Vodafone dongle isn't working

[8bitCroke]

I have recently bought a Raspberry PI b+ with NOOBS pre-installed. The PI is now running Debian and I am trying to use a Vodafone K4201-Z mobile Broardband USB stick.
When I insert the dongle, nothing happens. I can see it as a disk in files and I can look at the files but I can't get it to do anything. I also tried to find it as a device
for an Internet connection, but no options for it come up.
The OS is Debian Wheezy port.
If relevant it comes up as 'Vodafone USB SCSI cd-rom during boot. If I look at the Linux folder there is a file called install.sh and is an executable script, but I am reluctant to run it as I don't know what I am doing and am coming from Windows 8.1. The dongle light goes blue, showing it has connected.

I am new to Linux and the PI so I would appreciate step by step, easy to follow instructions if anyone can help.
Thank you.

[8bitCroke]

I have the rough installation procedure steps for 32bit Ubuntu 11.10. Which is all Vodafone offer for Linux.

(1) Insert stick
(2) Dismiss all popups about running the auto install scripts(they can't work)
(3) Open terminal
(4) cd $HOME
(5) mkdir vmb
(6) cd vmb
(7) (cd "/media/QuickStart ”?.0 && tar -cf - .) | tar -xf -
(8) chmod +x autorun.sh install_linux
(9) sudo ./autorun.sh
(10) Type user password
(11) Wait for last command to finish, then close terminal

However no7 doesn't work, returns something like 'doesn't look like a tor file'.

[fruitoftheloom]

I have recently bought a Raspberry PI b+ with NOOBS pre-installed. The PI is now running Debian and I am trying to use a Vodafone K4201-Z mobile Broardband USB stick.
When I insert the dongle, nothing happens. I can see it as a disk in files and I can look at the files but I can't get it to do anything. I also tried to find it as a device
for an Internet connection, but no options for it come up.
The OS is Debian Wheezy port.
If relevant it comes up as 'Vodafone USB SCSI cd-rom during boot. If I look at the Linux folder there is a file called install.sh and is an executable script, but I am reluctant to run it as I don't know what I am doing and am coming from Windows 8.1. The dongle light goes blue, showing it has connected.

I am new to Linux and the PI so I would appreciate step by step, easy to follow instructions if anyone can help.
Thank you.

Well forget any references to Ubuntu that is for x86 machines, the RPi is ARM

By default 3G USB Modems are seen as storage devices on the RPi and use modeswitch to change them to Modem, these guides will give some pointers how to manually configure a USB 3G Modem

https://nicovddussen.wordpress.com/2014 ... -3g-dongle

http://myhowtosandprojects.blogspot.co. ... linux.html

http://raspberry-at-home.com/installing ... /#more-138

[8bitCroke]

Thank you for the reply.
I will have a look and see if I can sort it. Do you know if the Vodafone software will install and run after this? It should install the Vodafone dongle manager, so I can see usage etc.

[fruitoftheloom]

Thank you for the reply.
I will have a look and see if I can sort it. Do you know if the Vodafone software will install and run after this? It should install the Vodafone dongle manager, so I can see usage etc.

The Vodofone Software is not compatable, it is for Windows.

[8bitCroke]

Ok thank you. This won't be a problem will it?

[luisantunes]

Hello.

I'm having the exact same problem with that modem and Raspbian. Have you been able to solve this issue?