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I'm a new comer to Linux. I'm going to install Lubuntu (which is the best for my PC specs). Now the problem is how do I connect to internet.

I don’t have a WiFi connection. I connect to internet by my dongle (a Huawei dongle and it is customized by MOBILY 4G).

It works fine with Windows because the it has a .exe file to install the software. But in Linux I can’t install .exe files without something like wine.(As I know)

So what can I do?

Model number of my dongle - E3276s - 920

Also mention how can I update my drivers. (The transparency effects don’t work.)

muru
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  • Also asked at https://discourse.lubuntu.me/t/help-a-newbie-internet-and-drivers-problem/1269 – guiverc Jun 11 '20 at 06:33
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    Since this is an already tested and working USB modem, have you tried simply plugging it in while running Lubuntu to see if it works? You can test with a bootable USB stick. I've used several Huawei 4G USB modems and they 'just work'. Ubuntu recognized it as a modem and it connected immediately. If you change SIMs, visit 192.168.8.1 for its settings page (check the documentation but that's probably the address). – Tom Brossman Jun 11 '20 at 07:36
  • Thnx for your support. – Ubuntu Newbie Jun 11 '20 at 08:23

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Welcome to Ubuntu. First of all I brief you about the fact that Wine in Ubuntu or any or Linux distro is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications. You need not to install any .exe driver in Ubuntu.

  1. First install modeswitch. Open terminal(CtrlAltT) and type 

    sudo apt-get update     
sudo apt-get -y install usb-modeswitch

    It will ask for your password. enter password. After that plug in your usb modem and run following command in terminal:

    lsusb

    Now your modem should be present in the list.

    Here is the further solution to add your modem as modem shared by johado in this post for

    Open terminal and type 

    sudo nano /lib/udev/rules.d/70-usb-modeswitch.rules

    after this open in terminal copy and past following line(note in terminal you have to use CtrlShiftV to paste) and press CtrlS to save.

    # custom udev rules for UMTS modems
ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="12d1", ATTRS{idProduct}=="14fe", RUN+="/usr/sbin/usb_modeswitch -v 12d1 -p 14fe -M '55534243123456780000000000000011062000000100000000000000000000'"


ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="12d1", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1506", RUN+="/bin/bash -c 'modprobe option && echo 12d1 1506 > /sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/option1/new_id

    I saved this as /lib/udev/rules.d/70-usb-modeswitch.rules.

  2. For updating your driver and software run following in terminal CtrlAltT

    sudo apt-get update --fix-missing

    then update software from update manager.

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  • Thanks for your support. – Ubuntu Newbie Jun 11 '20 at 06:32
  • Could you explein what to do please.As I'm a new comer I don't understand what to do. – Ubuntu Newbie Jun 11 '20 at 06:34
  • I have edited answer step wise detailed. Hope you understand now. – Ajay Jun 11 '20 at 06:48
  • Thnx for your support. – Ubuntu Newbie Jun 11 '20 at 08:23
  • If it worked for you mark answer as correct. Whenever you find answer to your problem. mark/ upvote that answer helps others to get most suitable solution for their problem. – Ajay Jun 11 '20 at 08:27
  • I tried that.But it didn't work.To do that I think I should have connected to the internet. So I plugged a wi-fi adapter(my pc doesn't have built in wi-fi) and tried to connect with giving hotspot by my phone.It also didn't work. As I'm running lubuntu using my usb drive, I decided to install it on my hdd.Now it's still installing.What should I do next. – Ubuntu Newbie Jun 11 '20 at 09:47
  • you can download the .deb package of usb-modeswitch from http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/u/usb-modeswitch-data/. For instructions regarding installing .deb files/ other packages you can refer apt-offline or Keryx on https://askubuntu.com/questions/306971/install-package-along-with-all-the-dependencies-offline – Ajay Jun 11 '20 at 10:42
  • I did that it also didn't work. – Ubuntu Newbie Jun 12 '20 at 00:32
  • When i runned lsusb code it shows me the modem. With a id 12dq:1501(as I remember).I can't update my drivers without having a internet connection to that pc my 802.11n wifi adapter also doesn't work. – Ubuntu Newbie Jun 12 '20 at 00:35
  • What to do please help.Is this a problem with lubuntu. – Ubuntu Newbie Jun 12 '20 at 00:36
  • Please read this post https://trick77.com/setting-up-huawei-e3276-150-4g-lte-usb-modem-ubuntu-server-desktop/ and check dmesg -T. Hope this post will help you setup. – Ajay Jun 12 '20 at 05:40