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On 18 April 2011 22:24, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 18/04/11 21:21, Joe Buckle wrote: > >> Hmm.. not sure how useful it would be to find out. This is the first >> time I've been in this situation, and probably the last. Although I >> guess manually being able to configure the USB ports to identify modems >> etc.. plus there are quite a few around so I guess they would assume >> different configuration methods. >> >> Hopefully Ubuntu will pick up the pace a bit with this then. My Debian >> Squeeze installation worked without any further configuration at all, >> which I found a bit strange considering Ubuntu is supposed to be more >> user friendly. >> >> Joe >> > > I think it depends on the device. I remember when Tom B got a Three modem > (the soap on a rope style) he had to do a bit of playing around in Debian to > get it working, although this was a couple of years ago. > > IIRC it required something like unloading some USB modules and loading other > USB modules. > > Rob > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq > I followed the instructions on this website to get 3G running on my netbook. Basically the dongle will only identify itself as a storage device until you forcibly remind it that it is also a 3G modem. Then things start to work, and you only need to add connection details. -- Jimbo of the anorakkerati -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq