also affect latest debian and mint. tested with manjaro linux, february package; and its present there. so, arch should also be affected.
probably this commit (http://o.cs.uvic.ca:20810/perl/cid.pl?cid=1f84eab4ad73bcb7d779cba65291fe62909e373f) is responsible. net: cdc_ncm: tag Huawei devices (e.g. E5331) with FLAG_WWAN Tag all Huawei NCM devices as WWAN modems, as we don't know of any which are not. This is necessary for userspace clients to know that the device requires further setup on e.g. an AT-capable serial ports before connectivity is available. Signed-off-by: Bjørn Mork <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[email protected]> It was merged by Linus on 2013-03-05 18:42:29-08 at commit 9da060d0ed571bbff434c4a1ef3e48db99a37ee0. ** Also affects: modemmanager (Debian) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: modemmanager (Arch Linux) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to modemmanager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1309054 Title: huawei E355 usb router not working properly in xubuntu 14.04 Status in “modemmanager” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “modemmanager” package in Arch Linux: New Status in “modemmanager” package in Debian: New Bug description: huawei E355 is a USB router (1x Ethernet-over-USB, 5 x WLAN) [1]. with ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS (3.8 series of kernel), it was recognised and worked properly by default. a connection was created under the 'wired connection' option just by plugging the device into the machine. however, since then it never worked properly. in (x)ubuntu 13.10, an alternative worked [2,3]; which unfortunately stopped working in xubuntu 14.04. expected behaviour: one connection under wired connection and one under wifi connection should be available. ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS, ubuntu 13.04 performed in expected manner. present behaviour: only wifi hotspot generated by the router could be used. the ethernet over usb function is totally unavailable in (x)ubuntu 14.04. possible reason: cdc_ncm kernel was changed beyond 3.8 series but the changes was not considered in the modem manager. in [2,3], the provided solution was based on deactivating the changes made in the cdc_ncm beyond 3.8 kernel series. [1] -> http://www.huaweidevice.co.in/Products/MobileBroadband/E355.php [2] -> http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=148990 [3] -> http://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/huawei-e355-als-kabelnetzwerk-einbinden-wwan0-/ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: modemmanager 1.0.0-2ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-19.40-generic 3.13.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-19-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Thu Apr 17 19:44:36 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-16 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326) SourcePackage: modemmanager UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/modemmanager/+bug/1309054/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
