Public bug reported: Mobile Broadband does not activates after inserting usb modem in Xubuntu 16.04. I have tested the modem in Ubuntu 16.04 (32 bit) and Ubuntu-MATE (64 bit) and in both later mentioned systems, the network-manager activates the mobile-broadband option and then I can follow to create a connection as the network-manager recognises the device but not for Xubuntu though the lsusb report says the device is there and I can make that work with a script called sakis3g (www.sakis3g.com) in Xubuntu but not with network-manager.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: network-manager 1.2.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-23.41-generic 4.4.10 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-23-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Thu Jun 9 18:55:30 2016 IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback post-up iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.up.rules InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-14 (55 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Beta amd64 (20160412) IpRoute: default via 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0 proto kernel scope link src 10.99.108.170 NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true SourcePackage: network-manager UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH CONNECTION CON-UUID CON-PATH enp2s1 ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 -- -- -- wlp1s0 wifi unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 -- -- -- lo loopback unmanaged /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 -- -- -- ppp0 unknown unmanaged /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3 -- -- -- nmcli-nm: Error: command ['nmcli', '-f', 'all', 'nm'] failed with exit code 2: Error: Object 'nm' is unknown, try 'nmcli help'. ** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1590771 Title: Mobile Broadband does not activates after inserting usb modem in Xubuntu 16.04. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1590771/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs