Re: [usb-storage] Re: [opensuse-factory] huawei usb dongle e173 notworking on tumbleweed

From: Matthew Dharm
Date: Thu Oct 03 2013 - 19:57:58 EST


Ron --

We're going to need the version numbers of both the kernel and the
usb_modeswitch utility from both openSUSE 12.3 and Tumbleweed if we're
going to make any sense of the situation.

Matt

On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Ron Brickle <rb19495@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 2013-10-03 at 12:07 -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
>> On 10/03/2013 02:13 AM, Ron Brickle wrote:
>> > On Wed, 2013-10-02 at 22:56 -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
>> >> On 10/02/2013 09:02 PM, Ron Brickle wrote:
>> >>> Hi I have been trying to get my huawei usb dongle working on Tumbleweed
>> >>> but to no avail so in desperation I am sending this email. it works
>> >>> fine on 12.3 opensuse so hopefully you can fix this problem I tried to
>> >>> get it working from help from the tumbleweed forum it is recognized in
>> >>> lsusb but doesn show in network-manager
>> >>> regards and thanks Ron Brickle
>> >>
>> >> Firmware?
>> >>
>> >> A device present in lsusb only means that it is connected to the USB system. For
>> >> NM to have it, any firmware must be present, the wifi-enable switch for *ALL*
>> >> devices must be on, the device must be recognized by some driver, and that
>> >> driver must load and initialize correctly. From the information you provided, it
>> >> is impossible to tell where it is failing.
>> >>
>> >> Larry
>> >>
>> >> Hi i just put this in terminal as normal user then as root
>> >
>> > rpm -ql usb_modeswitch-data|grep 1446
>> > it returns no answer and it should be this I am told if so the driver
>> > isnt installed for this usb modem TargetVendor= 0x12d1
>> > TargetProductList="1001,1406,140b,140c,1412,141b,1433,1436,14ac,1506"
>> >
>> > MessageContent="55534243123456780000000000000011062000000100000000000000000000"
>> > is this any help
>> > regards ron
>> > lsusb gives thisron@desktop:~> rpm -ql usb_modeswitch-data|grep 1446
>> > ron@desktop:~> lsusb
>> > Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8008 Intel Corp.
>> > Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.
>> > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>> > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>> > Bus 001 Device 003: ID 046d:0809 Logitech, Inc. Webcam Pro 9000
>> > Bus 002 Device 003: ID 174c:2074 ASMedia Technology Inc.
>> > Bus 002 Device 004: ID 2109:2812
>> > Bus 002 Device 007: ID 12d1:1446 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
>> > E1552/E1800/E173 (HSPA modem)
>> > Bus 002 Device 005: ID 046d:c526 Logitech, Inc. Nano Receiver
>> > Bus 002 Device 006: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
>> > and usb-devices gives this
>> > Bus=02 Lev=03 Prnt=04 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 7 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
>> > D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
>> > P: Vendor=12d1 ProdID=1446 Rev=00.00
>> > S: Manufacturer=HUAWEI Technology
>> > S: Product=HUAWEI Mobile
>> > C: #Ifs= 2 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=500mA
>> > I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50
>> > Driver=usb-storage
>> > I: If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50
>> > Driver=usb-storage
>> > thanks for your reply regards ron
>>
>> From the usb-devices output, the device obviously needs to be mode switched.
>>
>> There may be a regression from the openSUSE 12.3 kernel (probably 3.7) to the
>> one used by Tumbleweed. The usb-storage drivers are maintinaed by Matthew Dharm
>> <mdharm-usb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>. I suggest you contact him with a Cc to
>> linux-usb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, usb-storage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, and
>> linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and and state your problem, that it worked in
>> kernel 3.7, but fails in the kernel 3.XX with the XX replaced by the version
>> returned by 'uname -r'.
>>
>> Larry
>>
>>
>
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