HOWTO: Cricket Wireless A600 Broadband Modem

[beastrace91]

After you plug the modem in wait a moment and then click into your "places" on your bar and see if there is a "A600" listed there - if there is then click into it to manually trigger the device. After doing so run

sudo ./flipflop.sh

from the directory the file is in.

If it is not listed in places please open a terminal and run

lsusb

while the device is connected.

~Jeff

[mhurst102282]

Here is the lsusb when the device is plugged in.

 	 	 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 004: ID 046d:092f Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Express Plus  
 Bus 003 Device 003: ID 046d:c03d Logitech, Inc. M-BT69a Pilot Optical Mouse  
 Bus 003 Device 002: ID 03eb:0902 Atmel Corp.  
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub  
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1f28:0021   
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub  
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

[beastrace91]

Alrighty well it is detecting that the device is connected. (it is the Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1f28:0021) Does it appear in your places menu/nautilus as "A600"?

While the device is connected please trying running this command in terminal and post the output:

sudo /usr/sbin/usb_modeswitch

~Jeff

[mhurst102282]

It does not appear in my places menu, but I am not sure about nautilus so I will check when I get home aswell as running that command.

[mhurst102282]

I ran the code and had the same issue it goes on, but no connection here is the lsusb after the switch:

 	 	 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 004: ID 046d:092f Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Express Plus  
 Bus 003 Device 003: ID 046d:c03d Logitech, Inc. M-BT69a Pilot Optical Mouse  
 Bus 003 Device 002: ID 03eb:0902 Atmel Corp.  
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub  
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1f28:0020   
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub  
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

[mhurst102282]

Here is the out put after typing in the command:

	 	  * usb_modeswitch: tool for controlling "flip flop" mode USB devices  
  * Version 0.9.7 (C) Josua Dietze 2009  
  * Works with libusb 0.1.12 and probably other versions  
 

 Looking for target devices ...  
  Found devices in target mode or class (1)  
 Looking for default devices ...  
  Found default devices (1)  
  Found a default device NOT in target class mode  
 Prepare switching, accessing device 002 on bus 001 ...  
 Looking for active driver ...  
  OK, driver found ("usb-storage") 
  OK, driver "usb-storage" detached  
 Setting up communication with interface 0 ...  
 Trying to send the message to endpoint 0x08 ...  
  OK, message successfully sent  
 -> Run lsusb to note any changes. Bye

[beastrace91]

Alright well your device is connected and switching properly. After running the

sudo /usr/sbin/usb_modeswitch

run the following command

sudo usb_modeswitch -v 0x1f28 -p 0x0020 -R 1

and then wait a moment after it finishes then check your net work manager to see if the device has been added.

I am betting the issue is that the default wait time I have set in the flipflop.sh is too short for your system (some of them take a longer time I noticed) to make the flipflop script work simple open it with gedit and increase

sleep 10

to 15 or 20.

Hope this helps,
~Jeff

[mhurst102282]

I have tried both of those things and neither work. The modem goes on, but it never goes into the network manager.

[beastrace91]

Alrighty I know this may sound kinda redundant but just want to make sure I understand what you are doing.

Run the following two commands in order:

sudo /usr/sbin/usb_modeswitch

sudo usb_modeswitch -v 0x1f28 -p 0x0020 -R 1

Please post the out put after each command.

~Jeff

[mhurst102282]

OK here it is :

	 	  * usb_modeswitch: tool for controlling "flip flop" mode USB devices  
  * Version 0.9.7 (C) Josua Dietze 2009  
  * Works with libusb 0.1.12 and probably other versions  
 

 Looking for target devices ...  
  Found devices in target mode or class (1)  
 Looking for default devices ...  
  Found default devices (1)  
  Found a default device NOT in target class mode  
 Prepare switching, accessing device 002 on bus 001 ...  
 Looking for active driver ...  
  OK, driver found ("usb-storage") 
  OK, driver "usb-storage" detached  
 Setting up communication with interface 0 ...  
 Trying to send the message to endpoint 0x08 ...  
  OK, message successfully sent  
 -> Run lsusb to note any changes. Bye  
 

 mike@mike-desktop:~$ sudo usb_modeswitch -v 0x1f28 -p 0x0020 -R 1  
 

  * usb_modeswitch: tool for controlling "flip flop" mode USB devices  
  * Version 0.9.7 (C) Josua Dietze 2009  
  * Works with libusb 0.1.12 and probably other versions  
 

 Looking for default devices ...  
  Found default devices (1)  
 Prepare switching, accessing device 003 on bus 001 ...  
 Resetting usb device .  
  OK, device was reset  
 -> Run lsusb to note any changes. Bye