---- Dan Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 14:25 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > ---- Dan Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 20:15 +0100, Alexander Sack wrote: > > > > On Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 01:48:40PM -0500, Dan Williams wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 00:58 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > Hello, I am a new user to Linux and tried to find the proper > > > > resources before seeking help. > > > > > > > > > > > > I am using NM 0.7.0-lp.0025.o.4 > > > > > > I am using a Sierra Wireless 881 WCDMA modem with ATT > > > > > > > > > > > > As far as I can tell, I successfully installed the modem driver and > > > > > > it is listed as /dev/ttyUSB0 > > > > > > > > > > > > Unfortunately, when try to dial using wvdial, it says the device is > > > > > > busy. So I can't verify that it is working. > > > > > > > > > > > > Secondarily, if I open the NM window, I am only able to add a wired > > > > > > or WiFi connection. So I'm not sure why I can't add the 3G device > > > > > > that the docs refer to. > > > > > > > > > > Is this with Ubuntu? Ubuntu has changed the mobile broadband > > > > > connection > > > > > creation sequence so you may need to file a launchpad bug. > > > > > > > > the NM version from above doesnt look ubuntu/deb stylish. Its > > > > definitly not a version of the official archives ;). > > > > > > I guess I assumed that "lp" mean launchpad or something, but I'm wrong, > > > it's always PPA :) My bad. > > > > > > And the winner is: Linpus Lite! (Acer Aspire). tcwalker, it's 100% > > > likely that your modem is not correctly tagged by HAL, and thus is not > > > recognized by NM. > > > > > > Can you attach the output of 'lshal' (typed into a terminal) to a reply > > > when the 881 is plugged in? > > > > > > Dan > > > > > > > > Yes, it is Linpus Lite on an Aspire One. > > > > Not knowing the relevant bits of the output, I've copied it all below. > > Apologize in advance for the long string. > > Ok, the issue is that your modem is not recognized by the copy of HAL > that Linpus Lite ships. Can you attach your copy of: > > /usr/share/hal/fdi/information/10freedesktop/10-modem.fdi > > and also the output of > > /sbin/lsusb > > when the card is plugged in? > > Thanks! > Dan > > Hello Dan, I don't have a file named 10-modem.fdi, however I have two that seem similar. They are included below. The 10-usb-gsm.fdi file seems to have been added as a part of the bundled "mobile partner" update from Acer/Linpus. To the best of my knowledge, there is no Huawei modem in this notebook. The output from lsusb is below.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 10freedesktop]$ cat 10-usb-modem.fdi <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <deviceinfo version="0.2"> <device> <match key="serial.device" contains="/dev/ttyHS"> <append key="info.capabilities" type="strlist">modem</append> <append key="modem.command_sets" type="strlist">GSM-07.07</append> </match> </device> <device> <match key="info.linux.driver" string="hso"> <merge key="info.product" type="string">3G modem</merge> <merge key="usb.product" type="string">3G modem</merge> </match> </device> </deviceinfo> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10freedesktop]$ cat 10-usb-gsm.fdi <!-- Huawei GSM mobile --> <match key="@info.parent:usb.vendor_id" int="0x12d1"> <match key="@info.parent:usb.product_id" int="0x1003"> <match key="@info.parent:usb.interface.number" int="0"> <append key="info.capabilities" type="strlist">modem</append> <append key="modem.command_sets" type="strlist">GSM-07.07</append> <append key="modem.command_sets" type="strlist">GSM-07.05</append> </match> </match> </match> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10freedesktop]$ lsusb Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 003 Device 005: ID 045e:00e1 Microsoft Corp. Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 002 Device 010: ID 1199:6856 Sierra Wireless, Inc. Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 064e:d101 Acer Crystal Eye Webcam Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list NetworkManager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list