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Oct 31 2012 | Author: Suriish | Posted In Gadgets, Linux, Tutorials | 89 Comments

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The latest version of Ubuntu is 13.04 which comes with lots of updates when compared with its previous
version, Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantum Quetzal), Ubuntu 12.04 (LTS). The drivers for most of the hardwares are
available in the Ubuntu itself, but they may have some conflict while automatically configuring them. It is
always a problem with the USB modem to configure automatically. So you have to do it manually. The people
who are new to Ubuntu will just switch from that Operating System because of these types of small issues. It is
very simple to fix these problems. Here I am going to explain how to configure Micromax 3g USB modem
manually.
Some may try lots of things with Ubuntus configuration file. There is no need for doing that much. It can be
simply achieved in 4 steps.
1. Finding the Product ID of the USB Modem
2. Editing the content of Modules
3. Editing the content of usb_modeswitch.d
4. Create a mobile Broadband connection
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1. Finding the Product ID of the USB Modem

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Plugin the USB modem to the Computer
Open the Terminal (ctrl+alt+t)
Type the command lsusb (This lists the active USB devices connected to the computer along with

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the Product ID and the Vendor name)

Make a note of the Product ID and Vendor name
Find the 1c9e:9605 OMEGA TECHNOLOGY - This is the Product ID and Vendor name for the
Micromax MMX352G Modem which is just for the demonstration. Kindly remove all other USB

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devices because you might get confusion of all devices, only Plugin the USB modem. So you can
nd only USB modem device in the list. (The ID and the Name may dier according to the
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2. Editing the content of Modules

In the Terminal, type the following command to edit the modules file
sudo gedit /etc/modules
(Type your administrator password if it asks for)
Text editor opens the modules file. Clear all the content and replace it with new content shown below:

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usbserial vendor=0x1c9e product=09605

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(Change the vendor and product value if it is dierent for your USB modem, You can get this
values in 1step Terminal window)
Save the changes and close it.

3. Editing the content of usb_modeswitch.d

In Terminal, type the command
gksudo gedit /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/1c9e:9605
The command opens the text file with the above mentioned name in the text editor.
Add the following lines to that file and save it.
DefaultVendor = 0x1c9e
DefaultProduct = 09605

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TargetVendor = 0x1c9e
TargetProduct = 09605
MessageContent=55534243123456788000000080000606f50402527000000000000000000000
Close the text editor
(These values are only for the Micromax MMX352G Model. Change the values as per your
device if you are using the dierent one)
Execute these commands in the terminal as root user to configure the modem.
modprobe usbserial vendor=0x1c9e product=09605
usb_modeswitch -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/1c9e\:9605

Note:
1. Use the Command su in the terminal for login as root user. Enter your root password and
nish the login
2. If you are new to root not yet assigned a password for the root user, Use the command
sudo passwd to assign or change the password for the root Accoutnt

4.Create a mobile Broadband connection

Open Network Connection Manager. You can open it by selecting Edit Connection from the dropdown
menu which appears on clicking the network icon on the top right corner of the desktop (or) open the Dash
Home and search for Network Connection (or) select it from the Applications -> Customization ->
Network Connection.

Click the Add button on the Mobile Broadband tab

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Create a new mobile broadband connection using the wizard appeared. Add the appropriate
country, service provider, plan and just finish the wizard after selecting the appropriate name for the
connection. (Be careful in selecting the plan)

Restart the PC without unplugging the USB modem.

Connect using the Mobile Broadband.

After restarting process finish the login and wait for few minutes. It would take some time to configure so
please be patient.
The new mobile broadband connection is visible and available on the network connection list.
Connect to the Internet by clicking on that.

Now your Internet is Connected with your USB Modem on Ubuntu 12.04.
For Ubuntu 12.10 and 13.04:
The Mentioned steps worked Effectively better in Ubuntu 12.04. For the Version of Ubuntu 12.10 and 13.04
after all these steps you have to execute a additional command on the terminal.
Open the Terminal.
Change to root user using the su command.
Provide the password .
Now try the command respectively as per the Ubuntu Version
Ubuntu 12.10

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echo 1c9e 9605 > /sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/option1/new_id

Ubuntu 13.04

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echo 1c9e 9605 > /sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/generic/new_id

Wait for a while it will take some time . You will see your your modem connection visible on the default
connection.
Note: If you want to run the command automatically whenever the system starts add the above
code to the le rc.local before the line exit 0.
To edit the rc.local le use the command.
sudo gedit /etc/rc.local
Finally micromax 3g Modem Connected on the Ubuntu 12.10.

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Posted by User1976

July 2, 2014

Hi Suriish,
thanks for this very helpful tutorial. I am facing a strange problem with my EVDO modem from
BSNL. Its branded under Capitel and probably has a Qualcomm chip in it. Its id from lsusbis
1c9e:9e00 Omega Technology
Its always been a bit of a problem making this modem work with versions of Ubuntu since
12.04. In Ubuntu 14.04 I used the command sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x1c9e
product=0x9e00 to get it detected by Network Manager and then configured it to connect to
the internet. But I cannot get a speed of more than 123 kBps on Ubuntu, whereas in Windows
7 and 8, this speed touches about 310 kBps. How do find out why this limit of 123 kBps is set
on this modem when working in Ubuntu? I reinstalled Ubuntu and also tried Linux Mint 17, but
still this modem limits itself to exactly 123 kBps.

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Posted by SURIISH

July 2, 2014

Disable the Ip6 in your ubuntu machine. and try again . Dont take the above
values as carved in stone. There is significant measurement error involved,
which (to my knowledge) cannot be avoided entirely. I shall update my
findings.

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Posted by Sri

August 26, 2014

Hi
Recently I bought Vodafone K4201 I USB and the company name (as shown in lsusb) is ZTE
WCDMA Technologies MSM.
I am having similar problem. The USB modem is not mounted and I have Ubuntu 12.04 in my
laptop.
I tried to follow your instructions but I could not proceed with the step Editing the content of

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usb_modeswitch.d as I am not sure what to assign against Message Content. Can you please let me
know how to get this value or is it a standard value?
Thanks in advance.

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Posted by SAMAD

September 23, 2014

Thanks for your helpful trotorial friend but i got a problem here:
i dont know what to put in this messange content box for my modem which is micromax 355g
please help me with it or tell me where to find this message contebt for my modem!
MessageContent=55534243123456788000000080000606f50402527000000000000000000000
Thanks!

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