Public bug reported:
When I plug my Motorola XT910 (Razr Max) as USB, with connection sharing
on USB enabled on the phone, network-manager sees it, but reports it as
disconnected. If I activate the usb0 interface manually (ifconfig /
dhclient), it works, flawlessly.
I set network manager to log debug info, this is what I get, once the device is
plugged in (MAC & S/N removed) :
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 kernel: [ 3959.827268] usb 1-2: new high-speed USB
device number 10 using xhci_hcd
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: [1419362100.278667]
[nm-netlink-monitor.c:164] link_msg_handler(): netlink link message: iface idx
5 flags 0x1002
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 kernel: [ 3959.955942] usb 1-2: New USB device
found, idVendor=22b8, idProduct=431c
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 kernel: [ 3959.955945] usb 1-2: New USB device
strings: Mfr=2, Product=3, SerialNumber=4
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 kernel: [ 3959.955947] usb 1-2: Product: XT910
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 kernel: [ 3959.955949] usb 1-2: Manufacturer:
Motorola
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 kernel: [ 3959.955950] usb 1-2: SerialNumber: X
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 kernel: [ 3959.957736] rndis_host 1-2:1.0 usb0:
register 'rndis_host' at usb-:00:14.0-2, RNDIS device, xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 mtp-probe: checking bus 1, device 10:
"/sys/devices/pci:00/:00:14.0/usb1/1-2"
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 10 was not an MTP device
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]:SCPlugin-Ifupdown:
devices added (path:
/sys/devices/pci:00/:00:14.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/net/usb0, iface: usb0)
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]:SCPlugin-Ifupdown: device
added (path: /sys/devices/pci:00/:00:14.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/net/usb0,
iface: usb0): no ifupdown configuration found.
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: [1419362100.301139]
[nm-udev-manager.c:563] handle_uevent(): UDEV event: action 'add' subsys 'net'
device 'usb0'
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: failed to allocate
link cache: (-26) Protocol mismatch
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: [1419362100.301528]
[nm-device-ethernet.c:1624] supports_ethtool_carrier_detect(): ethtool is
supported
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: [1419362100.301609]
[nm-device-wired.c:313] constructor(): (usb0): kernel ifindex 5
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: (usb0): carrier is OFF
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: [1419362100.301765]
[nm-device-ethernet.c:261] constructor(): (usb0): kernel ifindex 5
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: [1419362100.302205]
[nm-device-ethernet.c:485] update_initial_hw_address(): (usb0): read initial
MAC address 62:A4:06:B5:C8:73
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: (usb0): new Ethernet
device (driver: 'rndis_host' ifindex: 5)
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: (usb0): exported as
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: [1419362100.302928]
[nm-device.c:5333] nm_device_set_managed(): (usb0): now managed
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: (usb0): device state
change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: (usb0): bringing up
device.
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: (usb0): carrier now
ON (device state 20)
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: [1419362100.303239]
[nm-device.c:5272] nm_device_queue_state(): (usb0): queued state change to
disconnected (id 657)
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: (usb0): preparing
device.
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: (usb0): deactivating
device (reason 'managed') [2]
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: [1419362100.303338]
[nm-device.c:5295] nm_device_queued_state_clear(): (usb0): clearing queued
state transition (id 657)
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: [1419362100.303355]
[NetworkManagerUtils.c:637] nm_utils_do_sysctl(): sysctl: setting
'/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/usb0/accept_ra' to '0'
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: [1419362100.303371]
[NetworkManagerUtils.c:637] nm_utils_do_sysctl(): sysctl: setting
'/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/usb0/use_tempaddr' to '0'
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: [1419362100.303380]
[nm-device-ethernet.c:384] _set_hw_addr(): (usb0): no MAC address change needed
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: [1419362100.303416]
[nm-system.c:1404] nm_system_iface_flush_routes(): (usb0): flushing routes
ifindex 5 family INET (2)
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: [1419362100.303468]
[nm-netlink-utils.c:356] dump_route(): route idx 1 family INET (2) addr
127.0.0.0/32
Dec 23 20:15:00 gilles-M3800 NetworkManager[1284]: [1419362100.303475]
[nm-netlink-uti