Comment 11 for bug 521578

As this bug affects several different types of Huawei modems, I consider it entirely possible that other models that are currently untested are affected as well. Furthermore, given that this bug spans several different models (as per my own test results for instance), there could be a common root cause. Alleviating the problem here could very well fix connectivity problems in Lucid with Huawei 3G modems all across their product line.

Therefore I, for one and with all due respect, reject the idea that an answer from Angel Guzman is necessary in order to further triage the bug at this point. At least until it has been made certain that different models have to be fixed individually. Also, invalid status typically means a new bug could not be confirmed which is patently false in this case.

A newer kernel (-18) has been published in the mean time, and I will provide test results using the latest packages. Failing that, I will attempt the workaround provided by Rainer Oliveira.

At the moment, I can merely confirm that usb-modeswitch does not seem to be included by default in a desktop installation of Lucid. However, it appears that this also goes for Ubuntu 9.10.