<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> On 09/11/2010 22:14, O. Sinclair wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:4CD9ABB5.40000@gmail.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">On 09/11/2010 17:58, Jeff Chivheya wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">How do i get Ubuntu to recognise a 3G modem?The modem has built in Win drivers and it just won't connect-the portion where you get to choose mobile broadband devices is grayed out! </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">there is a number of things you can try: 1. reasonably often Networkmanager recognises the modem and you can set up the connection using networkmanager 2. if that does not work there is a "semi-gui" script called Sakis3g at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.sakis3g.org">www.sakis3g.org</a> 3. finally from command line wvdial works almost everything first of all: what provider (Africom, Powertel, Econet) and what modem? Best Sinclair </pre> </blockquote> The Sakis3g script currently only works on GSM (Econet) networks not CDMA (Africom/Powertel). Sinclair would like to to get some notes on setting up Powertel on Ubuntu from you as i know you managed to get it working. I have upgraded to Ubuntu 10.10 and network manager doesn't pick it up, not sure what I'm missing here, although you being on Kubuntu might mean there are packages you have installed that I don't. <div class="moz-signature">Many Thanks, Raymond Swart Karigon (Pvt) Ltd <a href="http://www.karigon.net">www.karigon.net</a> Web Site Design - Linux Servers - Graphic Design - Support <a href="http://www.ubuntu.org.zw">www.ubuntu.org.zw</a> Promoting Ubuntu within Zimbabwe </div> </body> </html>