Huawei E160E USB modem fails to connect with Oct 14 updates

allend · 10-17-2013, 07:18 AM

After upgrading to 14.1 RC1 my Huawei E160E USB modem fails to connect using NetworkManager.
Inspection of the output from dmesg shows this:

Code:

NetworkManager[787]: <info> (cdc-wdm0): device state change: prepare -> failed (reason 'gsm-registration-timeout') [40 120 32]

I have restored my ability to connect by reverting to:
network-manager-applet-0.9.8.2
NetworkManager-0.9.8.2
ModemManager-0.6.2.0

My wireless connection worked fine with the Oct 14 updates, the problem is only with the USB modem.
Has anybody else seen this?

allend · 10-17-2013, 06:29 PM

Apparently I am not alone. http://lists.opensuse.org/archive/op.../msg00177.html

allend · 11-23-2013, 06:32 AM

I have now discovered that the modem connects using NetworkManager-0.9.8.8 and ModemManager-1.0.0 if I downgrade dhcpcd-6.0.5 to dhcpcd-5.6.6

So the problem is with dhcpcd. I have tried rebuilding dhcpcd-6.0.5 with the patch linked from this post http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...on-4175485139/ without success.

Knightron · 11-23-2013, 07:36 AM

Allend, out of curiosity, does your dongle require a username and password?

allend · 11-23-2013, 08:08 AM

Username and password are not required; only the APN is required.