Public bug reported: usb-modeswitch needs to be merged from Debian again:
Current 2.2.3 version in Wily has regressions with lots of Huawei modems, see LP bug #1441285 (Regression: Huawei E173 no longer recognized as a modem) and https://launchpad.net/trusty- backports/+bug/1407429/comments/2 New upstream versions of usb-modeswitch (2.2.4 and 2.2.5) released 2 months ago, 2.2.5+repack0-1 is packaged in Debian unstable/testing since July! http://draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/ChangeLog Version 2.2.5, 2015/07/16 Fixed bug in configuration check, possibly leading to segfault (thanks, Leonid Lisovskiy); fixed Pantech commandline parameter evaluation (was not working at all); added driver unbind step via sysfs in wrapper, getting rid of the USB subsystem complaint "interface 0 claimed by usb-storage while 'usb_modeswitch' <does this and that>" Version 2.2.4, 2015/07/14 Fixed buggy check of USB configuration selection (possibly leading to segfault), tested with Alcatel X602D; removed call to 'libusb_strerror' from libusb initialization - not available in earlier libusb1 versions And here is debian/changelog: usb-modeswitch (2.2.5+repack0-1) unstable; urgency=medium * New 2.2.5 upstream release * Refresh patches -- Didier Raboud <o...@debian.org> Mon, 20 Jul 2015 12:12:31 +0200 ** Affects: usb-modeswitch (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: regression-release upgrade-software-version wily -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to usb-modeswitch in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1498805 Title: FFe: Please merge usb-modeswitch 2.2.5+repack0-1 from Debian unstable/testing - current 2.2.3 version in Wily has regressions with lots of Huawei modems Status in usb-modeswitch package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: usb-modeswitch needs to be merged from Debian again: Current 2.2.3 version in Wily has regressions with lots of Huawei modems, see LP bug #1441285 (Regression: Huawei E173 no longer recognized as a modem) and https://launchpad.net/trusty- backports/+bug/1407429/comments/2 New upstream versions of usb-modeswitch (2.2.4 and 2.2.5) released 2 months ago, 2.2.5+repack0-1 is packaged in Debian unstable/testing since July! http://draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/ChangeLog Version 2.2.5, 2015/07/16 Fixed bug in configuration check, possibly leading to segfault (thanks, Leonid Lisovskiy); fixed Pantech commandline parameter evaluation (was not working at all); added driver unbind step via sysfs in wrapper, getting rid of the USB subsystem complaint "interface 0 claimed by usb-storage while 'usb_modeswitch' <does this and that>" Version 2.2.4, 2015/07/14 Fixed buggy check of USB configuration selection (possibly leading to segfault), tested with Alcatel X602D; removed call to 'libusb_strerror' from libusb initialization - not available in earlier libusb1 versions And here is debian/changelog: usb-modeswitch (2.2.5+repack0-1) unstable; urgency=medium * New 2.2.5 upstream release * Refresh patches -- Didier Raboud <o...@debian.org> Mon, 20 Jul 2015 12:12:31 +0200 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-modeswitch/+bug/1498805/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp