Bug#501760: New upstream release 1.9 is out

[W. Martin Borgert]

On 2009-06-21 12:25, W. Martin Borgert wrote:
> On 2009-03-31 10:24, Julien Valroff wrote:
> > In the meantime, NetworkManager 0.7 was uploaded and is working with such
> > Option 3G modems. Now that kernel 2.6.29 is also in Debian (which includes
> > the hso module), I think the priority is to upload the zerocdoff package
> > (which is almost ready, just need to review it, I own an ITP for this which
> > suggests the kernel should be fixed) - you can also test usb_modeswitch
> > which was already uploaded.
>
> I can confirm, that with the current kernel 2.6.31 from unstable

s/31/30/, sorry

> an Option UMTS/GPRS modem works fine. So there is probably no
> need in packaging the kernel drivers. I was, however, not able
> to use NetworkManager for this, as I have not idea how
> NetworkManager works. There is an applet in GNOME which allows
> me to add an GSM connection, but I have no idea how to actually
> connect. I had to use hsoconnect/hsolink for this.
>
> Are you sure NetworkManager supports the Option 3G modems? If
> so, how? Can it really replace hsoconnect/hsolink?



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Bug#501760: New upstream release 1.9 is out

[Aurélien GÉRÔME]

Hi,

A new upstream release 1.9 is out at [1].

Cheers,

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Bug#501760: New upstream release 1.9 is out

[Julien Valroff]

Le jeudi 19 février 2009 à 19:41 +0100, Aurélien GÉRÔME a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> A new upstream release 1.9 is out at [1].

According to this post (I haven't checked myself), this is the same
version as in linux 2.6.28 (except it can be compiled against previous
kernel versions).

The 2.6.28 was uploaded yesterday to Debian, we will all benefit from
this soon ;-)

BTW, I have tested the 1.9 module with success, but I hadn't noticed
major problems with the previous releases.

Now, the other utilities should be packaged for Debian to make life
easier.

Cheers,
Julien

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Bug#501760: New upstream release 1.9 is out

[Julien Valroff]

Le jeudi 19 février 2009 à 21:05 +0100, Julien Valroff a écrit :
> Le jeudi 19 février 2009 à 19:41 +0100, Aurélien GÉRÔME a écrit :
> > Hi,
> > 
> > A new upstream release 1.9 is out at [1].
> 
> According to this post (I haven't checked myself), this is the same
> version as in linux 2.6.28 (except it can be compiled against previous
> kernel versions).
> 
> The 2.6.28 was uploaded yesterday to Debian, we will all benefit from
> this soon ;-)
> 
> BTW, I have tested the 1.9 module with success, but I hadn't noticed
> major problems with the previous releases.
> 
> Now, the other utilities should be packaged for Debian to make life
> easier.

FYI I have opened an ITP for ozerocdoff [0]

I have already made some preliminary work in my SVN (see ITP for
details).

I will also work on hsoconnect and hsolink packages.

I would be please to get some help for these packages ;)

Cheers,
Julien

[0] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=516258

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Bug#501760: New upstream release 1.9 is out

[Aurélien GÉRÔME]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 10:25:15AM +0100, Julien Valroff wrote:
> FYI I have opened an ITP for ozerocdoff [0]
> [0] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=516258

I sponsored 2 weeks ago usb-modeswitch[1] which is currently pending
in the NEW queue. How does ozerocdoff compare to usb-modeswitch?

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Bug#501760: New upstream release 1.9 is out

[Julien Valroff]

Le vendredi 20 février 2009 à 12:21 +0100, Aurélien GÉRÔME a écrit :
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 10:25:15AM +0100, Julien Valroff wrote:
> > FYI I have opened an ITP for ozerocdoff [0]
> > [0] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=516258
> 
> I sponsored 2 weeks ago usb-modeswitch[1] which is currently pending
> in the NEW queue. How does ozerocdoff compare to usb-modeswitch?

usb-modeswitch seems to have inspired Option when developping ozerocdoff
(actually, some parts of use-modeswitch were even added to ozerocdoff).

ozerocdoff is stated as "replacing rezero and usb_modeswitch" on
pharscape.org, but usb-modeswitch might also do the job.

I have never tried usb-modeswitch as ozerocdoff is recommended by Option
and works perfectly.

I see that usb-modeswitch is packaged without udev rules, which
ozerocdoff ships upstream.

Cheers,
Julien

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Bug#501760: New upstream release 1.9 is out

[Julien Valroff]

Le vendredi 20 février 2009 à 13:23 +0100, Aurélien GÉRÔME a écrit :
> 
> > I see that usb-modeswitch is packaged without udev rules, which
> > ozerocdoff ships upstream.
> 
> This is nice. I put Didier in Cc, as he can perhaps make use of them
> for usb-modeswitch. Feel free to ask me if you need sponsoring for
> ozerocdoff.
> 
I have checked in the mean time and noticed there are some udev rules as
well on the usb-modeswitch homepage.

One drawback of ozerocdoff is that it might only be used with Option
devices (this is a guess only as developed by Option) whereas
usb-modeswitch has a more general approach which seems better)

Cheers,
Julien

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Bug#501760: New upstream release 1.9 is out

[Aurélien GÉRÔME]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 01:02:31PM +0100, Julien Valroff wrote:
> I see that usb-modeswitch is packaged without udev rules, which
> ozerocdoff ships upstream.

This is nice. I put Didier in Cc, as he can perhaps make use of them
for usb-modeswitch. Feel free to ask me if you need sponsoring for
ozerocdoff.

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Bug#501760: New upstream release 1.9 is out

[Didier Raboud]

Le vendredi 20 février 2009 13:27:37 Julien Valroff, vous avez écrit :
> Le vendredi 20 février 2009 à 13:23 +0100, Aurélien GÉRÔME a écrit :
> > > I see that usb-modeswitch is packaged without udev rules, which
> > > ozerocdoff ships upstream.
> >
> > This is nice. I put Didier in Cc, as he can perhaps make use of them
> > for usb-modeswitch. Feel free to ask me if you need sponsoring for
> > ozerocdoff.
>
> I have checked in the mean time and noticed there are some udev rules as
> well on the usb-modeswitch homepage.
>
> One drawback of ozerocdoff is that it might only be used with Option
> devices (this is a guess only as developed by Option) whereas
> usb-modeswitch has a more general approach which seems better)
>
> Cheers,
> Julien

Hi all,

about usb-modeswitch:
* The -1 version actually in NEW does effectively not contain any udev 
rules.
* I prepared a -2 version [0] which builds a udev rules file from the
  configuration file at build time.
* This .rules files is really a simple linear file, which lists all the
  possibilities.
* From what I have tested with my device, it works. :)

about ozerocdoff:
* From what I have seen, it is particular to the "Option" devices, where
  usb_modeswitch is more generic (this is not a comment on the 
intrinsinc
  quality).
* The provided .rules is much smarter.

I think that both projects should coexist if they have non-overlapping uses.

Best regards,

OdyX

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Bug#501760: New upstream release 1.9 is out

[Julien Valroff]

On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:45:44 +0200, Olivier Berger
 wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 10:25:15AM +0100, Julien Valroff wrote:
>> 
>> I will also work on hsoconnect and hsolink packages.
>> 
> 
> Feel free to rename my RFP #522025 for hsoconnect to an ITP when you feel
> ready, then.

Well, I have already worked on these packages, but despite several email to
upstream requesting some changes, I still haven't received any answer. ATM
hsolink needs to be setuid root, which is imho not needed. As I have
already had to change a lot of things, I do not want to change all the
sources and would prefer working with upstream author for this.

Until I receive an answer, I won't request for these packages to be
uploaded.

In the meantime, NetworkManager 0.7 was uploaded and is working with such
Option 3G modems. Now that kernel 2.6.29 is also in Debian (which includes
the hso module), I think the priority is to upload the zerocdoff package
(which is almost ready, just need to review it, I own an ITP for this which
suggests the kernel should be fixed) - you can also test usb_modeswitch
which was already uploaded.

Cheers,
Julien



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Bug#522025: Bug#501760: New upstream release 1.9 is out

[Olivier Berger]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 10:25:15AM +0100, Julien Valroff wrote:
> 
> I will also work on hsoconnect and hsolink packages.
> 

Feel free to rename my RFP #522025 for hsoconnect to an ITP when you feel 
ready, then.

Thanks for your work.

Best regards,



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