3G USB modem - ZTE MF6273 not recognised

[frogzoo]

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic

After using usb_modeswitch, USB modem appears as:
Bus 002 Device 007: ID 19d2:0064

Only way to get /dev/ttyUSB* to appear is:
/bin/echo "19d2 0064" > /sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/option1/new_id

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lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 9.04
Release: 9.04
Codename: jaunty
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uname -a
Linux blahhost 2.6.28-15-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Aug 18 19:25:34 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Hi frogzoo,

Can you try the latest Karmic 9.10 Alpha release - http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/ . The reason I ask is that is has a much newer 2.6.31 based kernel and it looks like support for this device has been added to the option driver:

ogasawara@yoji:~/ubuntu-karmic/drivers/usb/serial$ grep -rn "0x0064" option.c
556: { USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(ZTE_VENDOR_ID, 0x0064, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff) },

[frogzoo (frogzoo)]

Please log this as a bug against modemmanager:

On latest Koala, 2.6.31-15-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 10 14:53:52 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux

can get this modem to work, as follows:

add the following rule to /lib/udev/rules.d/77-mm-zte-port-types.rules:
ATTRS{idProduct}=="2000", ENV{.MM_USBIFNUM}=="03", ENV{ID_MM_ZTE_PORT_TYPE_MODEM}="1"
ATTRS{idProduct}=="2000", ENV{.MM_USBIFNUM}=="01", ENV{ID_MM_ZTE_PORT_TYPE_AUX}="1"

then change the connection setting in network-manager: right click nm applet -> "Edit Connections..." -> Mobile Broadband -> This Connection -> Edit -> ipv4 Settings:
Change the default setting of "automatic (ppp) Addresses Only" to "automatic (ppp)"

Still need to eject the modem on insertion, but from there everything works automatically.

[frogzoo (frogzoo)]

ii modemmanager 0.2.git.20091014t233208.16 D-Bus service for managing modems
ii network-manager 0.8~a~git.20091013t193206. network management framework daemon

[frogzoo (frogzoo)]

Still doesn't work quite as intended - every 2nd insertion negotiates ppp IP address/gateway etc. but no DNS.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug was filed against a series that is no longer supported and so is being marked as Won't Fix. If this issue still exists in a supported series, please file a new bug.

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