Configuring the AnyDATA ADU-510L modem on Mac OS X
Recently I subscribed to the new VDSL service from Romtelecom for 3 years and, as a bonus, I got the Clicknet Mobile service for free. Romtelecom uses (or at least this is what I got) as modem for this service the following modem model: ADU-510L from AnyDATA.
The modem worked as a charm on Windows, but on Mac OS X I had a few problems.. The modem was recognized just fine the first time when I inserted it into my computer, but then, the next times, it wasn’t. I was getting only screens such as:
It seems this problem is caused by the zeroconf feature of ADU-510L modem: once it’s installed, the configuration is removed from the USB device (at least this was the explanation that I found somewhere on the net). Hence, any later attempt to install it won’t work. (let me know if this is wrong so I can correct it)
Then I found a few posts on the internet on how to make this modem work on Linux. The most useful was this one, in Romanian (thank you!)
So.. here are the steps I used to make everything work on my computer.. These steps might not work for you, so use them with caution !
- I installed libusb using macports:
- sudo port install libusb
- I downloaded the usb_modeswitch from here and I compiled it:
- I edited the Makefile:
- I added the following line at the beginning: CFLAGS = -I/local/include -I/opt/local/include -L/local/lib -L/opt/local/lib
- I added the $(CFLAGS) in the $(PROG) line below: $(CC) $(CCFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -o $(PROG) $(OBJS)
- I un-commented the following lines in usb_modeswitch.conf:
DefaultVendor= 0x05c6
DefaultProduct= 0×1000
TargetVendor= 0x16d5
TargetProduct= 0×6502
MessageEndpoint=0×08
MessageContent=”5553424312345678000000000000061b000000020000000000000000000000″
- Then I run make && make install to compile and install it.
- I edited the Makefile:
- I inserted the modem into the computer (I still got the error dialog above).
- I executed the following command (this step was inspired by this post):
- sudo kextunload -b com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass
- After this, I run the command sudo usb_modeswitch which, to my surprise, was successful.
- Then I went System Preferences -> Network. A dialog let me know that the modem was recognized..
- From this moment on, I just followed the docs provided with the Mac drivers.
Yippee ! Now I’m really mobile ! 
It seems the setup is lost after restart.. I had to create the following short script:
#!/bin/sh
sudo kextunload -b com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass
/usr/sbin/usb_modeswitch
I run it every time before I try to login..
hi! Thank you for outlining the necessary steps, but unfortunately I have to fix this for my brother who is another country, and he is not tech savvy at all.To top it off, even though I’m pretty good with pc’s, I have never owned a mac, so I have no idea how to follow these steps.Could you please provide a simpler explanation, or maybe some fix that he can apply directly?I would be very grateful…I hope you will see this after all this time.Thanks!
Hi,
Unfortunately this was the simplest I could write it.. I haven’t much experience with programming in Linux either, so providing an automated way it’s even harder..
Besides this, it’s been a while since I wrote the article ..
I’m sorry, I can’t help..
Hi there,
I’ve try your step on my Leopard 10.5.8 but I use gcc42preview1.dmg only not Xcode, because I really run out of space. Unfortunately it can’t compile usb_modeswitch. It seem doesn’t have some include file in lib directory.
So, would you mind to upload your compiled usb_modeswitch or send it to my e-mail.
Thanks….