Public bug reported: Using the lastest and update lucid:
$ uname -a Linux magmus 2.6.32-13-generic #18-Ubuntu SMP Wed Feb 10 21:24:20 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux $ lsusb | grep Huawei Bus 001 Device 006: ID 12d1:1446 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. I have the Modem USB Huawei E1612, but the device init ONLY as a storage device and it dont as modem. I read this web for try to change with usb-modeswitch, but it dont work: http://www.santinoli.com/open/e1692-howto.html I install usb-modeswitch: $ sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch Then I add this lines to /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf: [code]# Huawei E1692 DefaultVendor= 0x12d1 DefaultProduct= 0x1446 TargetVendor= 0x12d1 TargetProduct= 0x140c MessageContent="55534243000000000000000000000011060000000000000000000000000000" CheckSuccess=5[/code] And I run the usb-modemswitch: $ sudo usb_modeswitch Looking for target devices ... No devices in target mode or class found Looking for default devices ... Found default devices (1) Accessing device 006 on bus 001 ... Using endpoints 0x01 (out) and 0x81 (in) Inquiring device details; driver will be detached ... Looking for active driver ... OK, driver found ("usb-storage") OK, driver "usb-storage" detached SCSI inquiry data (for identification) ------------------------- Vendor String: HUAWEI Model String: Mass Storage Revision String: 2.31 ------------------------- USB description data (for identification) ------------------------- Manufacturer: HUAWEI Technology Product: HUAWEI Mobile Serial No.: not provided ------------------------- Setting up communication with interface 0 ... Trying to send the message to endpoint 0x01 ... OK, message successfully sent Checking for mode switch (max. 5 times, once per second) ... Waiting for original device to vanish ... Original device can't be accessed anymore. Good. Searching for target devices ... Searching for target devices ... Searching for target devices ... Searching for target devices ... Searching for target devices ... No new devices in target mode or class found Mode switch has failed. Bye. fail: ---- But it fail. I dont understand the problem, because I have support for the driver: $ modinfo option | grep "v12D1p140Cd" alias: usb:v12D1p140Cd*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFF* But the device dont init as modem. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Huawei E1612 modem unable to connect under Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/521578 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs