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network-manager package

  1. Bug #290177
  2. Comment #7

Comment 7 for bug 290177

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote : Re: NM 0.7: GSM connections won't work with PIN code protected modems - despite having supplied the correct PIN for the connection in nm-connection-editor

Confirming the same issue with my Huawei E620. The first time I plug it in, it gives me the "new device detected blabla...", the wizard does not ask me for a PIN (just a tariff), and when I try to connect, n-m gets stuck in a loop with

Nov 3 09:52:34 tick NetworkManager: <debug> [1225702354.281839] nm_serial_device_open(): (ttyUSB1) opening de
vice...
Nov 3 09:52:34 tick NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Nov 3 09:52:34 tick NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB1): GSM pin secret required
Nov 3 09:52:34 tick NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB1): device state change: 4 -> 6
Nov 3 09:52:34 tick NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Nov 3 09:52:34 tick NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Nov 3 09:52:34 tick NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB1): device state change: 6 -> 4

When I manually add the PIN to the settings, I get

Nov 3 09:53:04 tick NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB1) starting connection 'Vodafone (D2)'
Nov 3 09:53:04 tick NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB1): device state change: 3 -> 4
Nov 3 09:53:04 tick NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Nov 3 09:53:04 tick NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Nov 3 09:53:04 tick NetworkManager: <debug> [1225702384.778216] nm_serial_device_open(): (ttyUSB1) opening device...
Nov 3 09:53:04 tick NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Nov 3 09:53:04 tick NetworkManager: <WARN> check_pin_done(): PIN checking timed out
Nov 3 09:53:04 tick NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB1): device state change: 4 -> 9
Nov 3 09:53:04 tick NetworkManager: <debug> [1225702384.927114] nm_serial_device_close(): Closing device 'ttyUSB1'
Nov 3 09:53:04 tick NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'Vodafone (D2)' invalid.
Nov 3 09:53:04 tick NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB1) failed.
Nov 3 09:53:04 tick NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB1): device state change: 9 -> 3
Nov 3 09:53:04 tick NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB1): deactivating device (reason: 0).