network-manager asks pin code on huawei e160e, the pin can not be entered because the pin window is unresponsive

[latrom]

Hello. It seems that on ubuntu there are two programs or windows which ask for the pin code. The non network-manager program steals the focus and keyboard to itself thus making it impossible to insert the pin on the network-manager window which is on top of the smaller focus stealing window. Or it might be possible if one enters the pin code blind, I have not tried yet. Anyways, the bug is _HIGHLY ANNOYING_.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: network-manager-gnome 0.8.1+git.20100809t190028.290dc70-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Date: Fri Oct 1 17:23:48 2010
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
IpRoute:
 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0 proto kernel scope link src 85.77.99.197
 169.254.0.0/16 dev ppp0 scope link metric 1000
 default via 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0 proto static
Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=fi_FI.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: network-manager-applet
WpaSupplicantLog:

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

Hi,

is there any way you could provide a screenshot to illustrate what you mean? There should really only be one program and window to ask for PIN, so we need to figure out what, or which application is doing this.

[latrom (moertael)]

screenshot

[latrom (moertael)]

The smaller window stealing the focus and keyboard is actually under the bigger PIN window. I dragged the bigger window out of the way.

[voice5sur5 (e510dimension)]

the orange internet key 3g not work in any version of Ubuntu
default by the supplier has included the driver for windows no any devloppeur or programmer can creeted the driver for ubuntu in the future ????? and thx

[latrom (moertael)]

I think that the problem is following: the 3g dongle can work either in a usb-storage mode or 3g dongle mode. You need to somehow tell the dongle that you want the 3G functionality. I do not know if network-manager has such functionality but it would be highly appreciated. Last time I tried, I was unable to get the huawei dongle to work on my ibm thinkpad T43/p.

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

latrom, This already exists and is done by the usb-modeswitch package.

However, that's not what I read from the description of your problem. Isn't it that two PIN entry dialogs appear? Could you try this on a live CD of the development release of Ubuntu - Maverick Meerkat - to see if it still happens?

[madbiologist (me-again)]

voice5sur5: You are experiencing a different problem. Please file a new bug and provide the output of lsusb (with the 3g modem plugged in).