If you have Ubuntu running on a PC, Here are the steps to successfully get the AT&T USBconnect Quicksilver. I have to give a HUGE thanks out to Paul at PHARscape for helping me get this working. While Ubuntu 8.10 has a connection manager capable of configuring a WAN wifi connection, it does not support all of the latest USB devices at this time. Have no fear, it is really rather simple to get working now that there are files you can easily install via .deb.
So to get started you will want install a repo to enable access to rezero. You need this becasuse this USB modem has the drivers built into the device. When you insert the USB modem with out the use of rezero it will register as a CD and not as a Modem. Rezero will switch the devices mode from storage device to modem, which is what you want. option has made available an updated version of this software called "ozerocdoff". But I could not figure out how to install it and rezero worked just fine for me.
Install Rezero:
Paste this into your list of third-party repositories in synaptic. Located in System -->Administration -->Synaptic.
Install HSOconnect and HSOlink:
Download and install the the files by double clicking on them.
HSOlink Download
HSOconnect Download
Now you are ready to insert your usb modem device. you will want to launch the HSOconnect software located under Applications --> Internet. You may need to run this as root if it does not connect. But before trying to connect you will need to click on configure and fill i the folloing information.
The Password is "Cingular1", with out the "".
Now click on connect and you should be able to start surfing the net! If not try the following:
So to get started you will want install a repo to enable access to rezero. You need this becasuse this USB modem has the drivers built into the device. When you insert the USB modem with out the use of rezero it will register as a CD and not as a Modem. Rezero will switch the devices mode from storage device to modem, which is what you want. option has made available an updated version of this software called "ozerocdoff". But I could not figure out how to install it and rezero worked just fine for me.
Install Rezero:
Paste this into your list of third-party repositories in synaptic. Located in System -->Administration -->Synaptic.
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/martijn/ubuntu intrepid mainRemember to click reload. Then search for Rezero and install it. Now if you plugin your USB modem it will no loger be seen as a storage device.
Install HSOconnect and HSOlink:
Download and install the the files by double clicking on them.
HSOlink Download
HSOconnect Download
Now you are ready to insert your usb modem device. you will want to launch the HSOconnect software located under Applications --> Internet. You may need to run this as root if it does not connect. But before trying to connect you will need to click on configure and fill i the folloing information.
The Password is "Cingular1", with out the "".
Now click on connect and you should be able to start surfing the net! If not try the following:
- Run HSOconnect in terminal using the sudo command as follows: "sudo python2.5 -m hsoc" and entering in your password.
- If you are using firefox to browse the web, it may be that it is not connecting due to the fact that the Ubuntu connection manager is not the application initiating your web access. Because of this, firefox believes you are actually off-line. You can solve it for Firefox by opening about:config and setting toolkit.networkmanager.disable to TRUE. Do this by typing "about:config" into your address bar.
11 comments:
Very helpful post. I've referenced it on my blog. Thanks!
Sean
http://noisebeard.com/items/view/308/att-mobile-broadband-hands-on
WallCrawler78 or Sean--
I'm trying to get my QuickSilver USBConnect working on Intrepid Ubuntu 8.10, but after adding the "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/martijn/ubuntu intrepid main" to the 3rd party repositories in Synaptic and clicking Reload, a search for Rezero comes up with no matching packages. Please advise. smckenna at talstar.com
Actually, I just solved this problem myself: Instead of using Synaptic to install the Rezero, use the following command instead:
sudo apt-get install rezero
Viola!
Also, I found out that my computer locks up while starting Ubuntu 8.10 if I have the QuickSilver USBConnect plugged in. If I simply leave it disconnected until the computer is completely started up and logged in, everything works perfectly. Annoying, yes, but I feel very fortunate to even have this working at all, so it's worth this price to me!
OK now how do i share this connection with my household wifi connection? Im running kubuntu 9.04 beta
Ted
How do we get this to work, with no internet connection to begin with??
Cool article as for me. I'd like to read something more concerning this theme. The only thing I would like to see here is a few pictures of any gadgets.
Kate Trider
Phone jammers
Hi, well be sensible, well-all described
I installed HSOCONNECT and HSOLINK (and64). When I launch HSOCONNECT from apps>Internet I get a "Could not launch... Failed to execute child process (No such file or directory)". The installation did happen successfully - so whats wrong?.
Thank you! I didn't know they picked up on it until I saw your comment.
It's great to be able to call anyone at anytime. Unfortunately, restaurants, movie theaters, concerts, shopping malls and churches all suffer from the spread of cell phones because not all cell-phone users know when to stop talking.
Ambra Hervé
4G cell phone jammer
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