Nice Touch - How Ubuntu Karmic Koala Handles USB Flash Drive

If you insert a usb flash drive, Gnome in Ubuntu Karmic Koala will pop-up an icon at your desktop. This is a Mac-like default behaviour of Gnome desktop, but Karmic has more. If you right-click the drive icon, a pop-up menu that shows up will present you whether to 'Unmount' the device or  'Safely remove the drive'. These choices seems redundant, but I think it is a smart design. If you click 'Unmount', the drive icon where disappear from the desktop, but the drive icon will still be available through Nautilus. If you want to remount the drive, all you have to do is click the icon at Nautilus, the icon would then re-appear at your desktop.

If you select 'Safely remove drive', the icon would disappear both from the desktop and Nautilus, and you can plug-out your device from the usb bay.

How To Activate Sony Ericsson MD300 Mobile Broadband USB Modem in Ubuntu Linux

Download package md300config_1-1ubuntu2_all_1.deb

Install it by typing this command at the terminal: 

sudo dpkg -i md300config_1-1ubuntu2_all_1.deb

(or double-click on it to install it using GDebi)


Copy and paste the following lines of codes into a new file in your favorite text editor save it to your /home/USERNAME/ directory as .wvdial.conf (beware of the dot in front of the filename). Change the accesspointname, username, and password according to the instruction from your operator. If the system do not require a username and password, then leave the line as it is.




#### .wvdial.conf

[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttyACM1
ISDN = off
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Baud = 460800
Init = ATZ
Init2 = AT+cgreg=1
Init3 = AT
Init4 = AT &F &D2 &C1 E0 V1 S0=0
Init5 = AT+IFC=2,2
Init6 = ATS0=0
Init7 = AT+cfun=1
Init8 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Init9 = ATZ+cgdcont=1,"IP","AccessPointName"
Phone = *99***1#
Phone1 =
Phone2 =
Phone3 =
Phone4 =
Dial Prefix =
Dial Attempts = 1
Dial Command = ATM1L3DT
Ask Password = off
Password = '
Username = '
Auto Reconnect = on
Abort on Busy = off
Carrier Check = on
Check Def Route = on
Abort on No Dialtone = on
Stupid Mode = on
Idle Seconds = 0
Auto DNS = on
;Minimize = off
;Dock = off
;Do NOT edit this file by hand!

##### End of .wvdial.conf

If you have not done so, install gnome-ppp package using synaptic or type the following command at the terminal:

sudo aptitude install gnome-ppp

Now fire-up gnome-ppp (It's on the Internet SubMenu), connect your MD300 to your computer, wait a few second to let your Ubuntu identify the new device (nothing will show up, but you can see the messages with dmesg command at the terminal). Now click Setup button and then Detect Button, close the Setup Dialog and Click Connect.