- usb_modeswitch, usb_modeswitch-data
- libusb1
- libusb-devel(Fedora), libusb-dev(Debian based)
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 two values using the following command (while the dongle is plugged in): As an elevated user:
# lsusb | grep Huawei