Getting Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) to recognize a Samba 56 USB

[Tim Wells]

Hello All,

 

I have been reading the discussion:

"Installing FrontlineSMS on Linux Ubuntu"

Posted by Amanda Atwood on December 2, 2009

http://frontlinesms.ning.com/forum/topics/installing-frontlinesms-on

 

Which was extremely helpful, I've got Frontline to work just fine.  However I cannot get Frontline to connect to my Samba 56. 

 

I used the command "sudo ln -sf /dev/ttyUSB0 /dev/ttyS0"

to create the link and it shows up under ttyS0 now.

 

Then I used the command  "sudo wvdialconf" to get Ubuntu to 'notice' the dongle. 

This is what appears (which looks correct after looking over other peoples posts)

 

Editing `/etc/wvdial.conf'.

Scanning your serial ports for a modem.

ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- OK
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z -- OK
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 -- OK
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 -- OK
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 -- OK
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK
ttyS0<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI -- SIEMENS
ttyS0<*1>: Speed 4800: AT -- OK
ttyS0<*1>: Speed 9600: AT -- OK
ttyS0<*1>: Speed 19200: AT -- OK
ttyS0<*1>: Speed 38400: AT -- OK
ttyS0<*1>: Speed 57600: AT -- OK
ttyS0<*1>: Speed 115200: AT -- OK
ttyS0<*1>: Speed 230400: AT -- OK
ttyS0<*1>: Speed 460800: AT -- Speed 460800: AT -- Speed 460800: AT -- Max speed is 230400; that should be safe.
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S2   S3  
ttyUSB0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI -- SIEMENS
ttyUSB0<*1>: Speed 4800: AT -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: Speed 9600: AT -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: Speed 19200: AT -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: Speed 38400: AT -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: Speed 57600: AT -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: Speed 115200: AT -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: Speed 230400: AT -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: Speed 460800: AT -- Speed 460800: AT -- Speed 460800: AT -- Max speed is 230400; that should be safe.
ttyUSB0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK

Found a modem on /dev/ttyS0.
Modem configuration written to /etc/wvdial.conf.
ttyS0<Info>: Speed 230400; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0"
ttyUSB0<Info>: Speed 230400; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0"

Found a modem on /dev/ttyUSB0.
Modem configuration written to /etc/wvdial.conf.
ttyUSB0<Info>: Speed 230400; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0"

 

Then I open the Frontline program and it always says "FrontlineSMS was unable to connect to an SMS device"

 

I attempt to add a phone manually and it will not find the port.

Saying "Port [/dev/ttyS0] could not be found"

or

Saying "Port [ttyS0] could not be found"

 

I would greatly appreciate any help thank you.

please be gentle I'm a nube to ubuntu

 

thanks in advance,

Tim 

[Morgan Belkadi]

Hi Tim,

 

can you send us your logs?

We might be able to get something from them.

 

Cheers,

Morgan

[Tim Wells]

Thanks for your swift reply Morgan.  Can you tell me where to get the logs from?

 

Tim

[Morgan Belkadi]

Menu "Help"/"Subit error report".

 

I'll take a look at these logs ASAP :)

 

Morgan

[Tim Wells]

Thanks again Morgan, its in an attachment.

 

cheers,

Tim

[Morgan Belkadi]

Hi Tim,

 

try to download this archive:

http://www.jcontrol.org/download/files/rxtx-2.1-7-bins-r2.zip

 

and put the right lib (compatible with your version of Linux) in your JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ directory.

Tell me if this changes anything.

 

Morgan

[Tim Wells]

Morgan,

 

Could you give me the command for that? Like I said I'm very new to Ubuntu.

 

Thanks

Tim 

[Morgan Belkadi]

Type

 

echo $JAVA_HOME

 

to check your java home directory.Then just copy the file from the archive to this directory (you can do this graphically, like on Windows).

 

Morgan

[Tim Wells]

When I type "echo $JAVA_HOME" it doesn't do anything except give me the start of another line. 

 

Tim

[Morgan Belkadi]

Hi Tim,

 

can you come on Skype?

I guess it's gonna be much easier.

 

>> morgan.frontlinesms

[Tim Wells]

Thank you Morgan, I couldn't have done this without you!

[Morgan Belkadi]

No worries, Tim.

 

If someone's having the same problem, I just extracted the right libraries (see above link) into the JVM library path:

/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.22/jre/lib/i386/

 

Good luck!

[Maxym Malynowsky]

Hi Morgan,

It's a year and a half later, but I'm having exactly this problem, followed your suggestions, and I hope you're still active. I have a Huawei E182E, it's not listed as a compatible device, but I've used it to connect to the internet under Debian Testing. 

Thanks,

-Max