network-manager doesn't work with dell 5530 hsdpa mobile broadband
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ModemManager |
Unknown
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Medium
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network-manager (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Network manager doesn't connect to mobile broadband using the Dell 5530 hsdpa mini-pci card. Shows up in network-manager as having a gsm device, but even with the correct settings it wont connect.
I did manage to get it working by installing gnome-ppp and manually configuring AT commands the card requires to active the radio and set the APN. I can get connected this way, but it is not as nice as being able to use network-manager. It also required my user to be added to the dialout and dip groups I think.
The 5530 card requires these AT commands to activate radio and set the APN and so on:
AT+CFUN=1
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
AT+CGDCONT=
Obviously replacing the VirginBroadband with the appropriate APN for the connection.
I don't know if its worthwhile but maybe if the network-manager tool had the ability to customise AT init strings under and advanced button for mobile broadband or dial-up modems?
Also the card also supports GPS which can be enabled with (for example):
AT+CFUN=1
AT+E2GPSCTL=1,5,1
AT+E2GPSNPD
lsb_release -rd :
Description: Ubuntu lucid (development branch)
Release: 10.04
timw@timw-laptop:~$ apt-cache policy network-manager
network-manager:
Installed: 0.8-0ubuntu2
Candidate: 0.8-0ubuntu2
Version table:
*** 0.8-0ubuntu2 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
description: | updated |
Changed in network-manager: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Incomplete |
Changed in network-manager: | |
status: | Incomplete → New |
Changed in network-manager (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Incomplete |
Changed in network-manager: | |
status: | New → Unknown |
Changed in network-manager: | |
importance: | Medium → Unknown |
Changed in modemmanager: | |
importance: | Undecided → Unknown |
status: | New → Unknown |
no longer affects: | network-manager |
Changed in modemmanager: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in modemmanager: | |
status: | Confirmed → Unknown |
Also of interest, the same settings that work with gnome-ppp in 10.04, don't seem to work with gnome-ppp in 9.10. It also doesn't work in network-manager for 9.10 either.