[ubuntu-za] VodaFone usb modem

[Wesley]

The only link that seems semi-helpful also seems very techie and hackish,
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/1037345.html

Maybe the "if it aint broke, don't fix it" analogy applies here ;)

On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Juan Koegelenberg <juank at vodamail.co.za>wrote:

> Hi Wesley
> It is a Huawei K3715
>
> Thax
> Juan
> On Fri, 2010-01-08 at 11:56 +0200, Wesley wrote:
> > What model modem is it? I have an option icon 401 from vodacom, maybe
> > there is a safer way to hide that drive it creates.
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Juan Koegelenberg
> > <juank at vodamail.co.za> wrote:
> >         Hey Wesley
> >
> >         Thax for the info. I guess I will get use to it. Its just a
> >         bummer to
> >         think that the hardware ever as windows software inbedded on
> >         it.
> >         Guess we can make a deference in that with what we are doing
> >         right no.
> >
> >         Thax
> >         Juan
> >
> >
> >
> >         On Fri, 2010-01-08 at 10:38 +0200, Wesley wrote:
> >         > Hi Juan
> >         > The modems contain a 'fake' CDROM that it mounts, that
> >         contains the
> >         > setup files. I think those are stored on a ROM chip so no
> >         you cannot
> >         > format or edit them.
> >         >
> >         > I used usb modeswitch in Ubuntu 8.10 to unmount this fake
> >         drive, which
> >         > I needed to do in order to use the modem. Karmic fixed this
> >         for me
> >         > permanently :)
> >         >
> >         > you have to compile the code (instructions on site) to get
> >         it working,
> >         > but if your modem works as is, perhaps not risk breaking it
> >         > completely. unless you like tinkering that is...
> >         >
> >         > On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Juan Koegelenberg
> >         > <juank at vodamail.co.za> wrote:
> >         >         Hi
> >         >         Thax to all for the hello`s, nice to be part of
> >         something like
> >         >         this.
> >         >
> >         >         Well I have a problem not serious but irritating. I
> >         run Ubuntu
> >         >         9.10
> >         >         32bit, I have a Vodafone USB modem and data
> >         connection with
> >         >         Vodacom.
> >         >         Well I installed VMC for Ubuntu and it runs perfect,
> >         but the
> >         >         windows
> >         >         version of VMC is inbedded on the USB modem. In
> >         keeps on
> >         >         mounting at
> >         >         start up. Can I format the data? Is it safe? and how
> >         do I do
> >         >         it?
> >         >
> >         >         Thax
> >         >         Juan
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >         --
> >         >         ubuntu-za mailing list
> >         >         ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com
> >         >         https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za
> >         >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >         --
> >
> >         ubuntu-za mailing list
> >         ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com
> >         https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> ubuntu-za mailing list
> ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-za/attachments/20100108/7e57371d/attachment.htm