I installed the debug package.

Sorry for being a noob but I am not getting any output for cat
/var/log/usb_modeswitch_* , even after enabling and disabling it a couple of
times. The output always says that 'no such file or directory'

the other output is:

grep usb_modeswitch /var/log/syslog

Aug 29 11:37:56 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 11:38:02 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 12:16:01 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 12:16:07 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 13:46:27 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 13:46:32 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 13:51:37 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 13:51:43 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 14:43:49 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 14:43:55 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 14:47:45 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 14:47:50 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 15:00:57 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 15:01:02 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 16:52:00 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 16:52:05 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 19:27:56 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 19:28:01 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 19:48:45 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 19:48:51 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 19:50:13 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 19:50:18 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 20:17:11 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 20:17:16 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 20:34:23 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 29 20:34:28 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 30 00:06:27 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 30 00:06:33 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 30 00:33:38 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 30 00:33:44 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 30 00:33:44 nitesh-laptop logger: usb_modeswitch: adding device ID
12d1:140b to driver "option"
Aug 30 03:49:53 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 30 03:49:58 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 30 10:36:02 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switching 12d1:1446 (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)
Aug 30 10:36:07 nitesh-laptop usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:140b (HUA�WEI
TECHNOLOGIES: HUAWEI Mobile)



On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Didier Raboud <email address hidden> wrote:

> Okay. Could you please install usb-modeswitch 1.1.4-1~exp0+debug from my
> PPA ( https://launchpad.net/~odyx/+archive/usb-modeswitch/ ) and do the
> following:
>
> 1) change EnableLogging to 1 in /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf
> 2) Plug your device in.
> 3) Report back the following commands results:
>  $ cat /var/log/usb_modeswitch_*
>  $ grep usb_modeswitch /var/log/syslog
>
> Now you should really have something... Thanks in advance !
>
> --
> usb-modeswitch 1.1.4 doesn't switch any device
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/625110
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “usb-modeswitch” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: usb-modeswitch
>
> After a update to usbmodeswitch yesterday in Maverick my Huawei ec1261 just
> stpopped working. The system won't detect the data card. Everything was
> working fine before the update. Here is what happens when the data card is
> plugged:
>
> 1. When data card is plugged, a new mass storage device is shown for a
> flash of second and then it just disappears.
>
> 2. No option of selecting data card as a connection in network applet. It
> was properly configured and was working perfectly before the update. Edit
> Connection information shows the configuration profile.
>
> 3. Though no mounted drive appears in nautilus, the disk utility in
> system>administration> preferences shows a Huawei mass storage drive under
> peripheral devices.
>
> 4. Tried eject and safely remove from disk utility and then plugged again,
> still the same problem.
>
> 5. Tried to downgrade to earlier usbmodeswitch packages but the system
> won't let me.
>
> This is really annoying to me as I use the data card as main source for
> internet connectivity and this problem had made me nearly handicapped.
>
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