On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 20:15 +0100, Alexander Sack wrote: > On Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 01:48:40PM -0500, Dan Williams wrote: > > On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 00:58 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hello, I am a new user to Linux and tried to find the proper > resources before seeking help. > > > > > > I am using NM 0.7.0-lp.0025.o.4 > > > I am using a Sierra Wireless 881 WCDMA modem with ATT > > > > > > As far as I can tell, I successfully installed the modem driver and it is > > > listed as /dev/ttyUSB0 > > > > > > Unfortunately, when try to dial using wvdial, it says the device is busy. > > > So I can't verify that it is working. > > > > > > Secondarily, if I open the NM window, I am only able to add a wired or > > > WiFi connection. So I'm not sure why I can't add the 3G device that the > > > docs refer to. > > > > Is this with Ubuntu? Ubuntu has changed the mobile broadband connection > > creation sequence so you may need to file a launchpad bug. > > the NM version from above doesnt look ubuntu/deb stylish. Its > definitly not a version of the official archives ;).
I guess I assumed that "lp" mean launchpad or something, but I'm wrong, it's always PPA :) My bad. And the winner is: Linpus Lite! (Acer Aspire). tcwalker, it's 100% likely that your modem is not correctly tagged by HAL, and thus is not recognized by NM. Can you attach the output of 'lshal' (typed into a terminal) to a reply when the 881 is plugged in? Dan _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list NetworkManager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list