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

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Mon, 2009-05-11 at 17:05 +0200, Jochen Wiedmann wrote:
> 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

You'll want whatever I just pushed to updates:

https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F10/FEDORA-2009-3686

give that a try; it fixes a few bugs with Option devices.

Dan

> 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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> >> > NetworkManager-list gnome org
> >> > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> 
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