So, last night I lost not inconsiderable amounts of time and sleep to a Vodafone Italy 3G USB key. Trying to get these things set up is supposed to be fairly straightforward, however the end-to-end process is not really documented anywhere, as far as I can tell. Maybe for individual devices, but not in any generic way. Since this is the second time I've done this now, and in both cases it was a pain in the ass, I am documenting some generic steps so I don't forget what I need to do all over again! This is written for Fedora, but the steps are pretty similar for any Linux distro.

Installing 3G USB Modems On Linux. In one mode they are a pen drive and in the other mode they are a modem. When you first install it USB Modeswitch needs.

The basics are as follows: First, some background: Vodafone have a small team of Python developers dedicated to a suite of Linux tools for mobile devices (obviously specifically Vodafone, but their overall package is generic enough to be useful). This work is based on a Vodafone-backed community site for mobile development called Betavine. They piggy-back on some other excellent work from the wider Linux community.

Whether you have a Vodafone card or not, it is worth going through the first steps of this tutorial, because they install the basic requirements for pretty much *all* USB 3G modems: However, the software on that page is not necessarily the latest, so rather than downloading their tarball it is better to get the latest packages from here: There are several distro-specific install help pages similar to this, for example the Ubuntu one is here: You should be able to follow my Fedora instructions and 'translate' them to your Linux distro. If you can't, you're probably not ready to be fiddling around with this stuff anyway! Lfs Z25 Unlocker Download. Anyway, onwards with the Fedora install.

Apr 02, 2016 how to setup usb modem on. The usb dongle is a Huawei E372. The disc's set up expert will load immediately.Select the install USB. I just received an unlocked Huawei E3276s-150 4G/LTE USB modem/surfstick. Apt-get install linux-image. 150 4G/LTE USB modem on Ubuntu Server/Desktop.