[FSUG-Bangalore] help req to configure TATA photon + USB modem on ubuntu

[renuka prasad]

On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 12:03 AM, madhukara phatak <
madhukaraphatak at gmail.com> wrote:

> what is its series...since on net it says that ubuntu only supports two
> types
>
>
CE 100

https://wiki.edubuntu.org/NetworkManager/Hardware/3G
says that needs some hacking

follwed this  link -- but from third step i got confused and sine some links
are broken i was a bit in dilemma

>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 11:59 PM, renuka prasad <renukaprasadb at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 11:56 PM, madhukara phatak <
>> madhukaraphatak at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If you are using ubuntu 9.04 or 9.10 u can do it without editing wvdial
>>> In networking select Mobile BroadBand and select the India as country
>>> There u will get the Tata photon + option and just enter the number as
>>> username and password
>>> Then as u select the wifi from network manager,u can select the mobile
>>> broadband...hope it works :)
>>>
>>
>> no that wont work
>> device is not configured
>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 7:49 PM, renuka prasad <renukaprasadb at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all
>>>>
>>>> i was trying to configure tata photon + USB modem on ubuntu
>>>>
>>>> some times my device is getting detected , and some other times it is
>>>> not .... i get message as
>>>>
>>>> Error mounting: mount exited with exit code 32: mount: block device
>>>> /dev/sr1 is write-protected, mounting read-only
>>>> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sr1,
>>>>        missing codepage or helper program, or other error
>>>>        In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
>>>>        dmesg | tail  or so
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Error mounting: mount exited with exit code 32: mount: /dev/sr1 is not a
>>>> valid block device
>>>>
>>>> it has 8GB memory slot ( we need to add a card, i have not added )
>>>>
>>>> when i did lsusb i got following output
>>>> rvcemcabrp at rvcemcabrp-laptop:~$ lsusb
>>>> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>>>> Bus 002 Device 012: ID 201e:2009
>>>> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>>>> Bus 005 Device 018: ID 0a5c:2110 Broadcom Corp. Bluetooth Controller
>>>> Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>>>> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>>>> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>>>>
>>>> when i did wvdialconf
>>>>
>>>> rvcemcabrp at rvcemcabrp-laptop:~$ sudo wvdialconf
>>>> Editing `/etc/wvdial.conf'.
>>>>
>>>> Scanning your serial ports for a modem.
>>>>
>>>> Modem Port Scan<*1>: S0   S1   S2   S3
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, no modem was detected!  Is it in use by another program?
>>>> Did you configure it properly with setserial?
>>>>
>>>> Please read the FAQ at http://open.nit.ca/wiki/?WvDial
>>>>
>>>> If you still have problems, send mail to <wvdial-list at lists.nit.ca>.
>>>> rvcemcabrp at rvcemcabrp-laptop:~$
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> if you have links of any success in configuring the device kindly
>>>> forward
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>> renuka prasad
>>>>
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