I am using mc509 in a Ubuntu 14.04 box.
uname -a;lsb_release -a
Linux HBOX-0100b5 3.10.17 #1 SMP Wed Sep 3 02:38:52 PDT 2014 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty
The module is detected correct and using the correct driver.
lsusb;usb-devices
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 12d1:1404 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:2412 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=480 MxCh= 1
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0002 Rev=03.10
S: Manufacturer=Linux 3.10.17 ehci_hcd
S: Product=EHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=ci_hdrc.0
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=480 MxCh= 2
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0424 ProdID=2412 Rev=0b.b2
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=2mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
T: Bus=02 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=480 MxCh= 1
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0002 Rev=03.10
S: Manufacturer=Linux 3.10.17 ehci_hcd
S: Product=EHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=ci_hdrc.1
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
T: Bus=02 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=12 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=12d1 ProdID=1404 Rev=00.00
S: Manufacturer=HUAÿWEI TECHNOLOGIES
S: Product=HUAWEI Mobile
S: SerialNumber=ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ
C: #Ifs= 5 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=500mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=option
I: If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=option
I: If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=option
I: If#= 3 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=option
I: If#= 4 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=option.
ls -al /dev/serial/by-id
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 140 Sep 12 17:31 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 80 Sep 12 17:31 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Sep 12 17:31 usb-HUA??WEI_TECHNOLOGIES_HUAWEI_Mobile-if00-port0 -> ../../ttyUSB0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Sep 12 17:31 usb-HUA??WEI_TECHNOLOGIES_HUAWEI_Mobile-if01-port0 -> ../../ttyUSB1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Sep 12 17:31 usb-HUA??WEI_TECHNOLOGIES_HUAWEI_Mobile-if02-port0 -> ../../ttyUSB2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Sep 12 17:31 usb-HUA??WEI_TECHNOLOGIES_HUAWEI_Mobile-if03-port0 -> ../../ttyUSB3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Sep 12 17:31 usb-HUA??WEI_TECHNOLOGIES_HUAWEI_Mobile-if04-port0 -> ../../ttyUSB4
Using wv dial I am able connect to the network. I have a need to use the Modem manager and dbus modem-manager interface.I am a novice using modem manager. This is how I configured modem manager.
mmcli -L
Found 1 modems:
/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0 [Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.] MC509
mmcli -m 0
/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0 (device id '465738ce82d321b55ab1d1890635105d5429fca6')
-------------------------
Hardware | manufacturer: 'Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.'
| model: 'MC509'
| revision: '11.106.19.03.322'
| supported: 'cdma-evdo'
| current: 'cdma-evdo'
| equipment id: '8001bf7e'
-------------------------
System | device: '/sys/devices/soc0/soc.1/2100000.aips-bus/2184200.usb/ci_hdrc.1/usb2/2-1'
| drivers: 'option1'
| plugin: 'Huawei'
| primary port: 'ttyUSB2'
| ports: 'ttyUSB0 (at), ttyUSB1 (qcdm), ttyUSB2 (at), ttyUSB4 (at)'
-------------------------
Numbers | own : '8508193144'
-------------------------
Status | lock: 'none'
| unlock retries: 'unknown'
| state: 'connected'
| power state: 'on'
| access tech: 'evdoa'
| signal quality: '40' (recent)
-------------------------
Modes | supported: 'allowed: 2g; preferred: none
| allowed: 3g; preferred: none
| allowed: 2g, 3g; preferred: none'
| current: 'allowed: 2g, 3g; preferred: 3g'
-------------------------
Bands | supported: 'unknown'
| current: 'unknown'
-------------------------
IP | supported: 'ipv4'
-------------------------
CDMA | meid: 'unknown'
| esn: '8001bf7e'
| sid: 'unknown'
| nid: 'unknown'
| registration: CDMA1x 'unknown'
| EV-DO 'home'
| activation: 'unknown'
-------------------------
SIM | path: 'none'
mmcli -m 0 --simple-connect="user='',password='',number=#777" says successfully connected but I don’t see any ppp interface listed in ifconfig
mmcli -m 0 --simple-status
/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0
-------------------------
Status | state: 'connected'
| signal quality: '40' (recent)
| bands: 'unknown'
| access tech: 'evdoa'
-------------------------
CDMA | sid: 'unknown'
| nid: 'unknown'
| registration: CDMA1x 'unknown'
| EV-DO 'home'
ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr d8:b8:f6:01:00:f5
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:938 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:184 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:105367 (105.3 KB) TX bytes:16454 (16.4 KB)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:592 (592.0 B) TX bytes:592 (592.0 B)
sit0 Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4
NOARP MTU:1480 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 88:33:14:4d:a1:34
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Here is ModemManager logs from /var/log/syslog.
grep -i modem /var/log/syslog
Sep 12 20:10:26 localhost kernel: usbserial: USB Serial support registered for GSM modem (1-port)
Sep 12 20:10:26 localhost kernel: option 2-1:1.0: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
Sep 12 20:10:26 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB0
Sep 12 20:10:26 localhost kernel: option 2-1:1.1: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
Sep 12 20:10:26 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB1
Sep 12 20:10:26 localhost kernel: option 2-1:1.2: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
Sep 12 20:10:26 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB2
Sep 12 20:10:26 localhost kernel: option 2-1:1.3: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
Sep 12 20:10:26 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB3
Sep 12 20:10:26 localhost kernel: option 2-1:1.4: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
Sep 12 20:10:26 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB4
Sep 12 20:10:33 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> ModemManager (version 1.0.0) starting...
Sep 12 20:10:33 localhost ModemManager[944]: <warn> (ttyUSB0): port attributes not fully set
Sep 12 20:10:33 localhost ModemManager[944]: <warn> (ttyUSB1): port attributes not fully set
Sep 12 20:10:33 localhost ModemManager[944]: <warn> (ttyUSB2): port attributes not fully set
Sep 12 20:10:33 localhost ModemManager[944]: <warn> (ttyUSB3): port attributes not fully set
Sep 12 20:10:33 localhost ModemManager[944]: <warn> (ttyUSB4): port attributes not fully set
Sep 12 20:10:36 localhost NetworkManager[992]: <info> ModemManager available in the bus
Sep 12 20:10:36 localhost ModemManager[944]: <warn> (ttyUSB1): port attributes not fully set
Sep 12 20:10:36 localhost ModemManager[944]: <warn> (ttyUSB2): port attributes not fully set
Sep 12 20:10:36 localhost ModemManager[944]: <warn> (ttyUSB3): port attributes not fully set
Sep 12 20:10:36 localhost ModemManager[944]: <warn> (ttyUSB4): port attributes not fully set
Sep 12 20:10:54 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> Creating modem with plugin 'Huawei' and '5' ports
Sep 12 20:10:54 localhost ModemManager[944]: <warn> Could not grab port (tty/ttyUSB3): 'Cannot add port 'tty/ttyUSB3', unhandled serial type'
Sep 12 20:10:54 localhost ModemManager[944]: <warn> (ttyUSB2): port attributes not fully set
Sep 12 20:10:54 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> Modem for device at '/sys/devices/soc0/soc.1/2100000.aips-bus/2184200.usb/ci_hdrc.1/usb2/2-1' successfully created
Sep 12 20:10:54 localhost ModemManager[944]: <warn> Couldn't load unlock retries: 'SIM not inserted'
Sep 12 20:10:54 localhost ModemManager[944]: <warn> couldn't load current Bands: 'Couldn't build bands array from '7''
Sep 12 20:10:54 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> Modem: state changed (unknown -> disabled)
Sep 12 20:11:15 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> Simple connect started...
Sep 12 20:11:15 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> Simple connect state (3/8): Enable
Sep 12 20:11:15 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0: state changed (disabled -> enabling)
Sep 12 20:11:15 localhost NetworkManager[992]: <info> (ttyUSB2) modem state changed, 'disabled' --> 'enabling' (reason: user-requested)
Sep 12 20:11:15 localhost ModemManager[944]: <warn> (ttyUSB2): port attributes not fully set
Sep 12 20:11:15 localhost ModemManager[944]: <warn> (ttyUSB4): port attributes not fully set
Sep 12 20:11:16 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0: state changed (enabling -> registered)
Sep 12 20:11:16 localhost NetworkManager[992]: <info> (ttyUSB2) modem state changed, 'enabling' --> 'registered' (reason: user-requested)
Sep 12 20:11:16 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> Simple connect state (4/8): Wait to get fully enabled
Sep 12 20:11:16 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> Simple connect state (5/8): Register
Sep 12 20:11:16 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0: signal quality updated (40)
Sep 12 20:11:16 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0: access technology changed (unknown -> evdoa)
Sep 12 20:11:16 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> Simple connect state (6/8): Bearer
Sep 12 20:11:16 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> Simple connect state (7/8): Connect
Sep 12 20:11:16 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0: state changed (registered -> connecting)
Sep 12 20:11:16 localhost NetworkManager[992]: <info> (ttyUSB2) modem state changed, 'registered' --> 'connecting' (reason: user-requested)
Sep 12 20:11:16 localhost ModemManager[944]: <warn> (ttyUSB0): port attributes not fully set
Sep 12 20:11:18 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0: state changed (connecting -> connected)
Sep 12 20:11:18 localhost NetworkManager[992]: <info> (ttyUSB2) modem state changed, 'connecting' --> 'connected' (reason: user-requested)
Sep 12 20:11:18 localhost ModemManager[944]: <info> Simple connect state (8/8): All done.
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