[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1045485] Re: Connecting to 3G broadband fails randomly every 2 of 3 times - NM goes completely berserk

2012-10-27 Thread Marius Kotsbak
There is more than one issue described here. Please open separate bug
reports for each issue you still see, as in your bug 1071853.  I think
most of the other issues are either fixed or known.

** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
   Status: Confirmed = Invalid

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Title:
  Connecting to 3G broadband fails randomly every 2 of 3 times - NM goes
  completely berserk

Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I have a Huaweii 3G USB modem and every time I want to connect to the
  mobile network it is a f***ing nightmare.

  Sometimes it just works, meaning I plug the USB modem, I select the
  network from the menu, and it connects.

  But some other times the following absolute nonsense happens.
  - I plug the device and wait a few seconds
  - In NM, the option Enable Mobile Broadband is unchecked (I NEVER uncheck 
it), so I check it
  - IMMEDIATELY, NM says You are now registered on a roaming network, which 
is obviously bullshit: network doesn't work. The name of a supposed roaming 
network appears in the place where you usually see the current network you're 
connected to,  but greyed out.
  - Then I select the network from the list. and any of the following happens:
  -- A. Nothing at all
  -- B. It shows the antenna animation as if trying to connect, forever
  -- C. It shows the antenna animation as if trying to connect. Then it says 
connected, then it says disconnected. Or it says again You are now registered 
to a roaming network

  Sometimes, instead, as soon as I try to connect the Enable mobile
  broadband option unchecks itself, and a few seconds later I get a
  popup window informing me that some program has crashed and offering
  me to send a report (HOW if I am not connected to the internet?) - I
  guess it's NM crashing.

  I retry again and again and any of the above behaviors alternate
  randomly.

  I desperately disconnect and reconnect the modem and also kill and
  relaunch nm-applet (something you already have to do every few hours
  or minutes because of bug #1019395), and I don't know which
  combination of these, or perhaps mere randomness, eventually makes it
  work again, so I finally can get connected.

  UNTIL at some random moment minutes or hours ago, it suddenly
  disconnects, and the network disappears from the list and the Enable
  Mobile option disappears (it doesn't get unchecked, it DISAPPEARS) -
  everything as if I had disconnected the device (which is blinking
  though).

  So I go through the above hell again, until I get connected again.

  
  Here is how it SHOULD work:
  - you plug the device (even a brand new one)
  - a prompt appears asking the PIN if needed AND if it is the first time
  - it just connects. If it is the first time it sees this device, it asks you 
the only 2 things it actually needs to know to connect to your newtork 

  If it is not the first time, it should just be PLUG AND START SURFING.

  This feels like being in the 20th century. These devices are very
  common today and they are all the same, so this is ridiculous. I don't
  see the purpose of having a new release of Ubuntu every 6 months if
  this kind of things still don't work.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: network-manager 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-30.48-generic 3.2.27
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Sep  3 21:47:06 2012
  IfupdownConfig:
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx - Release i386 (20100429)
  IpRoute:
   default via 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0  proto static 
   10.64.64.64 dev ppp0  proto kernel  scope link  src 10.140.32.177 
   169.254.0.0/16 dev ppp0  scope link  metric 1000
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-17 (109 days ago)
  mtime.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf: 
2012-08-30T13:38:55.126319
  nmcli-dev:
   DEVICE TYPE  STATE DBUS-PATH 
 
   ttyUSB0gsm   connected 
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/21 
   wlan0  802-11-wireless   disconnected  
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1  
   eth0   802-3-ethernetunavailable   
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
  nmcli-nm:
   RUNNING VERSIONSTATE   NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   
WIFI   WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN  
   running 0.9.4.0connected   enabled   enabled 
enabledenabled enabled

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[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1045485] Re: Connecting to 3G broadband fails randomly every 2 of 3 times - NM goes completely berserk

2012-10-27 Thread matteo sisti sette
None of them is fixed. I'll try to file separate bugs if I can observe
them separately.

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Title:
  Connecting to 3G broadband fails randomly every 2 of 3 times - NM goes
  completely berserk

Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I have a Huaweii 3G USB modem and every time I want to connect to the
  mobile network it is a f***ing nightmare.

  Sometimes it just works, meaning I plug the USB modem, I select the
  network from the menu, and it connects.

  But some other times the following absolute nonsense happens.
  - I plug the device and wait a few seconds
  - In NM, the option Enable Mobile Broadband is unchecked (I NEVER uncheck 
it), so I check it
  - IMMEDIATELY, NM says You are now registered on a roaming network, which 
is obviously bullshit: network doesn't work. The name of a supposed roaming 
network appears in the place where you usually see the current network you're 
connected to,  but greyed out.
  - Then I select the network from the list. and any of the following happens:
  -- A. Nothing at all
  -- B. It shows the antenna animation as if trying to connect, forever
  -- C. It shows the antenna animation as if trying to connect. Then it says 
connected, then it says disconnected. Or it says again You are now registered 
to a roaming network

  Sometimes, instead, as soon as I try to connect the Enable mobile
  broadband option unchecks itself, and a few seconds later I get a
  popup window informing me that some program has crashed and offering
  me to send a report (HOW if I am not connected to the internet?) - I
  guess it's NM crashing.

  I retry again and again and any of the above behaviors alternate
  randomly.

  I desperately disconnect and reconnect the modem and also kill and
  relaunch nm-applet (something you already have to do every few hours
  or minutes because of bug #1019395), and I don't know which
  combination of these, or perhaps mere randomness, eventually makes it
  work again, so I finally can get connected.

  UNTIL at some random moment minutes or hours ago, it suddenly
  disconnects, and the network disappears from the list and the Enable
  Mobile option disappears (it doesn't get unchecked, it DISAPPEARS) -
  everything as if I had disconnected the device (which is blinking
  though).

  So I go through the above hell again, until I get connected again.

  
  Here is how it SHOULD work:
  - you plug the device (even a brand new one)
  - a prompt appears asking the PIN if needed AND if it is the first time
  - it just connects. If it is the first time it sees this device, it asks you 
the only 2 things it actually needs to know to connect to your newtork 

  If it is not the first time, it should just be PLUG AND START SURFING.

  This feels like being in the 20th century. These devices are very
  common today and they are all the same, so this is ridiculous. I don't
  see the purpose of having a new release of Ubuntu every 6 months if
  this kind of things still don't work.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: network-manager 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-30.48-generic 3.2.27
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Sep  3 21:47:06 2012
  IfupdownConfig:
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx - Release i386 (20100429)
  IpRoute:
   default via 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0  proto static 
   10.64.64.64 dev ppp0  proto kernel  scope link  src 10.140.32.177 
   169.254.0.0/16 dev ppp0  scope link  metric 1000
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-17 (109 days ago)
  mtime.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf: 
2012-08-30T13:38:55.126319
  nmcli-dev:
   DEVICE TYPE  STATE DBUS-PATH 
 
   ttyUSB0gsm   connected 
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/21 
   wlan0  802-11-wireless   disconnected  
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1  
   eth0   802-3-ethernetunavailable   
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
  nmcli-nm:
   RUNNING VERSIONSTATE   NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   
WIFI   WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN  
   running 0.9.4.0connected   enabled   enabled 
enabledenabled enabled

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[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1045485] Re: Connecting to 3G broadband fails randomly every 2 of 3 times - NM goes completely berserk

2012-10-27 Thread Marius Kotsbak
You might be interested in following bug #848164.

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Title:
  Connecting to 3G broadband fails randomly every 2 of 3 times - NM goes
  completely berserk

Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I have a Huaweii 3G USB modem and every time I want to connect to the
  mobile network it is a f***ing nightmare.

  Sometimes it just works, meaning I plug the USB modem, I select the
  network from the menu, and it connects.

  But some other times the following absolute nonsense happens.
  - I plug the device and wait a few seconds
  - In NM, the option Enable Mobile Broadband is unchecked (I NEVER uncheck 
it), so I check it
  - IMMEDIATELY, NM says You are now registered on a roaming network, which 
is obviously bullshit: network doesn't work. The name of a supposed roaming 
network appears in the place where you usually see the current network you're 
connected to,  but greyed out.
  - Then I select the network from the list. and any of the following happens:
  -- A. Nothing at all
  -- B. It shows the antenna animation as if trying to connect, forever
  -- C. It shows the antenna animation as if trying to connect. Then it says 
connected, then it says disconnected. Or it says again You are now registered 
to a roaming network

  Sometimes, instead, as soon as I try to connect the Enable mobile
  broadband option unchecks itself, and a few seconds later I get a
  popup window informing me that some program has crashed and offering
  me to send a report (HOW if I am not connected to the internet?) - I
  guess it's NM crashing.

  I retry again and again and any of the above behaviors alternate
  randomly.

  I desperately disconnect and reconnect the modem and also kill and
  relaunch nm-applet (something you already have to do every few hours
  or minutes because of bug #1019395), and I don't know which
  combination of these, or perhaps mere randomness, eventually makes it
  work again, so I finally can get connected.

  UNTIL at some random moment minutes or hours ago, it suddenly
  disconnects, and the network disappears from the list and the Enable
  Mobile option disappears (it doesn't get unchecked, it DISAPPEARS) -
  everything as if I had disconnected the device (which is blinking
  though).

  So I go through the above hell again, until I get connected again.

  
  Here is how it SHOULD work:
  - you plug the device (even a brand new one)
  - a prompt appears asking the PIN if needed AND if it is the first time
  - it just connects. If it is the first time it sees this device, it asks you 
the only 2 things it actually needs to know to connect to your newtork 

  If it is not the first time, it should just be PLUG AND START SURFING.

  This feels like being in the 20th century. These devices are very
  common today and they are all the same, so this is ridiculous. I don't
  see the purpose of having a new release of Ubuntu every 6 months if
  this kind of things still don't work.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: network-manager 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-30.48-generic 3.2.27
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Sep  3 21:47:06 2012
  IfupdownConfig:
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx - Release i386 (20100429)
  IpRoute:
   default via 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0  proto static 
   10.64.64.64 dev ppp0  proto kernel  scope link  src 10.140.32.177 
   169.254.0.0/16 dev ppp0  scope link  metric 1000
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-17 (109 days ago)
  mtime.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf: 
2012-08-30T13:38:55.126319
  nmcli-dev:
   DEVICE TYPE  STATE DBUS-PATH 
 
   ttyUSB0gsm   connected 
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/21 
   wlan0  802-11-wireless   disconnected  
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1  
   eth0   802-3-ethernetunavailable   
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
  nmcli-nm:
   RUNNING VERSIONSTATE   NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   
WIFI   WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN  
   running 0.9.4.0connected   enabled   enabled 
enabledenabled enabled

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[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1045485] Re: Connecting to 3G broadband fails randomly every 2 of 3 times - NM goes completely berserk

2012-09-04 Thread matteo sisti sette
The times when  clicking on the real network in the list to connect does
absolutely nothing, this message appears in nm-applet's output (at the
very moment when you click on the network to connect):


** (nm-applet:13021): WARNING **: async_got_type: could not read properties for 
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/156: Method Get with 
signature ss on interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties doesn't exist


** (nm-applet:13021): WARNING **: async_got_type: could not read properties for 
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/156: Method Get with 
signature ss on interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties doesn't exist

(yes, it appears twice)

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Title:
  Connecting to 3G broadband fails randomly every 2 of 3 times - NM goes
  completely berserk

Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I have a Huaweii 3G USB modem and every time I want to connect to the
  mobile network it is a f***ing nightmare.

  Sometimes it just works, meaning I plug the USB modem, I select the
  network from the menu, and it connects.

  But some other times the following absolute nonsense happens.
  - I plug the device and wait a few seconds
  - In NM, the option Enable Mobile Broadband is unchecked (I NEVER uncheck 
it), so I check it
  - IMMEDIATELY, NM says You are now registered on a roaming network, which 
is obviously bullshit: network doesn't work. The name of a supposed roaming 
network appears in the place where you usually see the current network you're 
connected to,  but greyed out.
  - Then I select the network from the list. and any of the following happens:
  -- A. Nothing at all
  -- B. It shows the antenna animation as if trying to connect, forever
  -- C. It shows the antenna animation as if trying to connect. Then it says 
connected, then it says disconnected. Or it says again You are now registered 
to a roaming network

  Sometimes, instead, as soon as I try to connect the Enable mobile
  broadband option unchecks itself, and a few seconds later I get a
  popup window informing me that some program has crashed and offering
  me to send a report (HOW if I am not connected to the internet?) - I
  guess it's NM crashing.

  I retry again and again and any of the above behaviors alternate
  randomly.

  I desperately disconnect and reconnect the modem and also kill and
  relaunch nm-applet (something you already have to do every few hours
  or minutes because of bug #1019395), and I don't know which
  combination of these, or perhaps mere randomness, eventually makes it
  work again, so I finally can get connected.

  UNTIL at some random moment minutes or hours ago, it suddenly
  disconnects, and the network disappears from the list and the Enable
  Mobile option disappears (it doesn't get unchecked, it DISAPPEARS) -
  everything as if I had disconnected the device (which is blinking
  though).

  So I go through the above hell again, until I get connected again.

  
  Here is how it SHOULD work:
  - you plug the device (even a brand new one)
  - a prompt appears asking the PIN if needed AND if it is the first time
  - it just connects. If it is the first time it sees this device, it asks you 
the only 2 things it actually needs to know to connect to your newtork 

  If it is not the first time, it should just be PLUG AND START SURFING.

  This feels like being in the 20th century. These devices are very
  common today and they are all the same, so this is ridiculous. I don't
  see the purpose of having a new release of Ubuntu every 6 months if
  this kind of things still don't work.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: network-manager 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-30.48-generic 3.2.27
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Sep  3 21:47:06 2012
  IfupdownConfig:
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx - Release i386 (20100429)
  IpRoute:
   default via 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0  proto static 
   10.64.64.64 dev ppp0  proto kernel  scope link  src 10.140.32.177 
   169.254.0.0/16 dev ppp0  scope link  metric 1000
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-17 (109 days ago)
  mtime.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf: 
2012-08-30T13:38:55.126319
  nmcli-dev:
   DEVICE TYPE  STATE DBUS-PATH 
 
   ttyUSB0gsm   connected 
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/21 
   wlan0  

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1045485] Re: Connecting to 3G broadband fails randomly every 2 of 3 times - NM goes completely berserk

2012-09-03 Thread matteo sisti sette
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Title:
  Connecting to 3G broadband fails randomly every 2 of 3 times - NM goes
  completely berserk

Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have a Huaweii 3G USB modem and every time I want to connect to the
  mobile network it is a f***ing nightmare.

  Sometimes it just works, meaning I plug the USB modem, I select the
  network from the menu, and it connects.

  But some other times the following absolute nonsense happens.
  - I plug the device and wait a few seconds
  - In NM, the option Enable Mobile Broadband is unchecked (I NEVER uncheck 
it), so I check it
  - IMMEDIATELY, NM says You are now registered on a roaming network, which 
is obviously bullshit: network doesn't work. The name of a supposed roaming 
network appears in the place where you usually see the current network you're 
connected to,  but greyed out.
  - Then I select the network from the list. and any of the following happens:
  -- A. Nothing at all
  -- B. It shows the antenna animation as if trying to connect, forever
  -- C. It shows the antenna animation as if trying to connect. Then it says 
connected, then it says disconnected. Or it says again You are now registered 
to a roaming network

  Sometimes, instead, as soon as I try to connect the Enable mobile
  broadband option unchecks itself, and a few seconds later I get a
  popup window informing me that some program has crashed and offering
  me to send a report (HOW if I am not connected to the internet?) - I
  guess it's NM crashing.

  I retry again and again and any of the above behaviors alternate
  randomly.

  I desperately disconnect and reconnect the modem and also kill and
  relaunch nm-applet (something you already have to do every few hours
  or minutes because of bug #1019395), and I don't know which
  combination of these, or perhaps mere randomness, eventually makes it
  work again, so I finally can get connected.

  UNTIL at some random moment minutes or hours ago, it suddenly
  disconnects, and the network disappears from the list and the Enable
  Mobile option disappears (it doesn't get unchecked, it DISAPPEARS) -
  everything as if I had disconnected the device (which is blinking
  though).

  So I go through the above hell again, until I get connected again.

  
  Here is how it SHOULD work:
  - you plug the device (even a brand new one)
  - a prompt appears asking the PIN if needed AND if it is the first time
  - it just connects. If it is the first time it sees this device, it asks you 
the only 2 things it actually needs to know to connect to your newtork 

  If it is not the first time, it should just be PLUG AND START SURFING.

  This feels like being in the 20th century. These devices are very
  common today and they are all the same, so this is ridiculous. I don't
  see the purpose of having a new release of Ubuntu every 6 months if
  this kind of things still don't work.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: network-manager 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-30.48-generic 3.2.27
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Sep  3 21:47:06 2012
  IfupdownConfig:
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx - Release i386 (20100429)
  IpRoute:
   default via 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0  proto static 
   10.64.64.64 dev ppp0  proto kernel  scope link  src 10.140.32.177 
   169.254.0.0/16 dev ppp0  scope link  metric 1000
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-17 (109 days ago)
  mtime.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf: 
2012-08-30T13:38:55.126319
  nmcli-dev:
   DEVICE TYPE  STATE DBUS-PATH 
 
   ttyUSB0gsm   connected 
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/21 
   wlan0  802-11-wireless   disconnected  
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1  
   eth0   802-3-ethernetunavailable   
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
  nmcli-nm:
   RUNNING VERSIONSTATE   NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   
WIFI   WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN  
   running 0.9.4.0connected   enabled   enabled 
enabledenabled enabled

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[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1045485] Re: Connecting to 3G broadband fails randomly every 2 of 3 times - NM goes completely berserk

2012-09-03 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
   Status: New = Confirmed

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Title:
  Connecting to 3G broadband fails randomly every 2 of 3 times - NM goes
  completely berserk

Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I have a Huaweii 3G USB modem and every time I want to connect to the
  mobile network it is a f***ing nightmare.

  Sometimes it just works, meaning I plug the USB modem, I select the
  network from the menu, and it connects.

  But some other times the following absolute nonsense happens.
  - I plug the device and wait a few seconds
  - In NM, the option Enable Mobile Broadband is unchecked (I NEVER uncheck 
it), so I check it
  - IMMEDIATELY, NM says You are now registered on a roaming network, which 
is obviously bullshit: network doesn't work. The name of a supposed roaming 
network appears in the place where you usually see the current network you're 
connected to,  but greyed out.
  - Then I select the network from the list. and any of the following happens:
  -- A. Nothing at all
  -- B. It shows the antenna animation as if trying to connect, forever
  -- C. It shows the antenna animation as if trying to connect. Then it says 
connected, then it says disconnected. Or it says again You are now registered 
to a roaming network

  Sometimes, instead, as soon as I try to connect the Enable mobile
  broadband option unchecks itself, and a few seconds later I get a
  popup window informing me that some program has crashed and offering
  me to send a report (HOW if I am not connected to the internet?) - I
  guess it's NM crashing.

  I retry again and again and any of the above behaviors alternate
  randomly.

  I desperately disconnect and reconnect the modem and also kill and
  relaunch nm-applet (something you already have to do every few hours
  or minutes because of bug #1019395), and I don't know which
  combination of these, or perhaps mere randomness, eventually makes it
  work again, so I finally can get connected.

  UNTIL at some random moment minutes or hours ago, it suddenly
  disconnects, and the network disappears from the list and the Enable
  Mobile option disappears (it doesn't get unchecked, it DISAPPEARS) -
  everything as if I had disconnected the device (which is blinking
  though).

  So I go through the above hell again, until I get connected again.

  
  Here is how it SHOULD work:
  - you plug the device (even a brand new one)
  - a prompt appears asking the PIN if needed AND if it is the first time
  - it just connects. If it is the first time it sees this device, it asks you 
the only 2 things it actually needs to know to connect to your newtork 

  If it is not the first time, it should just be PLUG AND START SURFING.

  This feels like being in the 20th century. These devices are very
  common today and they are all the same, so this is ridiculous. I don't
  see the purpose of having a new release of Ubuntu every 6 months if
  this kind of things still don't work.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: network-manager 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-30.48-generic 3.2.27
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Sep  3 21:47:06 2012
  IfupdownConfig:
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx - Release i386 (20100429)
  IpRoute:
   default via 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0  proto static 
   10.64.64.64 dev ppp0  proto kernel  scope link  src 10.140.32.177 
   169.254.0.0/16 dev ppp0  scope link  metric 1000
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-17 (109 days ago)
  mtime.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf: 
2012-08-30T13:38:55.126319
  nmcli-dev:
   DEVICE TYPE  STATE DBUS-PATH 
 
   ttyUSB0gsm   connected 
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/21 
   wlan0  802-11-wireless   disconnected  
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1  
   eth0   802-3-ethernetunavailable   
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
  nmcli-nm:
   RUNNING VERSIONSTATE   NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   
WIFI   WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN  
   running 0.9.4.0connected   enabled   enabled 
enabledenabled enabled

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