FS#56348 - [modemmanager] Fails to connect to GSM network using Sierra EM7455 (Lenovo Carbon X1)

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Andrei Gherzam (alephan) - Thursday, 16 November 2017, 16:34 GMT
Last edited by Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) - Wednesday, 15 September 2021, 10:06 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan de Groot (JGC)
Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
Architecture x86_64
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

I have a 4G modem reported by lsusb as following:
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1199:9079 Sierra Wireless, Inc.

I'm using the latest versions of:
libmbim 1.14.2-1
modemmanager 1.6.10-1
networkmanager 1.10.0-1

Everytime I try to connect to a GSM network from network manager, it fails with the error: "Error: Connection activation failed: The base network connection was interrupted". As well modem manager fails:
```
ModemManager[1420]: <info> Simple connect started...
ModemManager[1420]: <info> Simple connect state (3/8): Enable
ModemManager[1420]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0: state changed (disabled -> enabling)
ModemManager[1420]: <warn> Failure
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] Opening device with flags 'proxy, mbim'...
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] loaded driver of cdc-wdm port: cdc_mbim
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] creating MBIM device...
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] MBIM device created
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] opening MBIM device...
ModemManager[1420]: opening device...
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] Read max control message size from descriptors file: 4096
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] MBIM device open
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] Assuming service 'dms' is supported...
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] Allocating new client ID...
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] sending message as MBIM...
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] Received MBIM message
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] Registered 'dms' (version unknown) client with ID '3'
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] sending message as MBIM...
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] Received MBIM message
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] Releasing 'dms' client with flags 'release-cid'...
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] Unregistered 'dms' client with ID '3'
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] sending message as MBIM...
ModemManager[1420]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0: state changed (enabling -> disabled)
ModemManager[1420]: [/dev/cdc-wdm1] Received MBIM message
```


Additional info:
* package version(s)
libmbim 1.14.2-1
modemmanager 1.6.10-1
networkmanager 1.10.0-1

* config and/or log files etc.


Steps to reproduce:
Start modem manager
Start network manager
Try to connect to a gsm network
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Closed by  Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
Wednesday, 15 September 2021, 10:06 GMT
Reason for closing:  None
Comment by Andrei Gherzan (agherzan) - Monday, 07 May 2018, 11:36 GMT
Any updates on this?
Comment by Aleksander Morgado (aleksander0m) - Wednesday, 15 September 2021, 02:59 GMT
Please try with the latest ModemManager available in Arch Linux.
Comment by Andrei Gherzan (agherzan) - Wednesday, 15 September 2021, 09:15 GMT
As you would expect, I don't have access to that machine after almost 4 years. Let's close it as nobody else seems to be affected by it.

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