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I a 3g data card, on my window system I can access its memory but I cant access the memory of the device so my question is



How I can access memory of my data card on Ubuntu 12,04 ?



why my device is not behaving plug n play ?



what is usb modeswitch ?



How to use it ?



Here is the output of the command lsusb :



Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04f2:b159 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 03f0:231d Hewlett-Packard
Bus 002 Device 014: ID 12d1:1506 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E398 LTE/UMTS/GSM Modem/Networkcard









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    I a 3g data card, on my window system I can access its memory but I cant access the memory of the device so my question is



    How I can access memory of my data card on Ubuntu 12,04 ?



    why my device is not behaving plug n play ?



    what is usb modeswitch ?



    How to use it ?



    Here is the output of the command lsusb :



    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
    Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
    Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
    Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
    Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04f2:b159 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
    Bus 003 Device 002: ID 03f0:231d Hewlett-Packard
    Bus 002 Device 014: ID 12d1:1506 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E398 LTE/UMTS/GSM Modem/Networkcard









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      I a 3g data card, on my window system I can access its memory but I cant access the memory of the device so my question is



      How I can access memory of my data card on Ubuntu 12,04 ?



      why my device is not behaving plug n play ?



      what is usb modeswitch ?



      How to use it ?



      Here is the output of the command lsusb :



      Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
      Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
      Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
      Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
      Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
      Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
      Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04f2:b159 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
      Bus 003 Device 002: ID 03f0:231d Hewlett-Packard
      Bus 002 Device 014: ID 12d1:1506 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E398 LTE/UMTS/GSM Modem/Networkcard









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      I a 3g data card, on my window system I can access its memory but I cant access the memory of the device so my question is



      How I can access memory of my data card on Ubuntu 12,04 ?



      why my device is not behaving plug n play ?



      what is usb modeswitch ?



      How to use it ?



      Here is the output of the command lsusb :



      Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
      Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
      Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
      Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
      Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
      Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
      Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04f2:b159 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
      Bus 003 Device 002: ID 03f0:231d Hewlett-Packard
      Bus 002 Device 014: ID 12d1:1506 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E398 LTE/UMTS/GSM Modem/Networkcard






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          Usb Modeswitch



          When a USB Modem device with drivers for other OS is plugged in, first it is recognized as Flash device. after identifying the device, this mode is switched to Mass Storage or Modem device. This switching is done by USB Modeswitch.



          You can install it by:



          sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch usb-modeswitch-data


          No need to run it. It works automatically.



          To plug and play a device, you should install usb-modeswitch



          Accessing the Data



          You can access the data with applications like Wammu or Gmobile Media



          Wammu



          sudo apt-get install gammu wammu


          Gmobile Media



          sudo apt-get install gmobilemedia


          In Ubuntu 13.10 there is a application called modem-manager-gui



          sudo apt-get install modemmanager modem-manager-gui





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            Usb Modeswitch



            When a USB Modem device with drivers for other OS is plugged in, first it is recognized as Flash device. after identifying the device, this mode is switched to Mass Storage or Modem device. This switching is done by USB Modeswitch.



            You can install it by:



            sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch usb-modeswitch-data


            No need to run it. It works automatically.



            To plug and play a device, you should install usb-modeswitch



            Accessing the Data



            You can access the data with applications like Wammu or Gmobile Media



            Wammu



            sudo apt-get install gammu wammu


            Gmobile Media



            sudo apt-get install gmobilemedia


            In Ubuntu 13.10 there is a application called modem-manager-gui



            sudo apt-get install modemmanager modem-manager-gui





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              Usb Modeswitch



              When a USB Modem device with drivers for other OS is plugged in, first it is recognized as Flash device. after identifying the device, this mode is switched to Mass Storage or Modem device. This switching is done by USB Modeswitch.



              You can install it by:



              sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch usb-modeswitch-data


              No need to run it. It works automatically.



              To plug and play a device, you should install usb-modeswitch



              Accessing the Data



              You can access the data with applications like Wammu or Gmobile Media



              Wammu



              sudo apt-get install gammu wammu


              Gmobile Media



              sudo apt-get install gmobilemedia


              In Ubuntu 13.10 there is a application called modem-manager-gui



              sudo apt-get install modemmanager modem-manager-gui





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                Usb Modeswitch



                When a USB Modem device with drivers for other OS is plugged in, first it is recognized as Flash device. after identifying the device, this mode is switched to Mass Storage or Modem device. This switching is done by USB Modeswitch.



                You can install it by:



                sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch usb-modeswitch-data


                No need to run it. It works automatically.



                To plug and play a device, you should install usb-modeswitch



                Accessing the Data



                You can access the data with applications like Wammu or Gmobile Media



                Wammu



                sudo apt-get install gammu wammu


                Gmobile Media



                sudo apt-get install gmobilemedia


                In Ubuntu 13.10 there is a application called modem-manager-gui



                sudo apt-get install modemmanager modem-manager-gui





                share|improve this answer















                Usb Modeswitch



                When a USB Modem device with drivers for other OS is plugged in, first it is recognized as Flash device. after identifying the device, this mode is switched to Mass Storage or Modem device. This switching is done by USB Modeswitch.



                You can install it by:



                sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch usb-modeswitch-data


                No need to run it. It works automatically.



                To plug and play a device, you should install usb-modeswitch



                Accessing the Data



                You can access the data with applications like Wammu or Gmobile Media



                Wammu



                sudo apt-get install gammu wammu


                Gmobile Media



                sudo apt-get install gmobilemedia


                In Ubuntu 13.10 there is a application called modem-manager-gui



                sudo apt-get install modemmanager modem-manager-gui






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