3G USB Dongle usage

[RJV]

There is only a Remove option in the menu.

>> Is there a reason the autorun code is needed, apart from making
a connection?

No, only to establish connection.

Thanks,

Jv

On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 3:21 AM, James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:

> I also have a 3G USB wireless modem that I test with Sugar.  Sugar
> does not execute any autorun, but a connection can be made easily
> using the frame icon for the modem.
>
> Call up the Sugar frame, then right-click on the icon, and choose
> connect.
>
> Is there a reason the autorun code is needed, apart from making a
> connection?
>
> On Tue, Oct 09, 2012 at 08:48:49PM +0530, RJV wrote:
> > Jerry,
> >
> > Yes the 3G card is detected correctly. When I switch to GNome, it says
> so and
> > the "Autorun detected. want to run it?" with the button confirming that
> it is
> > detected plus the airtel folder confirms it.
> >
> > I will try to see if I can post the log messages. I think i need to
> either run
> > the autorun.sh or the install_linux file with some command line switches
> but I
> > am not sure about the switches or the command
> >
> > But I am not sure if I install it on GNome, how to make it
> visible/available in
> > Sugar because the user will be interacting with Sugar more.
> >
> > Jv
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 8:29 PM, Jerry Vonau <jvonau at shaw.ca> wrote:
> >
> >     On Tue, 2012-10-09 at 20:02 +0530, RJV wrote:
> >     > Jerry,
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > Configured the modem through Sugar but although the USB stick gets
> >     > recognized, the autorun is not invoked and also tried a few
> commands
> >     > from the terminal but could not make it work.
> >
> >     Can you plug in your 3G dongle, copy /var/log/messages to a usbkey
> and
> >     post that please, need to see if your card is detected correctly.
> >
> >
> >     > I tried by switching to the Linux env.... In the Lnux env., the
> system
> >     > says "Autorun recognized...(not verbatim)" message but the autorun
> >     > does not execute.
> >
> >     Don't think the autorun will work, but that is not really required if
> >     your 3G dongle is detected correctly.
> >
> >     > Attached is the file system of the root and the "Linux" folder.
> >     >
> >
> >     I see a linux folder, if your 3G dongle is not detected you may have
> to
> >     manually install the drivers for it, but lets see the logging first.
> >
> >     Jerry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ravichandran Jv
> > http://ravichandranjv.blogspot.com
>
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> --
> James Cameron
> http://quozl.linux.org.au/
>



-- 
Regards,

Ravichandran Jv
http://ravichandranjv.blogspot.com
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