Installing mts mblaze on ubantu lucid lynx and intrepid.

I recently got a new mblaze broadband connection with the wireless data card. This one uses the zte modem model AC2746. I had the older linux ubantu edition called the Intrepid Ibex installed on my Acer 5920 laptop.
The setup on the intrepid was a breeze. I simply inserted the data card into the laptop and went to menu → Computer → ZTE usb drive. There was a file called CrossPlatformUI-V1.0.27-SSTL-i386-ubuntu.deb there. I double clicked on that file and then clicked on next, next etc. It installed a program called ZTEMT UI Common edition in the “Internet” menu. I clicked on that and the following window came up:













From that point on connecting to the Internet was easy as shown here.












Life was good until I decided to upgrade to Linux mint 9[ which is Ubuntu lucid lynx]. I needed to run monodevelop's latest edition and downloading and compiling it on Intrepid Ibex was too much of a pain.

So to cut a long story short, I downloaded the lucid lynx live CD and installed it on the machine.
There's where all my problems started. Due to changes in the usb modeswitch on the new linux kernel I would get a ZTE CD ROM icon on the computer every time I inserted the USB data card. I did the same thing as before, I double clicked on CrossPlatformUI-V1.0.27-SSTL-i386-ubuntu.deb file in the drive. The installation finishes with an error message. I ignored the error message closed the installation program. Then removed the USB card and reinserted it.
The ZTE CD rom Icon came back. The USB device would not switch to the “modem” mode from the “usb drive” mode. So much for mode switch huh?
So I looked on the internet and found some instructions on ZTE modems here : http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/#usage
Apparently simple right clicking and clicking on “eject” switches the mode!!
So I did that, right clicked on ZTE cd rom and clicked eject. Then I restarted the computer.
Then I clicked on menu->Internet-> ZTEMT UI. The same menu came up and I can browse the internet now.
Rather simple huh. It takes some time for the application to detect the usb modem. So wait a few seconds [like 30 seconds] after inserting the USB modem.

There are some sites on the internet which speak about doing this all via the command line, however its not possible to switch from hybrid to broadband using the command line mode. The speed in hybrid mode is much lower then broadband mode.

I have put the deb file on rapidshare in case I need it later: I put the deb file at http://rapidshare.com/files/413879966/CrossPlatformUI-V1.0.27-SSTL-i386-ubuntu.deb/