UPDATE 3:This is what I get from lsusb:oshirowanen@laptop:~$ sudo lsusb[sudo] password for oshirowanen: Bus 001 Device 003: ID 19d2:0031 ONDA Communication S.p.A. ZTE MF636As I have tried the following and it did not work:SUBSYSTEM==usb_device, ATTR{idVentor}==ZTE MF636, ATTR{idProduct}==19d2:0031,ENV{UDISKS_PRESENTATION_HIDE}:=1UPDATE 2:OS = Ubuntu 10.04.2USB Stick = ZTE MF112UPDATE 1:I've looked at the documentation for usb_modeswitch, but find it to complex to understand.  Can someone please point me to a step by step guide on how to use it and setup my usb drive?ORIGINAL QUESTION:Is it possible to stop my usb mobile broadband stick from automatically mounting as a drive, yet continue to mount all other usb devices (camera, usb memory stick, usb camera etc) as normal, i.e. usb memory stick, usb harddrive stick should mount as normal usb drives as they currently do, web cam should mount as a cam as it does etc etc?Basically, when I plug in the mobile broadband usb stick, it automatically mounts as a usb drive, and I have to unmount it.  It then automatically gets detected as a mobile broadband device.So if it is possible to stop just the mobile broadband usb stick from mounting as a drive, it should automatically get detected as a mobile broadband device.Can this be done?  I am using Ubuntu10.04.
Stop USB mobile broadband automatically mounting as drive
ubuntu;mount;automounting;mobile
You can do it with udev rules. I don't have ubuntu, but you can try this. Create a file called /etc/udev/rules.d/99-hide.rules with the following in it:SUBSYSTEM==usb_device, ATTR{idVentor}==<VENDID>, ATTR{idProduct}==<DRIVECODE>,ENV{UDISKS_PRESENTATION_HIDE}:=1 Where you have to substitute your usb storage device's vendor and product ID for the  and  fields. Find that out with the lsusb command.