Skip to main content

BandLuxe Dongle is not Working on Fedora Linux?

Isn't your 3G USB Dongle/Modem is not working on Fedora Linux? Don't worry there is a simple solution for this. But remember BandLuxe is supported by Fedora 13 onwards. Issue is sometimes it can't identify the proper mode for your dongle.

Your dongle has 2 interfaces.
  1. CD-ROM
  2. 3G Modem
On a windows operating system these modes are switched easily with the shipped driver.

Early days on Fedora 13 it perfectly identified my USB dongle as a 3G Modem. Right after I plugged in the device the NetworkManger Applet started showing the 3G network. For some reason this functionality isn't there now.

The usb_modswitch (for those who don't know about this. This is the tool that do the mode switch for your device. Apparently this works as the driver) is still there though, and all the configurations are seems to be ok. Somehow its not doing what its expected to do anymore.

So I had to find a solution for this. Finally I've found one. The trick is done using sdparm tool. You can easily install it with yum.

Follow the bellow steps to get it done.
  1. yum install sdparm
  2. sdparm -C eject
    1. ex: sdparm -C eject /dev/sg2
    2. sdparm - This will give some brief information about the device on the given path. This might help you to identify whether you are about to eject the correct device. :-)
Labels:

Comments

Hansaka said…
Seems Fedora 15 does the trick.....

Now I don't have to keep doing this on Fedora 15. It automatically switches the USB mode. :)
June 10, 2011 at 11:30 PM
Unknown said…
Did you tried it on Fedora 16?
Doesn't seem to work
January 22, 2012 at 8:28 AM
Hansaka said…
Yeah. Working perfectly on Fedora 16... :)
February 6, 2012 at 12:52 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Ruby, Easy Development.

Hi guys, Everything under this article ( here i have mentioned very few things ) is absolutely true and exercised..... because I am new to this language and I learned it very fast that I learned other languages and there are more to cover too.... If you are having basic theoretical knowledge on 'Object Oriented' concepts you are most welcome to Ruby..., You won't take more than 2 days to learn basic of the Ruby language. You will realise it once you are there...... Have fun with Ruby....., Ruby; Ruby is a Ob ject Oriented Pro gramming language which is created by Yukihiro Matsumoto (Matz) . He has often said that he is “ trying to make Ruby natural, not simple, ” in a way that mirrors life. It was first released on 1995. Since that growth of the Ruby language was unstoppable. This marvelous, handy and artful language is absolutely free, not only free of charge but its free to use. You will feel like flying on the free sky when you develop applications with Ruby. In
3 comments
Read more

Fedora Guide

Most people think that getting things done on Fedora Linux is very difficult. But it is not the case. People doesn't want to change. How bad is that. But I say that configuration and most other things that you want to change on your OS is very easy on Unix base systems. I know that, because I'm using it... :-) OK it's time to get exited now..... Try the following link.... Fedora Guide
1 comment
Read more