Re: Linux Compatible Modem
C David Rigby <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.user-groups.linux.singapore |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On Friday 28,May,2010 06:50 PM, lena wrote: > > You need a software that will switch the device to modem mode. > like USB_ModeSwitch, http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch. > > after running that software, then can use software like kppp to > dial in to starhub. > > I have a Huawei E1550 usb modem. it works. > > > > Bharathi Subramanian wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I looking for a Linux Compatible mobile modem. Presently I have the >> StarHub Huawei E1750 HSPA USB modem, which is getting detected as a >> mass storage device and I am unable to change the mode to modem. >> Kindly suggest the suitable modem. >> >> Bye :) > Under Ubuntu 10.04 and most other recent distros, one need only unmount the USB storage device from the desktop. The USB driver will then recognize the device's alternate modes and activate the "broadband network" option under Network Manager (assuming your distro uses that tool). I'm not sure if it will work for your device, but this works just fine for my Starhub-distributed ZTE MF626. So, give it a shot before hand-configuring usb_modeswitch. Regards David _______________________________________________ LUGS Mailing list - [email protected] List FAQ: http://wiki.lugs.org.sg/LugsMailingListFaq Info page: http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet To unsubscribe send an empty email to: [email protected]