USB 3g modem

[djangofawkes]

Hello, I have recently purchased a Huawei E3231 3g Modem.

I run lsusb and get:
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 008: ID 12d1:1f01 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Bus 003 Device 007: ID 0bda:8187 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8187 Wireless Adapter
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 2232:1028
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

then I do:
sudo modprobe usbserial vendor = 0x12d1 product=0x1f01

this spits out the following error:

FATAL: Error inserting usbserial (/lib/modules/3.2.6/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/usbserial.ko): Invalid argument

Moving on, I do:
wvdialconf

it says:

Editing `/etc/wvdial.conf'.

Scanning your serial ports for a modem.

Modem Port Scan<*1>: S0 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S24 S25 S26 S27 S28 S29 S30 S31


Sorry, no modem was detected! Is it in use by another program?
Did you configure it properly with setserial?

Please read the FAQ at http://open.nit.ca/wiki/?WvDial

If you still have problems, send mail to <wvdial-list@lists.nit.ca>.

sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf

in my conf file is:

Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Phone = *99#
ISDN = 0
Password = pass (your modem password)
New PPPD = yes
Dial Command = ATDT
Username = user (your modem username)
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
Baud = 9600
Stupid Mode = 1

Some of these parameters maybe incorrect, but nevertheless, I then do wvdial to start connecting and I get:

--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
--> Warning: section [Dialer Defaults] does not exist in wvdial.conf.
--> Cannot open /dev/modem: No such file or directory
--> Cannot open /dev/modem: No such file or directory
--> Cannot open /dev/modem: No such file or directory

I do believe the problem is the fact that /dev/ttyUSB0 does not exist.
Can somebody please give me advice as to how I go about sorting this mess? Thanks.

[maverik35]

Please post the dmesg to see the kernel messages. After connecting device, you should see three /dev/ttyUSB*..Make sure they exist.

When connected, post the lsmod | grep -i usbserial
or lsmod ( to see how many usb modules were loaded). You might find the usb_storage but this is not important since is used to handle the USB storage in the USB 3g if it has any.

[djangofawkes]

Please post the dmesg to see the kernel messages. After connecting device, you should see three /dev/ttyUSB*..Make sure they exist.

When connected, post the lsmod | grep -i usbserial
or lsmod ( to see how many usb modules were loaded). You might find the usb_storage but this is not important since is used to handle the USB storage in the USB 3g if it has any.

Ok, I type dmesg | tail and get this (backtrack forums won't let me type the full dmesg):

[34540.441813] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN: Stalled endpoint
[34540.554057] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN: Stalled endpoint
[34540.559328] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN: Stalled endpoint
[34540.565610] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN: Stalled endpoint
[34540.591792] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN: Stalled endpoint
[34540.595301] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN: Stalled endpoint
[34540.605117] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 1
[34540.608647] ISOFS: changing to secondary root
[34540.614804] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN: Stalled endpoint
[34540.617812] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN: Stalled endpoint

I type lsmod grep -i usbserial

usbserial              35862  0

Output of lsmod

Module                  Size  Used by
usb_storage            42478  0 
uas                    17476  0 
usbserial              35862  0 
dm_crypt               22236  0 
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     31410  1 
snd_hda_codec_realtek   172903  1 
snd_hda_intel          32238  3 
snd_hda_codec          93484  3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep              13232  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm                72878  4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_seq_midi           13132  0 
snd_rawmidi            24215  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event     14076  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                50403  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
arc4                   12473  2 
snd_timer              23911  3 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device         13817  3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
rtl8187                56060  0 
mac80211              410313  1 rtl8187
joydev                 17161  0 
snd                    52787  14 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
lp                     13321  0 
cfg80211              160399  2 rtl8187,mac80211
psmouse                72465  0 
uvcvideo               66101  0 
parport                34960  1 lp
rts5139               269187  0 
soundcore              12534  1 snd
eeprom_93cx6           12560  1 rtl8187
snd_page_alloc         13709  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
mei                    35758  0 
serio_raw              13027  0 
videodev               82668  1 uvcvideo
mac_hid                13037  0 
squashfs               35835  1 
nls_utf8               12493  1 
isofs                  39187  1 
dm_mirror              21585  0 
dm_region_hash         15035  1 dm_mirror
dm_log                 17871  2 dm_mirror,dm_region_hash
aufs                  162169  143 
r8169                  46895  0 
video                  18434  0 
wmi                    18273  0

I have done more research and phone technical support and they told me about usb_modeswitch in case the modem was being picked up as a mass storage device rather than a modem. Here's what I did:
lsusb

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 12d1:1f01 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0bda:8187 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8187 Wireless Adapter
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 2232:1028  
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

usb_modeswitch -v 12d1 -p 1f01 -H 1 -W

Taking all parameters from the command line


 * usb-modeswitch: handle USB devices with multiple modes
 * Version 1.1.3 (C) Josua Dietze 2010
 * Based on libusb0 (0.1.12 and above)

 ! PLEASE REPORT NEW CONFIGURATIONS !

DefaultVendor=  0x12d1
DefaultProduct= 0x1f01
TargetVendor=   not set
TargetProduct=  not set
TargetClass=    not set
TargetProductList=""

DetachStorageOnly=0
HuaweiMode=1
SierraMode=0
SonyMode=0
GCTMode=0
MessageEndpoint=  not set
MessageContent=""
NeedResponse=0
ResponseEndpoint= not set
Interface=0x00

InquireDevice enabled (default)
Success check disabled
System integration mode disabled

usb_set_debug: Setting debugging level to 15 (on)
usb_os_find_busses: Found 004
usb_os_find_busses: Found 003
usb_os_find_busses: Found 002
usb_os_find_busses: Found 001
usb_os_find_devices: Found 001 on 004
skipping descriptor 0x30
skipped 1 class/vendor specific endpoint descriptors
usb_os_find_devices: Found 003 on 003
usb_os_find_devices: Found 002 on 003
usb_os_find_devices: Found 001 on 003
error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for device
error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for device
usb_os_find_devices: Found 002 on 002
usb_os_find_devices: Found 001 on 002
usb_os_find_devices: Found 004 on 001
skipping descriptor 0xB
skipped 1 class/vendor specific endpoint descriptors
skipped 5 class/vendor specific interface descriptors
skipping descriptor 0x25
skipped 1 class/vendor specific endpoint descriptors
skipped 10 class/vendor specific interface descriptors
usb_os_find_devices: Found 003 on 001
usb_os_find_devices: Found 002 on 001
usb_os_find_devices: Found 001 on 001
error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for device
error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for device

Looking for default devices ...
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0003
  searching devices, found USB ID 12d1:1f01
   found matching vendor ID
   found matching product ID
   adding device
  searching devices, found USB ID 0bda:8187
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0002
  searching devices, found USB ID 8087:0024
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0002
  searching devices, found USB ID 2232:1028
  searching devices, found USB ID 0bda:0129
  searching devices, found USB ID 8087:0024
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0002
 Found devices in default mode or class (1)
Accessing device 003 on bus 003 ...
Using endpoints 0x01 (out) and 0x81 (in)
Inquiring device details; driver will be detached ...
Looking for active driver ...
USB error: could not get bound driver: No data available
 No driver found. Either detached before or never attached

SCSI inquiry data (for identification)
-------------------------
  Vendor String: Huawei  
   Model String: Mass Storage    
Revision String: 2.31
-------------------------

USB description data (for identification)
-------------------------
Manufacturer: HUAWEI Technology
     Product: HUAWEI Mobile
  Serial No.: not provided
-------------------------
Sending Huawei control message ...
USB error: error sending control message: Broken pipe
Error: sending Huawei control message failed (error -32). Aborting.

Then obviously to sort everything out I would do:
modprobe usbserial vendor=0x1199 product=0x68a3
ls -l /dev/ttyUSB*

and then tackle wvdial if it weren't for the error. Appreciate any help.

[maverik35]

Ok, I type dmesg | tail and get this (backtrack forums won't let me type the full dmesg):

[34540.441813] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN: Stalled endpoint
[34540.554057] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN: Stalled endpoint
[34540.559328] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN: Stalled endpoint
[34540.565610] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN: Stalled endpoint
[34540.591792] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN: Stalled endpoint
[34540.595301] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN: Stalled endpoint
[34540.605117] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 1
[34540.608647] ISOFS: changing to secondary root
[34540.614804] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN: Stalled endpoint
[34540.617812] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN: Stalled endpoint

I type lsmod grep -i usbserial

usbserial              35862  0

Output of lsmod

Module                  Size  Used by
usb_storage            42478  0 
uas                    17476  0 
usbserial              35862  0 
dm_crypt               22236  0 
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     31410  1 
snd_hda_codec_realtek   172903  1 
snd_hda_intel          32238  3 
snd_hda_codec          93484  3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep              13232  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm                72878  4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_seq_midi           13132  0 
snd_rawmidi            24215  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event     14076  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                50403  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
arc4                   12473  2 
snd_timer              23911  3 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device         13817  3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
rtl8187                56060  0 
mac80211              410313  1 rtl8187
joydev                 17161  0 
snd                    52787  14 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
lp                     13321  0 
cfg80211              160399  2 rtl8187,mac80211
psmouse                72465  0 
uvcvideo               66101  0 
parport                34960  1 lp
rts5139               269187  0 
soundcore              12534  1 snd
eeprom_93cx6           12560  1 rtl8187
snd_page_alloc         13709  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
mei                    35758  0 
serio_raw              13027  0 
videodev               82668  1 uvcvideo
mac_hid                13037  0 
squashfs               35835  1 
nls_utf8               12493  1 
isofs                  39187  1 
dm_mirror              21585  0 
dm_region_hash         15035  1 dm_mirror
dm_log                 17871  2 dm_mirror,dm_region_hash
aufs                  162169  143 
r8169                  46895  0 
video                  18434  0 
wmi                    18273  0

I have done more research and phone technical support and they told me about usb_modeswitch in case the modem was being picked up as a mass storage device rather than a modem. Here's what I did:
lsusb

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 12d1:1f01 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0bda:8187 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8187 Wireless Adapter
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 2232:1028  
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

usb_modeswitch -v 12d1 -p 1f01 -H 1 -W

Taking all parameters from the command line


 * usb-modeswitch: handle USB devices with multiple modes
 * Version 1.1.3 (C) Josua Dietze 2010
 * Based on libusb0 (0.1.12 and above)

 ! PLEASE REPORT NEW CONFIGURATIONS !

DefaultVendor=  0x12d1
DefaultProduct= 0x1f01
TargetVendor=   not set
TargetProduct=  not set
TargetClass=    not set
TargetProductList=""

DetachStorageOnly=0
HuaweiMode=1
SierraMode=0
SonyMode=0
GCTMode=0
MessageEndpoint=  not set
MessageContent=""
NeedResponse=0
ResponseEndpoint= not set
Interface=0x00

InquireDevice enabled (default)
Success check disabled
System integration mode disabled

usb_set_debug: Setting debugging level to 15 (on)
usb_os_find_busses: Found 004
usb_os_find_busses: Found 003
usb_os_find_busses: Found 002
usb_os_find_busses: Found 001
usb_os_find_devices: Found 001 on 004
skipping descriptor 0x30
skipped 1 class/vendor specific endpoint descriptors
usb_os_find_devices: Found 003 on 003
usb_os_find_devices: Found 002 on 003
usb_os_find_devices: Found 001 on 003
error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for device
error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for device
usb_os_find_devices: Found 002 on 002
usb_os_find_devices: Found 001 on 002
usb_os_find_devices: Found 004 on 001
skipping descriptor 0xB
skipped 1 class/vendor specific endpoint descriptors
skipped 5 class/vendor specific interface descriptors
skipping descriptor 0x25
skipped 1 class/vendor specific endpoint descriptors
skipped 10 class/vendor specific interface descriptors
usb_os_find_devices: Found 003 on 001
usb_os_find_devices: Found 002 on 001
usb_os_find_devices: Found 001 on 001
error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for device
error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for device

Looking for default devices ...
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0003
  searching devices, found USB ID 12d1:1f01
   found matching vendor ID
   found matching product ID
   adding device
  searching devices, found USB ID 0bda:8187
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0002
  searching devices, found USB ID 8087:0024
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0002
  searching devices, found USB ID 2232:1028
  searching devices, found USB ID 0bda:0129
  searching devices, found USB ID 8087:0024
  searching devices, found USB ID 1d6b:0002
 Found devices in default mode or class (1)
Accessing device 003 on bus 003 ...
Using endpoints 0x01 (out) and 0x81 (in)
Inquiring device details; driver will be detached ...
Looking for active driver ...
USB error: could not get bound driver: No data available
 No driver found. Either detached before or never attached

SCSI inquiry data (for identification)
-------------------------
  Vendor String: Huawei  
   Model String: Mass Storage    
Revision String: 2.31
-------------------------

USB description data (for identification)
-------------------------
Manufacturer: HUAWEI Technology
     Product: HUAWEI Mobile
  Serial No.: not provided
-------------------------
Sending Huawei control message ...
USB error: error sending control message: Broken pipe
Error: sending Huawei control message failed (error -32). Aborting.

Then obviously to sort everything out I would do:
modprobe usbserial vendor=0x1199 product=0x68a3
ls -l /dev/ttyUSB*

and then tackle wvdial if it weren't for the error. Appreciate any help.

Well, in the post I wrote I never mentioned to use the usb_modeswitch, which indeed will try to use both features, but some people have found bugs using it with some kernels, that is why I did not mentioned it. I just wanted you to do as I posted.

I see you are little desesperate and that is not good, since it will make aplly things that might make issue little more complex..

I'm busy now but will post later.

Luck.