Install the usb-modem ZTE MF626 HSDPA in Ubuntu 9.04

<p>An austrian discounter internet provider has sold not widely spread usb-modems with his prepaid cards for HSDPA internet connections. With Windows this modem works fine because the drivers are delivered with the modem. But with Ubuntu 9.04 only common usb-modems work without laying hands on the system. A nice addon would be if the modem works with the built-in network-manager of Ubuntu, so you can just click on the modem and connect to the preset internet provider, respectively the right access point, without providing your username and/or password every time.</p>

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Submitted by Elisabeth Weigl on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 12:15
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Use usb-switch and network-manager

  1. Download and install the usb-modeswitch from http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/#download (with 'sudo make install') respectively http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=usb-modeswitch (just install .deb package by double clicking)
  2. Edit the file usb_modeswitch.conf. To do that open /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf with admin rights in your favorite editor.
  3. Find the modem "ZTE MF626" in the file and uncomment the lines (by deleting the # and ; ) It should look like this afterwards: ZTE MF628+ (tested version from Telia / Sweden)ZTE MF626Contributor: Joakim WennergrenDefaultVendor= 0x19d2DefaultProduct= 0x2000TargetVendor= 0x19d2TargetProduct= 0x0031MessageEndpoint=0x01MessageContent="55534243123456782000000080000c8501 0101180101010101000000000000"</code>
  4. Save the file and close the editor.
  5. Plug the modem, wait a few moments, then run lsusb in a console. One device must have the ID "19d2:2000".
  6. Run sudo /usr/sbin/usb_modeswitch -W -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf in the terminal. By running lsusb again, the ID should have changed to "19d2:0031" or something similar.
  7. If the modem is not already recognized by the network manager applet, open /usr/share/hal/fdi/information/20thirdparty/20-zte-mf626.fdi with admin rights in your favorite editor. Fill the file with<code><!-- -*- SGML -*- --><deviceinfo version="0.2"><device><!-- ZTE MF626 HSDPA USB Modem --><match key="@info.parent:usb.vendor_id" int="0x19d2"><match key="@info.parent:usb.product_id" int="0x0031"><match key="@info.parent:usb.interface.number" int="3"><append key="modem.command_sets" type="strlist">GSM-07.07</append><append key="modem.command_sets" type="strlist">GSM-07.05</append><append key="info.capabilities" type="strlist">modem</append></match></match></match></device></deviceinfo></code>save it and quit.
  8. Create the mobile broadband configurations with network manager according to your provider's instructions. If something does not work yet, restart and try again.
Submitted by Elisabeth Weigl on Mon, 11/16/2009 - 11:12

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