Re: [tlug] Willcom 3G modem on Linux

[Johan Berntsson <johan@example.com>]

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Johan Berntsson <johan@example.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Akihiro Moriguchi
> <oboretakyojin@example.com> wrote:
>> On 7/11/10, Akihiro Moriguchi <oboretakyojin@example.com> wrote:
>>>> Thanks, but unfortunately it doesn't work. I changed
>>>> /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf, but this seems to have changed to
>>>> /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/19d2:0103 which seems to be the preferred format
>>>> for the usb_modeswitch version shipped with Ubuntu 10.04. When I plug
>>>> in the model I never get the /dev/ttyUSB* file, and when I check lsmod
>>>> I see that usb_storage gets activated instead of usbserial, even
>>>> though the 60-local.rules script is supposed to block this.
> (snip)
>> Instruction on Ubuntu 10.4 (Japanese).
>> http://marumarusan003.blog8.fc2.com/blog-entry-190.html
>
> I made some modifications to the instructions in the first link and
> managed to get the /dev/ttyUSB* files and connect with gnome-ppp.
> Howerver, I only get 7 packets out, and 5 packets in (IIRC - the
> initial handshake?), and after that internet still doesn't work.
> Perhaps gnome-ppp and the NetworkManager (gnome) don't play well
> together? I will try again tonight.

Now it works. I had to add my user to the 'dip' group. Thanks for all the help!
/Johan