Reliance Netconnect+ in Ubuntu

Question

I have A Huwaei Reliance Netconnect+ modem.. To use it with Ubuntu I need to first boot into Windows use it for a while and then restart and go to Ubuntu..Else its not detected as a modem or a usb drive in Linux... I have tried almost every method using wvdial configuration.. Any solution to this? Do my UEFI settings make a difference?

Answer 1

I guess your modem is EC1260.

I had the same problem with Ubuntu 13.04, here's how I solved it -

1. Check the 'lsusb' output -

   $ lsusb

2. If your modem is not isted as something like this -

   Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. EC1260 Wireless Data Modem HSD USB Card

   It means that usb-modeswitch is not working.

3. To fix it I cooked up a simple script -

copy the config tar to /tmp for extraction -

cp /usr/share/usb_modeswitch/configPack.tar.gz /tmp

unzip it

gunzip configPack.tar.gz

extract the tar

tar xvf configPack.tar

copy to required directory

sudo cp 12d1:1446 /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/

finally execute usb_modeswitch.

sudo usb_modeswitch -I -W -D -s 5 -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/12d1:1446 -u -1 -v 12d1 -p 1446

If it fails try again (usually works the second time). And even after this it doesn't works then it might be a bug please report it

Answer 2

Make a connection using below :

Go to Network Connection -> Mobile Broadband -> Add

Now there are 5 simple steps; select the natural options:

Select appropriate mobile device : Huwaei Choose country provider/region : (for Me, India) Choose your provider : Reliance Choose your Billing Plan : NetConnect (Accordingly) Confirm Mobile broadband settings (confirm)

User Name / Password : your 10 digits mobile no. and you're good to go. :) All the Best.