greetings, Maverick 10.10 on an HP compaq mini Q.
I worked through this fine fellows words:

[URL="http://khansinfo.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-install-usb-modem-in-ubuntu.html"]

except that the editor was NANO it all went fine.
However my wireless /network icon still says firmware missing.

please help if you know? this is a Huawei web.digicelpanama.com E173 modem. My rules file is copied below

many thanks

ACTION!="add", GOTO="huawei_zerocd_end"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{bDeviceClass}!="ff"
,ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", GOTO="huawei_zerocd_disable"
SUBSYSTEM=="scsi", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="scsi_device",
GOTO="huawei_zerocd_disable"
GOTO="huawei_zerocd_end"
LABEL="huawei_zerocd_disable"
ATTRS{idVendor}=="12d1", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1c0b", RUN+="modem-modeswitch -v 0x%s{idVendor} -p 0x%s{idProduct} -t option-zerocd"
LABEL="huawei_zerocd_end"

actually i dont even know if spaces and so on mess it up? how to check?