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I am using MTS MBlaze USB modem. I have a dual-boot option of Win 7 and Ubuntu. Ubuntu didn't recognize the USB device and the debian driver that came with modem, failed to run on Ubuntu.
When I setup VirtualBox with Fedora, suddenly internet started. Is it that the device is still connected via Win 7, or Fedora is recognizing the device?
Shall I install Fedora in a separate partition?
RPK
Posted 2011-01-01T20:09:21.470
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VirtualBox uses Windows' internet connection and only virtualizes network interface.
If your USB modem doesn't work with Ubuntu, it is very likely that it won't work with Fedora either.
someone11
Posted 2011-01-01T20:09:21.470
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sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper
ndiswrapper is a tools for installing windows driver on linux. u must "steal" file with .inf and .sys extension on windows (if you know about the dir where the driver is installed).
or, your modem have a partition with isofs filesystem. it make the modem have 2 port to be known as USB. linux can't read the second, but can read the first. try usb-modeswitch to fix the problem if your modem type like that. (^_^)v
Ainx.GOSC
Posted 2011-01-01T20:09:21.470
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Actually the debian driver provider by the ISB was of the older version of Ubuntu. – RPK – 2011-01-01T20:25:23.630