RE: nm-tool doesn't show my mobile broadband card

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Sun, 2009-05-10 at 13:16 -0700, Jochen Wiedmann wrote:
> 
> Hi, Nicholas,
> 
> see my original mail:
> 
> Bus 004 Device 005: ID 0af0:6971 Option 

That's actually an 'hso' part, not driven by the 'option' driver.  What
kernel do you have?  What version of NetworkManager?

Dan

> 
> 
> Herriot, Nicholas,  VF UK - Technology (TS) wrote:
> > 
> > Hi Jochen,
> > 
> > What stick are you using?
> > i.e. Make and model number?
> > 
> > You can find that out with >lsusb.
> > 
> > Kind regards, Nicholas Herriot.
> > 
> > 
> > Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 14:38:01 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Jochen Wiedmann <jochen wiedmann gmail com>
> > Subject: nm-tool doesn't show my mobile broadband card
> > To: NetworkManager-list gnome org
> > Message-ID: <23448718 post talk nabble com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> > 
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have a so-called web'n'walk stick. I managed to have it reported not
> > as a
> > USB drive, but as a modem by using usb_modeswitch:
> > 
> >     [jwi mcjwi ~]$ hal-find-by-capability --capability=modem
> >    
> > /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_af0_6971_Serial_Number_if0_seria
> > l_unknown_0
> >    
> > /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_af0_6971_Serial_Number_if0_seria
> > l_unknown_1
> > 
> > I also have created an entry under "Mobile Broadband" using
> > nm-connection-editor. However, I can't get the stick to do any dial
> > attempts. A possible reason might be, that nm-tool shows the Ethernet
> > and
> > Wireless devices, but not my modem.
> > 
> > Any ideas, what might be wrong?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Jochen
> > 
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