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

[Jochen Wiedmann <jochen wiedmann gmail com>]

Hi, Dan,

for the kernel:

    [jwi mcjwi ~]$ uname -a
    Linux mcjwi.eur.ad.sag 2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.i686.PAE #1 SMP Mon
Mar 23 23:24:26 EDT 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

For the NetworkManager:

    [jwi mcjwi ~]$ rpm -qi NetworkManager
    Name        : NetworkManager               Relocations: (not relocatable)
    Version     : 0.7.0.99                          Vendor: Fedora Project
    Release     : 5.git20090326.fc10            Build Date: Thu 26 Mar
2009 10:36:55 PM CET
    Install Date: Fri 27 Mar 2009 10:18:39 PM CET      Build Host:
x86-7.fedora.phx.redhat.com
    Group       : System Environment/Base       Source RPM:
NetworkManager-0.7.0.99-5.git20090326.fc10.src.rpm

Jochen


On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com> wrote:
> 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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>> >
>> >
>>
>
>



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