PROBLEM SOLVED (was: THIS SUCKS! 3G problems)

[Nils Kassube]

Doug Saylor wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: art <artmartz at triad.rr.com>
> > I do have "art ALL=NOPASSWD:
> > ALL" at the end of my sudoers file so it just executes the command.
> > The only other issue I've run into is networkmanager getting the
> > dns entry correct.
>
> Got the rest, but you lost me on these last two. Please elaborate if
> you would. This looks like another good learning experience here.

I'm not sure the suggested way to change the sudoers file is useful. If 
I understand it right, it allows art to run any sudo command without 
giving a password. This may be quite convenient but IMHO it reduces the 
security of the system. Therefore I wouldn't suggest to a newbie to do 
that.

I would suggest to put the modprobe command in the file /etc/rc.local. 
That is the last command which is run at boot time. As it is run as root 
anyway, there is no need for sudo. To make the change, use the command

gksu gedit /etc/rc.local

and put the line

modprobe usbserial vendor=0x05c6 product=0x9212

_before_ the line

exit 0

and you can remove the changes to Startup Applications as well because 
it isn't needed any longer if the command is run from /etc/rc.local.


Nils