[arch-general] Arch intallation using usb-modem

[u34 at net9.ga]

u34--- via arch-general <arch-general at lists.archlinux.org> wrote:

> Bjoern Franke via arch-general <arch-general at lists.archlinux.org> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > > 
> > > The Huawei E3372 might automatically use the cdc_ether driver (hilink).
> > > Does it appear as a network device like "wwp..."? Then make sure the
> > > interface is up with DHCP and try to open its configuration page with lynx.
> > > The modem ip should be the gateway ip set by dhcp, often 192.168.8.1
> > > 
> > 
> > I had several issues with Huawei devices which only went into cdc_ether
> > mode after running usb_modeswitch. So it's somehow an chicken-and-egg
> > problem.
> > 
> > Regards
> > Bjoern
> 
> I think that a work around is to set up a temporary storage. And have the
> usb_modeswitch, with all its dependencies, downloaded into it. Some 
> archlinux live systems might already doing that, so you might want to 
> consider installing with them. The wiki derivatives article can help you
> find one.
> 
> --
> u34

Ah, chickhen and egg ...
What about getting the usb_modeswitch package, and its depencies, into
a self burned CD, or USB disk key, or some other storeage device, prior
and load it from there?
Or look for a live media that has them?

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u34