Hi Dazzla, It seems you have two problems, firstly VMC 2.x doesn't play nicely with the newer distros like Lucid, that's why we redesigned (and renamed!) it as BCM 3.x. You can get it over at https://forge.betavine.net/frs/?group_id=76 and that should help most lucid users. However you have a Samsung laptop and unfortunately we haven't yet written a device plugin, or even a hardware family abstraction for Samsung. It's on my list of things to see about doing, but as yet I don't have a Samsung device, and implementing the family stuff is next to impossible without. Sorry I can't be more positive. Andrew

tried that but still no joy

Hi,I'm totally new to Linux but I did manage to get VMC 2.2 working on my BenQ S41 laptop using Ubuntu 10.04 Clicking on the VMC link didn't do any good so I had to start the VMC from terminal. I found that when I used the sudo command, VMC would start up but I couldn't connect to the internet.(sms worked ok) So I tried Sudo -i and I had no problems connecting. Here it is: sudo -i vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux Enter Password on prompt. That did it for me! I'm using a Huawei K3715 usb.

anybody got any ideas how to fix this? it is on a samsung nc10 netbook. get_plugin_by_vendor_product_id called with 0x04E8 and 0x6773 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/application/app.py", line 693, in run runApp(config) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/scripts/twistd.py", line 23, in runApp _SomeApplicationRunner(config).run() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/application/app.py", line 411, in run self.application = self.createOrGetApplication() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/application/app.py", line 494, in createOrGetApplication application = getApplication(self.config, passphrase) --- <exception caught here> --- File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/application/app.py", line 505, in getApplication application = service.loadApplication(filename, style, passphrase) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/application/service.py", line 390, in loadApplication application = sob.loadValueFromFile(filename, 'application', passphrase) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/persisted/sob.py", line 210, in loadValueFromFile exec fileObj in d, d File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/gtk-tap.py", line 44, in <module> ensure_have_config() File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/startup.py", line 70, in ensure_have_config from vmc.common.oal import osobj File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/oal.py", line 44, in <module> osobj = get_os_object() File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/oal.py", line 38, in get_os_object if osplugin.is_valid(): File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/oses/linux.py", line 120, in is_valid from vmc.common.hardware.hardwarereg import hw_reg File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/hardware/hardwarereg.py", line 27, in <module> from vmc.common.hardware._unixhardwarereg import hw_reg File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/hardware/_unixhardwarereg.py", line 474, in <module> hw_reg = HardwareRegistry() File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/hardware/_unixhardwarereg.py", line 122, in __init__ d = self.get_devices() File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/hardware/_unixhardwarereg.py", line 151, in get_devices d = self._get_devices_from_udis(parent_udis) File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/hardware/_unixhardwarereg.py", line 184, in _get_devices_from_udis unknown_devs = map(self._get_device_from_udi, udis) File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/hardware/_unixhardwarereg.py", line 177, in _get_device_from_udi device = self._get_device_from_info_and_ports(info, udi, ports) File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/hardware/_unixhardwarereg.py", line 405, in _get_device_from_info_and_ports raise RuntimeError("Couldn't find a plugin with info %s" % info) exceptions.RuntimeError: Couldn't find a plugin with info {'usb_device.vendor_id': dbus.Int32(1256, variant_level=1), 'usb_device.product_id': dbus.Int32(26483, variant_level=1)} Failed to load application: Couldn't find a plugin with info {'usb_device.vendor_id': dbus.Int32(1256, variant_level=1), 'usb_device.product_id': dbus.Int32(26483, variant_level=1)} dapatter@dapatter-netbook:~/Ubuntu$ vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux get_plugin_by_vendor_product_id called with 0x04E8 and 0x6773 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/application/app.py", line 693, in run runApp(config) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/scripts/twistd.py", line 23, in runApp _SomeApplicationRunner(config).run() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/application/app.py", line 411, in run self.application = self.createOrGetApplication() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/application/app.py", line 494, in createOrGetApplication application = getApplication(self.config, passphrase) --- <exception caught here> --- File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/application/app.py", line 505, in getApplication application = service.loadApplication(filename, style, passphrase) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/application/service.py", line 390, in loadApplication application = sob.loadValueFromFile(filename, 'application', passphrase) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/twisted/persisted/sob.py", line 210, in loadValueFromFile exec fileObj in d, d File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/gtk-tap.py", line 44, in <module> ensure_have_config() File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/startup.py", line 70, in ensure_have_config from vmc.common.oal import osobj File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/oal.py", line 44, in <module> osobj = get_os_object() File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/oal.py", line 38, in get_os_object if osplugin.is_valid(): File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/oses/linux.py", line 120, in is_valid from vmc.common.hardware.hardwarereg import hw_reg File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/hardware/hardwarereg.py", line 27, in <module> from vmc.common.hardware._unixhardwarereg import hw_reg File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/hardware/_unixhardwarereg.py", line 474, in <module> hw_reg = HardwareRegistry() File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/hardware/_unixhardwarereg.py", line 122, in __init__ d = self.get_devices() File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/hardware/_unixhardwarereg.py", line 151, in get_devices d = self._get_devices_from_udis(parent_udis) File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/hardware/_unixhardwarereg.py", line 184, in _get_devices_from_udis unknown_devs = map(self._get_device_from_udi, udis) File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/hardware/_unixhardwarereg.py", line 177, in _get_device_from_udi device = self._get_device_from_info_and_ports(info, udi, ports) File "/usr/share/vodafone-mobile-connect/vmc/common/hardware/_unixhardwarereg.py", line 405, in _get_device_from_info_and_ports raise RuntimeError("Couldn't find a plugin with info %s" % info) exceptions.RuntimeError: Couldn't find a plugin with info {'usb_device.vendor_id': dbus.Int32(1256, variant_level=1), 'usb_device.product_id': dbus.Int32(26483, variant_level=1)} Failed to load application: Couldn't find a plugin with info {'usb_device.vendor_id': dbus.Int32(1256, variant_level=1), 'usb_device.product_id': dbus.Int32(26483, variant_level=1)}

Hi mael, there is a little hack you can use to avoid your usb modem to automatically be mounted as a cdrom device. In the file /etc/udev/rules.d/99-huawei-e220.rules you must add the following line: SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi" ATTRS{vendor}=="HUAWEI", OPTIONS+="ignore_device" and then exec: $sudo udevcontrol reload_rules next time you connect the modem it should not be detected as cdrom. Regards, Vicente. can you talk me through that bearing in mind i am not tech savvy and have only today started using linux. plain english please, no jargon!

Thanks Andrew, that's a good tip! By the way, version two is out for Fedora which contains a better setup, faster start time, more USB card support, and automatic APN detection for Vodafone SIM's. version 2.0 rpm for fedora Not sure if it's build for Fedora 11, I'll check for you tomorrow. Our main site and testing is falling way behind our builds on the forge due to the new release of the Betavine web site which is almost complete! :-( ... Kind regards, Nicholas

The vodafone-mobile-connect-1.99.17-8.noarch on Fedora 11 does not work out of the box. The reason being that Fedora 11 ships with 2.6 of python now and the vmc installs the python packages to /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/vmc. I got this working by creating a symbolic link as follows: ln -s /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/vmc /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/vmc It seems the vodafone software is compatible with 2.6 of python. I tested it on a train journey and it worked perfectly.

thanks, i´ll try and then I will tell you gracias, lo probaré y te cuento

i have the VMC card driver 2.0 beta 3 on my machine, here's the download link : https://forge.betavine.net/frs/download.php/267/vodafone-mobile-connect-card-dri ver-for-linux-2.0.beta3.tar.gz once downloaded, decompress the file and install it (just double click on the *.run file and select "run" when it asks what to do with the file) after you're finished installing, plug in the huawei and run the program ( go to applications>internet>VMC card driver). it will detect your modem, and work automatically. if it doesn't, close the VMC software, open a terminal and write : sudo modprobe -r uhci_hcd it will ask for your password, type it. afterwards type sudo modprobe uhci_hcd restart the VMC card driver software, and you should be able to connect with no problem. the only thing is that (at least in my case) you have to write those commands before using the VMC software everytime you start your ubuntu. this is not a big problem but i think there must be a way to configure the program to do this automatically without having to use the modprobe commands... i'm just too newbie to know how... any ideas here? ------ same stuff in spanish / lo mismo en español : yo tengo el VMC card driver version 2.0 beta 3, el enlace para descargarlo es este : https://forge.betavine.net/frs/download.php/267/vodafone-mobile-connect-card-dri ver-for-linux-2.0.beta3.tar.gz una vez descargado, descomprime el archivo y instalalo (haz doble click en el archivo *.run y selecciona "ejecutar") cuando el programa este instalado, enchufa el huawei y abre el programa (esta en el menu aplicaciones>internet>VMC card driver). el modem deberia detectarse y configurarse automaticamente. En caso de no detectarse el modem o de que no funcione la configuracion automatica, cierra el programa VMC, abre un terminal y escribe : sudo modprobe -r uhci_hcd el comando preguntara tu contraseña, introducela, despues teclea sudo modprobe uhci_hcd ahora reinicia el programa VMC y todo deberia ir perfectamente. La unica desventaja es que (almenos en mi caso) hay que escribir esos comandos cada vez que se inicia el ubuntu , antes de usar el VMC. no es que sea un gran problema, pero seguramente exista una forma de configurar el programa para que ejecute los comandos modprobe automaticamente sin tener que abrir el terminal... pero yo tambien soy novato y no se como hacerlo. (si alguien sabe como hacerlo, por favor que nos lo explique)

netbook? I use Ubuntu de Linux, (Debian GNU/Linux), wubi in a PC (AMD k7)