This package is required for usb wifi/dialup modems

tazpkg get-install usbutils

follow that with

lsusb

then

tazhw detect-usb

Wish I could help more but I've never setup one of those devices.

Please post back with how you got it to work.

Thanks

I have been able to get it working....

I installed the usbutils package (I wondered where the lsusb command was) and here is the output from lsusb and tazhw detect-usb...

root@lent500:~# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 106c:3714 Curitel Communications, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:c51b Logitech, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001

root@lent500:~# tazhw detect-usb
Detected USB devices Kernel modules
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root@lent500:~#

lsusb can see the device...it's the device...

"Bus 002 Device 005: ID 106c:3714 Curitel Communications, Inc."

but Siltaz still could not work with it. Still no /dev/ttyACM0. I then did a Google Linux search on "ttyACM0" and found that the module cdc_acm has to be loaded. So, it appears that the problem is that SliTaz does not realize that device needs the cdc_acm module. After I modprobe that module, the /dev/ttyACM0 device is created and things start working.

Where is the proper place in the SliTaz boot scripts to load the cdc_acm driver?

To load modules from gui

subox tazctrlbox
Initialization tab , add cdc_acm with a white space to

Load Modules:

click the Change button

The file your configuring is /etc/rcS.conf

To do it with a text editor add to LOAD_MODULES=

Found some 3G modem tazpkgs that may be of use

http://people.slitaz.org/~jozee/packages/3G_modem/

Thanks for your helpful feedback.

I checked out the 3G packages you referenced and the usb_modeswitch doesn't work with my modem. I checked the web site for that app. and my modem isn't listed. The other two apps. are just ppp dial-up apps I believe. I use scripts written by Sierra Wireless for cdma devices. I just key in "pppd call cdma" and I am connected.