Mobil Broadband 1bbb:0017

[Rick Stevens]

On 08/04/2015 03:15 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote:
> I would like to get some help on this issue.
>
> Here are the mmcli
> in Fedora 20
> /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0 (device id '4e4f258144d47542008fa77aaf6bd481f2ca0f09')
>    -------------------------
>    Hardware |   manufacturer: 'TCT Mobile International Limited'
>             |          model: 'HSPA+ Data Card'
>             |       revision: 'GX120K00XX'
>             |      supported: 'gsm-umts'
>             |        current: 'gsm-umts'
>             |   equipment id: '356698042474859'
>    -------------------------
>    System   |         device: '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-6'
>             |        drivers: 'option1'
>             |         plugin: 'X22X'
>             |   primary port: 'ttyUSB4'
>             |          ports: 'ttyUSB3 (at), ttyUSB4 (at)'
>    -------------------------
>    Numbers  |           own : 'unknown'
>    -------------------------
>    Status   |           lock: 'none'
>             | unlock retries: 'unknown'
>             |          state: 'connected'
>             |    power state: 'on'
>             |    access tech: 'umts'
>             | signal quality: '100' (recent)
>    -------------------------
>    Modes    |      supported: 'allowed: 2g; preferred: none
>             |                  allowed: 3g; preferred: none
>             |                  allowed: 2g, 3g; preferred: none'
>             |        current: 'allowed: any; preferred: none'
>    -------------------------
>    Bands    |      supported: 'unknown'
>             |        current: 'unknown'
>    -------------------------
>    IP       |      supported: 'ipv4'
>    -------------------------
>    3GPP     |           imei: '356698042474859'
>             |  enabled locks: 'sim, net-pers'
>             |    operator id: '20820'
>             |  operator name: 'BOUYGTEL'
>             |   registration: 'home'
>    -------------------------
>    SIM      |           path: '/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SIM/0'
>
>
> and in fedora 22:
> /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/2 (device id '4e4f258144d47542008fa77aaf6bd481f2ca0f09')
>    -------------------------
>    Hardware |   manufacturer: 'TCT Mobile International Limited'
>             |          model: 'HSPA+ Data Card'
>             |       revision: 'GX120K00XX'
>             |      supported: 'gsm-umts'
>             |        current: 'gsm-umts'
>             |   equipment id: '356698042474859'
>    -------------------------
>    System   |         device: '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-6'
>             |        drivers: 'option1'
>             |         plugin: 'X22X'
>             |   primary port: 'ttyUSB4'
>             |          ports: 'ttyUSB3 (at), ttyUSB4 (at)'
>    -------------------------
>    Numbers  |           own : 'unknown'
>    -------------------------
>    Status   |           lock: 'sim-pin'
>             | unlock retries: 'unknown'
>             |          state: 'locked'
>             |    power state: 'on'
>             |    access tech: 'unknown'
>             | signal quality: '0' (cached)
>    -------------------------
>    Modes    |      supported: 'allowed: any; preferred: none'
>             |        current: 'allowed: any; preferred: none'
>    -------------------------
>    Bands    |      supported: 'unknown'
>             |        current: 'unknown'
>    -------------------------
>    IP       |      supported: 'none'
>    -------------------------
>    SIM      |           path: '/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SIM/2'
>
>    -------------------------
>    Bearers  |          paths: 'none'
>
>
> How can I unlock the modem?

It looks like you haven't provided the SIM's PIN under F22:

	Status   |           lock: 'sim-pin'

The equivalent line under F20 shows

	Status   |           lock: 'none'

I don't use such a card (I have a Verizon hotspot that I can
either use via WiFi or tethered--usually via WiFi).

>> Here is my USB modem:
>> Bus 001 Device 005: ID 1bbb:0017 T & A Mobile Phones
>>
>> Here are the fedora 20 file
>> /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/1bbb:f000
>> # Alcatel X200/X200L/X060S, Archos G9 3G Key
>> TargetVendor=  0x1bbb
>> TargetProductList="0000,0017,00b7"
>> MessageContent="55534243123456788000000080000606f50402527000000000000000000000"
>>
>> and fedora 22
>> /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/1bbb:f000
>> # Alcatel X200/X200L/X060S/L100V, Archos G9 3G Key
>> TargetVendor=0x1bbb
>> TargetProductList="0000,0017,00b7,011e,0191,0195"
>> MessageContent="55534243123456788000000080000606f50402527000000000000000000000"
>>
>> I do not see much difference.
>>
>> How should I run usb_modeswitch?
>> manually or is it a daemon?
>>
>> Thank for your help.

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