OK - so ignore the bit about the SIM card. Of course, my mobile SIM had a PIN request enabled. Disabling this means everything works. The LED on the modem changes from red to blue, meaning it's found a network, and once switched it will connect - tested and it receives data.
Phew. References: http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/ http://blog.ufsoft.org/2007/11/30/zte-mf622-usb-modem-under-linux https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/259028 https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+question/48520 ** Description changed: Binary package hint: network-manager Running Jaunty 2.6.28-3-generic. network-manager: Installed: 0.7~~svn20081018t105859-0ubuntu2 3G modem supplied by 3 UK. Detected (after updating USB ids) as Bus 005 Device 007: ID 19d2:2000 ONDA Communication S.p.A. Using the settings for the MF682+ with usb_modeswitch gets the dongle to be detected as ID 19d2:0031 and it shows up as the ZeroCD device and USB - drive. UMTSmon detects the modem once switched. + drive. UMTSmon detects the modem once switched. /dev/ttyUSB[0-2] are + created. + + An addition to the HAL device information is needed for network-manager + to recognise the modem. Files are attached that work around the problem. + + References: + http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/ + http://blog.ufsoft.org/2007/11/30/zte-mf622-usb-modem-under-linux + https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/259028 + https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+question/48520 -- ZTE MF627 USB 3G modem not detected by NM0.7 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/310025 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
