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

[renuka prasad]

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

> see this link ....its says CE 100 is not supported..i was successful in
> configuring EC1260
>
> http://www.techlineinfo.com/how-to-configure-tata-indicom-photon-and-reliance-netconnect-in-ubuntu/
>
>
i have seen this but i have seen other links where there are fixes , but
unable to do that on my system

e.g one of my friend suggested to follow
http://www.pubbs.net/kernel/200912/60195/

and also this link tells that it is possible to configure
http://tantos.web.id/blogs/how-to-internet-connection-using-haier-ce100-and-ubuntu-9-04

>
> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 12:06 AM, renuka prasad <renukaprasadb at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> 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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