ThinkPads with WWAN

ThinkPads with WWAN

[Raghav Gururajan]

Hello Guix!

If any of you use Guix System (previously known as GuixSD) on ThinkPad; and if your ThinkPad have WWAN Card (Ericsson F3507g or Qualcomm Gobi2000); does it work with ModemManager Service (part of desktop services)?; does WWAN option appear in your desktop settings?

I am asking because, I am planning on getting a WWAN card for my ThinkPad X200T. FreeDesktop.Org mentions that F3507g is known to work and Gobi2000 should propably work. I would like to know insights with ModemManager on Guix System, before I make the purchase. :-)

Thank you!

Regards,
RG.

Re: ThinkPads with WWAN

[Joshua Branson]

"Raghav Gururajan" <raghavgururajan@disroot.org> writes:

> Hello Guix!
>
> If any of you use Guix System (previously known as GuixSD) on
> ThinkPad; and if your ThinkPad have WWAN Card (Ericsson F3507g or
> Qualcomm Gobi2000); does it work with ModemManager Service (part of
> desktop services)?; does WWAN option appear in your desktop settings?

I'm using a T400.  I actually don't use wifi...I prefer ethernet, 'cause
it's faster.  Sorry I can't be more help.

>
> I am asking because, I am planning on getting a WWAN card for my
> ThinkPad X200T. FreeDesktop.Org mentions that F3507g is known to work
> and Gobi2000 should propably work. I would like to know insights with
> ModemManager on Guix System, before I make the purchase. :-)
>
> Thank you!
>
> Regards,
> RG.
>

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Re: ThinkPads with WWAN

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

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Joshua Branson 写道：
> I'm using a T400.  I actually don't use wifi...I prefer 
> ethernet, 'cause
> it's faster.  Sorry I can't be more help.

WWAN is cellular, not Wi-Fi (WLAN) — it's even slower ;-)

I know that Julien (CC'd; hope that's all right) is stuck on 4G 
this week, but I'm guessing it's going to be through some kind of 
‘mobile hotspot’ adapter.  I don't know anyone else who uses it.

Kind regards,

T G-R

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Re: ThinkPads with WWAN

[Julien Lepiller]

It's alright. They gave me a 4G adapter that emits a wifi hotspot. It's not a device I control so I only have wifi on my side.

Le 3 octobre 2019 16:55:29 GMT+02:00, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> a écrit :
>Joshua Branson 写道：
>> I'm using a T400.  I actually don't use wifi...I prefer 
>> ethernet, 'cause
>> it's faster.  Sorry I can't be more help.
>
>WWAN is cellular, not Wi-Fi (WLAN) — it's even slower ;-)
>
>I know that Julien (CC'd; hope that's all right) is stuck on 4G 
>this week, but I'm guessing it's going to be through some kind of 
>‘mobile hotspot’ adapter.  I don't know anyone else who uses it.
>
>Kind regards,
>
>T G-R

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Re: ThinkPads with WWAN

[Julien Lepiller]

It's alright. They gave me a 4G adapter that emits a wifi hotspot. It's not a device I control so I only have wifi on my side.

Le 3 octobre 2019 16:55:29 GMT+02:00, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> a écrit :
>Joshua Branson 写道：
>> I'm using a T400.  I actually don't use wifi...I prefer 
>> ethernet, 'cause
>> it's faster.  Sorry I can't be more help.
>
>WWAN is cellular, not Wi-Fi (WLAN) — it's even slower ;-)
>
>I know that Julien (CC'd; hope that's all right) is stuck on 4G 
>this week, but I'm guessing it's going to be through some kind of 
>‘mobile hotspot’ adapter.  I don't know anyone else who uses it.
>
>Kind regards,
>
>T G-R

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Re: ThinkPads with WWAN

[pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)]

I have no Thinkpad, but reasons for not working could be Guix’
ModemManager being slightly out of date or the WWAN card requiring
non-free firmware.  I do not like what I see on

https://h-node.org/notebooks/view/en/1440/ThinkPad-X201--3680-WZQ-

Other than that, what works on other GNU systems should work on Guix
System.

Regards,
Florian