SIM card USB PnP Windows device driver
Norm X
A SIM card (subscriber identity module) is a small postage stamp size memory
module. Here is a Wikipedia article on the SIM card:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subscriber_Identity_Module
If you've owned a few cell phone you may have a collection of SIM cards. The
pin out configuration is similar to that on the newest bank and credit
cards.
I have a WinXP netbook PC that has a slot for a SIM card near a SIM like
icon. The slot is not very user friendly. I managed to insert a SIM into the
slot and it was recognized as a new device and a device driver was
downloaded from Microsoft Update, conventional Plug and Play. The new device
driver showed up in the USB device chain. I was planning to find application
software to read the SIM.
However, I had a system problem that required me to reinstall WinXP. The SIM
card is only recognized when it is plugged in. Since it is on the USB chain
it interferes with installation of the manufactures USB devices drivers for
the USB camera and what not.
For the life of me, I cannot recall the name of the device driver. I recall
the name was a software company name and I recall I visited their website.
A jeweler was not be equipped with a tool to extract the SIM card. I am
loath the disassemble the netbook to extract the SIM card. I once replaced a
broken LCD display screen on the netbook and that was a lot of work.
Please tell me the name of the device driver that is installed by Windows
hardware update PnP. Hopefully I can manually install the Windows USB device
driver.
Searching this problem with Google is a horrible mess. I wish my memory was
better but it's not.
Thanks.
Uwe Sieber
A SIM card slot in a laptop means that is has a GPRS or UMTS
modem. Open the Window Device Management. Under USB controllers
find you device (should have a yellow exclamation mark).
Right click -> Properties. At the Details tab you see the
device's hardware ID, something like USB\VID_12AB6&PID_34CD\123456ABC
Google for the USB\VID_12AB6&PID_34CD part and driver.
When installed you can use it as a modem. I don't know
who to read any data from the SIM card thru the modem.
For this purpose there are "smart card readers" which come
with an adaptor for SIM cards.
Uwe
Norm X
I am reverting to bottom post because it helps comprehension.
"Uwe Sieber" <ma...@uwe-sieber.de> wrote in message
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>
> A SIM card slot in a laptop means that is has a GPRS or UMTS
> modem. Open the Window Device Management. Under USB controllers
> find you device (should have a yellow exclamation mark).
> Right click -> Properties. At the Details tab you see the
> device's hardware ID, something like USB\VID_12AB6&PID_34CD\123456ABC
>
> Google for the USB\VID_12AB6&PID_34CD part and driver.
>
> When installed you can use it as a modem. I don't know
> who to read any data from the SIM card thru the modem.
>
> For this purpose there are "smart card readers" which come
> with an adaptor for SIM cards.
>
>
> Uwe
Thanks Uwe but my PC does not have a GPRS or UMTS modem, because it is not
installed.
The SIM card USB PnP Windows device driver does not appear in the USB device
chain because the installation has become corrupted. Please review what I
said above.
"Device Manager" shows it with a yellow question mark, "Other devices" and
three instances of "Base system device" each with a yellow question mark.
When I try to use "update driver" Windows update cannot determine what is
the device. It is a Plug and Play device, that announces identity at the
time it is plugged in. It is often said that to make a device work "try
plugging it in again". In my case I cannot remove the device. As I said
above, I took it to a jeweler who lacks a tool fine enough to extract the
SIM card from its slot.
I was hoping that someone has hardware like mine and could answer my
question.
You suggested I Google for:
USB\VID_12AB6&PID_34CD
I did that and all I got was a link back into this forum.
If you happen to have a SIM card installed, please identify the SIM card in
the USB driver train in "Device Manager". Right click for properties and
then select the "Driver" tab and then "Driver Details". You should be able
to tell me the SIM card USB PnP Windows device driver, if you have it
installed on your machine.
Thanks.
David H. Lipman
>
> Google for the USB\VID_12AB6&PID_34CD part and driver.
>
> When installed you can use it as a modem. I don't know
> who to read any data from the SIM card thru the modem.
>
> For this purpose there are "smart card readers" which come
> with an adaptor for SIM cards.
>
>
That's interesting.
There are SIM card adapters for Smart Card readers such as my Schlumberger Reflex USB,
Schlumberger Reflex 20 PCMCIA or the one embedded in my Dell Latitude notebook ?
Come to think of it I have seen the SIM cards come in a Smart Card like package that you
just bend and remove for Iridium Satellite phones. I guess that how they can easily write
the data to the SIM card because it is easier to handle in a Smart Card format.
--
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
Uwe Sieber
>USB\VID_12AB6&PID_34CD
USB vendor and product IDs are four digits each,
so something is wrong with this device ID.
I've never seen anything else than GPRS/UMTS modems
when a laptop has a sim card slot, so I cannot help
here.
Uwe
Roy Smith
The thing about USB devices is that most will only show in device
manager if they are active and mounted, or if they have a problem.
Since you have seemed to have had the driver properly installed, then
you'll only see the SIM card reader in device manager when there is a
card in the reader. Though there is a trick that one can do to show old
devices in device manager which makes it possible to see and remove old
device drivers. Just follow the steps in this article:
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/removing-unused-device-drivers-from-windows-xp-machines/6017628
--
Roy Smith
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Thunderbird 6.0
Thursday, August 25, 2011 6:09:17 AM
Motor T
> Thanks Uwe but my PC does not have a GPRS or UMTS modem, because it is not
> installed.
>
> The SIM card USB PnP Windows device driver does not appear in the USB device
> chain because the installation has become corrupted. Please review what I
> said above.
>
> "Device Manager" shows it with a yellow question mark, "Other devices" and
> three instances of "Base system device" each with a yellow question mark.
> When I try to use "update driver" Windows update cannot determine what is
> the device. It is a Plug and Play device, that announces identity at the
> time it is plugged in. It is often said that to make a device work "try
> plugging it in again". In my case I cannot remove the device. As I said
> above, I took it to a jeweler who lacks a tool fine enough to extract the
> SIM card from its slot.
>
> I was hoping that someone has hardware like mine and could answer my
> question.
Have you tried alt.comp.hardware/alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt groups?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
--
--
Ed Mc
Nam Vet '66-'67
Semper Fi
Paul
I think Uwe was using that as an example. That wouldn't be your device ID.
You can look for Device ID values here, VID (vendor ID) and PID (product ID).
This is an informally collected list - the real USB registry is not public
as far as I'm aware, to protect manufacturer new product introductions.
http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids
You can use a copy of UVCView from Microsoft, to enumerate USB devices
connected directly to the computer. As far as I know, this won't enumerate
an external "tree" of USB hubs and peripherals. To use this, the target device
should be connected to a chipset USB port on the motherboard for best results.
The following is a recipe to get the latest version of UVCView. For the sake
of a better name, I call this UVCView2.
*******
This is one way to get UVCView. From "Joe Morris"...
UVCView is shipped with the Windows Driver Kit.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff554257(v=VS.85).aspx?ppud=4
The download you end up with is:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=11800
GRMWDK_EN_7600_1.ISO 649,877,504 bytes
The purpose of using 7ZIP, is to extract the utility, without installing
the entire CD of materials.
Using 7ZIP, navigate to "WDK" and find
avstreamtools_x86fre_cab001.cab
Click on the cab, do an "Open Inside", then select
_UVCview.exe_00006
then extract. Then rename the extracted file to
UVCView2.exe 133,632 bytes MD5SUM=213f6e89cc4ab4e7e9e3e2ad394b83cb
Using that method, avoids having to install a lot of cruft
you don't need. You still have to figure out, how to read the
config data on the right hand pane, which isn't exactly easy.
This is a picture of what the UVCView info looks *similar* to.
http://www.die.de/blog/content/binary/usbview.png
Some information on the parameters seen in UVCView.
http://www.beyondlogic.org/usbnutshell/usb5.htm
For example, my mouse right now is a USB device. I see
idVendor: 0x046D = Logitech Inc.
idProduct: 0xC01A
in the right hand pane, when examining the mouse with UVCView2.
Using the usb.ids file from the first link confirms...
046d Logitech, Inc.
c01a M-BQ85 Optical Wheel Mouse
Using VID_046d and PID_c01a , I could go "looking for a driver".
*******
HTH,
Paul
Norm X
"Motor T" <no...@invalid.net> wrote in message
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Thanks.
They may know the name of the device driver.
If all else fails, I'll get a magnifying glass, good lamp and a pin. Maybe I
can pry the SIM card out of the slot and then plug it back in. It is "Plug
and Play".