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Can't use ZTE mf820d 4g modem with Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 2

Asked by Lars

Recently I uppgraded my Telia mobile broadband to 4g and my question is, if ZTE mf820d, which is a 4g mobile broadband modem should work with Ubuntu 12.04. Tried to use it with Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 2, but it won't work. The network manager doesn't seem to find it.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Can you give the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a; lsusb

Thanks

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Lars (larsn71) said : 		#2

The output for lsb_release -a; uname -a; lsusb is

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
Linux ubuntu 3.2.0-12-generic-pae #21-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 31 20:44:35 UTC 2012 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 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 004 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 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0781:5567 SanDisk Corp. Cruzer Blade
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 03f0:5811 Hewlett-Packard PhotoSmart C5100 series
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0409:005a NEC Corp. HighSpeed Hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 046d:c51b Logitech, Inc. V220 Cordless Optical Mouse for Notebooks
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 19d2:0166 ZTE WCDMA Technologies MSM

Thanks for being helped!

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Are there any bugs reported?
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1126384

You'll need to change the ID a little

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Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko) said : 		#4

I guess these fairly new kernel commits are necessary:

http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg59977.html

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Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko) said : 		#5

I see that the modem is not switched from driver CD to modem mode. Which version of usb-modeswitch-data do you have? What is the output of "apt-cache policy usb-modeswitch-data"?

Have you tried again using beta1 or the latest updates?

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Best Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko) said : 		#6

I successfully connected using the modem with fully updated 12.04, so the solution is to either install the daily images or the latest beta and install all updates.

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Lars (larsn71) said : 		#7

When Ubuntu 12.04 beta 2 was realesed I installed it on my laptop to try it out and with the latest updates including the latest kernel my mobile broadband modem ZTE mf820d is now working.

Thanks for all the help!

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Lars (larsn71) said : 		#8

Thanks Marius Kotsbak, that solved my question.