Re: Patch for ModemManager (0.4.997) that will make my GSM-card work

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Thu, 2011-06-30 at 20:17 +0300, Thomas Grenman wrote:
> Hi
> 
> > Huh.  Just for reference, what's the model number and firmware version
> > of your card?  The firmware version is AT+GMR (or MM will print it out
> > if you run it with --debug) and the  model number is usually on the
> > bottom.  I've got a bunch of Option devices (both USB, CardBus, and
> > ExpressCard), I'll try to reproduce the error with some of those.
> 
> The model number printed on the bottom is GE0201. The card is unbranded 
> (i.e., not branded by any ISP).
> Here is what dmesg will spit out once the card has been modeswitched from 
> USB mass storage to modem:
> [ 1662.107158] usb 6-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0af0, idProduct=6701
> [ 1662.107167] usb 6-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=4
> [ 1662.107175] usb 6-2: Product: Globetrotter HSDPA Modem
> [ 1662.107181] usb 6-2: Manufacturer: Option N.V.
> [ 1662.107187] usb 6-2: SerialNumber: Serial Number
> 
> The firmware version as reported by AT+GMR is:
> 1.12.1Hd (Date: Feb 22  2007, Time: 09:20:28)
> 
> The fw seems to be rather outdated. I will try to find a newer version to 
> test with...

If you can do that, I'd like to know if that fixes it; Option is usually
pretty good about fixing stuff in their firmware updates.  However, the
patch appears harmless enough that I'll just apply it anyway after
testing it with my pile of devices.

Thanks!
Dan