How to enable TATA Photon whiz on Ubuntu 9.04/Fedora 11 or Later - Model Hauwei - EC121

-- For all those who are using TATA Photon whiz (Hauwei -EC121 or others) these is small How to for Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope ,which by default can't Plug n play (atleast for me :))even with Network Manager Applet -->Mobile broadband --> Country = India --> Provider -->Tata indicom ( Plug2Surf) -->Uname: internet,Password=internet,Ph =#777 ( As its CDMA).  # Ubuntu 9.04 Photon Whiz set up  1)By default Ubuntu 9.04 doesn't have wvdial ,so you can install it via  #Synaptic Package Manager -->search for wvdial  ---OR-- Insert original Ubuntu Cd  Go to System->Administration->software sources. add cd as a source and close . It will update itself, Then on terminal type,  sudo apt-get install wvdial . 2) Type lsusb command and see what it gives (for me below was result) binnishah@ubuntu.com:~$ 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 002: ID 045e:00a4 Microsoft Corp. Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 005: ID 12d1:1411 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ---------> ( Model #,vendor# & product# to trace for modprobe just in case your OS can't catch it plug n play) Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub 3)I have Huawei Mobile connect whose model # is EC121 and vendor = 12d1 & product=1411 next,  modprobe usbserial vendor=0xAAAA product=0xBBBB ,  Where AAAA is 12d1 and BBBB is 1411 in my case. 4) Open terminal and give command ( pl.give these while inserting USB photon drive in lap/Server) sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf  --->  (These will detect the modem and install it for internet connection by inserting appropriate modem configuration into /etc/wvdial.conf) ** Pl.dont forget sudo or else you will be trapped into permission issues of /usr/sbin/pppd & chap-secrets & pap-secrets permissions and worse would be wvdial.conf wont get Baud speed rate self detected ,neither exact location of modem would be traced 5) Open wvdial.conf in /etc with :- sudo vi /etc/wvdial.conf ,it has some entries by default add some new & match it as belows:  [Dialer Defaults] Init1 = ATZ Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 Init3 = AT+CRM=1 Stupid Mode = 1 New PPPD = Yes Modem Type = USB Modem Phone = #777 ISDN = 0 Password = internet  ---> Your ph number of tata/password Username = internet --> Your uname /# Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0 Baud = 9600  -->Baud rate would be decided by 4rth command and written automatically into wvdial.conf script  Now save & exit vi, 6) type sudo wvdial  It may give you something like these:-- binnishah@ubuntu.com:~$ sudo wvdial --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 --> Cannot get information for serial port. --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 OK --> Modem initialized. --> Sending: ATDT#777 --> Waiting for carrier. ATDT#777 CONNECT 153600 --> Carrier detected.  Starting PPP immediately. --> Starting pppd at Sun Oct 18 17:47:48 2009 --> Pid of pppd: 13130 --> Using interface ppp0 --> local  IP address 121.245.189.171 --> remote IP address 172.23.119.14 --> primary   DNS address 202.54.29.5 --> secondary DNS address 202.54.10.2 ^CCaught signal 2:  Attempting to exit gracefully... --> Terminating on signal 15 --> Connect time 5.1 minutes. --> Disconnecting at Sun Oct 18 17:52:50 2009 7) Command tail -f /var/log/messages --> Just immediately aft.connection gives following: binnishah@ubuntu.com:~$ tail -f /var/log/messages Oct 18 17:47:48 google pppd[13130]: Warning - *** Oct 18 17:47:49 google pppd[13130]: CHAP authentication succeeded Oct 18 17:47:49 google pppd[13130]: CHAP authentication succeeded Oct 18 17:47:49 google pppd[13130]: local  IP address 121.245.189.171 Oct 18 17:47:49 google pppd[13130]: remote IP address 172.23.119.14 Oct 18 17:47:49 google pppd[13130]: primary   DNS address 202.54.29.5 Oct 18 17:47:49 google pppd[13130]: secondary DNS address 202.54.10.2 Oct 18 17:52:50 google pppd[13130]: Terminating on signal 15 Oct 18 17:52:50 google pppd[13130]: Connect time 5.1 minutes. Oct 18 17:52:50 google pppd[13130]: Sent 158772 bytes, received 741237 bytes. 8) If you dont want to fall in hassles of pwd ( I wouldn't recommend to do so ,though) sudo vi  /etc/sudoers  # User privilege specification      username machine_name = NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/wvdial So next time when you give wvdial you dont need to type in password *For Fedora-11 - TATA Photon Whiz :- =================================== It came to me as surprise that Fed-11 took it in plug n play ie:- just some tweak with Network manager applet and I was sorted out with live n kicking tata photon whiz USB Mobile broadband 1) Open Network manager applet 2) In that,there's option of --> Mobile Broadband -->Add ( By default you will have Huawei Technologies or your preferable qualcom or whatever) -->Select it -->Forward -->Country - India -->Forward --> Select Tata Indicom(Plug2Surf) if you have photon whiz -->Forward ->Commit changes by pressing apply 3) In Popup of Editing tata Indicom Add your username & password and simply press apply 4) Left click Network manager applet and you will have option of Tata Plug2surf ,select it and you are all set