Hi. Ive only been using linux for a couple of weeks and i have an acer aspire one (linpus lite). Ive managed to configure gnome-ppp to dial and connect to three mobile broadband, using a (huawei e160g) Once connected i could not access the internet. i managed to find a post telling me how to add an additional gateway. After doing this all worked fine. Since then i managed to mess up some setting while playing about with various things and had to re-install linpus! Being a bit of an idiot i didn't make a note of how to add the gateway and cannot find the post to save my life. Can anyone help please. Cheers Sam

Ok ive just worked it out. in terminal entered: sudo mousepad /etc/resolv.conf then deleted: # generated by NetworkManager, do not edit! then entered: nameserver (primary DNS) seems to work fine! If any one needs help configuring gnome-ppp for 3 mobile broadband ide be pleased to try and help!

Hi I have tryed what you said but with no luck pls can u help? Much appreciated ty

Hi sam, I have got to "part 3. configure gnome-ppp" and the part where you edit the init strings in field 2 to ATZ, i did that then the next bit. But when i did field 2 i deteted all the other stuff in the box, and im not sure that i should have now because the modem wont connect. So i clicked log to see what was going on and it say's this: --> Cannot get information for serial port. --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","three.co.uk AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","three.co.uk ERROR --> Bad init string. --> Cannot get information for serial port. --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","three.co.uk AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","three.co.uk ERROR --> Bad init string. Im not sure weather i should have left the other stuff in the box, but cant get it back could you please help, im desperate. It was going so well aswel! Lol. Thank youuuuuu my e-mail, if its any easier to reply to is: sheath89@hotmail.co.uk

For anyone interested in other ways people have found to get Mobile Broadband working with Linux. I've got a few links on my Blog regarding this. Hope this helps, Neil http://mobiledatauk.blogspot.com/

How did you get 3 mobile running on your acer one as they have told me it is not compatible??

Sorry i havn't posted replys yet, i will write a step by step process that works for the (3 huawei E160g dongle) and pos others i.e E220. Will post over the w.end! thanks

CONFIGURING 3 MOBILE BROADBAND FOR LINPUS LITE (HUAWEI E160g) Plug in your usb modem and turn on your AA1 (this is important, the AA1 will not properly detect you modem if power is already on) 1.ACTIVATE ADVANCED SETTINGS (if you havn't already!) There is a walk through on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CmbYrvt3e8) Open my documents, then click 'file', then 'terminal'. Type: xfce-setting-show Press enter Click on 'desktop' tab Click on 'behaviour' tab Tick show desktop menu on right click 2.OPEN GNOME-PPP Right click on desktop screen Then move mouse over 'network' and click on 'GNOME PPP' Type in your password (the one you chose when you first switched on) and press enter 3.CONFIGURE GNOME-PPP In username type: three In password type: three Tick remember password In phone number type: *99# Click 'setup' Click 'detect' After a short while your modem will be detected Click 'init strings' In init 2 field enter: ATZ In init 3 field enter: AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”three.co.uk” Click 'close' Click options and you can choose to minimise on connect (if u want) 4.CONNECT TO THREE Click 'connect' After around 30 seconds you should be connected At this point you will not be able to surf the web, we need to edit a file first 5.SET PRIMARY DNS Right click on the icon of two black screens at the bottom right of the desktop and then click 'connection log' Scroll down to 'Primary DNS address' and copy the address, i.e. (172.31.140.69) Click 'close' Right click on the desktop Click on 'terminal' Type: sudo mousepad /etc/resolv.conf Press enter A new window will open Delete the part that says 'generated by network manager do not edit' Then type in nameserver Press the space bar and then paste in the copied DNS address Click f'ile' Click 'save' Close the window Close the terminal Open your browser and hopefully you can now surf via you 3 usb mobem. GOOD LUCK and please let me know how you get on.

If anyone wishes to use wvdial, i can post a wvdial.conf?

[quote=sam] 2.OPEN GNOME-PPP Right click on desktop screen Then move mouse over 'network' and click on 'GNOME PPP' Type in your password (the one you chose when you first switched on) and press enter[/quote] I bought an aspire one today and was told at PC world that it was compatible with my 3 modem. They obviously lied :( I have followed the instrauctions on this post, and the utube video and have completed section one no problem. I don't appear to have GNOME PPP in my network settings box, only acercontact browser email firefox gFTP Hotmail RSS reader Web Storage Web video Wikipedia Any suggestions please? I am raging at PC World at the moment

Ok, sorry my mistake. You probably need to install it. To do this you wil firstl need to be connected to the internet, via wireless, or wired ethernet! Connect to the internet then: Right click the desktop Navigate to system Click on 'Add/Remove Software' Type you root password Press 'enter' "Retrieving software information" will be displayed When that has finished click on 'search' Type 'gnome-ppp' Press 'enter' 'gnome-ppp - 0.3.23-4.fc8.i386' will be displayed Select the tick box Click 'apply' Now complete the on-screen installation When it has finished, close package manager and hopefully you will now find Gnome-ppp under the network tab.

Hi i have tried to add/remove programmes but it will not acceptmy password what do i do??

sorted password out

Thanks Sam you are a genius, bought Aspire One and 3g 18 month broadband contract, told it was just plug and play.Currys and carphone warehouse are clueless. canceled my 3g contract and then found this link, so off to 3 shop and another contract.followed your instructions. and bingo.I would recommend to tick the boxes "dock in notification area" and "minimize" as I didn't at first and the twin black screens did not appear.

thanks aragonflux, i didn't think of that. Glad it worked for you Anyone wanting another method could try using wvdial. It should already be installed on the AA1. Boot up your machine with the dongle plugged in. Turn on advanced mode as describe above. Right click the desktop and open 'terminal' type 'su - root' Press 'enter' Type you password (nothing will apear on the screen) Press 'enter' Type 'wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf A series of tests will be performed and a configuration file will be written and saved. You now need to edit the wvdial.conf file Type 'mousepad /etc/wvdial.conf' A new window will open Delete everything in the window Copy and paste the text below in to the window [Dialer defaults] Phone = *99# Username = username Password = password Stupid mode = 1 Dial command = ATDT Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0 Baud = 460800 Init1 = ATZ Init2 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","three.co.uk" ISDN = 0 Modem type = Analog modem Click 'file' Click 'save' Close the window In terminal type 'wvdial' You should now be connected Pressing Ctrl + c on you keyboard will disconnect you If you dont get internet connection in your browser you may need to set the 'primary DNS' as described in step 5 of configuring mobile broadband Now whenever you want to connect just type 'wvdial' in terminal (Note you will probably need to 'su - root' everytime you wish to use wvdial) Hope this works for you. good luck

Ive just followed your instructions they were spot on thanks. I would have never have got there without you.

Thanks Chris im glad it worked for you

[quote=sam]Sorry i havn't posted replys yet, i will write a step by step process that works for the (3 huawei E160g dongle) and pos others i.e E220. Will post over the w.end! thanks [/quote] Hi, I'm new to Linux and have just bought a Huawei E220 dongle (3 mobile broadband).... I can't get it to work and I thought someone (maybe SAM?) would be able to help out? I'm not sure if I should follow the same steps described in "configurating 3 mobile broadband for linpus lite (huawei E160g)" since mine is E220. or the wvdial (don't know what this is...) Any help is appriciated!

Elin. Try the instructions for Gnome-ppp, this should work exactly the same for your E220. Let me know how you get on sam

[quote=sam] Click 'init strings' In init 2 field enter: ATZ In init 3 field enter: AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”three.co.uk” Click 'close' Click options and you can choose to minimise on connect (if u want) 4.CONNECT TO THREE Click 'connect' After around 30 seconds you should be connected [/quote] Hi sam, I have got to "part 3. configure gnome-ppp" and the part where you edit the init strings in field 2 to ATZ, i did that then the next bit. But when i did field 2 i deleted all the other stuff in the box, and im not sure that i should have now because the modem wont connect. So i clicked log to see what was going on and it say's this: --> Cannot get information for serial port. --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","three.co.uk AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","three.co.uk ERROR --> Bad init string. Im not sure weather i should have left the other stuff in the box, but cant get it back could you please help, im desperate. It was going so well as well! Lol. Thank youuuuuu my e-mail, if its any easier to reply to is: sheath89@hotmail.co.uk

Hi Steph. From the log it looks like your missing the (") at the end of three.co.uk in init 3 Should be AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”three.co.uk” Log shows AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","three.co.uk Hope this works Sam

Thank you so much sam, you are fantastic. I am on it now. But is there any way that this can automatically be saved in my computer to do all of this automatically, because when i turned off and back on i had to go into gnome-ppp and connect, then copy the primary DNS address and then do the whole terminal thing? Thank you :-) x

Im trying to find a way round this at the moment, The problem is when network manager connects to another connection i.e. wireless lan, it automatically writes over resolv.conf to set the DNS for that connection. If only 3G is used resolv.conf should remain the same even after reboot.

[quote=sam]CONFIGURING 3 MOBILE BROADBAND FOR LINPUS LITE (HUAWEI E160g) 3.CONFIGURE GNOME-PPP In username type: three In password type: three Tick remember password [b]In phone number type: *99#[/b] Click 'setup' Click 'detect' After a short while your modem will be detected Click 'init strings' In init 2 field enter: ATZ In init 3 field enter: AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,[b]”three.co.uk”[/b] Click 'close' Click options and you can choose to minimise on connect (if u want) .[/quote] Since I don't live in the UK (I live in Sweden) I wonder if the phone number type needs to be different? And also if [b]three.co.uk[/b] should be [b]tre.se[/b] (swedish 3)? I thought I'd ask before I started! Has anyone tried to connect to 3G described at [url]http://www.howtoforge.com/vodafone_mobile_connect_card_driver_linux[/url] cheers!

Elin Try "data.tre.se" And if *99# doesn't work, try *99***1# Hope this works

I have successfully installed gnome-ppp and also tried to connect using both *99# and *99***1#, plus changing the init 3 field to data.tre.se at the end. When getting to the 5th step "Set primary DNS" I found the following information in the log: --> Ignoring malformed input line: ";Do NOT edit this file by hand!" --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 --> Cannot get information for serial port. --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Modem initialized. --> Sending: ATM1L3DT*99# --> Waiting for carrier. ATM1L3DT*99# +CME ERROR: [b]SIM PIN required[/b] --> Invalid dial command. --> Disconnecting at Sat Sep 27 21:53:22 2008 Since the sim card for the dongle is new my guess is that it needs to be locked up/activated before I can use it. Does anyone know how to this? Or if there is a way around it on my AA1. thanks [Modified by: elincecilia on September 27, 2008 10:06 PM]

I think I figured out a way to activate the card. I put it in a cellphone and entered the pin code. When putting the dongle back in the computer and rebooting I went through step 3 but when trying to 'detect' it tells me "No modem was found on your system". What am I doing wrong? Elin - ready to give up

Hi Elin You must be getting so frustrated by now! My sim did not have a pin code when i bought it, but i think what you need to do is put it back in the cell phone and remove the pin code completly. Also if you have access to a windows based system try the modem in there and see if it works. Sam

Just in case anyone is struggling, I bought the Aspire One last week and with limited linux knowledge I have unlocked the desktop functionality (which I'm really proud of!!) and installed cards, programs and additional hardware!! Its not that hard, nor as scary as it might first seem!! :-) What I did about mobile broadband is simply plug in my Orange Icon 225 usb dongle (whilst the One was on, btw!). The Aspire One sorted everything out for me, ok I don't have the Orange software, but I haven't needed it. Just switch on, plug in and I'm off... even on a train!!! I know I'll get tired of Linux Lite soon, but am using it as a learning curve so that I can load a 'real' version onto my big laptop soon :-)

How did you unlock the desktop? Don't tease. Dish!

CONFIGURING 3 MOBILE BROADBAND FOR LINPUS LITE (HUAWEI E160g) I've just got my 3 broadband dongle today and with help of the instructions posted on this forum have been attempting to install it. I have got to part 5 ie. "5.SET PRIMARY DNS" "Right click on the icon of two black screens at the bottom right of the desktop" However when I right click on this icon I don't get a "connection log" option. Although there is a box on the screen saying connected. Maybe I'm missing something. I would appreciate any help or advice. Thanks

It's now working OK after ticking the boxes "dock in notification area" and "minimize" Thanks to sam & aragonflux Great site, great forum

I've managed to unlock the pin code and also to remove it. Now when trying to detect the modem in gnome-ppp, it tells me 'no modem was found'. When trying to connect it tells me again no modem was found and in the log I find the following text: --> Ignoring malformed input line: ";Do NOT edit this file by hand!" --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 --> Cannot open /dev/ttyUSB0: No such file or directory --> Cannot open /dev/ttyUSB0: No such file or directory --> Cannot open /dev/ttyUSB0: No such file or directory Does anyone know what I need to do to get the gnome-ppp thing to find the modem again? I have a theory what might have happened... let me know if I'm wrong! When trying to unlock the sim card I plugged the dongle into another computer with windows xp and did the whole installation thing. After installing I still wasn't able to access the internet (my normal luck I suppose...) and I couldn't find a way to remove the pin code. Instead I unlocked it using a 3G cellphone. After I used the dongle (or tried to use it) on the windows computer gnome-ppp was no longer able to detect the modem? Either I broke it or it was broken when I got it........ ? I've been back to the store where I bought it and they have agreed to give me an additional week to try and get this to work before I need to return it to get my money back. So I'm not quite ready to give up yet! I need all the help I can get! Thanks!

Hi everybody. I have found this post essential for getting my AAO online the only problem i have had is getting onto hotmail, (it seemed to treat the laptop like a mobile handset). A solution i found in another forum was to change the line-- In init 2 field enter: ATZ In init 3 field enter: AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”three.co.uk” to In init 2 field enter: ATZ In init 3 field enter: AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”3internet” Hope this helps someone with the same problem as me (I'm a newbie too) By the way great work Sam ;-)

elin I don't think you have done anything to break the modem. When plugged in to a windows pc every thing should just install and work without problems. sound like a dodgy modem or sim! Sorry i can't help anymore Sam

very good

I purchased an Acer Aspire One last Saturday and having previously read these threads, I was worried I wouldn't get my Three USB modem (E160G) to connect. However using WVDIAL logging in as SU the modem was found without any problem. A relief as I have no previous knowledge of Linux. I'm impressed with the computer and Linpus as an operating system. Seems ideal for the first time user to Linux. Does anyone know how I can use the webcam on internet social network sites? I've not been able to get it to work. Thanks.

Yep, I think I need to give up on this. Or buy a new modem. I've tried it with two other computers now, and I can't get it to work properly. Sam, thanks a million for all your help!!!! Without this forum I would have been completely lost.

Sam, you my friend are a genius ... thank you very very much, im now very mobile. ady

Hi, I really hope someone can help! I've got as far as connecting but I can't seem to connect. My log says this: --> Cannot get information for serial port. --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”three.co.uk” AT+CGDCONT=1,b [1d]IPb [1d],b [1d]three.co.ukb [1d] ERROR --> Bad init string. Any ideas anyone? It seems to be written correctly. I am tearing my hair out!

[quote=sam]CONFIGURING 3 MOBILE BROADBAND FOR LINPUS LITE (HUAWEI E160g) 3.CONFIGURE GNOME-PPP In username type: three In password type: three Tick remember password In phone number type: *99# Click 'setup' Click 'detect' After a short while your modem will be detected Click 'init strings' In init 2 field enter: ATZ In init 3 field enter: AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”three.co.uk” Click 'close' Click options and you can choose to minimise on connect (if u want) [/quote] Hi, I'm new here and to Linux so have a question for you. Tried to get irish vodafone E220 modem working on my daughters AA1. Followed all instructions but for username and password used vodafone and didnt edit init strings (Init 2 was ATQ0 V1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0). It connected fine and after setting primary DNS address I finally (after 2 weeks of reading posts on different websites and crying my eyes out) have got internet via vodafone modem. The question is: Have I done something terribly wrong and this will affect my monthly bill as I read in some forums that people got modems connected and internet up and running but then were hit with 300 – 400 Euro bills? Thanks for help. [Modified by: passerby on October 05, 2008 10:54 PM] [Modified by: passerby on October 05, 2008 10:57 PM]

Apologies for bumping a dead thread but I wanted to first say a huge THANK YOU to Sam, 5 days straight I've been working on trying to get this thing to work and had almost given up when someone directed me to this thread. For the first time ever I was able to connect, yay!! I'm running ubuntu and after I completed all of the steps, I went into firefox and it wouldn't load a page. It was "looking for google.co.uk" but never managed to load. Is this because of my bad signal? Or do I need to reconfigure the DNS? I'm hoping beyond hope I can finally get this thing working...

Pleasssssse can someone respond to me - I still can't get it to work and am desperate :( I can't get past the Bad Init String message.

Hi Sam I hope you are still there! I have tried all your suggestions and seemingly successfully installed gnome ppp. But I am repeatedly getting 'No modem found'. Everything went ok until I hit detect and it couldn't find the modem. When I tried to connect to get a log report it said Ignoring malformed input line: ";Do notedit this file by hand!" WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 Cannot open /dev/modem: Device or resource busy Cannot open /dev/modem: Device or resource busy Cannot open /dev/modem: Device or resource busy Do you have any suggestions as this is very depressing :( thanks Karen

Hi everyone. I'm totally new to Linux and have been trying for over a week to get my Huawei E220 modem (On 3) to work. Tried following all of the instructions you have all very kindly provided on here but nothing would work. Then this morning I have run a Live Update from the Settings tab on the Aspire desktop and a new piece of software called 'Mobile Partner' downloaded. I'm now very easily and very quickly using my USB modem to access the internet. Took a bit of trial and error but just if you would like to try, this is what I did. Once you have run Live Update and downloaded the patch: 1) Shut down the Aspire 2) Plug your modem into the USB port 3) Switch on the Aspire 4) On the 'Connect' Tab click on 'Mobile Partner' 5) It should now detect the modem 6) Click 'Tools' 'Options' 7) Click 'New' 8) Give your profile a name 9) Select 'Static' under the APN tab 10) in the APN box enter three.co.uk 11) In 'Access Number' enter *99# 12) In 'User Name' enter three 13) Password is three 14) Authentication Protocol is 'CHAP' 15) Click 'Save' After doing that I was able to connect from the 'Connection' tab at the top of the screen. Very happy now :-) Hope that helps those of you who are having problems getting it to work.

I am such a twit! I saw that download and even looked at it. Just didn't click on the options tab or I would have got most of what you said. Now - does anyone know how to down load aMSN for the AA1? Thanks very much for your help!

Hello Sam I have the acer with linpus. I have followed the instructions exactly and the acer aspire one (linpus) is connected through the mobile broadband. I know this beacause it says connected and the timer continues until i press disconnect. However, when I try to browse, the browser (mozilla firefox) does not work and thus I have not been able to browse the net at all with mobile broadband, the modem being e169g on 3 mobile broadband UK. Having said this the internet does work on my wireless home broadband connection, whilst using mozilla firefox. I don't know what the solution is. Could you please advise me?

Similarly I received Mobile partner through an upgrade on my Asus One. I didn't realise what it was at first but a little investigation around the forums had me down the 3 shop buying a 3g dongle. Like you I filled in all the setup fields as above and the dongle connects (goes blue) and disconnects through the software as it should. The connection manager also sees the 3g device but the connect field is greyed out and is not selectable. Being a complete linux dumbo I feel as if I'm almost there but am stuck as to what to do next so I await further comments on this forum with interest.

Hi Guys, if you have been using gnome ppp (as I had) you need to go back and reset the nameserver to 172.31.140.69 "sudo mousepad /etc/resolv.conf" then type "nameserver" space then "172.31.140.69" .As far as the greyed out connect bar have you tried in mobile partner interface, tools>options>network>registration mode click manual search and register wait for a minute or so and then choose UK20 3G and click the register button. I don't know for certain this will work but it is what I did and it worked for me. Hope this helps.

hello Sam loving your step by step guide I have reaches step 3 but my computer does not seem to be detecting the modem: -> Ignoring malformed input line: ";Do NOT edit this file by hand!" --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 --> Cannot open /dev/modem: No such file or directory --> Cannot open /dev/modem: No such file or directory --> Cannot open /dev/modem: No such file or directory Can you help????

ANYONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stil does not work its driving me mad!!!!!!!

[quote=Karen]I am such a twit! I saw that download and even looked at it. Just didn't click on the options tab or I would have got most of what you said. Now - does anyone know how to down load aMSN for the AA1? Thanks very much for your help![/quote] OK everyone - as far as I am concerned this is a weird situation which has not been covered yet. I tried gnomee ppp and it didn't work, likewise with WVdial. I thought I was on to a winner with Mobile Partner and thought I had it connected. This is the weird thing..... the modem looks as though it has connected as the light is solid blue but the connection in the tool tray says not connected. Despite the fact that I have no connection, I can connect to Skype and aMSN and use them properly. However, Firefox tells me it is offline. Because I don't have the 2 boxes in the notification area, I cannot try and reset the primary DNS servers to see if that is the problem. I tried typing it is with the "sudo mousepad" suggestion but that just returned bad command. So am at a complete loss as to how come I am connected but not at the same time! Any ideas? As with the last post - it is very frustrating!

Karen Did you post that for me where is the connect tab i dont know anything about linux!!

[quote=greig]Karen Did you post that for me where is the connect tab i dont know anything about linux!![/quote] No - sorry - I am still needing help myself. If you have Mobile Partner - which you should be able to get as an update, the once you have followed the directions posted above about Mobile Partner, there is a connect tab on that page. Sorry not to be more helpful. I have data uploading and downloading according to the stats and no connection!

PS - having re-tried changing the primary DNS server - it seems that it is already 172.31.140.69 :(

Hi Karen, I had the same problem when I first connected to Mobile Partner. When I clicked on 'File' in Firefox I noticed that the 'Work Offline' tab was ticked. I just unticked it and it worked fine. Hope that helps you too.

Hi Adyj Yes I discovered that about 15 mins before your post! Thanks very much though. It is weird - it seems as though I have to untick that every time I open Firefox. Oh well - so long as it works. thanks

hi im trying to connect my aa1 to my virgin mobile broadband dongle ive got it connected but cant browse ive tried step 5 the dns bit but still cant browse help would be of great help thank you

Check to see you are not working offline under the File tab.

hi i gave up on the virgin one and went to vodafone they gave me one its a vodafone mobile connect model: k3760 but when i plug it to my aao it doesnt recognise it as a modem it comes up with 'no modem was found on your system'

My system has recently updated and installed Huawei mobile partner, which can be found under network when right clicking the desktop. Once this has installed gnome and wvdial no longer function. mobile partner is easy to set up tho and enables hot plugging of the dongle. it also gives detailed connection information. anyone having trouble should look in to this!

after update mobile partner also appears in connect on the desktop. Acer have also released downloads including 3G on their site Worth a try http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/as_one_110.html

[quote=Adyj]Hi everyone. I'm totally new to Linux and have been trying for over a week to get my Huawei E220 modem (On 3) to work. Tried following all of the instructions you have all very kindly provided on here but nothing would work. Then this morning I have run a Live Update from the Settings tab on the Aspire desktop and a new piece of software called 'Mobile Partner' downloaded. I'm now very easily and very quickly using my USB modem to access the internet. Took a bit of trial and error but just if you would like to try, this is what I did. Once you have run Live Update and downloaded the patch: 1) Shut down the Aspire 2) Plug your modem into the USB port 3) Switch on the Aspire 4) On the 'Connect' Tab click on 'Mobile Partner' 5) It should now detect the modem 6) Click 'Tools' 'Options' 7) Click 'New' 8) Give your profile a name 9) Select 'Static' under the APN tab 10) in the APN box enter three.co.uk 11) In 'Access Number' enter *99# 12) In 'User Name' enter three 13) Password is three 14) Authentication Protocol is 'CHAP' 15) Click 'Save' After doing that I was able to connect from the 'Connection' tab at the top of the screen. Very happy now :-) Hope that helps those of you who are having problems getting it to work.[/quote] I couldnt not get my E220 to work on the AAO. I had seen two other methods on the net I tried and neither worked. I decided to restore the SSD using the recovery dvd and use your method and it worked great. One problem I did get is when starting Mobile Partner it detected the modem then it would say the device has been disconnected, then after a while reconnected, then disconnected and it kept doing this. I couldnt connect to the net. I put the modem in my Windows XP laptop, ran the file on the modem called modem reset I think it was. I also upgraded the firmware to the latest which also enables support for 7.2Mbps and then plugged the modem back in the AAO and it all works fine now. Firmware update can be found at: http://www.mobilebroadbandrocks.com/huawei-e220-firmware-11117090400-available Nickp. [Modified by: nick34 on November 02, 2008 10:46 PM]

Can i just thank you all for that great sound advice, you have just saved me the £70.00 i was just about to part with to Three for one of there new routers that you plug your 3g dongles into. great advice, as long as you download the updates and set up connection as detailed, the only other thing i needed to do was restart my aspire one after entering settings for them to take effect. see below [Modified by: bunneyman on November 12, 2008 10:01 PM]

[quote=Adyj]Hi everyone. I'm totally new to Linux and have been trying for over a week to get my Huawei E220 modem (On 3) to work. Tried following all of the instructions you have all very kindly provided on here but nothing would work. Then this morning I have run a Live Update from the Settings tab on the Aspire desktop and a new piece of software called 'Mobile Partner' downloaded. I'm now very easily and very quickly using my USB modem to access the internet. Took a bit of trial and error but just if you would like to try, this is what I did. Once you have run Live Update and downloaded the patch: 1) Shut down the Aspire 2) Plug your modem into the USB port 3) Switch on the Aspire 4) On the 'Connect' Tab click on 'Mobile Partner' 5) It should now detect the modem 6) Click 'Tools' 'Options' 7) Click 'New' 8) Give your profile a name 9) Select 'Static' under the APN tab 10) in the APN box enter three.co.uk 11) In 'Access Number' enter *99# 12) In 'User Name' enter three 13) Password is three 14) Authentication Protocol is 'CHAP' 15) Click 'Save' After doing that I was able to connect from the 'Connection' tab at the top of the screen. Very happy now :-) Hope that helps those of you who are having problems getting it to work.[/quote]

[quote=nick34] ...snip ..... One problem I did get is when starting Mobile Partner it detected the modem then it would say the device has been disconnected, then after a while reconnected, then disconnected and it kept doing this. I couldnt connect to the net. I put the modem in my Windows XP laptop, ran the file on the modem called modem reset I think it was. I also upgraded the firmware to the latest which also enables support for 7.2Mbps and then plugged the modem back in the AAO and it all works fine now. Firmware update can be found at: http://www.mobilebroadbandrocks.com/huawei-e220-firmware-11117090400-available Nickp. [/quote] I had exactly the same problem and thanks to this post I went and upgraded my E220 using my XP laptop and all worked straightaway on my Acer! Excellent :D Z. [Modified by: zaphod on November 20, 2008 09:13 AM] [Modified by: zaphod on November 20, 2008 09:14 AM]

Hmmm .. bizarre quoting format... sorry about that Z.

Hi there new to Linux, i have a acer Aspire One and a 3G Huawei Mobile dongle and im having trouble gettin it to work i have tried the wvdial.conf way but that did not work, i have tried the Gnome-ppp way but i don't have it installed on my machine and have no internet on it to download it. is there a sit where i can download it from and transfer it via usb? Thanks in advance.

Hi there You should be able to download Mobile Partner from your updates under settings. There is a post earlier in this thread how to set it up. I also have a 3G dongle and it works perfectly 90% of the time. Good luck!

Oh - I just realised you said you have no Internet so you can't download updates. You need to get to a wireless connection and download your updates.

Hi I've just found and joined this forum, being very new to Linux having bought the Aspire One from Tesco and a Huawei E160G three mobile broadband dongle from carphone warehouse last week. I have followed the instructions above for updating and using the Mobile Partner which didn't seem to work, so followed the instructions for gnome-ppp, whereby I got a connection and was able to use both the browser and email client. I then restarted the Aspire with the dongle disconnected and activated the wireless network and connected through my router to my home broadband network. Then disconnected the wireless, closed down and restarted with the 3 dongle connected. Mobile partner now justs locks up, gnome-ppp will not connect, so I followed the instructions to use wvdial. In both gnome-ppp and wvdial when I check the log the error is "no carrier". I have since connected the dongle to my windows XP desktop and it works fine with a low strength connection. I then connected it back to the Aspire One but still getting "no Carrier" error can anyone help please.

For all you people who have the E220 and have done what bunnyman said. ie update firmware and install mobile partner If you still cant get mobile partner to work, i have worked out that if you boot up the system , you MUST go STRAIGHT to connect icons > mobile partner and then select your profile and connect it. You will get a 'detecting modem message and your modem will connect. If before doing this, you go to the two icons with the computers and cross at the bottom of the screen, or the connection manager and click on any other connection at all or even the same connection you are already on, you will get a disconnected message appear. This effectively trips the modem and it will not function properly when you go to the Mobile Partner. You will then find the mobile partner detects the modem and tries to connect but nothing happens and the modem just flashes. This is because it has tripped and is now useless. If this happens, simply pull the modem out of the usb port and put it back in again. Let the mobile partner detect the modem again and then select profile and then click connect. Or reboot the system and go straight to mobile partner and select profile then connent. To all those with NO INTERNET CONNECTION TO INSTALL UPDATES in the first place, find another pc with internet and go to http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/as_one_110.html and download the drivers and applications/ huawei081126.sh this is 'Mobile partner'. save it to disk and then install it into your acer. you also need to take your modem to another computer and update the firmware from mobile broadband rocks as above, I used a vista PC to do this and it worked fine. Xp works as well. Run the reset prog in the modems files awell, just in case, then stick the updated modem back into your acer with mobile partner installed.

Hi. I have tried everything on here to get my E156G to work on my Acer. Now 5 hours on and still unable to connect. Most recently I reset the modem via a Vista PC (that was fine) and tried everything again and still nothing. I noticed that when I querried the dongle on Linux it came back as a E220 although it says E156G on the dongle itself. I tried everything posted on here for all versions. Did notice that the DNS server settings don't change when I close the terminal windows down as went back in and it reverted back with the primary and secondary DNS entries whereas I prevously deleted them as per one set of instructions. I configured all the settings for the below title from Sam posted and tried everything else. Anyone got any other suggestions as I am outta ideas on trying to get this to work. CONFIGURING 3 MOBILE BROADBAND FOR LINPUS LITE (HUAWEI E160g)

Ok found this on another forum, just tried it and it finally works : Aspire One with 3 using a E169 3G Modem This system is up and running: Firstly, use a wired Internet connection to make sure you have installed all the latest updates, that at this time include updates for the Huawei E169 3G modem currently used by Virgin Broadband, e.g. go to Settings and then run Live Update. Having done that, click the arrow to display all the standard applications for Connect. Double-click the Mobile Partner icon. Select the Tools menu then Options. In the left-hand side selection box, Profile Management should be highlighted. Click New and give an appropriate Profile Name such as 3 UK Under APN select Static and enter the APN: 3internet Under Authentication, the Access Number should already be showing *99# leave the the username field empty leave the the Password field empty Under Authentication Protocol Settings, select PAP and then save the settings. Once it is setup, from within Mobile Partner, ensure the appropriate profile is selected and click Connect. Once a connection has been established, minimize Mobile Partner, e.g. don't close it! You can now start browsing the Internet, making Skype calls, etc That's it. As long as you have the recent updates installed, its even easier to setup the Linux Acer Aspire One for 3 Broadband than it is to install and set it up for Windows or Mac.

Hi all! Im yet another novice at Linux. Ive been trying to get mobile broadband installed and have so far been unsuccessfull, after trying o2. I also contacted all the other network providers of which none seem to be linux friendly! Also the modem recommended to get was the e220 from 3 mobile, which unfortunately my local 3 mobile shop no longer supply. After much reading through the posts on these pages ive noticed alot of people have successfully set up a connection on the 3 mobile broadband. Also checked on the driver downloads from the acer site using the link shown on one of the replys, ive noticed that this link goes to the page for the AA1 110. Ive purcheased the AA1 150 and cant see a patch for 3 mobile. Can anyone help me out , is there anything out there for the AA1 150 to help connect to 3 mobile broadband? Ross

Hi If you do your updates, you should find a piece of software called Mobile Partner. If you go back through this thread, there are plenty of posts to tell you then how to set it up. You will need to access a wireless network to do your updates obviously, but after that you should be able to use the dongle without any problem. Good luck! Karen

I have a Sprint Sierra Wireless USB modem and I just got the Linux setup pdf from them today. Here is a link to it: http://www4.sprint.com/pcsbusiness/downloads/Sprint_Mobile_Broadband_Setup_Guide.pdf On Page 4 it goes into how to setup the usbserial device using modprobe. There is a table of Sprint's modems (3 are USB devices). Note that you will need your device's vendor and product ID codes. I have tested this on my system, and it gives me a good PPP connection to the internet with my Sierra AC595U modem. I hope this helps.

Hey peeps! Ive downloaded the update patches on my AA1 150! Got the 3g patch and a couple of patches on Huawei. Now when i plug in my E156 in the connection manager it shows 3g network (shadowed text) and an auto connect function for the dongle. Unfortunately none of them work and it just flashes up network disconnected. Ive read through alot of the threads, and judging by it so far it appears they are all centered around th AA1 110 model, am i right? Is there a difference between the running of the AA1 110 and the AA1 150? I cant seem to find the software entitled Mobile Partner! Double checked on my live updates and the unit is fully updated! Seems im half way there but not quite able to get any further. If anyone can assist me using some simpilar terms or by detailed walk through i would realy appreciate it. Im away for the next couple of days and will be taking the unit with me but will only be able to connect in Wifi areas! If anyone can help me please email me at rossk27@o2.co.uk Ill be able to retreive your mails and respond to them using my phone which would be far easier and quicker if im unable to access the internet. Hope to hear from someone soon Ross rossk27@o2.co.uk

All forums seem to say 'Right click on the icon of two black screens at the bottom right of the desktop and then click 'connection log'' I have tried this but when I click on the screens (That I think are being to reffered to) my only choices are 'prefrences' or 'about', no 'connection log'. Does anyone know of another way to set the DNS?

Edit /etc/resolv.conf and put the server IP address for your preferred DNS server at the top of the list.

Rubberman, Thank you for getting back to me. I have tried the command "/etc/resolv.conf" and all I'm getting back is permission denied. should I be doing something else?