Hi .. I hope you solved it but if not ..
Then (for ubuntu 8.04 & kernels above 2.6.30 (may be in 2.6.29 but i haven't tried it)) .
So you need to switch the mode first (from product=0xfff5 to product=ffff) because the modem shows the flash drive (or the cdrom) mode first , and you can do that by installing usbb_modeswitch (look for it !!)
Then you edit the conf file in
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf
Remove the (
before the target product id of your modem (zte ac8710 or any supported modems) it's supposed to be (ffff) ..
Then you run the command usb_modeswitch it should say in the end something like ok or goodby (or any positive answer) then run
lsusb if it didn't switch try removing the modem and putting it back wait about 10 seconds and run lsusb if itswitched congrats if it didn't then make sure you did all the above right (or may be be I'm not right) ..
After all the above you need to run (as root or by sudo )
Code:
# modprobe usbserial product=0x19d2 vendor=0xffff
then make sure you have wvdial or a similer one (kppp ,ppp) then set it to your modem properties (username , password , Baud ) i use wvdial and you set by editing
/etc/wvdial.conf
it should look like
Code:
[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Baud = 115200
New PPPD = yes
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
ISDN = 0
Phone = #777
Password = *******
Username = *******
stupid mode = 1
New PPPD = yes
Then (as root or sudo )
# wvdial (sudo wvdial)
{when I said for "ubuntu 8.04 & kernels above 2.6.30 ..." , I ment the 2.6.28 has the usbserial model built in it so you need to put it as an option in /boot/grub/menu.lst }
you do that by typing in the line that starts
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-02063003-generic root=/dev/sda1 ro quiet splash usbserial.vendor=0x19d2 usbserial.product=0xffff
somthing like that (make sure it's inone line)
then save it restart (remember this is for ubuntu 9.04 jaunty (and the 2.6.28 kernel))}
hope it worked ...
please inform me if there's a mistake I made somewhere ..
NOte : when you disconnect for any reason you have have to remove the modem the replug it >>bye