modem_modeswitch(8)

NAME

modem-modeswitch - udev callout to switch mobile broadband devices to their intended modem mode

SYNOPSIS

modem-modeswitch --vendor <vendor id> --product <product id>  [--debug]
--type <type> <devpath>

DESCRIPTION

modem-modeswitch is normally called from a udev rule, to eject the driver CD that many mobile broadband devices mount by default, and switch them into modem mode.

USAGE

modem-modeswitch switches the device into modem mode

OPTIONS

The following commandline switches are supported:

--vendor <vid>

the USB vendor ID of the mobile broadband device to switch

--product <pid>

the USB product ID of the mobile broadband device to switch

--type <type>

the type of switch to perform (one of: option-zerocd, mobileaction-8280p)

--log <file>

log verbose debugging information about the switching process

--debug

print verbose debugging information about the switching process

SEE ALSO

udev(7)

AUTHORS

Developed by Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com> based off code by Peter Henn <p.henn@option.com>.

November 2005 MODEM_MODESWITCH(8)