Connecting Reliance Netconnect with ubuntu9.10

Hi ,

Tired of connecting your Reliance Netconnect AC8710 with ubuntu 9.10

Before moving please check whether your device is identified as modem(fff1) or storage(fff6) device by typing

sudo lsusb

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 003 Device 009: ID 19d2:fff6 ONDA Communication S

Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

If you see fff6 then follow the steps

Here are my steps that I followed to connect with ubuntu 9.10

Step :1

Download the following:

for more help:

http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch

ztemtEVDO-1.1-8-i386-ubuntu804

http://www.ztemt.com.cn/ennewzte/service/ziliao.action

The driver from the above link is for ZTE AC8700 and not AC8710 just download it

you can visit the following link for help:

http://www.tuxhat.com/linux%20/reliance-netconnect-broadband-on-linux/

Step :2

After this type

cat /proc/bus/usb/devices

If there is no file with the name /proc/bus/usb/devices, then you need to mount the usb file system.

To mount the filesystem, you need to be root. Use the mount command:

mount -t usbfs none /proc/bus/usb.

If you do not want to have to mount the filesystem everytime you reboot the system, you can add

the following to /etc/fstab after the /proc entry:

	none	/proc/bus/usb		usbfs		defaults	0	0

	For more help follow the link:

http://anshumanpandey.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/using-reliances-zte-mg-880-usb-modem-in-ubuntu/

Step :3

Just install the all the downloaded packages

ztemtEVDO-1.1-8-i386-ubuntu804.deb package may install with error not to be worried.

After installing all the above downloaded packages

Run the command

sudo usb_modeswitch

` If it says /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf not found,

copy the usb_modeswitch.conf file from usb_modeswitch-1.0.5 folder which is obtained after extracting usb_modeswitch-1.0.5.tar.bz2 archive file
paste usb_modeswitch.conf file to the /etc/ folder and type:

sudo gedit /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf

then just remove the semi colon before the bold lines as shown below:

########################################################

# ZTE AC8710

# Two ID variants known; check your default

# Contributor: Michael Khurtsiya

DefaultVendor= 0x19d2

DefaultProduct= 0xfff5

TargetVendor= 0x19d2

TargetProduct= 0xffff

# No. 2

DefaultVendor= 0x19d2

DefaultProduct= 0xfff6

TargetVendor= 0x19d2

TargetProduct= 0xfff1

# only for reference and 0.x versions

MessageEndpoint=0x05

MessageContent="5553424312345678c00000008000069f030000000000000000000000000000"

save and exit

Enter the command

sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf

copy the below lines to the file /etc/wvdial.conf

[Dialer Defaults]

Init1 = ATZ

Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0

Stupid Mode = 1

Modem Type = Analog Modem

ISDN = 0

Phone = #777

New PPPD = yes

Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0

Username = 9876543210

Password = 9876543210

Baud = 9600

save and exit

Final Step:

If you already inserted modem device no problem if not, insert it now

if it show you the icon just right click on it and press safely remove

Enter the command

sudo usb_mode switch

if it says device not found Thank god you are almost done

Click the places you will see ZTE modem converted in to cdrom

check it with commands

sudo lsusb or sudo dmesg

Now for connecting to internet

for first time enter the command

sudo wvdialconf

and then

sudo wvdial (this command alone is enough for the next time to start the net)

and that's it your are connect to the net

Issues:

If you see the ZTE icon again after a shutdown, on the desktop, just right click on it and press safely remove

plug off and plug in, connect again using the command:

sudo wvdial
after while installing software you see errors in installing the package since ztemtEVDO-1.1-8-i386-ubuntu804 will not upgrade or remove but no worry your targeted software will be installed

Note:

For graphical interface and for easy configuration you can also use gnome-ppp instead wvdial

Thursday, December 3, 2009

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