Making Rogers Rocket stick work in Ubuntu

[mrpenguin]

How do I get my Rogers Rocket stick to work in Ubunbtu ?
Easiest possible way please

[hemimaniac]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1360327&page=2

[mrpenguin]

Thanks for the link but none of that explains it properly for a complete newbie to linux ....
Is there anything out there that explains it properly step by step of a proven way that is working ??

[mrpenguin]

I have been through the search on here and also google but cant find anything that has been accepted to work ... the one or two that claims to work is really bad do not explain how to make it work very well and are assuming everybody knows a lot about linux

[mrpenguin]

I have been through the search on here and also google but cant find anything that has been accepted to work ... the one or two that claims to work is really bad do not explain how to make it work very well and are assuming everybody knows a lot about linux

[violatech]

Hope this helps:

How to set up Rogers ZTE MF668 Rocket Mobile Internet Stick in Ubuntu 9.04

Overview.

There's a lot of helpful but confusing advice floating about (and of course none of it comes from Rogers)
but after a lot of careful experimentation this may be the simplest effective solution.

The ZTE MF668 (Rogers' current offering) is a twofold device. In ******* it presents as a USB CD drive and "auto"
installs the software from the small amount of built in memory. It then appears as a modem controlled by the Rogers software and as a USB microSD card if an optional
memory card is inserted in the stick. The same functions are available in Ubuntu, of course. The autorun function may or may not work.
If it does (if you already have Wine running, for example) just cancel any attempt to install and unmount the "CD" drive.

To be sure that the hardware is recognised type "lsusb" (without the quotes) into a Terminal. (should give a result "19d2:2000")
That's just the hardware as a whole - remember it is a two part device; microSD and modem.
We need to sort out usb_modeswitch and patch a config file to accommodate our specific hardware.

Method:

Be sure you are running the latest kernel fully updated. This how-to works with 2.6.28-18-generic.

1. Plug in the Rocket Stick. In a terminal, type

lsusb

One of the entries should read 19d2:2000 (this means that the Vendor code is (hex) 0x19d2 and the product ID from that vendor is (hex) 0x2000

You then know that the Rocket Stick is recognized. (However the target ID for the modem element is 0x0017 not 0x2000)

********************************

Choose approach a) or b) now.


2. a) Install usb_modeswitch. Get it here: http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/

[Even if you opt for the b) option here I would recommend reading through this webpage for a good background to the issues involved.]

or

2. b) Download it from: http://www.greenhughes.com/content/zte-mf627-easy-way

[Read through all the directions and follow the process, from the linked pages, of adding source and key to your Software Sources repository). Using this method avoids compiling from source by hand. (You will modify the mf627 config file in step 3]

Notes: Check that you have done the following.
Download and save the key file.
Add the [deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/liamgh/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main] to Third Party Software Sources
Add the [deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/liamgh/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main] to Third Party Software Sources
Import the Key on the Authentication tab
The sources will be updated

run sudo apt-get install zte-mf627-switch in a terminal.


3. a) In terminal, type sudo gedit /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf

This will bring up the editor. Replace the contents of the file with the following (do not include the ----- ): (this info is from http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswit … =1895#1895 )

----------------
DefaultVendor=0x19d2
DefaultProduct=0x2000

TargetVendor=0x19d2
TargetProduct=0x0017

MessageContent="55534243123456782000000080000c8501 0101180101010101000000000000"
---------------

3. b) If you used the version from www.greenhughes.com, in a terminal type
sudo gedit /etc/usb_modeswitch_zte_mf627.conf

edit to look like this (my working config file)

################################################## ######
# ZTE MF628+ (tested version from Telia / Sweden)
#
# Contributor: Joakim Wennergren
#
# Also applies to MF627 (Tested 3 UK) JF
#
# Also applies to MF668 (Rogers Canada)

DefaultVendor=0x19d2
DefaultProduct=0x2000

TargetVendor=0x19d2
TargetProduct=0x0017

MessageContent="55534243123456782000000080000c8501 0101180101010101000000000000"


4. (may not be necessary) Reboot with the Rocket Stick plugged in and it will appear in the Network Manager
Double check by typing in the terminal lsusb and you should see 19d2:0017

This means that the Rocket Stick is recognised as a modem.

TO CREATE A CONNECTION

If you have not yet created a profile connection:

Go to Network Manager
Edit Connections
Mobile Broadband
Add
Select Country: Canada
Select Provider: Rogers
and you're good to go.

Having two Rogers Mobile Broadband connections in the Network Manager seems to be normal. If you end up with four, i.e. two sets of entries just connect and disconnect to and from the internet and delete the version that has not been used when you recheck the Network Manager settings for Mobile Broadband.


This process has been tested on two different MSI Wind U100s with Ubuntu 9.04. Connect and Disconnect appear to work correctly and simply. When the modem is unplugged it disappears as an option in the Network Manager

[hanzj]

violatech,
thanks for your helpful post.
it was what I used to guide me in making a Rogers Internet stick rocket USB work on my Ubuntu 10.04.

I made it work on Saturday, June 19, using the greenhughes files (option B in your post). When I first got it working,

I installed zte-mf627-switch_0.2-1_all.deb (from greenhughes.com, I believe) and usb-modeswitch (version 1.1.0-2), and usb-mode-switch-data (version 20100127-1). Things worked on Saturday, June 19, and this morning (morning of Monday June 21). But this afternoon, it doesn't work anymore.


my lsusb currently has:

"Bus 001 Device 004: ID 19d2:2000 ONDA Communication S.p.A. ZTE MF627/MF628/MF628+ HSDPA"

I think it should be 19d2:0017, according to your step 4.

When I click on the Network Connection Manager applet on the panel, I no longer see "Rogers Mobile Broadband" as an option.

Please help.

[alexfish]

Hi

There are two possibilities

1. the usb_modeswitch is not required for this device so you try un-installing the modeswitch

2. also the usb_modeswitch is not the latest version checkout the below site :

http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/

[hanzj]

I can try the newest version of usb-modeswitch, but is that the issue? With the older version of usb-modeswitch, I was able to make my Rogers stick work in ubuntu on day 1.

[alexfish]

Hi

If the Kernel is clean then most ZTE devices will work out of the box ,IE the recognition of some ZTE devices is built into the Kernel , if the modeswitch is installed then it has to be later version the the one supplied from the site mentioned , I could be proved wrong, but the latest usb_modeswitch overcomes the problem of switching some ZTE device twice, the one done by the kernel , then the one done by the modeswitch , when this event occurs the ZTE device will reset , and only be recognised as the CD or mass storage device

the ID's are

DefaultVendor=0x19d2
DefaultProduct=0x2000

the latest usb modeswitch package needs to be 1.1.2

Debian Packages are available here

Debian Repository.

both usb_modeswitch and the usb modeswitch DATA pkg need to be installed

please read info and details at the site

http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/

regards

alexfish