[ubuntu-za] How to get the iBurst USB modem (iBurst Kyocera UTU03-178D-ZA-A) to work on the Internet

[Peter Nel]

>
> Nico Michael wrote:
>
> Hi there
> My ISP (iBurst) gave me an iBurst USB modem (iBurst Kyocera
> UTU03-178D-ZA-A) which I want to use to connect my laptop to the
> Internet when I am out of the office and at work or home to still be
> able to use wifi.
>
> Is there any one here who has done this successfully?
>
> I am afraid of untested solutions, as I know Ubuntu has become very
> brittle and can't afford to break my Ubuntu
>
> --
> Kind regards
>
> Nico Michael
> (Sent from ptaisp.co.za)
>
>
>
Nico,

I've done this a couple of times in previous versions of Ubuntu. It was
stable after I actually got it right, though it doesn't integrate with your
nice networking icons etc.
My modem is UTU03-1785D-ZA-A (note the '5', perhaps you left it out?)

You have to build the driver source, linux old school style :-) I think the
build script loads the driver afterwards too.
/*
FYI: Like all linux drivers it is a 'kernel module' (once compiled) that
get's loaded into the kernel. The module is associated with the
vendor/product numbers of the device.
The kernel processes the "plug in" signal that it receives when you plug in
your USB device. The kernel then reads the vendor/product code from the
device, and hands off communication over that usb channel to the
driver-module that matches the vendor/product. So if nothing matches, no
driver gets loaded or is given control.
>From that respect it's quite safe... worst case you load a driver that does
nothing. Building the files also just compiles source code into a binary
module - just files that otherwise lay there on the hard drive.
*/

Note that the ibdriver on sourceforge is for kernel 2.6.36. Ubuntu is
currently on 3.2.0-24.
This did cause some problems with the build, and you have to change a line
of code in one or two files. Basically copy-paste.

I also think you have to rebuild the driver every time the kernel is
updated.

I don't have the details right now. You'll have to search the web, or wait
for me to post back here, because I actually also have to do this setup on
a netbook... wife's been asking me for over a month now. Guess now's a good
time to finally do it.

Regards

-- 
Péter Nel
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