huawei e8372 linux configuration.md

Dependencies

1. usb-modeswitch, usb-modeswitch-data
2. libusb1
3. libusb-devel(Fedora), libusb-dev(Debian based)

Configuration

By default, your linux box would register your Huawei E8372 as a Mass Storage device and not (somehow) as a modem. First, make sure you have the exace same device we're talking about. This can be confirmed by looking at 2 values. Give the following command (while the dongle is plugged in):

    sudo su
    lsusb | grep Huawei

• Now look exactly for 12d1:1f01. Even if one letter is other than this, do not proceed.

• Using your favourite editor, create a new file called 70-huawei_e8372.rules in /etc/udev/rules.d/ gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/70-huawei_e8372.rules

• Paste the following piece of code in it, and save it:

   ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="12d1", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1f01", RUN+="/usr/sbin/usb_modeswitch -v 12d1 -p 1f01 -M '55534243123456780000000000000a11062000000000000100000000000000'"
   ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="12d1", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1f01", RUN+="/bin/bash -c 'modprobe cdc_ether && echo 12d1 14db > /sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/option1/new_id'"
  

- Finally, reload all the udev rules by:

    ```
    udevadm control --reload-rules
    ```
    
- Now Whenever you plug-in your dongle, you'll have it automatically registered as a ethernet device (e.g. eth1).

- Update /etc/network/interfaces
    `gedit /etc/network/interfaces`
    and add:
    ```
    allow-hotplug eth1
    iface eth1 inet dhcp
    ```
- Now restart your PC and you're good to go now.

Thanks to the original post from guseppiguliano:
https://gist.github.com/guseppiguliano/614055d0bc260f5ea305d71439a03790

Worked for me on Raspberry Pi, thanks