searching up how to get a cellular connection on a laptop and when most of the answers are "lmao just use usb tether" i have to pay extra for that

i want to use the modem in the fuckin laptop.

oh, its 3g and i need to tear firmware out of a windows driver that might as well be gone

what was i expecting

yeah nah im just going to uninstall the modem and tape over the antennae leads so they dont bounce around and short anything out.

if anyone knows how to get a Gobi 2000 qualcomm cellular modem working on the HP Mini 110 3000 in linux, please interrupt me immediately otherwise Im going to make it a frisbe