[elrepo] Trying to install Sierra "TRU-Install" patch for 3G air card

[Alan Bartlett]

2009/12/28 Akemi Yagi <toracat at elrepo.org>:
> On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Jeff Phillips <jeffp at jeffszone.com> wrote:

>> The Sierra Wireless USB 598 is recognized as 1199:0025 which is listed
>> under sierra.ko. I'm getting the impression that sierra.ko installed
>> the drivers to use the modem, but the USB device itself is recognized
>> as flash memory without this TRU-install patch the manufacturer
>> provides:
>>
>> http://www.sierrawireless.com/resources/support/Software/Linux/patch-2-6-18-swoc-unusualdevs.zip
>> http://sierrawireless.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/500
>>
>> I opened up the patch & looked at it. Looks pretty simple, but I don't
>> know where to put it:
>>
>> +/* Reported by Kevin Lloyd <linux at sierrawireless.com>
>> + * Entry is needed for the initializer function override,
>> + * which instructs the device to load as a modem
>> + * device.
>> + */
>> +UNUSUAL_DEV(  0x1199, 0x0fff, 0x0000, 0x9999,
>> +               "Sierra Wireless",
>> +               "USB MMC Storage",
>> +               US_SC_DEVICE, US_PR_DEVICE, NULL,
>> +               US_FL_IGNORE_DEVICE),
>
> Let's wait for Alan Bartlett to chime in.

Someone mentioned my name?

> He packaged the kmod-sierra

(Quickly checks . . .)  So I did.

> and should be able to help you with the patch.

Certainly. I will need to examine both of the URLs that Jeff has
provided, above. I predict that this will take place in the next 24 -
48 hours -- unless anyone else would like to take it on?

Alan.