Re: Very slow-starting EVDO modem (WORK-AROUND FOUND)

[Frank Cox]

On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:33:19 -0600
Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> I am glad to hear you have it working.

I'm very pleased about that, myself.
> Maybe a HAL rule to eject the SCSI device the Novatel as soon as it
> is detected? Or a udev rule that does the same thing? Just as a
> temporary fix? If I remember right, it has different device IDs in
> drive and modem modes.

That sounds like a great idea, but I haven't a clue how to go about writing
that.  I did put the eject command into /etc/rc.local so it will work right
away if the modem is attached when the machine boots, but of course that does
nothing for me if it's attached afterward.