Got Edge to work using SmartWi on Vista

[itworker]

Folks,

I have a SZ - 381 with an Edge card. Thanks to the great folks on this forum I was able to get Vista Ultimate running on this machine. However it took a while to get the WWAN (Edge card) working again. Here's the steps I took:

1) Download Vista Edge driver (Ericcson VDC driver) off the Sony website under the SZ-491NX model
2) Download Vista Cingular software off the Sony website under the SZ-491NX model
3) Download the SmartWi Vista compatible software off the TX model# TXN25N/W (Sony website)
4) Uninstall the Sony Wireless Switching Utility if you have one installed
5) Install #1, #2, and #3 in this order. To do so you will have to edit the
model.txt file in your windows directory to reflect the exact model numbers as where you got the drivers from or the software will not install. You also have to change the security of the model.txt to read only so the installation program can't override th file.

This version of SmartWi was written to support the Sprint Broadband hardware installed on the TX series but it works fine on the SZ.

I now have full control of Bluetooth, Wireless WAN, and Edge.

[Mobilehavoc]

You the man! Thanks so much for this. I don't even use EDGE but SmartWi is much better than the lame Switching Utility.

Will come in handy if I ever activate the EDGE modem.

[bogart]

Yeah, thanks for letting us know about the SmartWi update.

[hsuntiger]

have everything installed, but can't get the smart wifi to turn on edge. it says it can't activate. please try again later. what do i do? how do i turn on the edge modem and activate cingular?

[Mobilehavoc]

It's not going to activate until you activate the Cingular SIM card in your SZ. Alternatively you can replace it with a TMobile SIM card and use that instead if you want.

[mmg]

Hi,

When I try to install this on my SZ450, I make the "model change" in model.txt in windows, I save the file, re-open it to make sure the change is made to:

Model = "VGN-TXN25N/W"

Then I run the file again, and it still says its for the wrong model! I've also tried "VGN-TXN25NW" and "VGN-TXN25N", but everytime it says its for the wrong model. Then I go back and check the model.txt in notepad, its says SZ450 again!

Any help would be appreciated - (I also run notepad as adminstrator, but experience the same problem)

[itworker]

To make the change stick on model.txt you will have to lock the file via the security tab (under properties via right click). Under the column Deny, put a check on the Write property.

That should do it.

[polojag]

Whenever I try to uninstall the Wireless Switchin Setting Utility, it says "Setup.exe has stopped working" and tries to check for a solution. Any ideas?

[Mobilehavoc]

BTW, the SmartWi for Vista also adds a Sidebar Gadget that's quite nice. It lets you control your WWAN, WLAN and BT from the sidebar! Just hit + Gadget on the sidebar and it's there.

[ojcool]

Ive installed the sony ericsson driver and the cingular software successfully on my UX280P, could see the GPRS LAN Adapter got recognised and installed but the SMARTWI is abit of a problem...

ive download'd the file SOAOTH-01466800-US.EXE from the VGN-TXN25N/W sony page, when i clicked install it did say welcome to SmartWi Connection Utility bla bla bla and said installation sucessful at the end, but i couldnt find it installed anywhere.....

so i went to check at the programme manager, sorted by installed time i did see the sony ericsson driver and the cingular on the list but not the smartwi... instead "nokia duk cable" got installed when im sure i didnt install that...... could someone pls let me know whether the smartwi file i installed is correct?

many tks!