My New Modem for Mobile Broadband

Thank you so much! But I am a novice, and have no idea what sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-cd.rules means. I would have no idea where to type this.

Same with this. I wouldn't know how to begin.

sudo gedit /usr/share/hal/fdi/information/10freedesktop/10-modem.fdi
Add this in there:

<!-- Verizon USB760-->
<match key="@info.parent:usb.vendor_id" int="0x1410">
<match key="@info.parent:usb.product_id" int="0x6000">
<match key="@info.parent:usb.interface.number" int="0">
<append key="info.capabilities" type="strlist">modem</append>
<append key="modem.command_sets" type="strlist">IS-707-A</append>
</match>
</match>
</match>

Also, I don't know what mounted means.

I did activate this modem on my Vista laptop, and it works fine.

Verizon told me they did not support Linux. I tried that download, while I talked to Verizon Tech Support, but it wouldn't install.

Thank you so much for your detailed reply. But I guess I am too much of a novice to attempt this.

>have no idea what sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-cd.rules means. I would have no idea where to type this.
You do not have to understand in deep what it means to use it. It is terminal command you have to type (copy->paste) it into terminal.
You can find terminal in start like other programs.
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Detailed explanation (not so important skip this if not interested):
sudo - asks to execute following command in root mode. Perform changes in system configuration. For security you will have to enter system pasword later if you ask sudo.
gedit - asks to start text editor gedit which is similar to windows notepad.
/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-cd.rules - just system configuration text file we will edit.
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mounted means connected on folder. On Linux drives are not A:, B:, ... like on windows. On Linux every connected drive gets file in /dev folder and after this it may be manually mounted or in all modern distributions automatically mounted on some kind of folder no matter where. On example C: can be something like /media/windows_disk, or it can be remounted to /home/me/my_windows_files
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If still not clear ask more

Thank you! I will look for Terminal. I have never done anything like this. All I have ever done on a computer is email, shop, read news, and and read forums.

Do I type everything, includig the < >? And what about the 3 lines of <match> at the bottom?

How will I know if something is mounted?

Thank you again. You can see what a beginner I am. But I do want to get this working on the netbook. It works great on the Vista laptop.

You have to type that line with sudo ... only then text editor opens up and you add the text into it. Better copy paste everything because one typo can be critical mistake.

You can know what is mounted by looking into graphical file manager. If you can access files it means it is mounted. Another method is over CLI mount command. Its text output shows all mounts.