How comes my modem gets switched when plugged during boot?
This post is inspired by a similar question made by a Linux user. Exact question answered by this post is:
When my USB modem is plugged during boot, it gets switched, although modem-modeswitch, Usb-ModeSwitch and Sakis3G are not installed on my system. How is that possible?
Some modems automatically switch mode (and, most of them, their product ID along the way), on their own (without the need for Usb-ModeSwitch), when they are simply "ejected". Reason we call it "eject" is that they indeed actually "fool" computer/operating system into presenting themselves as USB CD-ROMs (their commercial name now turns relative: "ZeroCD"). When those pseudo-CD-ROM devices receive the "eject-your-media" SCSI command, they instead switch mode, and become usable as modems.
Some others, switch mode (again, on their own), if being plugged on computer for some seconds (e.g. modem might switch on its own after 60 seconds of inactivity have expired). This one case is self-explained and we will not bother more on this post.
Sakis3G: 0.1.2 Released
Version 0.1.2 of Sakis3G script is now released, being larger scale update so far.
At a glance, more important changes are:
- Drastically improved workflow: Overall operation is now faster.
- Several changes so that even more unsupported USB modems work out-of-box.
Sakis3G: 0.1.0 Released
Version 0.1.0 of Sakis3G script is out. Script now waits for network logon after supplying PIN number, before is proceeds with internet connection. This should eliminate problems with modems that need more time. Adds progress indication if xosd (osd_cat) is installed and support for several German and Austrian operators. Fixes KDE integration issues and a driver reload problem.
Read change log.
Sakis3G: 0.0.9 Released
Version 0.0.9 is now released fixing bugs, issues with non-Debian distributions and introducing experimental support for Huawei E220 family of USB modems. Establish a 3G/GSM connection with your operator within 20 seconds, no installation/compilation required, just download and execute.
- Download
- Supported architects: i386, amd64
- Supported modems
- Supported operators
- Confirmed distributions: Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, openSUSE
- Official page
Sakis3G: All-in-one script
My 1st trick to share with readers: Sakis3G. A shell script that can make your 3G connection work without setting up anything. It touches nothing on your system, while giving you a fully functional connection. It even handles PIN unlocking your SIM if required. Forget setting up wvdial, pppd, udev, hal, usb_modeswitch. No installation required. Although being a shell script, it also provides graphical interface for connecting. Download and execute.
Official page of script is here.
Official page of script is now on www.sakis3g.org.
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