Vodafone Mobile Connect Card (VMC) software On linux

Vodafone Mobile Connect Card (VMC) software On linux also can use with Huawei E 220 usb modem.

Betavine has been release vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux-2.0.beta3

Download free at: https://forge.vodafonebetavine.net/frs/?group_id=12

How to install? Enter this at terminal. (Note that VMC by Betavine requires some python lib, so you must get my installer first at http://huaweie220.blogspot.com)

sudo sh vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux-2.0.beta3-installer.run

some problem could be solve. See my screenshots here.

When you start it at terminal use "gksu vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux" command, it will get better. But what happen if you use a shortcut from application-Internet-vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux? It will show a message box like this:



to solve this problem, close the message box. Drag and drop the short-cut to desktop. Right-click the short-cut and enter properties. Select Launcher and add gksu like this:

gksu vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux



Press close. Replug your usb modem. Ok, on a Desktop, click the short-cut. For the first time, it will show this:



Ok enter your profile and this is mine:



close a program. Click the icon again and it will show this. If you cant get connect, (it still authenticated) just close the window and click again the icon. Maybe 2 to 5 times.



This is when it done!!





If you get another problem? this also can be solve.

I was informed that these two files needed their permissions changed from 0600 to 0660:
/etc/ppp/chap-secrets
/etc/ppp/pap-secrets

Vodafone Mobile Connect Card driver for Linux needs the following files and dirs with some specific permissions in order to work properly: /etc/ppp/pap-secrets should have 0660 mode, found 0600 /etc/ppp/chap-secrets should have 0660 mode, found 0600

How to solve this problem??

Ok, now it is easy, just open terminal and give this three command:

sudo chmod g+rw /etc/ppp/*-secrets
sudo chmod 0660 /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
sudo chmod 0660 /etc/ppp/chap-secrets

Another command you should know and use if VMC take a too long time to get connected.

sudo modprobe -r ehci_hcd