TomatoUSB

I have an Asus N66U router with Shibby Tomato Firmware 1.28.0000 MIPSR2-100 K26 USB AIO-64K. I'm trying to get my old Sierra Wireless 598 CDMA internet stick working as the 3G WAN but I'm having some problems. Shibby is awesome and I'm sure this is just a problem with my stick, so I'm sorry if this is the wrong venue for my question. If anyone could offer any advice, that would be greatly appreciated! I have tested the Sierra on my windows machine and it connects dialing #777.

ERROR LOG:

Jan  1 01:02:55 unknown daemon.notice pppd[2278]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0
Jan  1 01:02:55 unknown user.info redial[2284]: Started. Time: 10
Jan  1 01:02:55 unknown user.notice root: 3G MODEM already found - using sierra module
Jan  1 01:02:57 unknown daemon.warn dnsmasq[2212]: no servers found in /etc/resolv.dnsmasq, will retry
Jan  1 01:03:09 unknown daemon.info dnsmasq[2212]: exiting on receipt of SIGTERM
Jan  1 01:03:09 unknown user.debug init[1]: 182: pptp peerdns disabled
Jan  1 01:03:09 unknown daemon.info dnsmasq[2322]: started, version 2.61 cachesize 1500
Jan  1 01:03:09 unknown daemon.info dnsmasq[2322]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt no-RTC no-DBus no-i18n no-IDN DHCP DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP no-conntrack
Jan  1 01:03:09 unknown daemon.info dnsmasq[2322]: asynchronous logging enabled, queue limit is 5 messages
Jan  1 01:03:09 unknown daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2322]: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.2 -- 192.168.1.51, lease time 1d
Jan  1 01:03:09 unknown daemon.info dnsmasq[2322]: reading /etc/resolv.dnsmasq
Jan  1 01:03:09 unknown daemon.info dnsmasq[2322]: using nameserver 8.8.4.4#53
Jan  1 01:03:09 unknown daemon.info dnsmasq[2322]: using nameserver 8.8.8.8#53
Jan  1 01:03:09 unknown daemon.info dnsmasq[2322]: read /etc/hosts - 2 addresses
Jan  1 01:03:09 unknown daemon.info dnsmasq[2322]: read /etc/dnsmasq/hosts/hosts - 3 addresses
Jan  1 01:03:09 unknown daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2322]: read /etc/dnsmasq/dhcp/dhcp-hosts
Jan  1 01:03:10 unknown local2.err chat[2305]: SIGTERM
Jan  1 01:03:10 unknown daemon.warn pppd[2278]: Child process /usr/sbin/chat -V -t 60 -f /tmp/ppp/connect.chat (pid 2304) terminated with signal 15
Jan  1 01:03:10 unknown daemon.err pppd[2278]: Connect script failed
Jan  1 01:03:11 unknown daemon.info pppd[2278]: Exit.

LSUSB:

Bus 001 Device 005: ID 1199:0025
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 058f:6366
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 058f:6254
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002

I think the device is being recognized correctly as 1199:0025. I've read that the Sierra 598 has an internal micro SD card and it sometimes will be recognized as 1199:0fff so you have to use usb_modeswitch. I've also read that the 598 tries to auto-install the watcher software ("Tru-Install"), so I downloaded the little program to disable that.

What else can I try? Thank you so much!

/C

modem is detected by sierra module
3G MODEM already found - using sierra module

well all should works. Have you PIN code in SIM card? If yes, please remove it.
Have you correct call numer and APN name? Have you username and password?

The 598U does not have a SIM card since it's an EVDO modem. The chat script that tomato uses is incorrect. It would be better if the gui allowed you to enter your own chat script so we don't have this problem. The correct chat script should be this:

ABORT 'BUSY'
ABORT 'ERROR'
ABORT 'NO ANSWER'
ABORT 'NO CARRIER'
ABORT 'NO DIALTONE'
ABORT 'NO CARRIER'
ABORT DELAYED
'' AT
TIMEOUT 12
OK 'AT+CSQ'
OK ATD#777
TIMEOUT 60
CONNECT ''

Here's the incorrect chat script that's generated from the gui. Notice that it always prepends ATDT before #777 (specified in modem init string) and not ATD. That is of course one of many differences with the chat script I use. I have confirmed that my above chat script works if I disable wan and manually enter that chat script and start manually start pppd on the command line in tomato.

ABORT "NO CARRIER"
ABORT "NO DIALTONE"
ABORT "NO ERROR"
ABORT "NO ANSWER"
ABORT "BUSY"
REPORT CONNECT
"" "AT"
OK "AT&FE0V1X1&D2&C1S0=0"
OK "AT"
OK "ATS0=0"
OK "AT"
OK "AT&FE0V1X1&D2&C1S0=0"
OK "AT"
OK 'AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP",""'
OK "ATDT#777"
CONNECT c

I added a new feature to allow the chat script to be specified instead of being hardcoded. This will allow cdma modems to work as well since the hardcoded chat script was the problem:

Grab the patch under Development & Patches: New Feature: Configurable Modem Chat Script

You'll also need my other patch under Development & Patches: Shibby RT-N compile patch for Zlib.cpp error

patch the source with those two patches and build with the mega vpn option since the AIO doesn't work due to some problem with the nfs library.

I added a new feature to allow the chat script to be specified instead of being hardcoded.

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keebo: How many patches have you posted troll?

How many patches have you posted troll?

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