Gonna be short. - I installed Ubuntu. - I need Wine to run my incredibly awesome modem. - Wine needs to check some updates from the internet. - Deb package doesn't work (reliability problems). - Icey doesn't know what to do. Help pl0x. EDIT: Gonna be un-short. I downloaded and installed Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala). It works fine and all, though for my incredibly awesome USB modem to work, I need to install an .exe file, and for that, I need Wine. However, Ubuntu wants to connect to the internet to search for updates, otherwise Wine won't work. My Ubuntu's architecture is i386, though the .deb package I downloaded to install Wine gives me an "Dependency is not satisfiable: libaudio2" error. My graphics card driver also doesn't work without Wine (or at all :v, I'm afraid.
I'm afraid you lack detail. What kind of modem is it? Did you retry the download? Did you try it manually?
Just an FYI: Windows drivers typically don't work on Linux using Wine. That includes USB modems and video cards. (What video card do you have that has a driver that supposedly works on Wine, anyway?)
Get a cable to connect your computer to the Internet wiredly. Ubuntu should be able to grab your driver for you, and then you can put the cable away.
Does this mean I installed Ubuntu for nothing? oAo One more reason to hate my USB modem. ._. Didn't know that. Icey's a Lin00b, you see. :v: Is there any video card working on Ubuntu? o-o EDIT: If it isn't tagfail, it's typoes. Hell yeah. :v:
Try searching the Ubuntuforums for the answer. Something along the lines of "[name of manufacturer] USB modem" or something. If at all possible, try running lsusb and locating the entry which corresponds to your modem or other unknown hardware peripheral, this can provide valuable information in debugging the matter.
Let me explain this to you in a way that makes sense: WINE is only a designed to help you run Windows PROGRAMS. That's why it's called "Wine is not an emulator" It's really not. If you want drivers, you need Linux drivers. The windows drivers won't work, even in the installer program runs with wine. The best way to get anything working on Ubuntu is to type the make and model of the device you want followed by the version of Ubuntu on google. For example, if I had a Magitech Dildo 5000, I'd search for Magitech Dildo 5000 Ubuntu 9.10
...I can only facepalm myself for not thinking about that. :v: I'll try and see if I can... well, make it work. xD;
You don't even need to do this. In Ubuntu, click the System menu, Administration, and Hardware Drivers. It should list the nVidia driver and offer to activate it. Activate the driver (requires an Internet connection), and then reboot. Does your modem have an Ethernet port? If it does, consider using that instead of the USB port. EDIT: It's a 3G HSDPA modem, and it seems that there's problems with it on Ubuntu 9.10. A fix was released for the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04, which is currently in alpha stages. If you want, you can try out the latest 10.04 alpha, but be warned that it may be horribly broken.
Actually, you're wrong; it's just that the modem is my primary objective to do at the moment. Seriously, I just can't be fucked to even think about working with the graphics card driver before I fix the modem issue. It's quite a patience-eating pain in the ass. :v: Thanks though, I appreciate the help and stuff. @GerbilSoft ...well, that isn't exactly the best news. Though from what I've read, some people managed to get their USB modems work (somehow), so I'm trying follow what they did (didn't really succeed yet, but I keep trying). Thanks heaps. owo brb ubuntu :v:
You can try out this guide: http://www.barregren.se/blog/how-use-huawe...3g-modem-ubuntu It may or may not work, depending on how the modem is set up and if the kernel bug affects it. The only major problem is you need Internet access in order to install gnome-ppp, so try it somewhere where you can plug in to a wired network.
The manual for the modem says that the minimal system requirements are I so hope I didn't just make a complete dumbass out of myself. oAo; ...but then again, the back side of the casing says (Typoes quoted as well.) Indecisive idiots. :v: There doesn't seem to be any Linux/Ubuntu drivers/applications, isn't that actually a problem? EDIT: I'm kinda getting tired of this. Whenever I plug in the modem, it gives me this error, but when I do that little trick to bypass the error (connect the stick before Ubuntu boots up), I can only browse the contents on the stick, nothing else. I don't like this piece of plastic shit. ._."
The problem is you're trying to follow the Windows-specific instructions instead of reading the guide for installing the modem on Ubuntu. It's well known that the modem has an internal flash drive containing the Windows driver. The guide linked above has a program that can switch it into modem mode. http://www.barregren.se/blog/how-use-huawe...3g-modem-ubuntu You'll probably need a wired connection in order to set up the system using this guide, though.
Mine. And it works like a charm, you just need another way for getting Internet, Ubuntu will ask you to install the drivers, and then you will be able to enable these fancy visual effects. :v:
The problem is that I can't get the modem to work with any of the guides I followed. :v: @RamiroR: Yes, and getting another way to connect to the Internet is the biggest problem here. xD; I'll borrow my friend's WiFi antennae thing, that might work. owo
