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Title: Swisscom USB modem doesn't work Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I recently purchased two Huawei USB modems E372 from Swisscom in Switzerland, but none of them works. When I try to activate it in Network Manager it immediately fails silently. I used to own the previous USB model proposed by Swisscom (can't remember the model and I don't have it anymore, but it was a Huawei too), and that one worked very well. Here are the last few lines from /var/log/syslog: Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude NetworkManager[1022]: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) starting connection 'Swisscom Default' Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude NetworkManager[1022]: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none') [30 40 0] Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude NetworkManager[1022]: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude NetworkManager[1022]: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude NetworkManager[1022]: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude modem-manager[969]: <info> (ttyUSB0) opening serial port... Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude modem-manager[969]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (disabled -> enabling) Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude modem-manager[969]: <info> (ttyUSB4) opening serial port... Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude modem-manager[969]: <warn> (ttyUSB0): failed to enable USSD notifications. Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude modem-manager[969]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (enabling -> disabled) Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude modem-manager[969]: <info> (ttyUSB0) closing serial port... Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude modem-manager[969]: <info> (ttyUSB0) serial port closed Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude modem-manager[969]: <info> (ttyUSB4) closing serial port... Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude modem-manager[969]: <info> (ttyUSB4) serial port closed Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude NetworkManager[1022]: <warn> GSM modem enable failed: (32) Failed to find a usable modem character set Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude NetworkManager[1022]: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: prepare -> failed (reason 'modem-init-failed') [40 120 28] Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude NetworkManager[1022]: <warn> Activation (ttyUSB0) failed. Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude NetworkManager[1022]: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none') [120 30 0] Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude NetworkManager[1022]: <info> (ttyUSB0): deactivating device (reason 'none') [0] Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude NetworkManager[1022]: nm_system_iface_flush_routes: assertion `ifindex > 0' failed Dec 7 21:47:06 latitude NetworkManager[1022]: nm_system_iface_flush_addresses: assertion `ifindex > 0' failed ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: network-manager 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Date: Wed Dec 7 21:51:10 2011 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027) IpRoute: default via 92.105.112.1 dev eth0 proto static 92.105.112.0/22 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 92.105.112.129 metric 1 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.56 metric 2 Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: network-manager UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-15 (53 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/901411/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp