On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 2:21 AM, Sahil Dave <sahil.dav...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all > > I bought a MTS MBlaze connection recently.The good thing i found about the > ZTE USB modem that came along, is that it has got a dedicated user-guide > for > linux based OSes. > It works out of the box on 32-bit distros. But i upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04 > (64-bit) and now i got to configure wvdial for it. > > The user-guide gives all the parameters needed in wvdial.conf, but somehow > the modem still doesn't work. This ZTE device also acts as a mass storage > device. > My OS is detecting it only as a storage device, and not as a modem, so no > /dev/ttyUSBx is found. > > Anyone using MBlaze without any hassles or knows a workaround? > > <snip> I do not have the device you are using, but had similar problems with my MTNL 3G usb data card. Switching from storage device to modem can be done with the usb_modeswitch package. This is automated, and updating to 1.12 and above solved the problem for me. The great thing is that it integrates easily with NetworkManager, allowing one to specify different APN's. Historical note: On both a fresh install of Fedora 13 and on Ubuntu 10.04, the version does not work automatically, requiring manual settings, tweeking, and multiple restarts. During those days of frustration, what did work was the Sakis3G script[2], which seems quite self contained. Andrew. [1] http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/ [2] http://www.sakis3g.org/ _______________________________________________ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
