How To: Get Cell C HSDPA USB dongle to work in Ubuntu
Hi Guys I recently purchased the Cell C HSDPA USB dongle with 24Gb of data for R1499. Here is how you get it to work on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Plug in your USB dongle. Install "usb_modeswitch" (sudo apt-get install usb_modeswitch). Run "sudo updatedb" Locate "usb_modeswitch.conf" the file should be in /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf and add code below to the end of the file ######################################################## # Huawei E1752 # # Contributor: DefaultVendor= 0x12d1 DefaultProduct= 0x1446 TargetVendor= 0x12d1 TargetProduct= 0x1001 MessageEndpoint= 0x01 MessageContent= "55534243000000000000000000000011060000000000000000000000000000" ######################################################## Run "sudo usb_modeswitch" This should say found one(1) device in the terminal Then go System->Preferences->Network Connections and click on the "Mobile Broadband" tab. Click "Add". Check under "Create a connection fo