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Check the USB Modem to see if there is any memory card already inserted

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2. Remove any onboard memory card 3. Connect the modem and wait for network manager to detect the modem (time can range from a second to 5 minutes top) 4. Once network manager detects the device as a modem as a mobile broadband device, click on the NETWORK indicator and choose the your device as detected and you should see network ICON rotating( indicating that the system is trying to make a connection) 5. A CONNECTION ESTABLISHED notification will spring up if the connection is successful 6. IF network manager fails to recognize the device as a mobile broadband device, remove the device and click on the network indicator, select EDIT CONNECTIONS 7. A NETWORK CONNECTIONS dialog box will show up. Click on MOBILE BROADBAND and choose ADD. 8. Choose continue and also choose the country from which you are making the connection( INDIA in your case) and select the provider from the list of providers (TATA INDICOM (Photon+) and click continue. 9. Finally choose apply and connect the USB Modem and wait for about 5 minutes to allow network manager to recognize the device as a mobile broadband device. Once recognized, click on the device name under the network indicator to activate the connection NB: USB modeswitch is installed by default so you shouldn't bother with those configurations Hope this helps
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yes i didn't know about usb-mod-switch is installed by default but..when i build latest binaries from the source .. and installed it.. then according to you terminal should have prompted me with the message that ..usb-mod-switch is already the newest version... but it didn't ..so there might be two possible reason for that ... 1) i don't have this package or 2) I don't have the latest package. I have installed this in latest lm12 and lmde.. but no one prompted this message. nitinmartolia Dec 12 '11 at
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Installing from source might give u the latest version hence why you were not prompted by the Terminal about an already existing version Mysterio Dec 13 '11 at 9:05 yes thats what i have written in my 2nd point.. nitinmartolia Dec 13 '11 at 10:04
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Note:- Data cards are automatically detected in newer version of ubuntu. You just have to vote2down wait for detecting it and then you can configure it. Use this method only when your data card is not detected by default. vote

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Plug in your modem. Let it be recognized as a flash drive. Once that is done do 1) Open terminal and type lsusb. The output will be something like this: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 12d1:140b Huawei USB Device Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 If you have same ID 12d1:140b Hwawei USB Device> follow the same instruction below Now the first number here is the vendor id (0x12d1) and the second one (0x0140b) is product id. These numbers will differ depending on the make and model of your modem. 2) now type in terminal modprobe usbserial vendor=0x12d1 product=0x140b **optional:{ only if terminal asks for permission or are you root something.. then type sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x12d1 product=0x140b enter your password ... }** Now you need to install a packages and softwares below (note: if this article is old ,download the latest packages fromhttp://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/ ) 1)sudo apt-get install libusb-dev 2) Download usb_modeswitch & extract: http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/usb-modeswitch-1.2.0.tar.bz2 Now to install usb_modeswitch: cd usb-modeswitch-1.2.0( enter into the usb-modeswitch directory) sudo make install 3) Download & extract usb_modeswitch-data: http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/usb-modeswitch-data-20111023.tar.bz2 cd into the extracted folder cd usb-modeswitch-data-20111023 sudo gedit Makefile add the following two lines after RULESDIR = $(DESTDIR)/lib/udev/rules.d : UDEVDIR= $(DESTDIR)/lib/udev UDEVDIR= $(DESTDIR)/etc/udev now Install usb_modeswitch-data: sudo make files-install Once installed: 4) type again in terminal usb_modeswitch -v 0x12d1 -p 0x140b -H -W

note:-change 0x12d1 and 0x140b if you have different vendor id and product id 5) Now try an ls /dev/ttyU* and you should be able to see at least one device, or may be more Type in terminal ls /dev/ttyU* 6) Now its time to configure the settings.Type in terminal wvdialconf and a file would be generated(/etc/wvdial.conf) sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf Open it and modify the phone number (The default number,username and password is number #777 username internet password internet) but if you have changed your username and password ... then type that one. 7) now just type in terminal wvdial thats it go to network icon and click over it and select huwaie mobile network..and you will connected in seconds.. This process 100% work if you follow the instruction carefully.

First make sure the following packages are installed in your Ubuntu. In most cases it is default. * usb-modeswitch-data * usb-modeswitch Unplug all other USB devices from the system. Connect the tata photon plus (Huawei EC156) and see whether it is detected automatically in the network manager. In most cases it is not.Open the terminal and just fire an lsusb . You will get a HuaweiEC 156 connected to your usb. ON Terminal sudo gedit /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/12d1:1505

copy and paste the following code in that. Code: DefaultVendor= 0x12d1 DefaultProduct=0x1505 MessageContent="55534243123456780000000000000011062000000100000000000000000000" Save and close the gedit. Then type cd /etc/usb_modeswitch.d sudo usb_modeswitch -I -W -c 12d1:1505

You will get the output as Reading config file : 12d1:1505USB description data (for identification) Manufacturer: HUA?WEI TECHNOLOGIES Product: HUAWEI Mobile Serial No.: ??????????????????? Now your Modem detected by the system. Type in the terminal nm-connection-editor Create a new mobile broadband connection . Select Tata Photon Plus. Connection NO : #777 Username : internet password: internet Create connection and save. Select the connection from Network Manager dropdown. It will be connected automatically. In My case the range of the device is not showing. Except that everything working perfect STEPS Script to run the modeswitch command in boot steps 1.Open the gedit 2.Type the two commands which you want to run in two separate lines. 3.save the file with the extension .sh on the disk where ever you want and make this file as executable in the properties 4.Then right click on the desktop 5 Create launcher 6.Set type as Run in terminal 7.Give your desired name 8.Give the path of file with the extension .sh in the command box 9.Hit ok Open the launcher.. enter the password if required You can change your icon in the properties of the new launcher file Connect your device when ever required and click the new icon on the desktop