Re: Mobile network type support or not?

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Wed, 2009-06-03 at 09:31 +0800, 代尔欣 wrote:
> Thanks! Dan, 
> 
> How to get the 'master' development branch codes? I try below from the
> NetworkManager official site:
> 
> git clone
> git://anongit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.git
> svn co svn://svn.gnome.org/svn/network-manager-applet/trunk
> network-manager-applet

You'll want ModemManager too, which NM 'master' now uses for all 3G
control:

git://anongit.freedesktop.org/ModemManager/ModemManager

Let me know if you have any questions, happy to answer them.

Dan

> Seems it is not the correct codes.
> 
> 2009/6/3 Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>
>         On Tue, 2009-06-02 at 09:21 +0800, 代尔欣 wrote:
>         > Hi Paul,
>         >       Yes, the mobile broadband can work. My question is the
>         network
>         > type seetings for the MB. Below codes are in
>         > nm-connection-editor(version 0.7.1):
>         >
>         >      /* Hide network type widgets; not supported yet */
>         >     gtk_widget_hide (GTK_WIDGET (priv->network_type));
>         >     widget = glade_xml_get_widget (CE_PAGE (self)->xml,
>         "type_label");
>         >     gtk_widget_hide (widget);
>         >
>         > It seems the related UI is hidden. So user can't set those
>         through
>         > nm-connection-editor. If comment above codes, you will see a
>         new
>         > combobox in *MobileBroadband* config page. I also searched
>         the related
>         > codes. It seems those settings are not used.
>         
>         
>         Yes, it's hidden, because NM 0.7.1 doesn't have the
>         infrastructure to
>         support that.  Please see:
>         
>         http://blogs.gnome.org/dcbw/2009/03/20/thats-when-i-reach-for-my-revolver/
>         
>         basically, *every* vendor implements the prefer 2G/3G command
>         differently, which is quite annoying.
>         
>         This functionality is supported on the NM 'master' development
>         branch,
>         which uses ModemManager, which has a plugin architecture that
>         allows us
>         to special-case whatever crackrock commands the OEM decides to
>         impose on
>         users.
>         
>         Seriously though, I can't believe there are like 5 different
>         AT commands
>         for setting 2g/3g preference.  It's not that hard a thing to
>         standardize, but I guess the 3GPP got caught with their pants
>         down.
>         
>         Dan
>         
>         
>         > Thank!
>         >
>         > 2009/6/1 Paul Menzel <paulepanter users sourceforge net>
>         >         Dear 代尔欣,
>         >
>         >
>         >         Am Montag, den 01.06.2009, 10:06 +0800 schrieb 代尔
>         欣:
>         >
>         >         […]
>         >
>         >         >      In NetworkManager-0.7.1, Mobile Broadband
>         have network
>         >         type
>         >         > setting(NM_GSM_NETWORK_UMTS_HSPA....), but it
>         seems not
>         >         support yet.
>         >
>         >
>         >         How come?
>         >
>         >         > I want to know whether the unstable version
>         support this?
>         >
>         >
>         >         As far as I know, NetworkManager 0.7.1 supports
>         mobile
>         >         broadband just
>         >         fine.
>         >
>         >         > And better give me a description about this
>         setting plan for
>         >         what.
>         >
>         >
>         >         Sorry, I do not understand. This setting enables you
>         to
>         >         connect to the
>         >         Internet using UMTS/HSDPA.
>         >
>         >
>         >         Thanks,
>         >
>         >         Paul
>         >
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