Linux Compatibility: Motorola RAZR V3 Mobile Phone

[phoronix]

This is an entry for Phoronix LCH (http://www.phoronix.net/forums/showthread.php?p=6635#post6635). Feel free to comment on the Linux compatibility for the Motorola RAZR V3 Mobile Phone in this thread.

Motorola RAZR V3 Mobile Phone



Description: Motorola RAZR V3 cellular phone. Black model.
Hardware Notes:

lsusb -v
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 22b8:4901 Motorola PCS
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 1.10
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 8
idVendor 0x22b8 Motorola PCS
idProduct 0x4901
bcdDevice 0.01
iManufacturer 1 Motorola Inc.
iProduct 2 Motorola Phone (V3)
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 43
bNumInterfaces 3
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 23 MCU Logging+test cmd+accy
bmAttributes 0xc0
Self Powered
MaxPower 20mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 5
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 0
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 1
bInterfaceProtocol 255
iInterface 11 Motorola Accessory
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 6
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 1
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 2
bInterfaceProtocol 255
iInterface 12 Motorola MCU Data Logger
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x84 EP 4 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0020 1x 32 bytes
bInterval 0
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 8
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 0
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 3
bInterfaceProtocol 255
iInterface 13 Motorola Test Command

[avsa242]

Have one of these plus a V3X. Both work great as a modem via Bluetooth or a USB cable (although speeds are that of really good dialup with twice the latency :) ), for T-Mobile Web/Internet via ppp in Linux, and of course the mass-storage device driver (on V3Xs or models of Razrs that have a card reader). Unfortunately, however, there aren't any decent and/or actively maintained software projects to manipulate the firmware or filesystem on these phones like there are in Windows. There was moto4lin, however, in my experiences this doesn't seem to work for the V3X and is iffy at best with the V3.