[SOLVED] usb_modeswitch with Huawei e220

toredo · 11-06-2010, 05:39 AM

Hello,

I use a sam9-l9260-board (ARM). There i installed usb_modeswitch for the huawei e220.

I configured the usb_modeswitch.conf:

Code:

# Configuration for the usb_modeswitch package, a mode switching tool for
# USB devices providing multiple states or modes
#
# This file is evaluated by the wrapper script "usb_modeswitch_dispatcher"
# in /usr/sbin
# To enable an option, set it to "1", "yes" or "true" (case doesn't matter)
# Everything else counts as "disable"


# Disable automatic mode switching globally (e.g. to access the original
# install storage)

#DisableSwitching=0


# Enable logging (results in a extensive report file in /var/log, named
# "usb_modeswitch_<interface-name>"

EnableLogging=0


# choose one of these:
#DetachStorageOnly=1

DefaultVendor=0x12d1
DefaultProduct=0x1003
#TargetClass=0xff
CheckSuccess=20
HuaweiMode=1

i tried many different configurations. nothing worked.

i start usb_modeswitch with this command:

Code:

 usb_modeswitch -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf -v 0x12d1 -p 0x1003 -W

And this is the output:

Code:

Looking for target devices ...
  searching devices, found USB ID 12d1:1003
   found matching vendor ID
   found matching product ID
   target class ff matching
   adding device
  searching devices, found USB ID 07d1:3c03
  searching devices, found USB ID 0424:2514
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0001
 Found devices in target mode or class (1)
Looking for default devices ...
  searching devices, found USB ID 12d1:1003
   found matching vendor ID
   found matching product ID
   target class ff matching
   not adding device as default
  searching devices, found USB ID 07d1:3c03
  searching devices, found USB ID 0424:2514
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0001
 No devices in default mode or class found. Nothing to do. Bye.

thanks for the help.

best regards toredo

toredo · 11-06-2010, 04:47 PM

i searched and i searched. the answer is very easy:

i had to compile USB_SERIAL_OPTION as a module.
description:

Code:

...
Say Y here if you have a GSM or CDMA modem that's connected to USB.
 
This driver also supports several PCMCIA cards which have a
built-in OHCI-USB adapter and an internally-connected GSM modem. 
The USB bus on these cards is not accessible externally. 
 
Supported devices include (some of?) those made by:
Option, Huawei, Audiovox, Novatel Wireless, or Anydata.
...

thanks

ohmysql · 07-20-2011, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toredo

i searched and i searched. the answer is very easy:

i had to compile USB_SERIAL_OPTION as a module.
description:

Code:

...
Say Y here if you have a GSM or CDMA modem that's connected to USB.
 
This driver also supports several PCMCIA cards which have a
built-in OHCI-USB adapter and an internally-connected GSM modem. 
The USB bus on these cards is not accessible externally. 
 
Supported devices include (some of?) those made by:
Option, Huawei, Audiovox, Novatel Wireless, or Anydata.
...

thanks

How do you compile USB_SERIAL_OPTION as a module?

tredegar · 07-20-2011, 11:50 AM

You don't say which distro you are running, but for my ubuntu kernel, CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_OPTION is already compiled as a module.

To find out

Code:

grep CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_OPTION   /boot/config-$(uname -r)

and my system returns

Code:

CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_OPTION=m

If this isn't the case for your system, you'll need to recompile your kernel with this option set. There are lots of tutorials on compiling your own kernel. It's quite fun, but I have only had to do it three times, so I have had to go and find a HOWTO every time.

ohmysql · 07-20-2011, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tredegar

You don't say which distro you are running, but for my ubuntu kernel, CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_OPTION is already compiled as a module.

To find out

Code:

grep CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_OPTION   /boot/config-$(uname -r)

and my system returns

Code:

CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_OPTION=m

If this isn't the case for your system, you'll need to recompile your kernel with this option set. There are lots of tutorials on compiling your own kernel. It's quite fun, but I have only had to do it three times, so I have had to go and find a HOWTO every time.

Oh great, I do have that installed because I got the same output that you did.

Well, I'll tell you what I'm trying to do. I'm trying to get a Cisco Valet Connector AM-10 to work. It's one of those ZeroCD USB devices. Maybe I should just start a new thread. But I followed the steps here. Mmm. I'm going to keep looking for threads. I'm running Ubuntu 11.04. Hmm, I'll look around these forums.

tredegar · 07-20-2011, 12:53 PM

OK.

But you really should start a new thread, because yours is a different problem, and also threads like this one, that are marked as "solved", tend not to be read by people looking to answer questions.

For future postings, please post the Vendor:Product IDs of your USB device (these will also help you with your searches for solutions).

lsusb

Should list the device's IDs.

Welcome to LQ.

bker · 07-23-2011, 09:10 AM

ohmysql, did you get usb_modeswitch to work in the end?
Did you start a new thread about this issue?

ohmysql · 07-23-2011, 09:33 AM

Yes, thank you for asking. I forgot to post the link:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...1-04-a-892796/