[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#780054: USB modem cannot be used, affects network-manager and wvdial

Sun Mar 8 19:53:12 UTC 2015

Package: modemmanager
Version: 1.4.4-1
Severity: critical
Tags: upstream

Dear, Sir.

I am using Debian Testing for all daily works at my personal computer, and
always make all packages are up to date (apt-get upgrade and apt-get dist-
upgrade).
Someday after made all packages are up to date, I realized that modemmanager is
not working anymore. I cannot use my USB modem, Huawei K4505.

The problem affects network-manager and wvdial as described below (1-5):

1) At NetworkManager Applet with right click mouse, I have "Enable Mobile
Broadband". But when I want to activate the connection with left click mouse,
it shows "Mobile Broadband not enabled" (with grey text color/cannot be
clicked).

2) Sometime I use wvdial to activate the connection for my USB modem. It always
works, but I think because the problem from modemmanager, now I cannot use it.

3) The problem occurs with modemmanager in unstable (1.4.0-1), and reproduced
in experimental (1.4.4-1). I have upgraded modemmanager to experimental version
to see the problem still exists or not, and evidently the problem still occurs.

4) Here is the log from /var/log/syslog

Mar  9 01:55:59 skynetter kernel: [   87.591122] usb 2-5: new high-speed USB
device number 2 using ehci-pci
Mar  9 01:55:59 skynetter kernel: [   87.726205] usb 2-5: New USB device found,
idVendor=12d1, idProduct=1521
Mar  9 01:55:59 skynetter kernel: [   87.726217] usb 2-5: New USB device
strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Mar  9 01:55:59 skynetter kernel: [   87.726224] usb 2-5: Product: Vodafone
Mobile Broadband (Huawei)
Mar  9 01:55:59 skynetter kernel: [   87.726229] usb 2-5: Manufacturer:
Vodafone Group (Huawei)
Mar  9 01:55:59 skynetter mtp-probe: checking bus 2, device 2:
"/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-5"
Mar  9 01:55:59 skynetter mtp-probe: bus: 2, device: 2 was not an MTP device
Mar  9 01:55:59 skynetter kernel: [   87.807284] usb-storage 2-5:1.0: USB Mass
Storage device detected
Mar  9 01:55:59 skynetter kernel: [   87.807380] scsi6 : usb-storage 2-5:1.0
Mar  9 01:55:59 skynetter kernel: [   87.807486] usb-storage 2-5:1.1: USB Mass
Storage device detected
Mar  9 01:55:59 skynetter kernel: [   87.807533] scsi7 : usb-storage 2-5:1.1
Mar  9 01:55:59 skynetter kernel: [   87.807617] usbcore: registered new
interface driver usb-storage
Mar  9 01:56:00 skynetter usb_modeswitch: switch device 12d1:1521 on 002/002
Mar  9 01:56:00 skynetter kernel: [   88.470655] usb 2-5: USB disconnect,
device number 2
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.294623] usb 2-5: new high-speed USB
device number 3 using ehci-pci
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.429875] usb 2-5: New USB device found,
idVendor=12d1, idProduct=1464
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.429887] usb 2-5: New USB device
strings: Mfr=4, Product=3, SerialNumber=0
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.429894] usb 2-5: Product: Vodafone
Mobile Broadband (Huawei)
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.429900] usb 2-5: Manufacturer:
Vodafone Group (Huawei)
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.435480] usb-storage 2-5:1.5: USB Mass
Storage device detected
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.435695] scsi8 : usb-storage 2-5:1.5
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.436134] usb-storage 2-5:1.6: USB Mass
Storage device detected
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.436256] scsi9 : usb-storage 2-5:1.6
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter mtp-probe: checking bus 2, device 3:
"/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-5"
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter mtp-probe: bus: 2, device: 3 was not an MTP device
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.536790] cdc_ether 2-5:1.1 wwan0:
register 'cdc_ether' at usb-0000:00:13.2-5, Mobile Broadband Network Device,
02:50:f3:00:00:00
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.536822] usbcore: registered new
interface driver cdc_ether
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter NetworkManager[785]: <info> devices added (path:
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-5/2-5:1.1/net/wwan0, iface: wwan0)
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter NetworkManager[785]: <info> device added (path:
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-5/2-5:1.1/net/wwan0, iface: wwan0):
no ifupdown configuration found.
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter logger: usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:1464 on
002/003
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.556486] usbcore: registered new
interface driver usbserial
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.556509] usbcore: registered new
interface driver usbserial_generic
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.556527] usbserial: USB Serial support
registered for generic
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.581054] usbcore: registered new
interface driver option
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.581227] usbserial: USB Serial support
registered for GSM modem (1-port)
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.581318] option 2-5:1.0: GSM modem
(1-port) converter detected
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.581456] usb 2-5: GSM modem (1-port)
converter now attached to ttyUSB0
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.581497] option 2-5:1.3: GSM modem
(1-port) converter detected
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.581603] usb 2-5: GSM modem (1-port)
converter now attached to ttyUSB1
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.581617] option 2-5:1.4: GSM modem
(1-port) converter detected
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter kernel: [   93.581722] usb 2-5: GSM modem (1-port)
converter now attached to ttyUSB2
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter ModemManager[783]: <warn>  (ttyUSB2): port attributes
not fully set
Mar  9 01:56:05 skynetter ModemManager[783]: <warn>  (ttyUSB1): port attributes
not fully set
Mar  9 01:56:06 skynetter kernel: [   94.438382] scsi 8:0:0:0: CD-ROM
Vodafone CD ROM (Huawei)  2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Mar  9 01:56:06 skynetter kernel: [   94.440227] scsi 9:0:0:0: Direct-Access
Vodafone Storage (Huawei) 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Mar  9 01:56:06 skynetter kernel: [   94.445692] sr1: scsi-1 drive
Mar  9 01:56:06 skynetter kernel: [   94.445915] sr 8:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-
ROM sr1
Mar  9 01:56:06 skynetter kernel: [   94.446034] sr 8:0:0:0: Attached scsi
generic sg2 type 5
Mar  9 01:56:06 skynetter kernel: [   94.446335] sd 9:0:0:0: Attached scsi
generic sg3 type 0
Mar  9 01:56:06 skynetter kernel: [   94.453452] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached
SCSI removable disk
Mar  9 01:56:06 skynetter ModemManager[783]: <warn>  (ttyUSB0): port attributes
not fully set
Mar  9 01:56:09 skynetter ModemManager[783]: <warn>  (ttyUSB2): port attributes
not fully set
Mar  9 01:56:09 skynetter ModemManager[783]: <warn>  (ttyUSB1): port attributes
not fully set
Mar  9 01:56:19 skynetter ModemManager[783]: <info>  Creating modem with plugin
'Huawei' and '4' ports
Mar  9 01:56:19 skynetter ModemManager[783]: <warn>  (ttyUSB2): port attributes
not fully set
Mar  9 01:56:19 skynetter ModemManager[783]: <info>  Modem for device at
'/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-5' successfully created
Mar  9 01:56:19 skynetter ModemManager[783]: Error while checking ^SYSCFGEX
format: Unknown error
Mar  9 01:56:19 skynetter ModemManager[783]: <warn>  couldn't load Supported IP
families: 'SIM failure'
Mar  9 01:56:19 skynetter ModemManager[783]: <warn>  Modem couldn't be
initialized: Couldn't check unlock status: SIM failure
Mar  9 01:56:19 skynetter ModemManager[783]: <info>  Modem: state changed
(unknown -> failed)
Mar  9 01:56:19 skynetter NetworkManager[785]: <warn> (ttyUSB2): failed to look
up interface index
Mar  9 01:56:19 skynetter NetworkManager[785]: <info> (ttyUSB2): new Broadband
device (driver: 'cdc_ether, option1' ifindex: 0)
Mar  9 01:56:19 skynetter NetworkManager[785]: <info> (ttyUSB2): exported as
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3
Mar  9 01:56:19 skynetter NetworkManager[785]: <info> (ttyUSB2): device state
change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]
Mar  9 01:56:19 skynetter NetworkManager[785]: <info> (ttyUSB2): preparing
device
Mar  9 01:56:19 skynetter NetworkManager[785]: <info> (ttyUSB2): modem state
'failed'

5) Here is the output from wvdial

--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.61
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ERROR
--> Bad init string.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ERROR
--> Bad init string.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ERROR
--> Bad init string.

I apologize if any mistakes, this is my first bug report.
Thank you very much for your support.

Kind regards,

Imam Kurniawan

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (400, 'unstable'), (200, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages modemmanager depends on:
ii  init-system-helpers    1.22
ii  libc6                  2.19-15
ii  libglib2.0-0           2.42.1-1
ii  libgudev-1.0-0         215-12
ii  libmbim-glib4          1.10.0-2.1
ii  libmbim-proxy          1.10.0-2.1
ii  libmm-glib0            1.4.0-1
ii  libpolkit-gobject-1-0  0.105-8
ii  libqmi-glib1           1.12.4-2
ii  libqmi-proxy           1.12.4-2

Versions of packages modemmanager recommends:
ii  usb-modeswitch  2.2.0+repack0-2

modemmanager suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information