Comment 231 for bug 446146

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lizzardlives (lizzardlives) wrote : RE: [Bug 446146] Re: Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related)

Hi experienced same issue of 9.10 not seeing the E220 as a device at all. Can i ask you, if i want to revert to 9.04 since apparently that version is ok w Huawei mobile/storage :) devices will i loose all data etc?

> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:51:01 +0000
> From: <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 446146] Re: Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related)
>
> The kernel in proposed works for me, but the device besides working as a
> modem also appears as a connected CD and USBstorage (it did not do so
> before) - do other also experience this?
>
> --
> Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/446146
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>
> Status in The Linux Kernel: Confirmed
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed
> Status in “linux” source package in Karmic: Fix Committed
>
> Bug description:
> I'm using a Huawei E169 USB dongle to connect to a GSM mobile broadband network. It used to work out-of-the-box with Jaunty and previous versions of Karmic (kernel 2.6.31-11 and previous). However the device doesn't work any more with the latest kernel.
>
> Dmesg gives me repatedly this message:
>
> dmesg:
> option: option_instat_callback: error -108
>
> lsusb:
> Bus 005 Device 005: ID 12d1:1001 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E620 USB Modem
>
>
> My system: Dell XPS M1530, see attached result of "lshw"
>
> This bug apparently affects other people as well: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8070873#post8070873

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