Comment # 8 on bug 905893 from Joachim Ziebs

(In reply to Bruno Pesavento from comment #6)
> This may be a duplicate of bug903753: usb_modeswitch still in 13.2 OSS repo
> is broken. Use version 2.2.0-7.1 in HW repo instead.
> @Joachim: the e160 may be of an early huawei type that switches by
> disconnecting, like the e220, e156 etc.
> I used those with 12.2, but never worked with kernels 3.x.
> The problem is that _both_ usbstorage _and_ option modules try to switch
> them out of cd-mode. Blacklisting usbstorage is a workaround, but you lose
> the internal microSD.

If I blacklist usbstorage will I still be able to use USB thumbdrives?
How would I do that?

Also, I'm already using the new usb_modeswitch from the hardware repo.