I downloaded sakis3g and used it and was able to connect the modem : -------------------------------- wget http://www.sakis3g.org/versions/latest/$ARCH/sakis3g.gz # where $ARCH is either i386 or amd64 gunzip sakis3g.gz chmod +x sakis3g ./sakis3g --interactive
------------------------ Then, I generated a success report from sakis3g : ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sakis3G version: 0.2.0e Using embedded Usb-ModeSwitch version: * Version 1.1.3 (C) Josua Dietze 2010 Kernel version: 3.5.0-13-generic Architect: x86_64 Selected UI is: zenity Interface: P-t-P (ppp0) Network ID: 60400 Operator name: Meditel APN: internet2.meditel.ma Modem: E173 Modem type: USB Kernel driver: option Device: /dev/ttyUSB0 Variables: --interactive APN="CUSTOM_APN" USBDRIVER="option" USBMODEM="12d1:1c05" OTHER="USBMODEM" MODEM="OTHER" DISPLAY=":0" DESKTOP="Desktop" LOCALAUTHORITY="/tmp/libgksu-8T4iGa/.Xauthority" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is is it related to the version of usb_modeswitch which is different (1.1.3 vs 1.2.3) ? or kernel drivers changes (usbserial vs option) ? ------------------------ I was also able to connect the modem by editing /etc/modules and rebooting without unpluging the modem. lsusb : Bus 002 Device 005: ID 12d1:1c05 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E173s 3G broadband stick (modem on) sudo nano /etc/modules : ------------------------------------------------ # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored. loop lp rtc usbserial vendor=0x12d1 product=0x1c05 ---------------------------------------------------------- -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1057186 Title: Modem Huawei E173 works in 12.04 but not in 12.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/modemmanager/+bug/1057186/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
