Tired up with installing Reliance LG LXU-800 USB modem on Linux? I spent lot of time to make it working with my Ubuntu OS. It works very well with Windows XP and Vista. A dialler application is available on CD from the vendor for Windows. But most of the users think it will not work under Linux. I do not tested it other than Ubuntu. It may work or may not with other versions with the same commands. The specifications given by the manufacturer are: CDMA 1x technology; Data speed upto 153.6 kbps; Voice and SMS services and Standard USB interface. You may not be able to use SMS and Voice services in Linux, but it can establish connection with Internet simply by dialing. Follow the given steps carefully while installing.
After booting up Ubuntu, login as root.
connect modem in the USB port.
Open terminal window and check the usb device
#lsusb
It shows an output with these values 0eab:9357 [Here vendor ID is ’0xeab’ and product ID is ’0×9357′]
Run the command to load the driver.
#modprobe usbserial vendor=0xeab product=0×9357
#gedit /etc/rc.d/rc.local
(Add the line modprobe usbserial vendor=0xeab product=0×9357 in rc.local file)
Save rc.local file and reboot the system
After rebooting , Open System>>Preferences>>Network Connections
Select Mobile Broadband>>Add>>Select Your Modem from the list that appears>>Press Forward
You are done,now you can see your Reliance Connection you made on the Networking Icon on Desktop(Just Right Click and see)
Happy? Enjoy!!
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4 comments:
thanks a lot dude..your walk-through was the only one that worked..!!!
you are welcome!! i too find the solution after a long time!!
installed lucid lynx :),its really cool :) connecting to internet via usb modem is very simple now :)
You need to give only
sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x0eab product=0x9357
this in terminal now to load the driver and make network connection in System->Network Connection as explained in the post.No need to write in rc.local
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