trying to connect Orange 3G key

[kannibal]

hi everybody

I'm trying to connect a 3G key ( Huawei E5331) From Orange to my Linux Mint 14 Nadia

I have installed usb_modeswitch but it doesn't work

At first, i tried with interface=3 but it can't send inquiry message

-------------------------------- my test ------------------------------------------------
maison pelipe # usb_modeswitch -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf -i 3 -m 32
Looking for target devices ...
Found devices in target mode or class (1)
Looking for default devices ...
found matching product ID
adding device
Found device in default mode, class or configuration (1)
Accessing device 005 on bus 001 ...
Getting the current device configuration ...
OK, got current device configuration (1)
Using interface number 3
Using endpoints 0x32 (out) and 0x81 (in)
Inquiring device details; driver will be detached ...
Looking for active driver ...
No driver found. Either detached before or never attached
Could not send INQUIRY message (error -22)

USB description data (for identification)
-------------------------
Manufacturer: HUAWEI
Product: HUAWEI Mobile
Serial No.: not provided
-------------------------
Looking for active driver ...
No driver found. Either detached before or never attached
Setting up communication with interface 3
Using endpoint 0x32 for message sending ...
Trying to send message 1 to endpoint 0x32 ...
Sending the message returned error -22. Trying to continue
Resetting response endpoint 0x81
Could not reset endpoint (probably harmless): -16
Resetting message endpoint 0x32
Could not reset endpoint (probably harmless): -22

Checking for mode switch (max. 2 times, once per second) ...
Searching for target devices ...
Searching for target devices ...
No new devices in target mode or class found

Mode switch has failed. Bye.

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I have tried usbsniff on windows xp and tried all the messages and endpoint i saw but nothing works

i have also tried with a dummy message like
MessageContent = "0000000000000000111111111111111111111111111"
i could reach with interface=0, could send inquiry message, but again Mode switch has failed.


please help me !!!!! i don't know what to do

thanks

[viking777]

I don't know if this post will help you:

viewtopic.php?f=49&t=37352&hilit=usb_modeswitch&start=20#p230473

It is very old now (though still relevant) but to me it looks as if you have tried quite a lot of the usb_modeswitch manual configuration already.

Looking at the modeswitch site:

http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswit ... erence.txt

Your device is not listed as supported.

I was a heavy user of this type of device years ago and must have written thousands of words about them. They have always been a pain, particularly before modeswitch came along.

If it is of any interest to you I stopped using these modems a couple of years back and now only use 'mifi' type devices which are miles better and connect to anything, anytime, anywhere. Not much use to you right now though sadly.

[jesica]

modeswitch is installed in the new Mint versions,
Like viking777 said, it is the dongle itself