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3 Network Broadband Not working on Xbuntu 8.10 ?

  • 27-01-2010 9:31pm
    #1
    cable842
    Closed Accounts Posts: 745 ✭✭✭


    Hi hello I got a friends laptop and installed xbuntu 8.10 on it.

    Worked fine with my 02 broadbroad HuaweiE220 wireless modem.

    But wont work at all for my mates updated 3 Network Huawei E1550 Modem.

    How do I fix this problem.

    Any help would be great lads thank you.


Comments

  • #2
    loldog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭loldog


    We're at Ubuntu 9.10 now, that's the latest release, which has a whole lot more support for 3G than 8.10. Load up a Live CD of 9.10 and test it for compatibility. If it works, upgrade.

    .


  • #3
    BopNiblets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,579 ✭✭✭BopNiblets


    Connect it to a network cable to find and download the drivers from the net maybe.


  • #4
    cable842
    Closed Accounts Posts: 745 ✭✭✭cable842


    well the laptop was a compaq armada.

    could not find drivers anywhere online boy did I look. turns out the particalur modem is really have to get working with linux.
    BopNiblets wrote: »
    Connect it to a network cable to find and download the drivers from the net maybe.


  • #5
    niallb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,750 ✭✭✭niallb


    Linux drivers are in the kernel mostly.
    Upgrade to a recent ubuntu release.
    Otherwise it would be like looking for windows drivers for that modem, but ignoring any drivers
    more recent than October 2008 (8.10) - and when did that modem get released?

    The E220 is an old 3G modem, and has been supported for ages, but take loldogs advice,
    and try out a 9.10 livecd. It'll be a much better starting point, and may even just work.
    ubuntu just needs to recognise its USB ID numbers, so that it can switch it over to modem mode.
    Otherwise, it'll just see it as a readonly USB drive or CD.


  • #6
    cr0bar
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭cr0bar


    I had some issues getting my Huawei E1750 modem working in Ubuntu but this script did it perfectly. Perhaps it can be used as-is for the OP's modem.

    Same script worked for me when I was using Sabayon too.

    The thing about these modern 3G USB modems is that they have a virtual CD-ROM drive. It's better to unmount this virtual drive first before doing anything else.


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