3G --> Sierra 885 --> set_apn_done(): Setting APN Failed

[TheBaggage]

(Intrepid)

Network Manager 0.7 recognizes Sierra 885 (ver 1.3.2), but fails to connect. Upon clicking the 3G connection in network manager, connection fails immediately. Cannot seem to set APN. /var/log/daemon.log as follows:

Nov 21 06:37:14 TheBaggage ntpd[6601]: sendto(91.189.94.4) (fd=18): Invalid argument
Nov 21 06:37:18 TheBaggage nm-system-settings: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (udi: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1199_6880_1234567890ABCDEF_if4_serial_usb_4, iface: (null))
Nov 21 06:37:18 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> ttyUSB4: driver is 'sierra'.
Nov 21 06:37:18 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <debug> [1227213438.741781] setup_monitor_device(): No monitoring udi provided
Nov 21 06:37:18 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> Found new Modem device 'ttyUSB4'.
Nov 21 06:37:18 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB4): exported as /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1199_6880_1234567890ABCDEF_if4_serial_usb_4
Nov 21 06:37:22 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB4): device state change: 1 -> 2
Nov 21 06:37:22 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB4): deactivating device (reason: 2).
Nov 21 06:37:22 TheBaggage NetworkManager: nm_system_device_flush_ip4_routes_with_iface: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed
Nov 21 06:37:22 TheBaggage NetworkManager: nm_system_device_flush_ip4_addresses_with_iface: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed
Nov 21 06:37:22 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB4): device state change: 2 -> 3
Nov 21 06:37:24 TheBaggage hald: mounted /dev/sdb1 on behalf of uid 1000
Nov 21 06:38:17 TheBaggage ntpd[6601]: sendto(91.189.94.4) (fd=18): Invalid argument
Nov 21 06:38:22 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB4) starting connection 'Telstra'
Nov 21 06:38:22 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB4): device state change: 3 -> 4
Nov 21 06:38:22 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB4) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Nov 21 06:38:22 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB4) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Nov 21 06:38:22 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <debug> [1227213502.923534] nm_serial_device_open(): (ttyUSB4) opening device...
Nov 21 06:38:22 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB4) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Nov 21 06:38:23 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB4): powering up...
Nov 21 06:38:23 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> Registered on Home network
Nov 21 06:38:23 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> Associated with network: +COPS: 0,0,"Telstra Mobile",2
Nov 21 06:38:23 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <WARN> set_apn_done(): Setting APN failed
Nov 21 06:38:23 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB4): device state change: 4 -> 9
Nov 21 06:38:23 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <debug> [1227213503.156756] nm_serial_device_close(): Closing device 'ttyUSB4'
Nov 21 06:38:23 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'Telstra' invalid.
Nov 21 06:38:23 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB4) failed.
Nov 21 06:38:23 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB4): device state change: 9 -> 3
Nov 21 06:38:23 TheBaggage NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB4): deactivating device (reason: 0).
Nov 21 06:38:23 TheBaggage NetworkManager: nm_system_device_flush_ip4_routes_with_iface: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed
Nov 21 06:38:23 TheBaggage NetworkManager: nm_system_device_flush_ip4_addresses_with_iface: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed

Card tested & works fine in XP. Would really love a fix to this; great little card under Windows.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue that you reported is one that should be reproducible with the live environment of the Desktop CD of the development release the Karmic Koala. It would help us greatly if you could test with it so we can work on getting it fixed in the next release of Ubuntu. You can find out more about the development release at http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/ . Thanks again and we appreciate your help.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

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!.