Getting a Vodafone usb modem working with Debian
Hi guys,
I'm having problems trying to get on-line using my Huawei E220 USB modem with Debian Lenny (testing).
This modem works fine on the same machine (Fujitsu-Siemens Esprimo laptop) when booted into Windows XP so it must be a configuration issue.
I get no recognition of it whatsoever in Debian (kernel version 2.6.26-1-686) despite repeatedly plugging in and unplugging it.
I was under the impression this kernel natively supported the E220 but since it doesn't recognise it AT ALL, I went back to Windows and tried downloading a driver from Vodafone/Betavine which is supposed to work.
Having done so and booted back into Debian, however, it doesn't seem possible to launch or unpack it! This is the message
I get:
'Could not open "vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux_1.99.17_i386.deb" - archive type not supported'
Trying to run it as Root from the console (as suggested in the driver's supporting documentation) just results in the following
message:
bash: vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux: command not found
So I'm baffled. Networking has never been my strong suit. What should I try next??
Thanks,
CC.
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