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26 .Nd USB support for 3G datacards
28 To compile this driver into the kernel,
29 place the following lines in your
30 kernel configuration file:
31 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
35 Alternatively, to load the driver as a
36 module at boot time, place the following line in
38 .Bd -literal -offset indent
44 driver provides support for the multiple USB-to-serial interfaces exposed by
45 many 3G USB/PCCard modems.
47 The device is accessed through the
49 driver which makes it behave like a
54 driver supports the following adapters:
58 Option GT 3G Fusion, GT Fusion Quad, etc. (only 3G part, not WLAN)
60 Option GT 3G, GT 3G Quad, etc.
62 Vodafone Mobile Connect Card 3G
64 Qualcomm Inc. CDMA MSM
66 Huawei B190, E180v, E220 ('<Huawei Mobile>')
68 Novatel U740, MC950D, X950D, etc.
70 Sierra MC875U, MC8775U, etc.
74 .Pa /sys/dev/usb/serial/u3g.c
75 for the complete list of supported cards for each vendor
78 The supported 3G cards provide the necessary modem port for ppp, or mpd
79 connections as well as extra ports (depending on the specific device) to
80 provide other functions (additional command port, diagnostic port, SIM toolkit
83 In some of these devices a mass storage device supported by the
85 driver is present which contains Windows and Mac OS X drivers.
86 The device starts up in disk mode (TruInstall, ZeroCD, etc.) and requires
87 additional commands to switch it to modem mode. If your device is not
88 switching automatically, please try to add quirks. See
106 driver, and written by
107 .An Andrea Guzzo Aq aguzzo@anywi.com
112 driver was written by
113 .An Andrea Guzzo Aq aguzzo@anywi.com
115 .An Nick Hibma Aq n_hibma@FreeBSD.org .
116 Hardware for testing was provided by AnyWi Technologies, Leiden, NL.