usb_modeswitch crashes with Sony adapters

[psarhjinian]

Binary package hint: usb-modeswitch

usb-modeswitch crashes when used in Sony mode. Tested with Sony MD400. The developer confirms a bug in 1.1.0 (ships with Lucid) when used in Sony mode.

See: http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/bb/viewtopic.php?t=347&sid=dbafa9790e1fc2d6a050ca8ab5e9541f

Current version is v1.1.1, which does not have this issue.

The MD400 is used by several major carriers, and is useless in Lucid without this upgrade. There are Debian packages in squeeze and sid.

http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=usb-modeswitch

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: usb-modeswitch 1.1.0-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.31-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr 15 21:53:05 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: usb-modeswitch

[Didier Raboud (odyx)]

Hi,

As Lucid is now in Final Freeze period, it is very certainly too late for an upstream update of usb-modeswitch for Lucid. It seems a no-go.

I created a PPA with "Debian official backports for Lucid": ppa:odyx/usb-modeswitch It will always contain the testing version.

OdyX, Debian maintainer for usb-modeswitch

[Didier Raboud (odyx)]

This is fixed in 1.1.1-1, available in Squeeze.

[psarhjinian (psarhjinian)]

It's a real pity if it doesn't make it in. Sony's MD400 was the primary USB adapter sold by GSM carriers in North America (Rogers, AT&T) for more than a year. Having them just "not work" for an LTS release is a problem. Mind you, they didn't work with network-manager in 9.10, either

Thank you for the PPA, though.

[Didier Raboud (odyx)]

Hi,

I filed bugs #564353 (usb-modeswitch) and #564695 (usb-modeswitch-data). If you want this to be fixed in Lucid, you should probably bug the sponsors team until they close these two bugs. :-)

Cheers,

OdyX

[psarhjinian (psarhjinian)]

I'm not clear on the procedures, but if someone can show me how to nag correctly, I'll nag.

[madbiologist (me-again)]

@Didier - um, 564353 is this bug. Did you mean another bug number?

Also, if you write "I filed bug #564353 (usb-modeswitch) and bug #564695 (usb-modeswitch-data)." instead of "bugs #564353 (usb-modeswitch) and #564695" the bugs will automatically be linked.

[Didier Raboud (odyx)]

So let's correct this:

"I filed bug #564692 on usb-modeswitch and bug #564695 on usb-modeswitch-data."

I stated on both bugreports my opinion on the matter: I'm not willing to do more than what was already done: if someone wants to see this update in Lucid, he'll have to get it done by himself.

[Josua Dietze (digidietze)]

I don't see the fixed version 1.1.1 in Lucid updates yet. When will it be available?

Or should I change status again?

[Didier Raboud (odyx)]

Hi Josh,

I have no power to get this in Lucid, and there is bug #564692 up for the Ubuntu release managers. I can't do more.

For me the fix is released because it's in available Debian packages, unfortunately not for Lucid.

[Josua Dietze (digidietze)]

There is still no official update available.

Version 1.1.2 is available from Launchpad and is well tested, as far as I know.

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-modeswitch/1.1.2-3/+build/1745937

Why not use it?

[Josua Dietze (digidietze)]

Please, somebody advise me what to do next.

Bug is confirmed, package with fix is available for Debian, but still no update for Lucid. Who is entitled to press the trigger ?

[Didier Raboud (odyx)]

Fixed in 1.1.3-1