Easy Method for Installing (pre-compiled debs):
Attached are the debs and a flipflop.sh to get this working do the following -
Step 1:
Download the .deb file for your selected architecture (32bit or 64bit) && install it
Step 2:
Download the flipflop.sh (for the A600) or the cricketum185c.sh (for the UM185C),
A600 Now right click on the file and select "properties". Click over to the "permissions" tab, and check the box "allow executing file as a program". Now double click it and select "Run", enter your password. Wait a few moments and poof! Your 3g modem should now be appearing in your network manager.
UM185C Now we just need to execute the cricketum185c.sh, it is in the directory of files you extracted, by running the following:
Code:
sudo ./cricketum185c.sh
(Please note you need to first make this file executable by running
Code:
chmod +x cricketum185c.sh
Notes:
On Ubuntu 9.04 and earlier. You will need to run the .sh file every time you connect your modem. Starting with 9.10 the networkmanager auto detects when a modem that has already been attached gets connected and it takes care of "flipping" for you after the first time.
Before this guide will work for you, you do need to load the device on a Windows/Mac system and install the software for the device and activate it. (I have a Windows VM for just such occasions, it worked fine)
Installing from Source (A600 Only):
This is a quick how to, for getting the latest Cricket Wireless 3g Modem working under Ubuntu (with out first booting into Windows). I've spent the better part of 4 days trying to get this little bugger to work under Ubuntu natively, so I figured I would share my findings so other people do not have to go through the same head ache.
This has been tested under Ubuntu 8.10 32bit & 64bit as well as Jaunty(9.04) 32bit and 64bit and Karmic 32bit, how ever I do not see any reason why it should not work under any distro/version of *buntu.
Step 1:
Download the archive attached to this post and extract the contents to your preferred directory.
Step 2:
Open up terminal and use cd to change into the directory of the extracted files.
32 bit Users - Install usb_modeswitch with the following command: 64 bit Users - We need to recompile modeswitch to work on the 64bit platform. Run the following commands in terminal to do so
Code:
sudo apt-get install build-essential libusb-dev
rm usb_modeswitch
make
sudo make install
Step 3:
Plug in your Cricket A600 to an open USB port, wait a moment for it to be detected as a CD drive/the auto play menu to pop up. Now we just need to execute the flipflop.sh, it is in the directory of files you extracted, by running the following: (Please note you need to first make this file executable by running
Code:
chmod +x flipflop.sh
After running the flipflop.sh you need to wait about 12 seconds (while it works it's magic) and then poof! Your Cricket device should now appear in your network manager as a connection option.
Notes:
You will need to each time you attach the device for it to work.
Before this guide will work for you, you do need to load the device on a Windows/Mac system and install the software for the device and activate it. (I have a Windows VM for just such occasions, it worked fine)
I played around with udev some trying to automate this process when you play the device in, but I could not get it to work properly, if someone smarter/experienced than myself would like to figure that out I'd be more than happy to add it to this guide.
Trouble Shooting -
If this guide does not work for you try first opening up the flipflop.sh and increasing the sleep time from 10 seconds to 20 - some systems require a longer delay.
UPDATE/FYI:
I no longer have my cricket A600 and I have not tried it under 10.04 (which people seem to be having issues with) feel free to post in the thread and hopefully someone else will be of help - but for best results I suggest using Ubuntu 9.10 or older with the modem.
~Jeff Hoogland
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