Questions tagged [modem]
A modem (modulator-demodulator)
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'ip-config-unavailable' error when USB modem tries to connect
I have got a ZTE MF-193E modem which worked fine before. When I bought this modem more than a year ago, it worked readily out of the box.
Now, as Ubuntu is progressing in version, things are becoming ...
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Is it possible to accept wired phone call (RJ11)?
I have a Toshiba laptop with Ubuntu 11.10 installed, all works fine. If I connect a wired phone (RJ11) into the RJ11 slot in my laptop and someone calls that phone, is it possible to accept a phone ...
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Sierra E7455 mobile broadband modem
has someone got a Sierra EM7455 working on Ubuntu 14.04 or 16.04? I've got a Thinkpad T460s which has this type of broadband modem.
the system recognizes the modem
mbimcli -d /dev/cdc-wdm0 --query-...
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How to 'talk' to USB modem in Linux?
I have a USB modem that is identified in Linux (Ubuntu 12.04) with lsusb as
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0572:1329 Conexant Systems (Rockwell), Inc.
How to talk to that device (e.g. with microcom etc?)? ...
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How to make SMS and mobile calls?
Will there be a way to send sms and make calls using mobile broadbands in 12.04?
(If there is a 3rd party app rather than Wammu-Gammu, please mention)
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Configuring Huawei E3276 modem
I'm having trouble with my mobile broadband modem (Huawei E3276) on Ubuntu 14.04.
lsusb output:
Bus 002 Device 024: ID 12d1:1506 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E398 LTE/UMTS/GSM Modem/Networkcard
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minicom not recognizing the USB modem
when inserting the USB GSM modem Huawei K3565, the network manager recognize it and i'm able to activate it from the network manage, but when runin the minicom it says:
minicom: cannot open /dev/...
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Choosing 3G or EDGE on Mobile Broadband
I'm using Mobile Broadband with the modem HUAWEI K3765 .
I have installed the driver from here : http://www.betavine.net/bvportal/resources/datacards/devices .
In the modem's official management ...
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How to unlock a USB Broadband Modem
I have a Huawei E303 modem given by a Mobile Broadband Service Provider. I did Pay for it.
I had terminated the service from that service provider. But I cannot use that modem which I did pay to gain ...
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How do I tether to a Nokia E61 mobile phone?
I have a Nokia E61 mobile phone with 3G internet connection. When I connect it to the computer via USB cable and choose IP pasthrough, this line appears in the list of network connections:
Wired ...
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Telephone Call Answering Machine Software
I have been looking for a telephone call answering machine program for Linux, but I haven't had much luck. In Windows, I have used CallStation for many years. You can find out more about it at http:/...
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Built in 4G modem of Thinkpad X1 carbon (5th gen) is not deteceted in ubuntu 16.04
I am having a Thinkpad X1 carbon (5th gen) laptop with in build 4G mobile broad band modem. Even though the socket for the SIM card is available on the laptop, mmcli -L does not detect it. Is there ...
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How to share Guest's internet with host on Virtualbox?
I have a problem that I have been trying to fix over 3 months now, I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 64bit with Windows 7 as a Guest on VirtualBox, I have a USB Modem which doesn't support Linux, the Modem works ...
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Huawei usb 4G modem not detected
I have a problem with Huawei modem. Ubuntu 16 does not detect it as a mobile broadband modem. I cannot choose it in my Network Connections.
$ lsusb
5266: executing lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1bcf:...
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How do I get an iball 3.5G modem working on Ubuntu?
I purchased iball 3.5G connect wireless modem 1 month before. I am trying to connect it with my laptop which is having ubuntu Operating System. After plug-in it to the ubuntu system it is not ...
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LTE Modem EM7455 stop working after Ubuntu 22.04 upgrade
Perhaps related to Modem-manager-gui breaks after update to Ubuntu 22.04 but I managed in that case by not using modem-manager-gui but mmcli.
Now, after a certain upgrade (perhaps 15 days ago) the ...
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How can I use a Huawei E1750c USB modem?
'BIG' UPDATE
I reinstalled the package (as I and binW pointed out) and now it recognises the modem as a modem. I configured the network, but I can't connect (acording to the 'lights' the modem shows I ...
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Mobile 3G Connection
Hello i'm a newbie Ubuntu user,
I have a Mobile 3G Modem (Vodafone VODEM) , i found my modem's drivers in this site . I installed it and now i can connect via my 3G Modem very well.
But while i was ...
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How to install Sierra Wireless Ubuntu 16.04 Dell Latitude
I have a dell latitude e7470 laptop, I have a 4g sierra wireless modem installed. In windows 7 modem works. On ubuntu 16.04 lts is visible in command output but not working:
output of lsusb:
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Help with Dial Up
I am trying to set up a computer for my friend that has dial up.
The problem is nothing I try can detect the modem. GnomePPP can't find it and I can't figure Kppp out. I've been looking all over the ...
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Lots of Internet browsing issues, all browsers
Before the upgrade, everything was working fine. Now, however, I can connect to the Internet but a lot of stuff fails, and the weirdest thing is that it happens with Firefox, Chromium and Opera. Some ...
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Thinkpad T420 3g modem
I have been trying to connect to 3G using my data sim card on ubuntu.
lssub return this:
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:0083 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel ...
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Conexant Modem running under Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
I've bought a USB 56k Dailup-Modem for using HylaFax later on.
The Modem gets recognized by the system via lsusb as follows:
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 0572:1329 Conexant Systems (Rockwell), Inc.
But it ...
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Does Ubuntu for phones support the AMR-WB codec, aka HD Voice?
Normally the phone frequency is limited, ranging from 300 Hz to 3,4 kHz.
Using the AMR-WB codec, speech is transmitted from 80 Hz to 7 kHz.
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wideband_audio
If ...
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Cannot install driver for a Wimax modem
I'm trying to run a program via wine. This is a wimax modem (Qubee bd) Green Packet uh-235. But when I click the qubeewcm.exe I receive the following error message:
runtime error(at-1:0):
cannot ...
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NetworkManager doesn't detect my broadband device
I have a Huawei K3765 (USB ID 12D1:1520) and I'm trying to use it with Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid.
I have usb-modeswitch installed, so when I plug the device I can see that it gets switched from storage-mode ...
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How do I connect to the internet with a "Huwaei Ec1260" modem?
I have a Reliance netconnect Huwaei Ec1260 modem . How can I use this to connect to the internet?
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Mobile Internet Modem Olivetti Olicard 155 does not work in Ubuntu 12.10
I have a problem, I bought a 3G mobile modem, but does not work in Ubuntu 12.10, also did not work on Ubuntu 12.04.
I installed the USB Modeswitch and has the same flaw, does not recognize the modem ...
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How to use Huawei K3765 under Ubuntu?
Before and after plugging in the 3G modem:
root@MACHINE:~# ls /dev/ttyUSB*
ls: cannot access /dev/ttyUSB*: No such file or directory
root@MACHINE:~#
Logs:
root@MACHINE:~# tail -f /var/log/...
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How to add .patch file code to usb_modeswitch and add support for 3G USB modem?
so I want to switch over to ubuntu from windows but unfortunately after doing some research I found out that my 3G USB modem doesn't work well with GNU/Linux in that you have to configure your own ...
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How to use mmcli to send sms?
As questions says, I want to send sms using mmcli.
As ubuntu already has mmcli installed, I connected my phone via USB, enabled USB debugging(I also enabled usb tethering but I don't know if that is ...
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How do I send a fax using a fax modem in Ubuntu?
How do I use my modem to send a fax from my laptop where ubuntu is installed. How do I "print" to a fax modem to send a fax
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Cannot Access modem configuration page
When I type my modem configuration page IP in browser instead of showing configuration page it shows default web page for apache.What's wrong?Is there any IP conflict?
Thanks in advance
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sending and reading the sms from GSM modem
I have Quectel EC 25 modem in my Ubuntu 16.04 machine. It is using ttyUSB2 port, I want to read the SMS as it receives in the modem.
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Unable to connect with LTE modem after upgrading to 18.04
I've recently upgraded (via fresh reinstall) from 17.10 to 18.04 and am trying to connect my LTE modem to my telco.
Laptop: Lenovo T470s
Modem: Sierra MBIM [1199:907B] (cdc-wdm0)
Location: Australia
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Network Connection Failure: "network disconnected"
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10, and have a Zantel modem (model: Huawei ec122) which is a cdma modem. I have been trying to connect to the internet but every time it loads it says "network disconnected"
Does ...
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Huawei 3G modem disconnects after successful connection
I'm having a severe connection problem in Ubuntu 12.04 that renders the OS almost useless. I have a Huawei E352 3G modem. Ubuntu detects it as a mobile broadband connection without any problem. I ...
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Internet connection in Oneiric [closed]
Main Problem
I am unable to connect to the internet from Ubuntu 11.10.
Additional Info
I am trying to connect using a 3G USB modem via a mobile broadband connection.
Country: South Africa
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Configure USB GSM Modem [closed]
I want to configure EVDO Usb Modem in Ubuntu 10.10
I insert my usb modem to laptop and check the usb is detected or not using $sudo lsusb and the result is:
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux ...
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Problem using GSM modem on Ubuntu 16.04
I justed upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Everything looks fine except the modem.
First, the modem connects but the icon doesn't change. It still shows 'disconnected icon'. Old computer shows right icon ...
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How to install Huawei Mobile broadband EC306?
How to install Huawei Mobile Broadband EC 306 EVDO RevB in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit ?
Best Regards
Excuses me for my bad english
When I connect the modem on ubuntu, it fails to mount system and ...
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Unable to connect via Mobile Broadband - But its detected - 12.10
Previously (on ubuntu 12.04), i will just connect my 3G mobile broadband modem, and will start browsing after enabling it and going through the setup process.
However, on the 12.10, I'm able to ...
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How do I get an Airtel Dongle working?
How do I make airtel dongle work in ubuntu?
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Quectel EM120R_GL modem seems to work but SIM missing or not detected
This card has two SIMs, SIM0 (or whatever number) and SIM1. SIM0 is eSIM and the default SIM, SIM1 is physical SIM inside the slot. You need switch SIM0 to SIM1. This issue has been discussed before. ...
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Connect my mobile phone as modem via bluetooth?
I can't find any way to do this in my Ubuntu 11.10. I can do this using data cable which Automatically connects me to Internet without headache.
My mobile model is Micromax Q-5fb.
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gsm-ussd gives device busy or error (100)
I am using gsm-ussd to try and query my data balance from my 3G modem.
When I issue the commands
gsm-ussd -m /dev/ttyUSB0 '*188#'
or
gsm-ussd -m /dev/ttyUSB2 '*188#'
I get either "Device or ...
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Conexant modem in Ubuntu
Previously linuxant release driver for conexant modem (HCF or HSF), now for newer kernel this site doesn't release for newer kernel version (after 2.6.31-17 version). how to use conexant modem in ...
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USB Broadband Dongle is not working
First of all I m a newbie to ubuntu and recently installed 16.10. Then when i tried to connect to the internet my usb dongle doesn't show up.
I tried everything, googled many times. I tried adding a ...
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Using modem drivers with Wine
I have modem that does not include drivers for Linux. I can connect to the internet via Network Manager but I can't call with it. So I tried to install modem drivers (which has *.exe extension and ...
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Looking for a 3G Modem Manager Software
I have been using Ubuntu during 20+ days. I am now using a 3G wireless modem (huawei e303-h1) to connect with internet. My modem's software is specially designed for Windows. So whenever I connect it ...
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