[ubuntu-nz] HUAwei mobile broadband on Ubuntu 12.04

[Jeff Hunt]

Solved it
I am in a marginal reception area.
The signal must a little weaker and dropped it off.
Still don't know what to do but I know it can work.
Thanks for advice and encouragement

On 03/05/2012, Ru <ru1812 at gmail.com> wrote:
> HI Jeff
> Any luck with your Huawei Modem ?
>
> I did a bit of testing with mine, I have three Computers running Ubuntu
> 12.04
> And  an Acer One Netbook Running Xubuntu  12.04.
> It Works in every Machine, Plugged it in wait until it is detected
> then run the setup, I’ve noticed that 2degrees is listed now under New
> Zealand’s Mobile Carriers
>
> I even tried it running a live USB of Ubuntu 12.04 thinking it was
> something to do with live mode but it worked just fine in that too, I
> was kinda hoping it wasn’t going work
> I think I can safely say that 2degrees GSM Modems work well in Ubuntu
> 12.04, though I’ve only tested it on 4 computers and a Live USB
>
> Just a thought, in the Live CD /USB Environment Can you check that the
> modem shows up under Computer,
>
> ‘Open your home directory in the menu select Go then Computer, you
> should see a device there labelled something Like  Huawei MMC Storage
> .
>
> Also Did you make your Live USB with persistent Storage? Only Asking
> because I have had a few funny things happen with Persistent Storage,
> things not working quite right sometimes. You could try making a new
> live USB with Persistent Storage disabled,
> Also I’m thinking to be double sure that there is nothing wrong the
> Live USB, re-download the ISO image I know it’s a pain but  I’ve had
> dodgy ISO’s before too.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
>
> On 5/1/12, Robert Collins <robert at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 6:11 PM, Jeff Hunt <jeffhunt90 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Thanks for the effort guys, but no luck so far.
>>> I don't remember ever having seen the 'New Mobile Broadband (GSM)
>>> Connection' message. I have always edited the network-manager and
>>> added it by name and as 'internet' and it appears as a 2 degrees
>>> device.
>>> I have had to kick it in to life a number of times by taking it out
>>> and in but seldom more than once. I just tried multiple times on the
>>> 12.04 machine but nothing.
>>>
>>> Clearly it should work though. I will try it on yet another machine in
>>> a different location.
>>>
>>> I'm using it now on 11.10.
>>
>> Well, FWIW I've been using a Huawei modem when I was in .au recently,
>> in precise, and it worked (subject to the aforementioned caveats).
>>
>> -Rob
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