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

From: Matthew Dharm
Date: Fri Oct 04 2013 - 18:59:50 EST


(Ron replied separately with kernel versions and usb_modeswitch versions.)

Ron, it appears that while Tumbleweed upgraded the kernel version, it
didn't upgrade the usb_modeswitch version. You probably need a newer
version to support that device. I just checked
http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/ and the current version
(2.0.1) has support for your device.

You will either need to update your usb_modeswitch manually or get the
Tumbleweed maintainers to do so.

Matt

On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Matthew Dharm
<mdharm-usb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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>
>
> --
> Matthew Dharm
> Maintainer, USB Mass Storage driver for Linux



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