My modem works on Karmic amd64.
Can you verify that you are using the Karmic kernel? (2.6.31)

[21004.262656] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 14
[21004.425940] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[21004.579112] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
[21004.579498] scsi4 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[21004.579803] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[21004.579810] USB Mass Storage support registered.
[21004.590027] usb-storage: device found at 14
[21004.590032] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[21004.599240] usb 1-1: usbfs: process 10549 (usb_modeswitch) did not
claim interface 0 before use
[21004.620712] usb 1-1: usbfs: process 10550 (usb_modeswitch) did not
claim interface 0 before use
[21004.622713] usb 1-1: usbfs: process 10552 (usb_modeswitch) did not
claim interface 0 before use
[21004.634712] usb 1-1: usbfs: process 10549 (usb_modeswitch) did not
claim interface 0 before use
[21006.538652] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 14
[21006.850145] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 15
[21007.013504] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[21007.015684] scsi5 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[21007.015927] usb-storage: device found at 15
[21007.015932] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[21007.108354] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
[21007.108354] USB Serial support registered for generic
[21007.108380] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
[21007.108383] usbserial: USB Serial Driver core
[21007.131774] USB Serial support registered for GSM modem (1-port)
[21007.131834] option 1-1:1.0: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[21007.132026] usb 1-1: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[21007.132026] option 1-1:1.1: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[21007.132026] usb 1-1: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB1
[21007.132026] option 1-1:1.3: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[21007.132138] usb 1-1: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB2
[21007.132208] usbcore: registered new interface driver option
[21007.132208] option: v0.7.2:USB Driver for GSM modems
[21012.013999] usb-storage: device scan complete
[21012.016170] scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ZTE      MMC Storage
  2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[21012.017263] sd 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[21012.037507] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[21058.659069] PPP BSD Compression module registered
[21058.694913] PPP Deflate Compression module registered
azrael@laptop616:~$ ifconfig ppp0
ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
          inet addr:188.33.250.223  P-t-P:10.64.64.64  Mask:255.255.255.255
          UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:13 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
          RX bytes:234 (234.0 B)  TX bytes:249 (249.0 B)

azrael@laptop616:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 015: ID 19d2:0031 ONDA Communication S.p.A.
(I don't know why it's displaying like that)

azrael@laptop616:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=karmic
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.10"
azrael@laptop616:~$ uname -a
Linux laptop616 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:05:01
UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux


2009/11/5 Santiago <email address hidden>:
> USB Modem ZTE MF626 still does not work in ubuntu and it is not fixed in
> Karmic... In this case, the ubuntu version is Karmic Koala amd64 up to
> date... It stills appearing as 2 different modems sometimes. When trying
> to connect to Broadband connection the connect animation (the spinning
> line) does not spin as usual, it spins like crazy fast and the CPU load
> reaches 100%, this is the 2 cores at 100% (i have AMD Turion X2 dual
> core processor...) i send a screenshot that the connection animation
> appears as nornmal but it is spinning at several times per second... not
> the usual speed.


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