photon on ubuntu

[anuvrat_parashar]

I had correctly configured Tata Photon Plus on Mandriva and openSUSE but when it came to using ubuntu the steps that I was using to configure the modem failed.
here are the steps I use
modprobe usbserial vendor=0xXXXX 0xXXXX
where XXXX are the vendor id and product id obtained from the output of lsusb
then wvdialconf follwoed by wvdial after editing the /etc/wvdial.conf for username password and phone number.

but on ubuntu these steps fail to work.
wvdialconf ends in an error saying no modem found.
one more thing that I noticed was that in case of mandriva/opensuse wvdialconf used to check ttyS0 to ttyS9 or somehting but in ubuntu wvdialconf does not check beyond S4

please help me to get out of this.

regards
Anuvrat Parashar

[desiibond]

http://www.tataindicom.com/download/...t-on-linux.pdf

[anuvrat_parashar]

thanks for your reply but I had checked that before posting here... the steps mentioned there didn't work .. never mind I have managed to run openSUSE on my laptop now .. and hence I dont need to give a damn about ubuntu.

photon is working out of the box ... and am posting this using it

[dontanalyse]

what about using the typing this in the terminal

sudo ppoeconfthen type in your user name and password

then use the sudo pon to connect.

Haven't used it for photon, but it works for my cable..

give it a shot

[FilledVoid]

Refer the following and see if it helps.

1. http://freesols.com/2010/02/07/ubuntu-9-10-reviewed/
2. http://www.tataindicom.com/download/...t-on-linux.pdf

[anuvrat_parashar]

@FilledVoid

As I said .. I had already tried those.

@ dontanalyse

I will try that the next time I install ubuntu

well.. my problem there is that its not recognizing photon as modem but as a storage media. Hence when wvdialconf is run it exits with error "modem not found". well there must be some method to make the system recognize it.

[Rahim]

I believe Photon and Reliance NetCOnnect are the same and will require the same steps to configure??
I am glad to readt Photon works out of the box in openSUSE

[6x6]

I have not used photon, but i think after inserting photon into usb running following command will give more details:

tail /var/log/messages

[proxyg33k]

i tried it in linux.......

just go for the "usb_switchmode" a utility to make mass storage modem to b recognised as a modem in linux,,,,,,

works for ztem880 reliance net connect, photon, photon +, mts connections....

after that use lsusb command will give u product id and vendor id

configure ur kppp or wvdial wtevr u use to connect to net.....

hope this will help out many users there...

[anuvrat_parashar]

I will surely try that one out.
meanwhile I have configured my photon plus on slackware, archlinux (where I had to compile wvdial and wvstreams from source) , sidux etc.

It appears to be working fine every where.

And I visited by brother's place in delhi where it worked at a bewildering 1.5 - 2 Mbps while where I stay in Noida it slithers at 200-400 kbps .. have complained a lot .. hope the problem is solved

[Rahim]

Do i have to use 'usb_modeswitch' command everytime i plug it in? Mine is ZTE-AC2627.
That package in not in Lenny

[papul1993]

Right click on network. Edit connections. There go to mobile broadband. And select tata indicom.

[prashanthnbhat]

Originally Posted by anuvrat_parashar

modprobe usbserial vendor=0xXXXX 0xXXXX
where XXXX are the vendor id and product id obtained from the output of lsusb

If you are using Ubuntu 9.04 or above, modprobe won't work. These are the steps I follow:
1. Install wvdial
2. Enter the command 'sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf'
3. Open /etc/wvdial.conf using root privileges and enter the Phone Number(#777), username(internet), password(internet). Add a line 'Stupid Mode = 1'(Without this internet won't work.
4. Dial. Use 'sudo wvdial'. You should be connected and able to browse now.