mobile broadband issue due to /dev/sr1/ ownership rights

[Ovidiu]

Note over the system: System has been upgraded from 9.04 to 9.10 on Friday the 06th of Nov.

ovidiu@ovidiu-laptop:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10

What I have expected to happen / how it was on 9.04:
I am connecting the laptop to the Internet using a Huawei E220 broadband mobile modem. Previously (Distribution 9.04) connection was done without any issues.

What happens after upgrade to 9.10:
Modem is mounted and a (temporary?!) /dev/sr1 folder is created. This has to be created using root privileges which is not possible since I am in GUI using my normal user (ovidiu in this case). Thus /dev/sr1 cannot be created/accessed from my account and mobile modem cannot be mounted.

Workaround used:
In this case I am using the following workaround which is a little bit annoying:
- sudo mkdir /dev/sr1
- chown ovidiu /dev/sr1
- connection through mobile modem is possible
Note: workaround is not anymore available after restart.

Other info:
For any other info regardless to this issue, please contact me anytime

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Nov 7 19:07:12 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: firefox-3.5 3.5.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: firefox-3.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hello
Is this problem present with the latest updated Karmic's or Lucid's packages?
Thanks in advance
Fabio

[Ovidiu (ovidiu)]

Hi,

Unfortunately I cannot check for the moment since I've used the mobile modem in Austria. Since May until at least November.I am in France and here I do not use that mobile modem so I cannot (for the moment) confirm if the issue has been automatically resolved. I'll let you know.

Regards,
Ovidiu

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hello Ovidiu
Thanks for the reply
For the moment I close this report, if you need it again then follow below instructions.
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[mariana ferreyra (rotoara)]

Hi, Fabio, Ovidiu,
             I have tried to mount a broadband mobile modem repeatedly and at last, after trying different answers from the Ubuntu community, I finally received the message of this bug. Although, I am not a newbie in Linux, I am not expert, i don't handle it well. So, I include here the technical info I saw in different post,

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jul 9 17:52 2011
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: firefox-3.6.18-ubuntu canonical-1.0

ProcEnviron:
 LANG=spanish UTF-8
 SHELL=no idea
ProcVersionSignature:no idea
SourcePackage: firefox-3.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-32-generic #62-ubuntu smp wed apr 20 21:54:21 utc 2011 i686 gnu/linux

amd64 turion processor