Re: NetworkManager doesn't connect to my Mobile Broadband connection

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 19:00 +0200, Tassilo Horn wrote:
> On Friday 23 July 2010 01:13:13 Dan Williams wrote:
> 
> Hi Dan,
> 
> > The device is crashing and dropping off the bus.  Any idea what
> > firmware you have?
> 
> The Mobile Partner app on Windows says
> 
>   Hardware Version: CD25TCPU
>   Firmware Version: 11.604.18.01.00

Seems fairly recent...  Can you do some modem-manager debugging for me?

1) stop NetworkManager
2) killall -TERM modem-manager
3) modem-manager --debug
4) start NetworkManager
5) reproduce the problem

and then lets see what ModemManager's debug output is.

Dan

> > That's usually found by getting the response to the "AT+GMR" command
> > using a serial program like minicom to ask the device directly.
> 
> Yes, that get's me the same firmware version.
> 
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> Welcome to minicom 2.4
> 
> OPTIONS: I18n 
> Compiled on Jul 23 2010, 18:52:47.
> Port /dev/ttyUSB0
> 
> Press CTRL-A Z for help on special keys                 
>                                                         
> AT S7=45 S0=0 L1 V1 X4 &c1 E1 Q0                        
> +CME ERROR: SIM PIN required                            
> AT+GMR                                                  
> 11.604.18.01.00
> 
> OK
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
> 
> 
> > Older versions of Huawei firmware are known not to work well even in
> > Windows.  What *specific* model # does it show on the outside of your
> > device?
> 
> HUAWEI Mobile Connect
> Model: E160 HSDPA USB Stick
> FCC ID: QISE160
> IMEI: 351596039778313
> SN: DK4CAA1931200558
> 
> Bye,
> Tassilo