NetworkManager does not work with aircard 881U

[QuinnStorm]

Binary package hint: network-manager

Note that this is in the latest version of intrepid, latest packages as of 10/6/2008

Network Manager notices my 881U when I plug it in, and pops up its helpful wizard. I click through, selecting AT&T (have tried the other AT&T options too) and all seems well until I go to connect, at which point it simply instantly fails.

Here is the relevant sections from /var/log/daemon.log:

Oct 6 10:29:51 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) starting connection 'AT&T'
Oct 6 10:29:51 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: 3 -> 4
Oct 6 10:29:51 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Oct 6 10:29:51 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Oct 6 10:29:51 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: <debug> [1223314191.888144] nm_serial_device_open(): (ttyUSB0) opening device...
Oct 6 10:29:51 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Oct 6 10:29:52 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): powering up...
Oct 6 10:29:52 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: <info> Registered on Home network
Oct 6 10:29:52 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: <info> Associated with network: +COPS: 0,0,"AT&T",2
Oct 6 10:29:52 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: <WARN> set_apn_done(): Setting APN failed
Oct 6 10:29:52 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: 4 -> 9
Oct 6 10:29:52 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: <debug> [1223314192.114943] nm_serial_device_close(): Closing device 'ttyUSB0'
Oct 6 10:29:52 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'AT&T' invalid.
Oct 6 10:29:52 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) failed.
Oct 6 10:29:52 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: 9 -> 3
Oct 6 10:29:52 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): deactivating device.
Oct 6 10:29:52 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: nm_system_device_flush_ip4_routes_with_iface: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed
Oct 6 10:29:52 tymestl-eee-1000 NetworkManager: nm_system_device_flush_ip4_addresses_with_iface: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed

For what its worth, it also doesn't use the correct USB port -- 0 and 2 are both usable for the 881U but 2 is the preferred one as then 0 can be used to query status while 2 is active for modem/ppp (1 is a proprietary status protocol)

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

please attach your complete syslog taken after reproducing this.

also attach the output of:

1. hal-find-by-capability --capability modem
2. lshal -u `hal-find-by-capability --capability modem`

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

we would love to support your aircard. please provide the info i asked for above. thanks!

[Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

 We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!