[ubuntu-in] unable to connect with BSNL EVDO in Karmic

BR!j!TH brijithp at gmail.com
Mon Feb 22 07:53:56 GMT 2010


hm it seems a good work around. any way let me check

Thanks :)

On 22 February 2010 12:59, VK <technife at gmail.com> wrote:

> BACKGROUND :
>
> Most of these data-card devices now
> have two logical devices inside
> one physical device.
>
> (a) usb-storage-device
>
> This contains/serves the driver software
> that poor windoze users must install
> (but not required for Ubuntu/Linux).
>
> (b) usb-modem-device.
>
> This is invariably the "ttyUSB0" communciation
> device required by Ubuntu/Linux.
>
> SUSPECTED PROBLEM :
>
> The problem (often) is that the "storage-device"
> of these data-cards seems to interfere with
> Ubuntu/Linux ability to automagically
> detect, configure or utilise the "usb-modem-device"
> on the data-card.
>
> SOLUTION :
>
> Assuming that the storage device is the issue,
> then it can be resolved by installing
> and activating usb-modeswitch.
> Please google for instructions to install
> and use usb-modeswitch on Ubuntu.
> It is fairly simple and often a one-time process.
> Package is installed via synaptic-package-manager.
>
> I have had successes on two Ubuntu support calls
> with this approach, and thereafter do this
> as default for all data-cards where I know
> it has some storage. (most of the current
> EVDO and 3G usb devices have the driver
> software on that storage).
>
> Good luck.
> VK/TechNife
>
>
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