Magic just happened. Re-installing network-manager did it. I can now declare this thread closed Thank you so much guys! -- Kind regards; KTM +256752602550||+256782062708 "Mother of God-Pray for us sinners"
On Sat, 2013-04-13 at 18:04 +0200, Benjamin Tayehanpour wrote: > Hm. That sounds really, really odd. The only thing I could imagine it > could be is either some routing issue (unlikely), some programs not > recognising a connection not initiated through NetworkManager (more > likely) or some now-errant setting the faulty programs themselves > (most likely). > > Anyone else who wants to take a stab at this? > > On 13 Apr 2013 17:32, "Kizito Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you so much, > I have tried to create a new connection under network manager > but I realised I couldn't add one since the 'configure' button > was inactive as the Mobile Broadband was disconnected. > I tried to use Sakis3G which complained that the modem device > was busy with another process (861). On killing the process, > Sakis3G worked properly, and finally I got internet on the > lapi. Problem is, some applications are not recognizing the > internet. My evolution (email editor) has refused to detect > that the machine has internet. On checking 'network > connections' under configurations of evolution, I cannot also > edit it to pick internet from sakis3g. It is only looking at > the system defaults (which don't appreciate sakis) then direct > internet connection which also doesn't work and finally a > proxy. Should I configure this as a proxy? Then how? > Should re-installing network manager work? Right now > am relegated to webmail! > On 13 April 2013 18:07, Benjamin Tayehanpour > <[email protected]> wrote: > Still, progress! Now, try to set up a new connection > using the connection manager. The one named "Orange > Default" may have some faulty setting. > > On 13 Apr 2013 17:01, "Kizito Thomas" > <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, after some minutes, it lit green... And > now 'Orange Default' is > listed in the network manager. But when I > click on it to activate it > (use it) I get this in the notification bar: > > Connection Failed: Activation of Network > Connection failed > -- > Kind regards; > KTM > +256752602550||+256782062708 > "Mother of God-Pray for us sinners" > > > On Sat, 2013-04-13 at 16:43 +0200, Benjamin > Tayehanpour wrote: > > What happens if you run this? usb_modeswitch > -W -v 19d2 -p 1517 -M > > > > "5553424312345678000000000000061b000000020000000000000000000000" > > > > On 13 Apr 2013 16:39, "Kizito Thomas" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Works perfect in Windows 7 on the > same lapi (under duo boot) > > -- > > Kind regards; > > KTM > > +256752602550||+256782062708 > > "Mother of God-Pray for us sinners" > > > > > > On Sat, 2013-04-13 at 17:33 +0300, > kizito Mudambo wrote: > > > does that modem work in any other > pc...? > > > > > > > > > Kizito Mudambo > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 5:05 PM, > Kizito Thomas > > <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > Thank you for the quick > response. > > > Sorry, I forgot to provide > this info, but when I do > > an ls > > > in /dev/, I > > > get: > > > # ls /dev/tty > > > tty tty2 > tty31 tty43 tty55 > > > ttyprintk ttyS2 > > > ttyS31 > > > tty0 tty20 > tty32 tty44 tty56 > > ttyS0 > > > ttyS20 > > > ttyS4 > > > tty1 tty21 > tty33 tty45 tty57 > > ttyS1 > > > ttyS21 > > > ttyS5 > > > tty10 tty22 > tty34 tty46 tty58 > > ttyS10 > > > ttyS22 > > > ttyS6 > > > tty11 tty23 > tty35 tty47 tty59 > > ttyS11 > > > ttyS23 > > > ttyS7 > > > tty12 tty24 > tty36 tty48 tty6 > > ttyS12 > > > ttyS24 > > > ttyS8 > > > tty13 tty25 > tty37 tty49 tty60 > > ttyS13 > > > ttyS25 > > > ttyS9 > > > tty14 tty26 > tty38 tty5 tty61 > > ttyS14 > > > ttyS26 > > > tty15 tty27 > tty39 tty50 tty62 > > ttyS15 > > > ttyS27 > > > tty16 tty28 tty4 > tty51 tty63 > > ttyS16 > > > ttyS28 > > > tty17 tty29 > tty40 tty52 tty7 > > ttyS17 > > > ttyS29 > > > tty18 tty3 > tty41 tty53 tty8 > > ttyS18 > > > ttyS3 > > > tty19 tty30 > tty42 tty54 tty9 > > ttyS19 > > > ttyS30 > > > A thing that shows there > is no USB device detected. > > > From the different forum I > have been doing the > > reading, I see > > > other > > > people's same modem being > detected as ttyACM0-2 but > > mine has > > > nothing in > > > that line. Doing a lsusb > also gives some info but I > > cannot use > > > it.. > > > # lsusb > > > Bus 001 Device 001: ID > 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation > > 2.0 root hub > > > Bus 002 Device 001: ID > 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation > > 2.0 root hub > > > Bus 001 Device 002: ID > 8087:0024 Intel Corp. > > Integrated Rate > > > Matching > > > Hub > > > Bus 002 Device 002: ID > 8087:0024 Intel Corp. > > Integrated Rate > > > Matching > > > Hub > > > Bus 001 Device 003: ID > 5986:03b3 Acer, Inc > > > Bus 001 Device 010: ID > 19d2:1517 ONDA Communication > > S.p.A. > > > > > > I can see that the last > line belongs to the modem > > but I cannot > > > find no > > > file > under /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/ which I am > > supposed to > > > modify as some > > > one did it to make his > work. > > > > > > -- > > > Kind regards; > > > KTM > > > +256752602550|| > +256782062708 > > > "Mother of God-Pray for us > sinners" > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 2013-04-13 at > 15:54 +0200, Benjamin > > Tayehanpour wrote: > > > > Is it recognised and > installed as a serial port? > > (As in, > > > does it > > > > create a device > named /dev/ttyUSB0 or similar?) > > > > > > > > On 13 Apr 2013 15:46, > "Kizito Thomas" > > <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > Dear all, > > > > I know some one > has been able to use this > > modem on > > > Ubuntu > > > > according to > > > > the google > searches I have come across but > > the luck > > > those > > > > people came > > > > across, has not > been my luck. > > > > I have tried to > use sakis3g but fails at > > detecting a > > > connected > > > > modem > > > > device. > > > > I have also > tried to use wvdial but it > > also fails > > > with : > > > > ~ # wvdial > > > > --> WvDial: > Internet dialer version 1.61 > > > > --> Cannot > open /dev/modem: No such file > > or > > > directory > > > > --> Cannot > open /dev/modem: No such file > > or > > > directory > > > > --> Cannot > open /dev/modem: No such file > > or > > > directory > > > > I have the most > recent usb_modeswitch > > according to > > > my OS > > > > distribution. > > > > My guess is that > the computer is failing > > to mount > > > the device > > > > as a modem, > > > > but when I > > > > checked /lib/udev/rules.d/40-usb_modeswitch.rules i > > > > found a > > > > line linking to > ZTE MF190 series, which I > > think > > > should be > > > > enough to let > > > > it run. > > > > From the many > directions from the simple > > searches I > > > have done, > > > > I think I > > > > have reached the > end of ma thinking > > capacity, > > > turning to you > > > > for help. > > > > I am desperate > for help. > > > > -- > > > > Kind regards; > > > > KTM > > > > +256752602550|| > +256782062708 > > > > "Mother of > God-Pray for us sinners" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > The Uganda Linux > User Group: > > http://linux.or.ug > > > > > > > > Send messages to > this mailing list by > > addressing > > > e-mails to: > > > > [email protected] > > > > Mailing list > archives: > > > > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > Mailing list > settings: > > > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > > > To unsubscribe: > > http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > > > > > The Uganda LUG > mailing list is generously > > hosted by > > > INFOCOM: > > > > > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > > > > > The above > comments and data are owned by > > whoever > > > posted them > > > > (including > attachments if any). 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