Re: Linux Compatible Modem
Ray Rashif <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.user-groups.linux.singapore |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On 31 May 2010 20:25, C David Rigby <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. All these modems that do not work OOTB need to be filed with networkmanager/modemmanager: https://launchpad.net/modemmanager With network-manager-gnome most devices that I have plugged in work automatically, except for my ROKR E8 cellphone. Have not tried the StarHub modem though, -- GPG/PGP ID: B42DDCAD _______________________________________________ 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]