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I have a Motorola Fire XT Android (2.3.4) device. I need to use the device as Modem on my laptop running on ubuntu 10.10. When i attach the device it ...
  1. 10-19-2011 #1
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    Using Android device as Modem on Ubuntu 10.10

    I have a Motorola Fire XT Android (2.3.4) device.

    I need to use the device as Modem on my laptop running on ubuntu 10.10.

    When i attach the device it shows in lsusb, but does not show up in Network connections. I enabled USB tethering on the android device.

    Please suggest a way out.
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    Are you sure you have a tethering plan? If you don't I don't think Linux will show it as a modem (essentially it won't turn on in the phone so it doesn't enable Linux to see it as a modem). My Evo does that, I didn't want to pay the extra for a tethering plan so it won't show up as a modem. I know there are ways around it but I am not going to detail those. If you can tether in Windows or Mac (if you dual boot) then post again and I'll try to help diagnose
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    I'm running Android 2.3.x on my Nexus One (N1) phone which is unlocked and allows tethering. It shows up in the network manager as a modem and connects automatically when I use Ubuntu or Scientific Linux. So, jmadero may be correct if you don't have an unlocked device and you don't have a tethering plan with your provider.
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