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Iball 3.5G USB modem not working in Ubuntu 10.04

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I am trying to use iBall 3.5g connect wireless modem on ubuntu 10.04 but its not working,
its getting detected as usb mass storage, somehow its not getting switched
can anybody please let me know the procedure to be followed

below are the details for commands

horaira@horaira-laptop:~$ lsusb
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 006: ID 1c9e:9605
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04f2:b008 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd USB 2.0 Camera
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

by connecting/disconnecting the device i got that below lsusb result is for iball 3.5g modem
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 1c9e:9605

on connecting the iball usb modem and typing dmesg on terminal last message i am getting

[ 379.532203] usb 2-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 11
[ 379.667481] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 379.669590] scsi13 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[ 379.669933] usb-storage: device found at 11
[ 379.669938] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[ 382.135944] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 11
[ 382.504196] usb 2-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
[ 382.639380] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 383.279399] scsi14 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[ 383.280300] usb-storage: device found at 12
[ 383.280305] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[ 388.280916] usb-storage: device scan complete
[ 388.281859] scsi 14:0:0:0: Direct-Access USBModem Disk 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[ 388.288947] sd 14:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ 388.289343] sd 14:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Lucid is EOL next month. I suggest a clean install of Precise.

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