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Drexel.edu: Sprint PCS Merlin S620 EVDO Linux HowTo

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 31, 2007

“This article will document how to configure your Linux machine
to use a Sprint PCS Merlin S620 EVDO PCMCIA card. I’m using a fresh
Ubuntu (Breezy) install. I mostly used how-to’s on Verizon EVDO
cards to get mine working so it’s very possible that, if you have
another card or you use another distro, you might still find this
how-to helpful.

“Configure usbserial module to autoload on boot. You want to
pass it the args vendor=0x1410 and product=0x1110…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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