If you are following me in this blog, you might be aware of that I switched to Ubuntu 10.04 last week. On changing, I had to give some effort to make sure my Reliance Netconnect broadband connection working in Ubuntu. Here’s how I did it, based on referring several sources and forums in the internet.
Method 1: The Out-Of-The-Box method
Getting internet connection working in this method is really a child’s play. Just follow these steps:
- The MUST thing first – Buy a Reliance Netconnect broadband USB device!
Most probably it would be a huawei device and I assume it is. - Plug-it in any available USB port.
- Ubuntu 10.04 should detect your device now. Now go to System -> Preferences -> Network connections and select the Mobile Broadband tab. You’ll see something like this:
- From the above step, just follow whatever the wizard says (don’t worry! the wizard won’t ask you to jump from the building). Select India in Providers Country page and select Reliance in Provider page respectively.
- In the last window, give a name to the connection (Reliance for example) and then enter your USB device number which is nothing but the mobile number in the user name and password fields (yes, both are same). In the Number field, type #777 if it is not already there.
- If you want, you can check the Connect automatically check box.
- Now, click apply and you’re done. The connection should work now. If you didn’t select connect automatically then you can click on the network icon on the Ubuntu top bar and select your connection which you created just now.
Unfortunately, the above method did not work for me. So, I researched (googled, to be accurate) a bit more and found another way.
Method 2: The Do-It-Yourself way:
Since Ubuntu couldn’t come to my rescue, I have to make my hands dirty to get the connection working. Followed these steps:
- In order to manually connect with Reliance netconnect broadband we need two packages: wvdial (tool to make connections from a modem) and gnome-ppp (front end to the wvdial).
- These two packages have few dependencies too. Means you need to install all of them. Since you do not have an active internet connection yet on your machine, you cant apt-get anything. So, get a help from your friend who *might* be having an internet connection system and download the below packages.
- Now bring the above downloaded files to your machine and install them (right click and select Open with GDebi package installer) in the above given order.
- Now open terminal window and give the command lsusb which will list all USB devices attached to the laptop,. You must see the Hauwei device listed there. And then give the command dmesg to see which port our model actually using. It would be something like TTYUSB0, TTYUSB1, etc.
- Now give the command sudo gnome-ppp to start the wvdial front end utility.
- Now go to setup and in that window select the modem port (/dev/ttyUSB0 for example, which you must have seen in the 4th step using dmesg command) in the Device field and click detect. Your modem must be detected now. Then select Type as USB Modem and select the maximum available speed for the speed field.
- Click close and come back to the gnome-ppp front window. Enter the username and password (which is your device number), #777 for the number and click connect. Now you should be connected.
- Here after, whenever you want to connect to internet, just open gnone-ppp and click connect. The settings must have been saved already.
Fortunately, the above methid did work for me, because of which you are now seeing this post!
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Informative…
Thank you, Sivaranjani!
My Device is not detecting..
please help..
I assume you are using the USB modem.
1) Check if the USB device (Reliance icon) is shown on the desktop is shown on desktop/Computer windows. If yes, then your device is detected.
2) Open terminal, give lsusb and see if it lists Hauwei modem there. And then, give dmesg in the terminal.
3) Now try to open gnome-ppp as explained on the post.
shas@shas-laptop:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 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 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 19d2:fff1
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
shas@shas-laptop:~$
and my device is not Hauwei , its ZTE …please help..
shas@shas-laptop:~$ sudo gnome-ppp
[sudo] password for shas:
WVCONF: /root/.wvdial.conf
GNOME PPP: STDOUT: Editing `/dev/null’.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: Modem Port Scan: S0 S1 S2 S3
GNOME PPP: STDOUT:
GNOME PPP: STDERR: WvModem: Cannot get information for serial port.
GNOME PPP: STDOUT: Scanning your serial ports for a modem.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: ATQ0 V1 E1 — OK
GNOME PPP: STDOUT:
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: Modem Identifier: ATI — SmartLink Soft Modem
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: Speed 4800: AT — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: Speed 9600: AT — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: Speed 19200: AT — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: Speed 38400: AT — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: Speed 57600: AT — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: Speed 115200: AT — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: Speed 230400: AT — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: Speed 460800: AT — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: Max speed is 460800; that should be safe.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: WvModem: Cannot get information for serial port.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB0: ATQ0 V1 E1 — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB0: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB0: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB0: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB0: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB0: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB0: Modem Identifier: ATI — Manufacturer: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB0: Speed 9600: AT — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB0: Max speed is 9600; that should be safe.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB0: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 — OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: WvModem: Cannot get information for serial port.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB1: ATQ0 V1 E1 — failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB1: ATQ0 V1 E1 — failed with 9600 baud, next try: 9600 baud
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB1: ATQ0 V1 E1 — and failed too at 115200, giving up.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: WvModem: Cannot get information for serial port.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB2: ATQ0 V1 E1 — failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB2: ATQ0 V1 E1 — failed with 9600 baud, next try: 9600 baud
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB2: ATQ0 V1 E1 — and failed too at 115200, giving up.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: WvModem: Cannot get information for serial port.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB3: ATQ0 V1 E1 — failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB3: ATQ0 V1 E1 — failed with 9600 baud, next try: 9600 baud
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB3: ATQ0 V1 E1 — and failed too at 115200, giving up.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: WvModem: Cannot get information for serial port.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB4: ATQ0 V1 E1 — failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB4: ATQ0 V1 E1 — failed with 9600 baud, next try: 9600 baud
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB4: ATQ0 V1 E1 — and failed too at 115200, giving up.
GNOME PPP: STDOUT:
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttySL0: Speed 460800; init “ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0″
GNOME PPP: STDOUT: Found a modem on /dev/ttySL0.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ttyUSB0: Speed 9600; init “ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0″
GNOME PPP: STDOUT: Modem configuration written to /dev/null.
GNOME PPP: Connecting…
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Ignoring malformed input line: “;Do NOT edit this file by hand!”
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Cannot get information for serial port.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Initializing modem.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Sending: ATZ
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ATZ
GNOME PPP: STDERR: OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
GNOME PPP: STDERR: OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Modem initialized.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Sending: ATM1L3DT#777
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Waiting for carrier.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ATM1L3DT#777
GNOME PPP: STDERR: NO DIALTONE
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> No dial tone.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Disconnecting at Thu Jun 24 23:47:31 2010
GNOME PPP: Connecting…
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Ignoring malformed input line: “;Do NOT edit this file by hand!”
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Cannot get information for serial port.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Initializing modem.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Sending: ATZ
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ATZ
GNOME PPP: STDERR: OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
GNOME PPP: STDERR: OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Modem initialized.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Sending: ATM1L3DT#777
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Waiting for carrier.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ATM1L3DT#777
GNOME PPP: STDERR: NO DIALTONE
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> No dial tone.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Disconnecting at Thu Jun 24 23:47:56 2010
I’m not sure how the devices other than Hauwei works on Ubuntu.
You may try posting your question here – http://www.indiabroadband.net/
Very well explained.
thanks
nice work Veera..
but I have a problem.
My desktop has the icon, lsusb shows a device named Huwaei Technology, but it shows a very long list in dmesg with all the numbers like 145.234221 and with no details like you said, ttyUSB0 or TTYUSB1.
and when I try sudo gnome-ppp, in settings it pops out a window saying no modems connected on your computer.
please help!
If lsusb displays the device name, then it means your modem was detected. You may try un-plugging an plugging the device (I assume you might have already did that). Anyway, try doing the setup in Gnome-ppp window and try all the USB names that are listed in the gnome-ppp setup page (like, ttUSB0 or ttUSB1, etc)
Hi Veera,
Very informative post. I just installed ubuntu 10.0.4, and I am trying to go online with Reliance Netconnect. Even for me 1st method didn’t work, hence I am trying method-2 now.
SMALL CORRECTION: In the first method -> step 3 – > Ubuntu 10.04 should detect your device now. Now go to System -> Preferences -> Network connections and select the Mobile Broadband tab. You’ll see something like this.
Screen does not come automatically, I had to click “Add” to get that screen.
Am I right ?
I shall let you know the result of method-2.
Thanks,
-Ashwin
You are correct Ashwin!
Thanks a lot for the great info on the gnome-ppp. It is a great GUI. I was searching for it. Thank you very much again.
You are welcome, Karthick!
it says connected for a second or so but then disconnected with error 19
…
also after trying again n again it says that unable to process/open something called
/usr/sbin/pppd…
can u help with this
1) Have you installed all the binaries that is mentioned in the post?
2) Are you trying those commands with Sudo access?
Method 2 is beautiful and is working fine for me…
Thanks a lot for the article. It helped me to setup my netconnect modem in Ubuntu. The first method didn’t work for me too. But I used to use the same method in Opensuse and then it would work.
you are welcome.
what is the advantages of using ubuntu os
first of all, Ubuntu is a free OS. so, you don’t need to pay a single penny to get the software.. and many productivity applications comes bundled with Ubuntu (for free).
As far as I know, Ubuntu is the successful Linux variant which came so close to the Windows experience. Even a no-techie guy could install Ubuntu and use it without much difficulty.
You know why i use Ubuntu, because i have to format my computer atleast 3 times a year while using windows.
Everytime i insert any pendrive, i have to spend five minutes scanning that pendrive with the antivirus and if somehow antivirus enters my pc(no doubt) then have to scan my entire harddrive, complete waste of a day.
And after all Linux distros are no less than Windows(in terms of user friendliness and application support even after being free). The majority of servers are powered by linux.
Ubuntu is the best one for the beginners.
Thank you, Method 1 worked like a charm.
I have Reliance Broadband with ZTE AC-2736 on 10.04
I got this device detected on my laptop . Whenever I plug it in, the PC tries to get it connected to network, but after a few seconds (say 40 sec.), it gives up saying Network Disconnected.
It did work two days back, but not after that. i tried on two different PC (Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10) but the same problem.
Under windows it works fine.
I have tried Method 2. In step 7 when I click connect new window shows the status as connecting… and it remains like this forever. I tried again but similar result. It comes till the end and then says connecting… and remains connecting forever. Please advise me on this. Thank you!
Hi Shanu,
Sometimes, I have faced the same issue. But to me it worked after few more tries.
Thanks for the reply!
As suggested I tried multiples times and waited for more than 10 mins each time. No luck:(
FYI… I have installed Ubuntu 10.04 on windows OS itself. Do you think that would be the reason for this problem? I do not want to only install Ubuntu as I am new to it and will take some time and confidence before I switch to Ubuntu completely. In addition, I am not really sure if my reliance datacard will work on Ubuntu or not:). Please advise.
I suggest that you update to Ubuntu 10.10 and install Modem Manager along with USB-Modeswitch.
10.10 and Modem Manager will solve the problem. Modem Manager of 10.04 has some bugs as a result, many datacards are not working properly.
Thanks for a great compilation. The second method works for me. However, the connection only establishes if i use the SUDO Gnome-PPP command from the terminal. If i run it from the menu bar, it gives me a permission error for /usr/PPSD.
How can this be resolved?
i am going to boot 10.10 on my leaptop.tell me my reliance will work or not.I am using ZTE AC 8720.if work tell me how to make work.
Nitesh,
Usually Ubuntu detects the USB broadband device. You need to go to network places -> Mobile broadband and configure the username and password by following the wizard.
i tried method 2,and it worked upto the step showing the connection window and i pressed the connect. afterwards its showing “connecting” only,and is not proceeding further . what should i do ???!!!
my ubuntu is 10.04. is it because, i installed ubuntu inside the windows as a software ????
Reliance netconnect works well with my Asus netbook installed with Ubuntu 10.10. The Network manager auto detect and Edit connection Username and password given.The speed is also fine.
Yes. Ubuntu 10.10 makes it very easy to configure/use Indian Wireless broadband services.
My Device is not detecting,
i am using reliance device is Hauwei
please help me
If you want to use 10.04, try updating the modemmanager to v0.4 .
This update you will have to find.
This method has few bugs which might create problems.
Best is upgrade to 10.10
Hi
I bought a dell mini, which has moblin with ubuntu 9.10 presinstalled. but ny problem is that my reliance netcoonect plus(huawei) is not working. i downloaded network manager also, but nothing happened.
Now if i switch to Ubuntu netbook edition, will it work? or ubuntu 10.10 desktop edition? which distibution is best to shift to?
Ubuntu 10.10 is best. Indian based broadband services work just out-of-the-box in the Ubuntu 10.10.
U mean the desktop edition? What about the netbook edition? will it not work on that?
I haven’t personally tried the netbook edition. But ideally it should work. Haven’t heard any problems with netbook edition before.
wah.. wat a sense f humour.. bt stil quite informative :-/
Hey,
I am using Ubuntu 10.10 and i have used your method 2 to connect to the internet using Reliance Netconnect Huawei model. I am not able to connect and getting some logs as mentioned below:
GNOME PPP: Connecting…
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Ignoring malformed input line: “;Do NOT edit this file by hand!”
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Cannot get information for serial port.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Initializing modem.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Sending: ATZ
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ATZ
GNOME PPP: STDERR: OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
GNOME PPP: STDERR: OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Modem initialized.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Sending: ATM1L3DT#777
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Waiting for carrier.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ATM1L3DT#777
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ERROR
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Invalid dial command.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: –> Disconnecting at Fri Mar 11 15:56:34 2011
plz help if u can !!
THanks,
Ankit Gupta
Hey are you aware of any Reliance Netconnect Broadband + GUI for Linux ? It is much needed as one may want to know one’ usage for the session.
Thanks
how to make it auto reconnect when the internet connection dropped..??
please email me on rattnaahmad11@yahoo.com
thank’s..
/*Friends try this and it will definitely works for Ubuntu 10.04 */
Reliance NetConnect issue with Ubuntu 10.04
Advice:
* Use NetworkManager for easy network setup
Common Problem:
* Network Manager is not showing the device while adding a new “Mobile Broadband” connection.
* Network Manager was able to add the device but not able to connect to Internet.
Solution:
* Download “usb-modeswitch” and “usb-modeswitch-data” and install it. (If your Ubuntu system have no other way to connect to Internet, you can download on some other system and install here).
It will work out of the box!
Thank you man. Its working for me.
I am using Ubuntu unity 11.04 and have installed is side by side my windows xp on my netbook with the help of wubi.. The method 1 didnot work but method 2 works like a charm. I installed all the packages through synaptic. I have huawei modem of reliance netconnect broadband plus.. you are a live saver.
hey man 1st method worked too… when my device was automatically detected, i had to choose the country india and list of all the providers mts mblaze, photon + etc were given. i chose manual network setup and it worked fine.. anyways your post is very detailed,informative and infused with slight humour…
thanx
Thanks a lot… it works…
To all the fellow sufferers,
If you are using Reliance Netconnect+ and unable to connect to the internet(after trying on editing several configuration files and executing a no of commands), take some more trouble to upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04. It required me no other configuration except the basic one (user id, password, phone) described in this post.
the latest the OS, the greatest it works.
Thanks man
Today i got the reliance netconnect+ connection and found that i didn’t worked…
tried a lot to install the driver that came with it….
I just lost the hope of getting it in working state on ubuntu and was really upset that why i didn’t checked it before…..
really you saved me ….
thanks dear –thanks a lot
I have ubuntu11.04..I followed the first step described above..it got connected and network symbol was visible with Reliance CDMA written in the network option..I thought that net is available but when I used firefox to open websites,it is not working..Kindly advice
Amazing work, i struggle a lot with this reliance datacard. now its working fine.
thanks
Yokesvaran.K
Veera Thanks..Using 2nd method it is working fine..I am using ubuntu11.04 and I downloaded the debs as given by you and installed,but it was detecting modem but got stuck at password and was not proceeding further..I had almost given up,but as a last try using syaptic package manager I upgraded debs to be compatible with 11.04 and then I tried gnome ppp and alas it started working..eventhough it is working fine at terminal this is being displayed
“(gnome-ppp:10987): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)’ failed”… Hope that it is not anything serious..
Hello Veera,
Very helpful info. I am using Ubuntu 11.04 and the “out of the box method” did not work for me. After installing the libwvstreams, it started working. Fortunately,I did not have to go thru the rest of the steps.
If you have figured out a way to turn the Ubuntu machine to a wireless access point (to share the net connection), please be kind enough to post it.
Thanks for the info once again.
Cheers
Pradeep Mohan
Thanx , . . . . . You’re the BOSS
Cheers Veerasundar. I have tried many techniques but I got no results. But when I tried yours, I got it in the first try only. Thank you. Now I am able to use my USB Reliance Broad Band connection happily on UBUNTU .11.
it workz…. thank you very much… may God bless you… keep going…
thanks a lot, man!! you are Godsent!
These methods we’re for ubuntu 10.04. I just downloaded Ubutu 11.04. Will these methods work on this edition too ?
For me, the Reliance connection worked out-of-box in Ubuntu 11. No need to do any of the above steps in Ubuntu 11.
Thnx m8…… It worked……. U Rock
Thanks for the article. I tried everything and it didn’t seem to work. Then I started reading the comments and found my problem there. The “sudo” had to be added.
Please can you update the original article with such details? would be very useful.
Thanks once again.
terrific blog. Helped me thanks fr the info
fantastic work ! that solved my long time problem. Thanks. So after disconnecting is it OK to just remove the netconnect USB device or is there any other option to remove it safely like in windows ?
it is OK to unplug it.. I have been doing it every time and nothing bad has happened to the device, yet.
Hi Veera,
I am new to Ubuntu 11.04. I tried to connect Reliance netconnect+ in Ubuntu 11.04. The second method you explained worked very well for me. But after connected to internet I updated the Ubuntu11.04. it said around 250 MB updates avilabe. I updated everything. then the relience netconnect+ is not connecting now. Please tell me what to I do.
Hi,
i am using reliance netconnect+ modem,after installing ubuntu the modem detected using 1st method and i also browse the net.But after restarting PC it was not detecting my modem.I am not finding any icon on the desktop also.Pls help me…..
Thanks Veera
Your first method is working very fine on my Ubuntu 11.10 ….
thanks it worked for me as well !!!
I followed the steps that u gave to connect reliance in ubuntu…now i could connect it in ubuntu but in the network manager notifications it shows as if it is not connected( but i could browse)….I could browse in ubuntu through my reliance datacard but i couldnt install packages…
please give me the solution…..
Hi, I followed the steps that u gave to connect reliance in ubuntu(thank u 4 that)
…now i could connect it in ubuntu but in the network manager notifications it shows as if it is not connected( but i could browse)….I could browse in ubuntu through my reliance datacard but i couldnt install packages…
please give me the solution…..
Thanks.. the first method worked with Ubundu 11.10, without any trouble…
Resp. Sir ;
I have followed ur all steps but Ubuntu is unable to find the broadband Device also when i click on connect a message appears like ” You are offline Now Network is Disconnected ” .
Plz help me for this problem
I have Ubuntu 10 ….
-Amit
try upgrading your Ubuntu to latest versions. In Ubuntu 11, the broadband connects without any additional setups/issues.
I use 11.04 64bit.
When i try to install the above packages using:- right click -> install with “Ubuntu Software Centre” (i dont have “GDebi”). But Ubuntu Software Centre reports “Wrong Architecture- i386″ error.
Pl help.
Hi, I am using ubuntu 11.10 on a 32-bit PC. I could connect Reliance Netconnect using 1st method without any hitch. Thanks .
Any idea how to check data sent/received during current session. Thanks
Hi,
Even for me first method worked. But the problem is notification icon is showing 1x. How can I change it to Broadband+.
wvdial also working for me but cannot see the traffic since needed software is not installed.
Thanks
Venu.
Hi…
im using ubuntu 10.04 lts and installed my reliance broadband usb modem by 1st method with out any prob ..
everything was fine till yesterday .. now the plan got changed from 3.1 Mbps to 144 kbps.
and now its not connecting
i have dual boot in my laptop Windows 7 and ubuntu 10.04 my usb modem gets connected IN WINDOWS 7.. how can i make it to work on my ubuntu??? plz help.
else i have to wait for my broadband plan reset then only it works with 3.1 Mbps
for mini laptop users i recommend ubuntu
i loveeee it ..
its fast
its stable
SAMSUNG N-148(Mini)
Sir
My name is densingh,using ubuntu 10.04. I tried first method.but i failed.Then i tried the second method using the 5 supporting files as u mentioned.But during the modem detection window,could not detect my usb modem.In that window,there are options such as /dev/modem
/dev/ttso
/dev/tts1
/dev/tts2
/dev/tts3
I used all,but didn’t detect my modem.Can you help me to install.My phone no is 8590025314
the same thing is happaning with me also . i cannot upgrade ubuntu 10.04 to 11.10 for some reasons
.please help me out .
Hey guys,
Try to upgrade to Ubuntu 11.10 version. The OS itself having pre configured setup for all broadband types reliance,aircel,tata etc…
Dash home -> network connections -> mobile broadband -> Add -> continue [first step]-> india -> Reliance [ur connection]->dialer username pwd …
all set dial it connect it
Ubuntu unity 11.10 rocks
thanks,
Gobi
Ubuntu rocks
sir
i am using ubuntu 11.10 i connected with mobile broadband connection but i like to use it by using reliance software i have installed the reliance software by wine 1.2 and the software worked but my device is not recoganised by it how can i make my device to be recoganised please do the needful to me
This post has been a life saver for me as I was looking for a solution to run Reliance on Ubuntu for months, practically. Thanks a ton for this post.
Dude u r a life saver!!!…2nd Method worked thnx a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sir,
i can’t detect my device first….
the msg comes like “no modem was found on your system”
plz sir , help me …..
if possible mail me…..
thank you…..:-)
thanks yaar…….
the second option worked for me but the problem is that i am unable to install packages
i am having ubuntu 11.10
Thanks bro,
I have been trying hard to get connected to inet through rel. netconnect in ubuntu 10.04
your second method worked.. n i am here!!!
thanks again
hello,
i have installed ubuntu 11.10 and m getting difficulty in connetcing my reliance netconnect,
so plzzz suggest me a solution for that
thank you…
Hello Sundar,
i had installed ubuntu 12.04 and in my system also reliance data card has not been deducted automatically. So, pls get back with solutions, thanks
I haven’t upgraded my system yet.. so not sure.. Ideally it should be detected by default.
Gr8
Hello Veera,
I changed my os from 12.04 to 10.04 and again i found difficulty to get connect the reliance netconnect EC 1262 even after trying with your suggestions. my system does not find the usb types as “TTYUSB0, TTYUSB1″. So i’m unable to connect the internet.
Pls suggest for further
hello bro,
i have sent you an email, please do check it and reply me the solution.
The 1st method is working in 11.10 but the problem was I have directly connected with ubuntu, instead of that we must have to activate using windows machine for once. Then it will start working in 11.10 without any problem
Thanks, Veera information on this blog is useful
i am new to ubuntu platform….when i tried to connect my reliance broadband it always end up showing broadband disconnected message..can anyone please suggest me what to do???
Hi,
The issue is my data card gets detected only when i am logged in as root user and it never connects to internet.
Operating system is ubuntu-10.04.4-desktop-amd64
I tried Method 2 but then when i type the command sudo gnome-ppp it says no command found.
I guess wvdial is not installed ??
The packages which u have mentioned above is for 32bit so i downloaded the 64 bit version still no go..
Thanks & Regards,
Vicky Jadhav
Hey Veera,
The first time is working perfectly fine for me, bu there is only one issue that has been posted by someone earlier as well.
I am having a ZTE modem and Ubuntu 10.10. I am using the default “Network Connections” to add a dialer, but when I connect my USB modem, it takes a long time (around 3 to 4 minutes) for the system to install the drivers and then the dialer is getting activated.
Can you please help me out, how can I get the drivers to get loaded as soon as it is connected?
This is dmesg that I am receiving immediately after disconnecting and re-connecting the modem
[ 6415.749638] usb 3-2: USB disconnect, address 7
[ 6415.749638] option: option_instat_callback: error -108
[ 6415.749638] option1 ttyUSB0: GSM modem (1-port) converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
[ 6415.749650] option 3-2:1.0: device disconnected
[ 6415.754318] option1 ttyUSB1: GSM modem (1-port) converter now disconnected from ttyUSB1
[ 6415.754339] option 3-2:1.1: device disconnected
[ 6415.754439] option1 ttyUSB2: GSM modem (1-port) converter now disconnected from ttyUSB2
[ 6415.754463] option 3-2:1.2: device disconnected
[ 6415.754559] option1 ttyUSB3: GSM modem (1-port) converter now disconnected from ttyUSB3
[ 6415.754581] option 3-2:1.3: device disconnected
[ 6415.754668] option1 ttyUSB4: GSM modem (1-port) converter now disconnected from ttyUSB4
[ 6415.754689] option 3-2:1.4: device disconnected
[ 6425.858144] usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4
[ 6426.084374] scsi10 : usb-storage 2-2:1.0
[ 6427.338048] usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 4
[ 6428.882325] usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 5
[ 6429.101360] option 2-2:1.0: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[ 6429.101505] usb 2-2: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[ 6429.104340] option 2-2:1.1: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[ 6429.104480] usb 2-2: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB1
[ 6429.107925] option 2-2:1.2: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[ 6429.108064] usb 2-2: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB2
[ 6429.112207] option 2-2:1.3: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[ 6429.112353] usb 2-2: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB3
[ 6429.114743] option 2-2:1.4: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[ 6429.114887] usb 2-2: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB4
[ 6429.152548] scsi11 : usb-storage 2-2:1.5
[ 6430.174442] scsi 11:0:0:0: Direct-Access ZTE USB Storage FFF1 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[ 6430.180527] sd 11:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[ 6430.202510] sd 11:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
Thanks a ton for your help in advance!
Hey, it worked for me. thanks a lot.