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Old 07-13-2011, 01:39 PM   #1
Gayan Sanjaya
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How to use usb-modeswitch Slackware


I have use ubuntu for about 1 year.And i want to learn slackware.so I install slackware 13.1 in to my laptop.Then i try to connect to internet using my Huawei HSDPA mobile 3g dongle.
Then i install usb modeswitch after reading several documentation in the internet.I follow the instruction in following documentation and try to configure etc/usb-modeswitch.conf using vi.
But my usb-modeswitch.conf file is as follow and don't now how to configure.




# Configuration for the usb_modeswitch package, a mode switching tool for
# USB devices providing multiple states or modes
#
# This file is evaluated by the wrapper script "usb_modeswitch_dispatcher"
# in /usr/sbin
# To enable an option, set it to "1", "yes" or "true" (case doesn't matter)
# Everything else counts as "disable"


# Disable automatic mode switching globally (e.g. to access the original
# install storage)

DisableSwitching=0


# Enable logging (results in a extensive report file in /var/log, named
# "usb_modeswitch_<interface-name>" (and probably others)

EnableLogging=0
~
~
Please guide me to connect to internet using my dongle
 
Old 07-13-2011, 02:53 PM   #2
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Hello Gayan Sanjayan, welcome to the forums,

I'm not sure if you have to configure modswitch in order to connect to the internet.

Could you please leave the usb_modeswitch.conf file as it came with the installation of Slackware. Then connect your Huawei USB-device to the computer, open a terminal and execute the command
Code:
lsusb
and then please post the output of this command.

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Old 07-14-2011, 08:57 AM   #3
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lsusb

lsusb gave me following output

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 046d:c016 Logitech, Inc. Optical Wheel Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 138a:0005 DigitalPersona, Inc
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 064e:a127 Suyin Corp.
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 12d1:1003 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E220 HSDPA Modem / E270 HSDPA/HSUPA Modem
 
Old 07-14-2011, 09:36 AM   #4
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Well, in the last line of your output you can see that the Huawei is already recognized as a Modem, so you don't need usb_modeswitch.

You'll have to check that the modules "usbserial" is loaded, this can be done with the lsmod command
Code:
lsmod | grep usbserial
I've found a tutorial for Slackware here: http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/...ackware_13_how

Hope this helps

Markus
 
Old 07-14-2011, 10:31 AM   #5
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where is the Huawei section

I follow your link .It says Now edit and save the config file /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf using your favourite text editor and add the following line in the Huawei section
But as you can see there is no huawei section in my /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf file.It contain only 19 lines, 558 chars.What should i do then.
 
Old 07-14-2011, 10:38 AM   #6
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Well, I thought to skip the step with the usb_modeswitch.

You'll only have to configure pppoe with the appropriate data for your internetconnection via the Huawei. But I don't have such a device and don't have any experience with it.

There's one manual which is not for Slackware http://www.lampdocs.com/home-personal/pppoe-connection/ which means they use program which you don't find on Slackware.

Another manual is in german language: http://wiki.slackforum.de/UMTSVerbindungMitPPPD

If you have KDE installed, you may use the tool kppp which seems promising.

Markus
 
Old 07-14-2011, 01:12 PM   #7
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when i issuied lsmod | grep usbserial comman i got
usbserial 27618 1 option


when i issuied ACTION=="add" SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0020", SYSFS{idVendor}=="8087" by following your link i got a error
bash: SYSFS{idProduct}==,0020: command not found

what should i do now?
 
Old 07-14-2011, 01:32 PM   #8
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gayan Sanjaya View Post
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when i issuied ACTION=="add" SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0020", SYSFS{idVendor}=="8087" by following your link i got a error
bash: SYSFS{idProduct}==,0020: command not found
This is a udev-rule, you cannot execute it on the commandline. Are you sure that you need it?

Did you take a look at kppp?

Markus
 
Old 07-14-2011, 01:52 PM   #9
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mh, I will add an explanation here. You wrote that you've used Ubuntu for a year, how did you configure the USB-modem with Ubuntu? it will not be very different in Slackware. The difference is that Ubuntu comes with Gnome and therefore uses the Gnome-tools when an internet-connection has to be configured. Slackware doesn't use Gnome (by default) and one has to use other tools.

But I don't think that you'll need modeswitch or write udev-rules to get it work. You'll only have to find out where you can configure your authentication-data for the connection.

Markus
 
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Old 07-18-2011, 10:46 AM   #10
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Wink It worked

Thank you very much for your help.As you said i didn't want to install usb-modeswich to connect.I install wvdail and with that i could connect to internet.
 
Old 07-18-2011, 11:08 AM   #11
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Hello Gayan Sanjaya,

I'm happy to read that you've got it working.

Markus
 
  


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