[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#828820: Dell DW5811e should be working with the latest MM and supporting packages

[Luc Bégault]

On 23/08/2016 11:01, Bjørn Mork wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I noticed this bug which I believe should be resolved.  In case it isn't
> I'd very much like to have some details.  I believe the DW5811e might be
> configured for multiple alternative USB configurations, which means that
> we cannot necessarily guess with drivers you are using.
>
> Could you do a "mmcli -L" and then "mmcli -m X" where the X is the
> number of the DW5811e?  Feel free to censor any data you want to keep
> private, like the IMEI.  For a start, I am mostly interested in which
> driver is in use and what state MM claims the modem is in.
>
>
>
> Bjørn
>
Hello,
here is the output of:
# mmcli -m /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0

/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0 (device id 
'abcc5d4e7daab7bd404d58f7ca9c6e799fe47155')
   -------------------------
   Hardware |   manufacturer: 'Dell'
            |          model: 'MBIM [413C:81B6]'
            |       revision: 'SWI9X30C_02.05.07.00'
            |      supported: 'gsm-umts, lte'
            |        current: 'gsm-umts, lte'
            |   equipment id: '353991070070340'
   -------------------------
   System   |         device: 
'/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb2/2-2'
            |        drivers: 'cdc_mbim'
            |         plugin: 'Dell'
            |   primary port: 'cdc-wdm0'
            |          ports: 'cdc-wdm0 (mbim), wwp0s20f0u2i12 (net)'
   -------------------------
   Numbers  |           own : 'unknown'
   -------------------------
   Status   |           lock: 'none'
            | unlock retries: 'sim-pin2 (3)'
            |          state: 'registered'
            |    power state: 'on'
            |    access tech: 'lte'
            | signal quality: '29' (cached)
   -------------------------
   Modes    |      supported: 'allowed: 3g, 4g; preferred: none'
            |        current: 'allowed: 3g, 4g; preferred: none'
   -------------------------
   Bands    |      supported: 'unknown'
            |        current: 'unknown'
   -------------------------
   IP       |      supported: 'ipv4, ipv6, ipv4v6'
   -------------------------
   3GPP     |           imei: '3XXXXXXX'
            |  enabled locks: 'fixed-dialing'
            |    operator id: '20810'
            |  operator name: 'F SFR'
            |   subscription: 'unknown'
            |   registration: 'home'
   -------------------------
   SIM      |           path: '/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SIM/0'

   -------------------------
   Bearers  |          paths: '/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Bearer/35'

Since new version of modemmanager, the modem is detected and my 
connection is avaible in network manager. But when I try to connect, I have:
#nmcli c up SFR
Error: Connection activation failed.

#nmcli device show
../..
GENERAL.DEVICE:                         cdc-wdm0
GENERAL.TYPE:                           gsm
GENERAL.HWADDR:                         (unknown)
GENERAL.MTU:                            0
GENERAL.STATE:                          30 (disconnected)
GENERAL.CONNECTION:                     --
GENERAL.CON-PATH:                       --
../..

Maybe I should report now to networkmanager ?

Regards,
Luc Bégault.