The Cricket A600 is a cheap, little broadband USB device – but it has been the source of major headaches for some people. Especially those trying to set it up under linux. Well, after trying many things, and failing many times, I have found an elegant and command based way of getting on the web.
First, get this file: Cricket flip-flopper Compile it up (or use the precompiled 32 bit binaries), and install it. Keep the extracted files handy.
Drop in the A600, and wait for it to show up as a CDROM drive. In the previously extracted files, run “sudo ./flipflop.sh”. Let it finish.
Check dmesg to make sure you saw “ttyACM0″ go by at some point. Grep is good for this.
Lastly, install wvdial, and use the following in your /etc/wvdial.conf :
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Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
Phone = #777
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Exec sudo wvdial, and off you go!