Jul 20 16:15:20 linuxmint sudo: pam_sm_authenticate: username = [rex]
Jul 20 16:16:14 linuxmint kernel: [ 995.476017] usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
Jul 20 16:16:14 linuxmint kernel: [ 995.613221] usb 1-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jul 20 16:16:14 linuxmint kernel: [ 995.615975] scsi4 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Jul 20 16:16:15 linuxmint usb-modeswitch: switching 19d2:2000 (HSPA,Incorporated: HSPA WCDMA Technologies MSM)
And now here is my log after plugging in my data card Ubuntu 8.04.
Jul 21 08:39:41 xxxx kernel: [ 2240.860715] onda 5-5:1.3: device disconnected
Jul 21 08:40:05 xxxx kernel: [ 2265.528324] usb 5-5: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
Jul 21 08:40:06 xxxx kernel: [ 2265.663585] usb 5-5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jul 21 08:40:06 xxxx kernel: [ 2265.669354] scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Jul 21 08:40:11 xxxx kernel: [ 2270.668811] scsi 6:0:0:0: CD-ROM HSPA USB SCSI CD-ROM 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Jul 21 08:40:11 xxxx kernel: [ 2270.669462] scsi 6:0:0:1: Direct-Access HSPA MMC Storage 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Jul 21 08:40:11 xxxx kernel: [ 2270.676518] sr1: scsi-1 drive
Jul 21 08:40:11 xxxx kernel: [ 2270.676664] sr 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 5
Jul 21 08:40:11 xxxx kernel: [ 2270.677841] sd 6:0:0:1: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
Jul 21 08:40:11 xxxx kernel: [ 2270.677899] sd 6:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0
Comparing the two logs, I guess that the line containing "usb-modeswitch" in your log is critical
Normally, when I insert my card, Ubuntu mounts my card as a drive and I get the BSNL Icon on my desktop.
Then I have to open applications>>internet>>joinair. This is the software that helps to connect to the internet. When this runs, presumably it does the usb-modeswitch which means, it unmounts the bsnl disk-drive, and now makes it work like the modem. Thereafter, I can't read the files on my device until I close Joinair and replug my modem.
See this for example
Is it likely that your drivers and all have been automatically installed? In which case you should be able to see the "joinair" icon in your internet applications menu.
This app does not automatically pop-up when I plug in the modem, unlike in
windows. In Ubuntu I have to run that manually.
Your posts have given me another opportunity to look into the insides of linux. As my posts would show, I am also somewhat of a newbie there. However, I am reading up and will share my findings with you. Do post your responses here.