Sierra Aircard

**aussielinuxguy** · March 9th, 2013

Hello,

I have ubuntu 10.04 LTS on a spare hard drive and trying to connect my Sierra 4G Aircard 320U.

I added my settings in the Network Manager but it won`t connect. I`m not sure how to setup this connection.

Any help apperciated.

This is what i have checked:

root@ubuntu:/home/derek# lsusb

Code:

Bus 006 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 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub 
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub 
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub 
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0f3d:68aa Airprime, Incorporated 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

root@ubuntu:/home/derek# ifconfig

Code:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1c:23:9c:4d:0d   
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1 
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) 
          Interrupt:18 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback   
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0 
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host 
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1 
          RX packets:76 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 
          TX packets:76 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:5840 (5.8 KB)  TX bytes:5840 (5.8 KB)

root@ubuntu:/home/derek# iwconfig

Code:

lo        no wireless extensions. 

eth0      no wireless extensions.

**praseodym** · March 9th, 2013

Check here:

http://www.simonsaysbiz.com/technolo...buntu-install/

**aussielinuxguy** · March 9th, 2013

praseodym,

Thanks for that link, i will follow what it says and tell you how i go or if i have trouble.

**aussielinuxguy** · March 9th, 2013

i need the file usb-modeswitch-data 20110227-1 but i cant find the right one to download.

**praseodym** · March 9th, 2013

http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/usb-modeswitch

http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/usb-modeswitch-data

**aussielinuxguy** · March 9th, 2013

Now i have them installed, i`ll try that link you gave me.

**praseodym** · March 9th, 2013

usb-modeswith was updated significantly from Ubuntu 10.10 and on. So, maybe you try an updated version, maybe from 12.04. Remember, that the support for 10.04 ends in April!

**aussielinuxguy** · March 10th, 2013

I have ubuntu 12.10 working now and trying to get connected to the net with that.

That link you gave me to get connected, i followed it up until where it says,

Code:

Now you’ll need to remove the module from the running kernel using:

rmmod usbserial

When i type rmmod usbserial as su, i get the Error:

Code:

ERROR: module usbserial in use by sierra

I`m not sure what to do now.

**praseodym** · March 10th, 2013

Reboot to load the new module

**aussielinuxguy** · March 10th, 2013

I did a reboot but no change. Tried to connect but still nothing.

If i click on the Network Manager up the top, i can see the new connection i made from that link you gave me, but it is greyed out.