Mobile Broadband connection through NetworkManager

Andrig T. Miller andrig.t.miller at gmail.com
Sat Aug 9 02:03:19 UTC 2008


I just purchased a EVDO USB broadband card from Sprint, and I'm trying to
set it up using NetworkManager.

When I select Edit Connections from the applet, and then select the Mobile
Broadband tab, I come to an empty screen, as I would expect.  Then I click
on the Add button, but nothing happens.  I get no dialog, no error message,
nothing.

This is what I get in /var/log/messages when I insert the card into the USB
slot:

Aug  8 20:01:15 localhost kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB
device on port 1
Aug  8 20:01:16 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using
ohci_hcd and address 3
Aug  8 20:01:16 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1
choice
Aug  8 20:01:16 localhost kernel: sierra: probe of 2-1:1.0 failed with error
-5
Aug  8 20:01:16 localhost kernel: usb-storage: device ignored
Aug  8 20:01:16 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: New USB device found,
idVendor=1199, idProduct=0fff
Aug  8 20:01:16 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1,
Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Aug  8 20:01:16 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: Product: USB MMC Storage
Aug  8 20:01:16 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: Manufacturer: Sierra Wireless
Aug  8 20:01:16 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: SerialNumber: SWOC22905731
Aug  8 20:01:16 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 3
Aug  8 20:01:17 localhost kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB
device on port 1
Aug  8 20:01:17 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using
ohci_hcd and address 4
Aug  8 20:01:17 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1
choice
Aug  8 20:01:17 localhost kernel: sierra 2-1:1.0: Sierra USB modem converter
detected
Aug  8 20:01:17 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: Sierra USB modem converter now
attached to ttyUSB0
Aug  8 20:01:17 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: Sierra USB modem converter now
attached to ttyUSB1
Aug  8 20:01:17 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: Sierra USB modem converter now
attached to ttyUSB2
Aug  8 20:01:17 localhost kernel: sierra 2-1:1.1: Sierra USB modem converter
detected
Aug  8 20:01:17 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: Sierra USB modem converter now
attached to ttyUSB3
Aug  8 20:01:17 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: Sierra USB modem converter now
attached to ttyUSB4
Aug  8 20:01:17 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: Sierra USB modem converter now
attached to ttyUSB5
Aug  8 20:01:17 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: New USB device found,
idVendor=1199, idProduct=0023
Aug  8 20:01:17 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1,
Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Aug  8 20:01:17 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: Product: Sierra Wireless Compass
597 EVDO Modem
Aug  8 20:01:17 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: Manufacturer: Sierra Wireless,
Incorporated

It seems to recognize the card, and attach it to tty, so I think it should
work.

Any help as to why I don't get a dialog would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Andy
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