button, and Exit EasyBCD
Restart the Computer.

Once I did this I could boot into Win7 or OSX.

16. Went directly to the network prefs, added one of the devices for the wan card

17. Selected the device and entered the appropriate AT&T config stuff

username: ISP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
passswd: CINGULAR1
apn: ISP.CINGULAR

Hit connect and it worked!!

Something to keep in mind... If you take the battery off and the computer is not connected to power, you might lose the power setting on the wan card and will have to boot into Win7 to enable it again.

All good up to now...

I thank all of you for the advice and information that allowed me to get here. Even though I have many years experience tinkering and messing around with both Win and Mac systems, I could have never figured all this stuff out on my own.

I encourage all that are working on these great little Hackingtosh systems to:

1. Buy the operating system
2. Support the team working on the NetbookMaker and NetbookInstaller.
3. Share what you learn so we can all benefit.

Thanks again to all. I'm going to bed.

[blitr]

Hi,
I've been having a nightmare trying to get the WWAN modem to work.
Quick list of what I've tried:
- Dell Mobile Broadband script
- Dual boot (complete fail, none of the recommended methods works, Windows always complains about not being able to install on the partition)
- Generic Script.

Here is the ppp log of the Dell mobile script:

Thu Nov 26 08:03:31 2009 : Dell Mobile Broadband
Thu Nov 26 08:03:31 2009 : CCLExit: -6019 (Modem error, modem not responding.)
Thu Nov 26 08:03:31 2009 : Connect script failed

Which at first lead me to believe that I need to "activate" the modem using the windows method described above, which also lead to the complete failure of the dual boot attempts (probably tried 6 times now). However when trying the generic script (just to see what happens):

Thu Nov 26 08:08:52 2009 : Apple Base Script.ccl Version 3.3
Thu Nov 26 08:08:52 2009 : Initializing phone: AT&FE0Q0V1
Thu Nov 26 08:08:52 2009 : Initializing PDP context: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","online.telia.se"
Thu Nov 26 08:08:52 2009 : Dialing: ATD*99***1#
Thu Nov 26 08:08:52 2009 : Waiting for connection
Thu Nov 26 08:08:53 2009 : Connection established
Thu Nov 26 08:08:56 2009 : Serial connection established.
Thu Nov 26 08:08:56 2009 : Using interface ppp0
Thu Nov 26 08:08:56 2009 : Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/cu.usbmodemfd54
Thu Nov 26 08:08:57 2009 : LCP terminated by peer
Thu Nov 26 08:09:00 2009 : Connection terminated.

The generic script output leads me to believe that the modem is "active" and on but I don't understand why the Dell script bombs out so quickly.

I switched on the verbose logging now and it appears the problem is a "NO CARRIER" problem. Is this fixed by having the windows dual boot?

Any ideas? Help?

One of the reasons for getting the Mini 10v was to have a mobile broadband laptop and I'm so close to having a real OS X Mobile laptop. If I can't fix this it's gonna have to be Windows 7 and I'd really rather not.

Thanks.
/Trev