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3G USB Modem

Asked by Tanmoy Kumar Thakur

i have a Micromax 3G USB Modem (model No.-MMX 310G). how i connect internet in ubuntu 10.10. i install xfce4-cellmodem-plugin but nothing is happen

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Can you give the output of:

lsusb

Thanks

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Tanmoy Kumar Thakur (tanmoykumarthakur) said : 		#2

Bus 007 Device 002: ID 045e:0084 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1c9e:9605
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

http://manish2dream.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/micromax-mmx-300g-modem-bsnl-3g-modem-in-ubuntu-9-10/

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

Basically the device is seen as a USB storage device so dumb Windows users can shove it in, the software installs by itself then it gets switched to being a modem. Linux doesn't need the Windows driver so the switch never takes place so you must manually switch it yourself, the guide will help.

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Tanmoy Kumar Thakur (tanmoykumarthakur) said : 		#5

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.