Sierra Wireless Gobi 2000 UMTS Modem on Fujitsu P770

How to get a Sierra Wireless Gobi 2000 UMTS Modem up and running:

lsusb output before firmware installation:
ID 1199:9000 Sierra Wireless, Inc. Gobi 2000 Wireless Modem (Three letters that I do not remember)

lsusb output after firmware installation:

ID 1199:9001 Sierra Wireless, Inc. Gobi 2000 Wireless Modem

1. Get the windows driver (from CD or from http://de.fujitsu.com/support/downloads.html) and unpack the zip-archive.
2.  You need the firmware which comes packaged wih the driver: Best way on linux:
   ~$ WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.wine-wow/ wine path-to/Setup.exe
   This will install the driver into a temporary folder (.wine-wow) which can be erased at the end.
3. Create a folder for the firmware files:
   ~$ sudo mkdir -p /lib/firmware/gobi
4. Copy the relevant firmware files in this new directory:
   

   ~$ sudo cp $HOME/.wine-wow/drive_c/Programme/QUALCOMM/Images/Sierra/UMTS/* /lib/firmware/gobi/

   ~$ sudo cp $HOME/.wine-wow/drive_c/Programme/QUALCOMM/Images/Sierra/4/* /lib/firmware/gobi/

   Note 1: Do not copy the firmware folders from the wine location. Copy the files!
   Note 2: The path to the firmware files might have to be adapted (slightly different for different H/W vendors)
   Note 3: The first command has to be taken as is. The UMTS folder contains the provider independent files. The source folder of the second command has to be adapted according to the provider which will be used. The "4" directory is applicable for T-Mobile. (see http://thinkpad-wiki.org/Qualcomm_Gobi_2000_unter_Linux_installieren)
5. Install the firmware loader
   ~$ sudo aptitude install gobi-loader
6. Reboot
   
   

Tested on Ubuntu 11.04 (Beta) - Kernel 2.6.38


Note: similar steps should be applicable for other notebooks/distributions