Lenovo Thinkpad Gobi 2000 WWAN adapter support under Linux

In my previous post about one of my Lenovo Thinkpad laptops, I mentioned that it has WWAN capabilities through a Qualcomm Gobi 2000 adapter.

Here I’ll put my notes on how to make it work under Linux.

Steps

1. Install the firmware loader for this WWAN modem:

    $ sudo apt install gobi-loader
   

2. Create the folder where we’ll host the firmware files:

    $ sudo mkdir /lib/firmware/gobi
   

3. Now you need the original firmware files. Going to Lenovo Support web site, you can download the required files here. You need to download 7xwc48ww.exe. Install it on a Windows supported system (or at least, extract the files). After that, and following this table, place the files in the folder created in the previous step:

    # cp 0/UQCN.mbn UMTS/amss.mbn UMTS/apps.mbn /lib/firmware/gobi/
   

   I did it with the Vodafone firmware, but your mileage may vary.

4. Reboot your system.

5. If you did it fine, you’ll see the following device now configured:

    $ lsusb | grep Qualcomm
    Bus 002 Device 006: ID 05c6:9205 Qualcomm, Inc. Gobi 2000
   

Additional links to check:

• Qualcomm Gobi 2000. Detailed information coming from ThinkWiki.
• How to set up Gobi 2000 GPS in Linux
• X201 Qualcomm und Win 10. It’s in German. You’ll find there how to get support for this device under Windows 10. I can tell you where to find the file win8beta_7xwc45ww.zip that is also valid to use it under Windows 11.