Because this 3G modem was quite old, not much asking this device for support on forum, and I don’t have plan to package into rpm in near time, so I will explain it briefly here for the sake of favor for my friend.
Ok. Right into the module, get the source first, get here if that were vanished :
{code type=css}wget http://www.kanoistika.sk/bobovsky/archiv/umts/huaweiAktBbo.c{/code}
Now compile it :
{code type=css}cc huaweiAktBbo.c -lusb -o huaweiAktBbo{/code}
Install it manually to sbin :
{code type=css}>cp huaweiAktBbo /sbin/{/code}
Then create udev rules, so the system could pickup the right module when the device is present, create /etc/udev/rules.d/50-huawei-e220.rules, and copy paste (it’s a single line command) this rules into that file :
{code type=css}
SUBSYSTEM==”usb”, SYSFS{idProduct}==”1003″, SYSFS{idVendor}==”12d1″, RUN+=”/sbin/huaweiAktBbo”
{/code}
Done ! Now insert the usb modem, wait for a sec or two, and now check for the new device node created at ttyUSB* :
{code type=css}ls /dev/ttyUSB*{/code}
If passed that, then Congratulations ! you made it and the modem is responding and communicating properly with the system now.
Click the network icon on the right bottom corner of the desktop, then your new modem should shown up on Network Center. Configure them by pressing Configure and then the usb modem will scan the network for presence and when it lit the signal meter, press connect and enjoy the internet.
I don’t know why, for some reason this modem borrowed to me were not be able to connect to my IM3 provider when using PIN request feature. I have to plug te SIM card into my cell phone and disable the PIN request feature first, then the modem could swing up to the network smoothly.
EDIT:
By the time klixs-2010.1 release I already included this pre setting unto usb_modeswitch parameter, so you won’t be need this anymore. Plug in the E220 usbmodem and you ready to connect with Network Center. Have fun.
