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Bug 617454 - Linux resets Huawei E220 3G USB modem as soon as the storage is accessed
Linux resets Huawei E220 3G USB modem as soon as the storage is accessed
Status: RESOLVED NOTGNOME
Product: NetworkManager
Classification: Platform
Component: general
0.8.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Dan Williams
Dan Williams
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2010-05-02 16:37 UTC by Frédéric MASSOT
Modified: 2010-09-09 07:40 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---



Description Frédéric MASSOT 2010-05-02 16:37:14 UTC
Hi,

After open a bug report for Debian and made various tests guided by a Debian
maintainer, I post a bug report here.

It seems there is a problem of interaction between Nautilus and the kernel.

When Nautilus scan the devices, the kernel resets the Huawei E220 3G USB modem.
This occurs loop, which prevents the network connection.

I do not know if the problem comes from the kernel or Nautilus, but we must
take the problem by a side. And there are error messages from the kernel.

Bellow the two links for a complete view of history. There are many logs in Debian bug report.

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=563551

http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/bb/viewtopic.php?p=2036#2036

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15650

I can not use Gnome to connect to Internet, I write this bug report with LXDE as desktop.


Regards.
Comment 1 Cosimo Cecchi 2010-05-03 11:25:22 UTC
-> NetworkManager

Nautilus does not scan the devices directly. The bug lies either in gvfs or in NetworkManager, probably the latter,so reassigning.
Comment 2 Dan Williams 2010-05-04 04:07:34 UTC
Yeah, looking at the logs this is either a kernel bug or devkit-disks, most likely.  It's best to follow up with the kernel.org bug.  I don't believe that NM has much to do with this.  One way to figure that out is to move either /usr/sbin/modem-manager or /lib/udev/nm-modem-probe to some other location and then see if you still have the same problems.  These will cause NetworkManager not to see the modem, but it will rule out any interference that NetworkManager/ModemManager might be causing.
Comment 3 Frédéric MASSOT 2010-05-04 07:59:45 UTC
Hi,

I do not think this is NM problem, because I'm using NM with LXDE to connect to the Internet.


Regards.
Comment 4 Frédéric MASSOT 2010-05-26 14:14:05 UTC
Hi,

I updated the firmware of the Huawei E220 with version 11.117.09.04.00, and the
problems have been resolved.

I can use Gnome and I connect to the Internet, I can browse the contents of the
Huawei E220, and I am no longer obliged to throw twice Network-Manager to activate the network. 

I downloaded the firmware here : 
http://www.vodafone.de/hilfe-support/technischer-support/129464.html

Regards.
Comment 5 Felipe Besoaín Pino 2010-09-09 01:39:42 UTC
should we close this ticket?
Comment 6 Frédéric MASSOT 2010-09-09 07:40:13 UTC
Hi,

Yes, you can close this bug. 

I updated the firmware of the Huawei E220 with version 11.117.09.04.00, and the
problems have been resolved.

Thank you for the help.

Regards.