Comment 0 for bug 300500

(Intrepid)

Network Manager 0.7 recognizes Sierra 885 (ver 1.3.2), but fails to connect. Upon clicking connection in network manager, disconnects immediately with message "disconnected from server". 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.