2011/4/15 Dan Williams <d...@redhat.com>: > On Fri, 2011-04-15 at 12:37 +0200, Vincenzo Romano wrote: >> 2011/4/14 Dan Williams <d...@redhat.com>: >> > On Thu, 2011-04-14 at 16:20 +0200, Vincenzo Romano wrote: >> >> 2011/4/14 Aleksander Morgado <aleksan...@lanedo.com>: >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Where on earth happens the modem initialization in NetWorkmanager? >> >> >> >> > My interest is for GSM/3G modems as well as for POTS/ISDN modems. >> >> >> >> > I've tried to browse the source code but it's quite difficult. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> What I've found so far is that the initialization is done in the >> >> >> >> modemmanager. >> >> >> >> It looks like it's hardcoded, which looks quite weird to me. >> >> >> >> I do need to make some extra optional initialization: is there any >> >> >> >> hook for such a >> >> >> >> need? >> >> >> > >> >> >> > ModemManager has some generic setup steps, plus 'plugins' for each >> >> >> > modem/vendor known to make things differently. If your modem needs >> >> >> > specific AT commands during initialization, you'll probably need to >> >> >> > develop a new plugin for it. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Cheers, >> >> >> >> >> >> Among other things, I'd need to harvest the localization information >> >> >> (AT+CREG) >> >> >> from GSM/3G modems. 99.999% of such modems implement it but I don't see >> >> >> how to do it. >> >> >> >> >> >> Any idea? >> >> > >> >> > I believe the generic plugin already harvests location area code and >> >> > cell ID whenever available in the AT+CREG? reply. Although I never tried >> >> > it myself, you can possibly use the GetLocation() method in the >> >> > org.freedesktop.ModemManager.Modem.Location interface (once enabled with >> >> > the Enable() method). >> >> > >> >> > Cheers! >> >> >> >> That sounds great. But also needs that I have to write my own D-Bus >> >> code in order >> >> to enable and retrieve the localization data (lac/ci). >> > >> > Ok, what exactly are you trying to do here? If you can explain that, >> > then maybe we can say what the best course of action here is. What >> > specific initialization commands do you need to send? >> > >> > Yes, MM exposes location information via the D-Bus interface, because >> > that's how *all* of MM's interaction with the system works, via D-Bus. >> > >> >> And, finally, for the other things I need to do there's no way at all. >> > >> > Such as? What kinds of things do you need to do? >> > >> > Dan >> > >> >> I've given a look at the modemmanager code and there seems to be no >> >> hook available >> >> to send AT commands before the connection or after it ended. >> >> For mobile boradband I need to get some network related infos, >> localization (LAC+CI) among them. >> What I understand is that I need to write a D-BUS client to ask >> the modem manager to gather the infos on my behalf. > > That's correct. There's a python example of this in ModemManager's > test/location.py script that enables location services on the modem and > reports the LAC/CI for you. That should give you an idea of the D-Bus > interfaces required to get the LAC/CI out. Note that the SIM PIN must > have been entered, and the modem enabled, before location services can > work, because no modem will register with the network until it's (a) PIN > unlocked and (b) powered up. Regardless of whether MM is used or not. > >> But for POTS and ISDN modem I just need to make some specific >> initialization which apperas to be not possible at all. > > ModemManager does not (yet) handle POTS modems and will ignore them. > Nor does MM handle ISDN since ISDN doesn't really look like a modem and > doesn't get configured like one either. ISDN would probably be handled > by NetworkManager instead. >
Hi. Neither in ModemManager-0.4 nor in NetworkManager-0.8.3.999 there's any location.py. Could you please tell me where can I read such a piece software? That looks promising, though. _______________________________________________ networkmanager-list mailing list networkmanager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list