Is there an easy way to root access on a Linux netbook?
I recently bought an Acer Aspire One and have been trying to get my 3 mobile broadband modem to work with it.
The dongle (ZTE MF622) is seen as a mass-storage device. I've surfed the web and found a solution:
http://hillj.co.uk/2008/01/31/how-to-get-online-with-three-mobile-uk-and-linux-ubuntu/
However, I can't get over a few basic problems.
I need to be able to create a new file in the /etc/udev/rules.d/ directory, but when I try to do this it comes back with the error "Can't open file to write".
I'm pretty sure that this is something to do with not having root priviliges. However, I have no clue as to how to set this up.
Any help greatly appreciated. ®
COMMENTS
You'll find this of interest
The excellent Andy Stanford-Clark has written about unlocking the 3 3G dongle and getting it working on Ubuntu here:
http://stanford-clark.com/3dongle.html
He's a very helpful chap and I'm sure can give you any further advice you need.
(Plus the Reg should write about his twittering automated house sometime)
@Alan
Prefix your commands with 'sudo'.
So if you typed 'nano /usr/etc/filename', this time type 'sudo nano /usr/etc/filename'
You'll be asked for the password you created when you set the AA1 up in the first place. Sudo will them give you root access on a temporary basis.
For more on this, have a look at Reg Hardware's Linux for Netbook Newbies series here:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/hands_on/
vague
kinda vague, what version of linux are you running? are you even using linux? or a BSD variant?
What does dmesg say when you plug the thing in? does it automatically mount when plugged in?
having said all of that... if it's a root acsess problem and your using ubuntu (or something similar)then get yourself to a command line (or a "run program" type thing) and type in "gksudo gedit", you'll be asked to type in your password and then you should be able to write to /etc/udev/
File Creation
ALT+F2, 'sudo nautilus' and 'run as console' should do it. Then just navigate to where you want to create the file and create it.
