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hi there! i recently installed ubuntu 11.04 and i ...

2011-05-20T17:39:53.261+08:00

hi there! i recently installed ubuntu 11.04 and i can't make my huawei e160 3G modem work. i tried the solution above but still, it doesn't work. any thoughts? thank you!

Try smstools3

2010-06-27T00:02:16.133+08:00

Try smstools3

ubuntu 9.04, 9.10, and 10.04 - as well as my curre...

2010-06-25T06:51:26.117+08:00

ubuntu 9.04, 9.10, and 10.04 - as well as my current distro knoppix 6.2 - all automatically detect my huawei e160 modem without the need for wvdialconf, etc. and terminal commands.

would you know a tool for sms send & receive, though?

it would depend if your BIOS would recognize your ...

2010-06-21T18:25:14.298+08:00

it would depend if your BIOS would recognize your E160 as a USB storage device that it can boot from, however even if you can boot Linux from the E160, you would have to to switch from USB mode to Modem mode which will hinder operation of the Linux.

The poster about the E160 firmware is real I have never tried it then it should work as you wanted to booting from Linux and using it as

Can I boot Linux from E160? Since the E160 have a ...

2010-06-21T14:03:44.390+08:00

Can I boot Linux from E160? Since the E160 have a MicroSD card, I can store my Linux there and boot form it than acquire the HSDPA for internet without interference with the PC. Is it possible?

all you have to do is firmware update E160E to E16...

2010-06-20T15:23:48.249+08:00

all you have to do is firmware update E160E to E160G, works fine all distr..

Thanks for the info. I'm using Ubuntu Lynx 10....

2010-05-21T21:28:12.757+08:00

Thanks for the info. I'm using Ubuntu Lynx 10.4 and I'm surfing now through Sun Broadband.

@Alan: I still use his usb_modswitch. Kernel is 2.6.32-22-generic. USB dongle is recognized by lsusb but it cant be accessed without using usb_modeswitch first. Though, the new filename for the conf file is usb_modeswitch.setup

I also advise mobile users to add defaultroute and

I have followed this great howto. I'm using a ...

2010-02-11T23:35:26.297+08:00

I have followed this great howto.
I'm using a sheevaplug (ubuntu 9.04)
I installed usb_modeswitch-1.1.0.tar.bz2 instead of 0.9.7.

wvdial.conf is as follows:
[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Phone = *99#
ISDN = 0
Password = web
New PPPD = yes
Username = web

Once you connect the dongle to your PC/Laptop usb ...

2009-09-07T23:14:33.252+08:00

Once you connect the dongle to your PC/Laptop usb slot check /var/log/messages

You could open another terminal then type the following

tail -f /var/log/messages

The command above will allow you to see the logs in realtime, so when you connect your dongle you should see logs that a new device has been connected and what device it is.

to: Genius24k said... You could try connectin...

2009-09-07T22:49:14.607+08:00

to:
Genius24k said...

You could try connecting your dongle to it and see if your Linux was able to detect it, since Tiny Core has very limited hardware support I doubt it supports the Huawei E160, but better to try it you never know ::)

im Tiny Core guy post :>
-> one very stupid question how would i know if its detected???? sorry i come from windows and

sorry dude. can't make it work. i will try to ...

2009-09-05T17:46:00.090+08:00

sorry dude. can't make it work. i will try to make some research on my free time (and probably post it here).will have to research about the protocol too. :)

i'm just trying to hack this tool because using Nokia PC Suite in windows, i was to able to use it then. I don't believe that this won't work.

maybe, i just need to find the right setting.

Paul, I think the wvdial.conf is not your problem...

2009-09-03T18:06:20.163+08:00

Paul,

I think the wvdial.conf is not your problem, from what I have found out on google seems like GPRS phones don't reply to LCP echo's, which mean you might have missed a step configuring your ppp, also the logs you posted would also confirm this(see below), based on your logs your also able to authenticate and therefore connect to your provider.

Sep 3 15:25:01

very nice. in case that i don't have huawei m...

2009-09-03T15:40:11.526+08:00

very nice.

in case that i don't have huawei modem,
would this be possible using a phone? i'm using my nokia 5310 or (doesn't really matter) and i can see from my 'dmesg' that it's a modem (/dev/ttyACM0).can't make it work from log:

Sep 3 15:25:01 XCom1 pppd[6681]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0
Sep 3 15:25:01 XCom1 pppd[6681]: Using

You could try connecting your dongle to it and see...

2009-08-26T07:33:32.987+08:00

You could try connecting your dongle to it and see if your Linux was able to detect it, since Tiny Core has very limited hardware support I doubt it supports the Huawei E160, but better to try it you never know ::)

hey great tutorial, i also have the same usb but d...

2009-08-26T03:50:44.048+08:00

hey great tutorial, i also have the same usb but different linux, just wondering will this work in Tiny Core?

thanks so much!!!!!!!

I don't think port forwarding would be possibl...

2009-07-17T23:08:15.895+08:00

I don't think port forwarding would be possible or making your computer accessible on the net possible as I believe Sun wirless broadband is running behing natted network, unless Sun would port forward it from their routers/firewall, so far the speed in my are is still the same, however if I did experience slower speed on diffrent areas, I guess speed depend on how congested the cell site

tnx 4 d tutorial. another Q - is there a way to Po...

2009-07-17T22:03:12.741+08:00

tnx 4 d tutorial. another Q - is there a way to PortForward thru this E160 Dongle? Im also a Sun Wireless Broadband Subscriber and have the very same dongle. BTW, how's your speed these days? mine, it's slower already. :(

I'm not sure about the newer kernel, as at the...

2009-06-27T07:13:24.097+08:00

I'm not sure about the newer kernel, as at the time of writing I had Mepis 7 running on my Laptop which wasn't able to switch between disk and modem automatically, Mepis 7 is based on Debian Etch using 2.6.22 kernel.

Is the usb_modeswitch program even necessary on th...

2009-06-27T01:43:07.849+08:00

Is the usb_modeswitch program even necessary on these devices anymore? I am testing an e160 on Linux kernel 2.6.30 and all I needed was the usbserial and option kernel modules. The modem was automatically mapped to /dev/ttyUSB0 and with a small hacking of my wvdial.conf I was online.

I used a Huawei e220 back in 2008 and I had to use huaweiAktBbo.c to reveal the modem port, but these