Re: Problems with NM seeing 3G modem

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 20:15 +0100, Alexander Sack wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 01:48:40PM -0500, Dan Williams wrote:
> > On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 00:58 -0800, tcwalker san rr com wrote:
> > > Hello, I am a new user to Linux and tried to find the proper
> resources before seeking help.
> > > 
> > > I am using NM 0.7.0-lp.0025.o.4
> > > I am using a Sierra Wireless 881 WCDMA modem with ATT
> > > 
> > > As far as I can tell, I successfully installed the modem driver and it is listed as /dev/ttyUSB0
> > > 
> > > Unfortunately, when try to dial using wvdial, it says the device is busy.  So I can't verify that it is working.
> > > 
> > > Secondarily, if I open the NM window, I am only able to add a wired or WiFi connection.  So I'm not sure why I can't add the 3G device that the docs refer to.
> > 
> > Is this with Ubuntu?  Ubuntu has changed the mobile broadband connection
> > creation sequence so you may need to file a launchpad bug.
> 
> the NM version from above doesnt look ubuntu/deb stylish. Its
> definitly not a version of the official archives ;).

I guess I assumed that "lp" mean launchpad or something, but I'm wrong,
it's always PPA :)  My bad.

And the winner is:  Linpus Lite!  (Acer Aspire).  tcwalker, it's 100%
likely that your modem is not correctly tagged by HAL, and thus is not
recognized by NM.

Can you attach the output of 'lshal' (typed into a terminal) to a reply
when the 881 is plugged in?

Dan