Sep 10 2009
UMTS Ubuntu vs. Orange Switzerland
I have here a tiny Acer AspireOne with integratet UMTS Chip.
Actually EVERYTHING runs out-of-the-box with Ubuntu netbook remix… Even the 3G Module gets detected correctly, a wizard is there to grab your location, provider and PIN.
The 3G Connection then shows up in the network manager. Unfortunately unable to connect… Long Story short… go to the Preferences (right click in network manager applet) and fill Username and Password with dummy values “mp”, “mp”. Actually these values are not needed, but not providing them causes authentication to fail… this workaround has been reported to work for other providers as well.
So long, everything works!
Perfect Laptop for on the road linux experience, even every special button works as intended… Ubunto netbook remix interface is perfect for the screen.
Big+ from me
enjoy…
