USB_ModeSwitch

Hi,

I am currently using the latest version of Ubuntu (13.04).

usb_modwswitch manages to switch my device as a modem, if my device is already connected before boot. However, it doesn't seem to make the switch when the device is hotplugged.

I have raised a bug on launchpad for the package. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... ug/1178900

I don't face any such issue when Fedora 18 is installed on my system. Am not sure what's happening here.

Help would be highly appreciated.

Regards,
Mehrzad

As this is obviously an Ubuntu-specific problem, we can't help from here.

You can still try to uninstall the Ubuntu packages and try the source packages from here. There shouldn't be any conflicts.

In order for hot-plug to work under Ubuntu 13.04, and likely other new-ish Linux distros:

1. Create /etc/modprobe.d/usbmodeswitch.conf containing:
# Tell usb-storage to ignore the phone
options usb-storage quirks=<device vendor>:<device id>:i

2. update-initramfs -u

3. To have the change take effect, either reboot or 'rmmod usb_storage'.

I believe this solution is applicable for any device usb-storage interferes with, including most phones.