Any update on this ? I really dont want to manually compile and risk it getting broken.

After numerous tries, I was able to get this to work by the following

1) plug the EVDO and wait for the log to show failed as given on my opening thread

2) type "sudo modprobe option"

3) unplug and plug EVDO back in... it will show

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nufacturer: Qualcomm, Incorporated
     Product: USB MMC Storage
  Serial No.: 000000000002
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Looking for active driver ...
 OK, driver found ("usb-storage")
 OK, driver "usb-storage" detached
Setting up communication with interface 0
Using endpoint 0x08 for message sending ...
Trying to send message 1 to endpoint 0x08 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
Resetting response endpoint 0x87
Resetting message endpoint 0x08
 Device is gone, skipping any further commands

Checking for mode switch (max. 20 times, once per second) ...
 Searching for target devices ...
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0003
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0002
  searching devices, found USB ID 046d:c52b
  searching devices, found USB ID 8087:0024
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0002
  searching devices, found USB ID 0cf3:3005
  searching devices, found USB ID 0bda:0139
  searching devices, found USB ID 058f:a014
  searching devices, found USB ID 8087:0024
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0002
 Searching for target devices ...
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0003
  searching devices, found USB ID 1c9e:9e00
   found matching vendor ID
   found matching product ID
   target class ff matching
   adding device
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0002
  searching devices, found USB ID 046d:c52b
  searching devices, found USB ID 8087:0024
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0002
  searching devices, found USB ID 0cf3:3005
  searching devices, found USB ID 0bda:0139
  searching devices, found USB ID 058f:a014
  searching devices, found USB ID 8087:0024
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0002

Found target device, now opening

Found target device 004 on bus 003

Target device description data
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Manufacturer: Qualcomm, Incorporated
     Product: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM
  Serial No.: not provided
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 Found correct target device

Mode switch succeeded. Bye.

ok:1c9e:9e00
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(end of usb_modeswitch output)
Checking success of mode switch for max. 20 seconds ... Reading attributes ...
USB dir exists: /sys/bus/usb/devices/3-1
Warning: USB attribute "serial" not readable.
 All attributes matched
Mode switching was successful, found 1c9e:9e00 (Qualcomm, Incorporated: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM)Now checking for bound driver ...
 no driver has bound to interface 0 yet
Device not in "bind_list" yet, bind it now
 modprobe not foundModule loader is (null)
Module is active already
Trying to add ID to driver "option"
 ID added to driver; check for new devices in /dev
 driver binding failed
Checking for AVOID_RESET_QUIRK kernel attribute
 AVOID_RESET_QUIRK activated

All done, exiting
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Now the EVDO de