u34--- via arch-general <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Bjoern Franke via arch-general <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > The Huawei E3372 might automatically use the cdc_ether driver (hilink). > > > Does it appear as a network device like "wwp..."? Then make sure the > > > interface is up with DHCP and try to open its configuration page with lynx. > > > The modem ip should be the gateway ip set by dhcp, often 192.168.8.1 > > > > > > > I had several issues with Huawei devices which only went into cdc_ether > > mode after running usb_modeswitch. So it's somehow an chicken-and-egg > > problem. > > > > Regards > > Bjoern > > I think that a work around is to set up a temporary storage. And have the > usb_modeswitch, with all its dependencies, downloaded into it. Some > archlinux live systems might already doing that, so you might want to > consider installing with them. The wiki derivatives article can help you > find one. > > -- > u34 Ah, chickhen and egg ... What about getting the usb_modeswitch package, and its depencies, into a self burned CD, or USB disk key, or some other storeage device, prior and load it from there? Or look for a live media that has them? -- u34
