[ltp] Re: x300 model 647815G - do the 3g modem work?

[km]

On 12/01, Evgeni Golov wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:27:55 +0100 km wrote:
> 
> > It seems like it impossible to get any specs on x300 15G model here in
> > Europe (Sweden). Lenovo Sweden doesnt know and lenovo.com only states
> > that it's a USMODEM V.90. There's also nothing on thinkwiki for the 15G.
> > 
> > Is anyone running Linux on this model and is the 3g modem working or
> > atleast idenifiable?
> 
> Well, don't have a X300, but googling says that it has a 3G modem, a
> "Sierra Wireless, Incorporated Mini Card" according to
> http://www.blacquiere.nl/~robert/x300_openbsd_dmesg.txt.
> If you can trust http://www.minitechnet.de/lenovo_x300_1.html, it's a
> Sierra Wireless MC8775 UMTS HSDPA Modem
> And for that you can find some infos at
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SierraMC8775, seems to work fine after you
> remove the simlock :)
> 
> HTH
> Evgeni
> 

Wooha, totally missed that openbsd dmesg output. Thank you. I really
miss IBM's thorough documentation.

Looks like an adventure getting this to work, though the unlocking is
for a US import so hopefully it wont be needed here in Sweden.

-km