tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post457064122322369697..comments2024-03-05T10:47:39.661-06:00Comments on Thoughts on Technology: HOWTO: Cricket A600 Modem & UbuntuAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-86159397330780917022013-01-15T00:36:01.856-06:002013-01-15T00:36:01.856-06:00I played around with udev some trying to automate ...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.<br /><br />Trouble Shooting -<a title="Cricket" href="http://www.google.com" rel="nofollow">Cricket</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988824537426226265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-7149004805410295622010-09-04T01:35:44.149-05:002010-09-04T01:35:44.149-05:00@Anonymous I just tried all of the download links ...@Anonymous I just tried all of the download links and they all still work just fine :-/ If you are unable to get it to work - shoot me an email (found on the right hand side of the page) and I can forward you the files you need as attachments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-45641284972799501052010-09-03T16:04:12.280-05:002010-09-03T16:04:12.280-05:00Hi Jeff,
The link to the installers appears to be...Hi Jeff,<br /><br />The link to the installers appears to be blocked. I registered on the site, but keep getting permission denied. Is there an alternative location?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-13644999817906857692010-05-27T07:58:10.726-05:002010-05-27T07:58:10.726-05:00Hey There,
Wush I could help but I no longer have...Hey There,<br /><br />Wush I could help but I no longer have my A600 modem and I was never able to try it under 10.04<br /><br />Check over on the Ubuntu forums, maybe someone there can be of help.<br /><br />~JeffAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-41376249982986827592010-05-26T23:38:10.495-05:002010-05-26T23:38:10.495-05:00I just installed Ubuntu 10.04 x64. I tried to do ...I just installed Ubuntu 10.04 x64. I tried to do your walk through and it all seemed to work. The flash drive disappeared and the modem lit up with blue bars. So I thought HURRAY! But I spoke too soon. I went to the network manager next to the clock and clicked on the Cricket connection. The modem started to blink rapidly! That was a good sign. Then it said that I was connected, another good sign. Then I tried to browse and nothing happened. I also tried to download Ubuntu pkgs and it was as if I was offline, even though it said that I was connected. Another thing to note is that at first it wouldn't stay connected, I had to increase the Sleep time. Another thing is that when it said that it was connected, the light on the modem went from a rapid blink to a on.....off....on.....off, a much slower blink. This is not how it acted in windows. Any thoughts??? THanks!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055289488715194930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-78137018969322235872010-04-16T22:51:51.123-05:002010-04-16T22:51:51.123-05:00Jeff,
I'm going to donate $15 to CrunchBang L...Jeff,<br /><br />I'm going to donate $15 to CrunchBang Linux to honor your tip. Thanks again.Kurtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-40230043182913707332010-03-05T09:15:43.777-06:002010-03-05T09:15:43.777-06:00Thanks for the offer Kurt, but don't worry abo...Thanks for the offer Kurt, but don't worry about it :). Maybe go make a donation to your favorite Linux distro or piece of FOSS software with myself in mind instead.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-89449735906816103482010-03-05T00:01:31.596-06:002010-03-05T00:01:31.596-06:00Jeff,
Do you have an Amazon Wish List? I'd l...Jeff,<br /><br />Do you have an Amazon Wish List? I'd like to send something your way as a thank you for this tip.Kurtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-37048439340076796592010-03-04T23:41:29.151-06:002010-03-04T23:41:29.151-06:00Jeff,
Thanks so much for taking the time to come ...Jeff,<br /><br />Thanks so much for taking the time to come up with this technique and thanks for sharing with the online community. Now I don't have to boot into Windows just to use Cricket mobile broadband.Kurtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-63129873457908502932010-01-16T00:10:26.372-06:002010-01-16T00:10:26.372-06:00Sorry for the tardy response, I check my email oft...Sorry for the tardy response, I check my email often I just had a smart quirk that caused a large patch of it to get deleted before I could check it around the end of October (thus the missing your first comment).<br /><br />As for regarding your issue before - had you actived the modem on a Windows/OSX system before trying to use it under Ubuntu? This is all I can really think of.<br /><br />As for no longer needing to flip it every time - this is from an update to the Gnome Network manager that was upgraded in the Ubuntu 9.10 release :). Meaning if your distro uses Gnome 2.28 or newer you only have to "flip" the modem the first time you want to use it.<br /><br />And yes - it works fine under Linux as a USB drive as well (fliped or unflipped actually - I just leave my flipflop.deb on my flash drive itself so I always have it with the modem)<br /><br />Cheers,<br />~JeffAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-49500351663910003532010-01-15T17:09:43.690-06:002010-01-15T17:09:43.690-06:00Wow. Not a single reply in over a month....
Movin...Wow. Not a single reply in over a month....<br /><br />Moving along, I went on holiday to New England for a few weeks. Most of New England does not have Cricket service so I did not use the modem at all. When I returned to Colorado, I plugged it in for kicks, and voila la! it works!!!<br /><br />Not only that, but it works really well. I get the same speeds as in Windows and it works automatically. I don't need to key in " flipflop" or anything! Also, it works simultaneously as a USB drive, which is cool. (Some forums said that in Linux it wouldn't be able to do both -- modem and storage drive -- but it does!)<br /><br />So I don't know what I did or didn't do, if it was an update on the system (Ubuntu 9.10), or whatever. It would be nice if somebody could explain it and post it here for the benefit of anybody else who comes to have this issue.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-43801113321071687872009-12-11T16:39:05.847-06:002009-12-11T16:39:05.847-06:00Hi Jeff,
I did everything as instructed, and sure...Hi Jeff,<br /><br />I did everything as instructed, and sure enough, the "Cricket Communications Connection" showed up in Network Manager.<br /><br />However, all my browsers say I'm offline, and the properties of the Cricket Communications in NM says that the connection speed is unkown.<br /><br />I tried to add the username and password to its properties but it doesn't seem to stick.<br /><br />In Gnome PPP, it detects no modem, even after doing sudo ./flipflop.sh.<br /><br />Any help? Am I doing something, or missing something, obvious?<br /><br />-- PeterPeternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-87263706549850433922009-10-22T10:27:20.386-05:002009-10-22T10:27:20.386-05:00The switch is done using an application called &qu...The switch is done using an application called "usb_modeswitch" which I had to make some edits to to support my Cricket Device. Three days and about 4 tutorials later I had the guide you see above all figured out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-12150637165134300412009-10-22T10:15:36.070-05:002009-10-22T10:15:36.070-05:00How did you come up with this?How did you come up with this?Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10571833773330898402noreply@blogger.com