The only link that seems semi-helpful also seems very techie and hackish, <a href="http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/1037345.html">http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/1037345.html</a> Maybe the "if it aint broke, don't fix it" analogy applies here ;) <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Juan Koegelenberg <<a href="mailto:juank@vodamail.co.za">juank@vodamail.co.za</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi Wesley It is a Huawei K3715 Thax Juan <div><div></div><div class="h5">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 > <<a href="mailto:juank@vodamail.co.za">juank@vodamail.co.za</a>> 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 > > <<a href="mailto:juank@vodamail.co.za">juank@vodamail.co.za</a>> 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 > > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za</a> > > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-za mailing list > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za</a> > > </div></div>-- <div><div></div><div class="h5">ubuntu-za mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za</a> </div></div></blockquote></div>