[Ubuntu-PT 9389] Re: Help with TMN wireless 3G modem in Portugal

[Miguel Gomes da Costa]

...I have the same problem on 11.10 with Vodafone...


On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Osmo Antero <osmoma  gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> I have moved temporarily to Portugal and would like to have a wireless
> 3G-modem for my Ubuntu 12.04 laptop.
>
> So I bought this 3G wireless USB-pen from TMN.
> http://tinyurl.com/7v6yvh9
>
> It's modem type is ZTE MF190J.
>
> I need to use it in my Ubuntu 12.04 laptop.
>
> I have created a definition in the "Mobile Broadband". The definition is
> done by a wizard where I select "Portugal" and  "TMN" and where I enter a
> PIN-code. Please see the picture.
>
> The pen indicates a green light, but still, I cannot access the internet.
> And the network-applet icon switches off.
>
> The config looks like this
> http://bildr.no/view/1170463
> and
> http://bildr.no/view/1171194
>
> One thing I noticed that Ubuntu first thinks that this USB-pin is a storage
> device (like a cdrom) and it mounts it to /media/ZTEMODEM.  I have to
> "Eject" this mount point first, then Linux seemingly continues to load the
> driver. The light on the USB-pin turns red, then after 5 secs to green. The
> network applet says "Connected to the home network", then immediate after
> that "No wireless connection...".
>
> I have tested this same USB-pin (3G modem) on Windows and it work perfectly
> well.
> I also used its Windows application to switch off the PIN code (just for
> testing). I have this 3G-modem under evaluation before final registration.
> I need to get Portuguese Numero Fiscal etc.
>
> Do you know how to setup this ZTE MF 160J modem in Linux?
>
> Listing of:
>
> $ lsusb
> Bus 001 Device 004: ID 19d2:1542 ZTE WCDMA Technologies MSM
> ...
>
> usb-devices listing before Eject / umount
> $ usb-devices
> T:  Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#=  7 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
> D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1
> P:  Vendor=19d2 ProdID=1542 Rev=00.01
> S:  Manufacturer=ZTE
> S:  Product=MF190J
> S:  SerialNumber=9BB27BAF013DFB85103C397DCB576195 <snip>
> C:  #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=500mA
> I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage
>
> usb-devices listing after Eject / umount.
> § usb-devices
> T:  Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#=  8 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
> D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=02(commc) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1
> P:  Vendor=19d2 ProdID=1544 Rev=00.01
> S:  Manufacturer=ZTE
> S:  Product=MF190J
> S:  SerialNumber=9BB27BAF013DFB85103C397DCB576195D <snip>
> C:  #Ifs= 7 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=500mA
> I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 0 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=08 Prot=00 Driver=(none)
> I:  If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=02(commc) Sub=02 Prot=01 Driver=cdc_acm
> I:  If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=0a(data ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=cdc_acm
> I:  If#= 3 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=02(commc) Sub=02 Prot=01 Driver=cdc_acm
> I:  If#= 4 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=0a(data ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=cdc_acm
> I:  If#= 5 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=02(commc) Sub=02 Prot=01 Driver=cdc_acm
> I:  If#= 6 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=0a(data ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=cdc_acm
> ---------
>
> Many thanks in advance.
> // Osmo
>   http://www.futuredesktop.org
>   Check also my audio-recorder: https://launchpad.net/audio-recorder for
> Linux and free.
>   A new OSS project waits if this modem gonna rock!
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