Pelephone 3G modem and NetowrkManager

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 02:51:10AM +0200, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:
> Tzafrir,
> some modems have dual behavior: As a USB storage and as a modem. The time it
> takes to init as a modem is due to the USB storage notice that it's not
> being used IIRC.
> 
> See the manual of your modem how to turn off the usb-storage thing and write
> it to it's ROM (or whatever), then it should be quicker.

I installed usb-modeswitch and that side is covered. As I mentioned, I
was able to use it as a modem. If it creates any extra TTYs, it's a
modem and not a "CD".

The switching takes a few seconds, but nothing close to two minutes.

BTW: I'm testing this with Debian Squeeze on a mips (loongson-f)
netbook, and with kernel linux-image-2.6.35-trunk-loongson-2f
(2.6.35-1~experimental.3 . That version also fixed the display in that
netbook).

> 
> I wrote a post about it (although on a different modem), maybe it could help
> you: http://benhamo.org/wp/?p=1484

My phone (cheapo Samsung C5130) works just fine as a USB modem when
connected through USB. Try yours. If NetworkManager fails, give wvdial a
shot. It also helps debug the NetworkManager/ModemManager connection.

Basically connect it, and see if any new TTYs are created. If so, then
the kernel side is covered.

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