A patch to support this device was added to the recently released upstream kernel 3.4, and to the upstream stable kernel 3.2.18. The latter should be coming to Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" as an SRU at some point in the future.
From the kernel 3.2.18 changelog:
author Dan Williams
Mon, 7 May 2012 04:24:51 +0000 (04:24 +0000)
committer Ben Hutchings
Sun, 20 May 2012 21:56:49 +0000 (22:56 +0100)
commit b31a26af02788341aa8b9b1490ca30fb0bc47389
tree d11202443c8506e4b779398599eb1a1e038b782a
parent d2636838e87a2eb7bb40e25864cc3a090d0df11b
cdc_ether: add Novatel USB551L device IDs for FLAG_WWAN
A patch to support this device was added to the recently released upstream kernel 3.4, and to the upstream stable kernel 3.2.18. The latter should be coming to Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" as an SRU at some point in the future.
From the kernel 3.2.18 changelog:
author Dan Williams 1aa8b9b1490ca30 fb0bc47389 4b779398599eb1a 1e038b782a 7bb40e25864cc3a 090d0df11b
Mon, 7 May 2012 04:24:51 +0000 (04:24 +0000)
committer Ben Hutchings
Sun, 20 May 2012 21:56:49 +0000 (22:56 +0100)
commit b31a26af0278834
tree d11202443c8506e
parent d2636838e87a2eb
cdc_ether: add Novatel USB551L device IDs for FLAG_WWAN
commit 4e6304b8420aba5 311ba21fd68dab2 924ae4d91a upstream.
Needs to be tagged with FLAG_WWAN, which since it has generic
descriptors, won't happen if we don't override the generic
driver info.
Cc: Oliver Neukum
Signed-off-by: Dan Williams
Acked-by: Oliver Neukum
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings
If you want to try this in the meantime, a PPA of kernel 3.2.18 is available at http:// kernel. ubuntu. com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/